In this new season of Democracy In Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas unpacks the 250-year-old Declaration of Independence phrase by phrase with guests, finding the throughline between America’s founding ideals and our democracy today.
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PodcastIs the Declaration of Independence still relevant 250 years later?
March 18, 2026
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