The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute

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    • Jan 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute podcast is a truly fantastic podcast that delves deep into the Southern tradition and provides invaluable insights on government, history, and culture. As someone who is seeking solutions to the present state of insanity, this podcast has been a top choice for me. Not only does it offer a philosophical foundation for bringing about change in government, but it also sheds light on what aspects of Southern culture are worth preserving. The historical accounting provided in this podcast is accurate and enlightening, giving listeners a clear picture of the past and the real America.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its high level of intelligent research and understanding of Southern culture. The hosts and contributors bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to each episode, making it an educational experience every time. The thoroughness and truthfulness with which they tackle topics related to the Antebellum and Postbellum periods in the South are commendable. For those who are tired of constant attacks on Southern culture and wish to know how to uphold their heritage in a nation that often tries to destroy it, this podcast serves as a great source of inspiration.

    Another positive aspect worth mentioning is that The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute offers a unique perspective that is often lacking in today's society. In a world full of contempt for all things Southern, this podcast stands as a beacon of light shining amidst darkness. It provides an outlet for those who value Southern traditions, offering them solace and validation. Each episode reviews articles from Abbeville Review and blog, providing a comprehensive overview of important issues while embracing historic accuracy, educated analysis, and Socratic method.

    While it's hard to find any major flaws with this podcast, one minor drawback might be that it caters primarily to individuals interested in Southern history and culture. While this specific focus might limit its appeal to a wider audience, it ultimately adds depth and authenticity to the content. Additionally, some listeners might find it challenging to keep up with the episodes if they are not familiar with Abbeville Institute's articles and blog posts.

    In conclusion, The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute podcast is an exceptional source of knowledge and insight into the Southern tradition. It effectively preserves what is valuable about this rich culture while dispelling misconceptions and defending against attacks. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of history, government, and cultural preservation. Whether you are from the South or not, this podcast offers valuable insights that challenge prevailing narratives and provide a fresh perspective on what it means to be American.



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    Ep. 18: The Bard of the South Carolina Low Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 31:15


    Archibald Rutledge has been forgotten. This is a travesty that needs correction. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

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    Ep. 17: The Danger Still Not Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 31:00


    Ep. 17: Edmund Pendleton wrote "The Danger Not Over" following the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1801. William Watkins brings that essay into 2025. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 16: The First (Virginia) Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 31:15


    American Thanksgiving wasn't born in Massachusetts. We can thank Virginia for this important holiday.

    Ep. 15: Secession and Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 50:07


    Modern activist historians think "reconciliation" is a pejorative, but for most Americans in the early 20th century, it was a necessary part of healing. This included histories written by Southerners. We discuss one of those books on this episode of The Essential Southern Podcast.

    Ep. 14: Why Southern History?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 37:03


    Why did Southerners in the early twentieth century think they needed to write their own history? Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 13: Arlington Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 39:52


    How did Americans think about the Arlington Confederate or Reconciliation monument in 1914? They clearly told you, and it isn't what the woke cancel culture folks want you to believe.

    Ep. 12: St. Elmo and Southern Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 33:21


    Augusta Jane Evans's St. Elmo was one of the best selling novels of the 19th Century. You would not know that today, but for generations, women read it and handed it down to their daughters and female family members. Why is it blacklisted? You'll hear. Donate to the Abbeville Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 11: The South and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 34:55


    E. Merton Coulter was one of the more prominent Southern historians of the 20th century. In 1935, he explained why the South lagged behind the North in the writing of history until the 1860s, and then why the South needed to write its own history.

    Ep. 10: The Southern Poet and His Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 36:59


    Donald Davidson wrote an essay in 1932 arguing for the influence of the Southern poet in the Southern tradition while concurrently blasting the Northern Progressive for his destruction of post-War Southern culture.

    Ep. 9: That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 33:35


    Donald Davidson's essay "That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism" in the 1936 book, "Who Owns America" is a stark reminder that the issues Americans face today are not new. Centralization and "New England imperialism" have long been a problem for the majority of Americans. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 8: Remembering "Stonewall"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 41:23


    In 1895, "Stonewall" Jackson's widow, Mary Anna Jackson, penned her "Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson" as a tribute her her late husband. This selection is a portion of the concluding chapter, and it displays the humanity, love, compassion, heroism, devotion, and emotion of the Southern tradition. To support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 7: The Southern Tradition at Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 33:36


    Richard Weaver's "The Southern Tradition at Bay" is one of the most important works on the Southern tradition. We discuss his conclusion to that book on this episode. https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 6: The Meaning of Confederate Monuments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 33:19


    Why were Confederate monuments built? If you listen to modern establishment historians, the answer would be racism and to perpetuate the "myth of the Lost Cause." But is this true? Not if you actually read what these people said. https://abbevilleinstitute.org

    Ep. 5: Southern Conservatism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 38:37


    How do we define "Southern Conservatism"? M.E. Bradford provided the best explanation in 1993, and we discuss his definition on this episode of The Essential Southern Podcast. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 3: Carolina! Carolina!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 30:47


