{"podcast":{"title":"Defending Ideas","slug":"defending-ideas-6476805","podcast_index_feed_id":6476805,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5910917/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://defendingideas.org/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2d8d8ed650ae1e51d4ca0cfbd5a2a62d.jpg","author":"Sutherland Institute","episode_count":150,"summary":"Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, by equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T02:17:22.462995+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805"},"episode":{"title":"What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Jay Lapeyre & Lawson Bader","slug":"what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader","published_at":"2026-06-02T11:50:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader--72284389","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72284389/di_podcast_149_america_250_jay_and_lawson.mp3","summary":"As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an important question remains: what do the nation’s founding principles have to say about the challenges we face today? On this episode of Defending Ideas, host Nic Dunn is joined by Jay Lapeyre , co-founder of the Free Society Coalition, and Lawson Bader , president and CEO of DonorsTrust, to discuss the enduring ideas that shaped the American experiment. Their conversation explores individual dignity, natural rights, constitutional self-government, and how a renewed focus on America’s founding principles could help reduce political division and strengthen civic culture for the next 250 years. Show notes: Free Society Coalition: The Philadelphia Declaration Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show, we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, making you a better champion of sound ideas. Visit defendingideas.org.","meta_description":"As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an important question remains: what do the nation’s founding principles have to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3212,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/defending-ideas-6476805/episodes/what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}