The Constitution with Ben Sheehan

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

History, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.3 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In the premiere segment of "Right Guests Only," Tess and Claire talk to the award winning author and producer, Ben Sheehan, and answer all the questions listeners had about what the Supreme Court actually does, what the Constitution really means, updates on the Roe V Wade reversal and how we can feel like informed citizens while being politically active. Give Ben a follow for all things government on instagram at @Bensheehan and tiktok at @Bensheehan and order his book now "OMG WTF DOES THE CONSTITUTION Actually Say" wherever you buy your books. Check out RunForSomething.net Created and Produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@Rightanswersmostly⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠@Rightanswersmostly⁠⁠⁠ Join Premium at https://rightanswersmostly.supportingcast.fm/ for $7.99/month for two bonus episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	bringing on interesting people every month who will get
0:37.9	to teach us a thing or two about a topical subject or juicy event in history. Today's guest
0:43.3	is Ben Sheehan. Formerly an award-winning producer at Funnier Die, Sheehan's mission to increase
0:49.3	civic participation began when he registered 50,000 voters for the 2016 election through comedy videos.
0:56.7	That project led to the highly praised bestselling book, OMG, WTF does the Constitution
1:02.2	actually say for millennials and Gen Z?
1:05.2	And what does the Constitution say for ages 8 through 12, which details how our government
1:09.6	was designed to work?
1:11.2	With clear prose and graphics, she had annotated the entire Constitution, explaining its
1:16.2	provisions, pointing out its loopholes, and giving readers everything they need to know about being
1:21.1	informed, effective citizens. In 2018, he was named one of the entertainment industry's
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