    Music and poetry have long been indicators of a robust culture and tradition. The South excelled at both. Henry Timrod's "Carolina!" served as the basis of the South Carolina State song, ad it is a fine example of Southern tradition, honor, and heroism. https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 2: Jefferson Davis's Farewell Address

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 28:09


    Even just a few years ago, Jefferson Davis's January 1861 Farewell Address to the United States Senate was considered to be one of the most important speeches in United States history. Those who heard it both wept and cheered as Davis led several other Senators out of the chamber. The speech is one of the "essential Southern" documents that everyone should know about. https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html

    Ep. 1: What is a Southerner?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 25:51


    Clyde Wilson defined a Southerner in the 1990s. This offered a great inaugural episode of The Essential Southern Podcast. https://abbevilleinstitute.org

    Ep. 350

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 34:57


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute March 27 - April 7 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmccclanahan.com

    Ep. 349

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 26:20


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 20-24, 2023 Topic: Confederate Symbols, the War, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 348

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 31:11


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 13-17, 2023 Topics: John C. Calhoun, The Confederate Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 347

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 33:33


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, March 6-10, 2023 Topics: the War, Reconciliation, Reconstruction Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 346

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 30:45


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 27 - Mar 3, 2023 Topics: Secession, Federalism, Decentralization, United States Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 345

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 30:07


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute February 20-24, 2023 Topics: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Southern Conservatism, Reconstruction, the War, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 344

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 31:26


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Feb 13-17, 2023 Topics: Republican Party, War Crimes, Southern Tradition, Emancipation Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 343

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 31:41


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 6-10, 2023 Topics: the War, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, Southern History, Southern Culture, Republican Party Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 342

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 30:45


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2023 Topics: History, Southern History, the War, Cancel Culture, Thomas Jefferson Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 341

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 33:17


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 23-27, 2023 Topics: Robert E. Lee, Confederate Monuments, Cancel Culture, Southern History, the War Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 340

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 30:16


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 16-20, 2023 Topics: Robert E. Lee, Martin Luther King, Southern Conservatism, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Southern Politics, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 339

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 32:36


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Jan 9-13, 2023 Topics: The War, Southern Culture, Southern Music, Southern Tradition, Southern Art Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 338

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 34:15


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Jan 2-6, 2023 Topics: Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln Myth, Southern Tradition, Southern Literature, Southern Music Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 337

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 35:46


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Dec 12-16, 202 Topics: Southern Culture, Christmas, Thomas Jefferson, Southern History, the War, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 336

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 30:46


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Dec 5-9, 2022 Topics: Southern tradition, the War, Yankees, Northern Studies, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan,com

    Ep. 335

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 31:29


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, November 28 - December 2, 2022 Topics: Southern women, Slavery, Southern History, Louisa McCord, Southern politics, Southern tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Yankee Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 18:09


    Our modern Thanksgiving holiday was born in New England. This may not be news, but the way it became a "national" holiday might surprise you, particularly when you know that the South resisted Thanksgiving precisely because it was a New England holiday created to oppose Christmas.

    Ep. 334

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 32:54


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, November 14-18, 2022 Topics: Confederate Symbols, Southern History, Southern Tradition, Abraham Lincoln, United States Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 333

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 31:52


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute November 7-11, 2022 Topics: Confederate Symbols, Confederate Monuments, Southern Tradition, Southern Politics, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 332

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 32:47


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute October 31 - November 4, 2022 Topics: Southern Tradition, Southern Religion, Southern Literature, Southern Cooking, Southern Culture, Confederate Symbols, War for Southern Independence Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 331

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 30:24


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Oct 24-28, 2022 Topics: Southern tradition, Southern culture, Southern politics, Northern studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 330

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 33:00


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Oct 17-21, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern symbols, Cancel Culture, Northern Studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 329

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 31:16


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Oct 10-14, 2022 Topics: Southern Political Tradition, Southern History, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 328

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 31:38


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Oct 3-7, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, the War, Sovereignty, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 327

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 31:20


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Sept 26-30, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Culture, Cancel Culture, The War, Northern Studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 326

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 31:14


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Sept 19-23, 2022 Topics: Cancel Culture, Northern Studies, the Constitution, Southern Tradition, Confederate Monuments Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 325

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 31:36


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Sept 12-19, 2022 Topics: Southern Tradition, Southern Culture, Cancel Culture, Southern Politics Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 324

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 32:51


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Sept 5-9, 2022 Topics: Federalism, United States Constitution, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 323

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 33:24


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, August 29 - Sept 2, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern tradition, Southern religion Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 322

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 31:23


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 22-26, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Reconstruction, Confederate monuments, Southern politics, John C. Calhoun Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 321

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 33:48


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 15-19, 2022 Topics: Southern literature, Southern tradition, Southern culture, Southern politics Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 320

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 31:44


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 8-12, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Reconstruction, Southern Culture, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 319

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 32:27


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 1-5, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

    Ep. 318

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 32:24


    The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 25-29, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern literature, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture, the War Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

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