Pursuit: The Founders' Guide To Happiness
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Podcast Overview
<p>Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness, is a 12-part series hosted by Jeffrey Rosen featuring Ken Burns and leading scholars. It explores how the founders understood personal growth and lifelong learning as essential to the common good, why those ideas matter today, and how you can put them into practice.</p>
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December 9, 2025
Bonus: Twelve Titans Song Cycle
In this bonus episode, we are sharing recordings from the Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness podcast launch event featuring a performance of Jeffrey Rosen’s The Golden Mean: Songs for the Pursuit of Happiness and Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses in Philadelphia. Jeffrey Rosen, author of The Pursuit of Happiness and host of the podcast, performs his original songs inspired by the book’s exploration of the classical writers on virtue that shaped the founders. This performance features Jeffrey Rosen and pianist Jennifer Blyth with arrangements by Greg Strohman. Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles © ℗ Jeffrey Rosen. All Rights Reserved. Resources Watch the full performance of the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs/pursuit-of-happiness-song-cycles-by-jeffrey-rosen">Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles</a> by Jeffrey Rosen <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/Twelve-Titans-Lyrics.pdf">Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses</a>, music and lyrics by Jeffrey Rosen [PDF] Jeffrey Rosen, <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/go/the-pursuit-of-happiness">The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America</a>, (2024) Jeffrey Rosen, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668053748?tag=simonsayscom">The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America</a>, (2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@constitutioncenter.org">podcast@constitutioncenter.org</a> Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr Explore the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/america-at-250">America at 250 Civic Toolkit</a> Learn more about the NCC’s and Arizona State University's new online course on civic virtue, <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/about/press-room/press-releases/national-constitution-center-and-arizona-state-university-announce-new-online-course-on-civic-virtue">'What the Founders Meant by “Happiness”: A Journey Through Virtue and Character’</a> and <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/forms/civic-virtue-online-course">sign up for email updates</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/constitutionweekly">Sign up</a> to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs">live program</a> or watch recordings on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAU4X6DUZSt5n6aI74Hw0A">YouTube</a> Support our important work: <a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&amp;formId=4e7ea4bb-4b30-44fd-b810-4df9746c0941&amp;envid=p-kujBsRHWQkmaI9zD7QzCfg&amp;zone=usa&amp;_gl=1*k6rc0*_gcl_au*MTUxNDk3MDgyMy4xNzUzMTI3MDgy*_ga*MTk0Mzc2MDA5Ni4xNjY5OTkwMTUy*_ga_0H9LQSTDVE*czE3NTczNDIxNTUkbzM1MSRnMSR0MTc1NzM0MjI2MyRqNDEkbDAkaDA">Donate</a>
December 9, 2025
Bonus: The Golden Mean Song Cycle
In this bonus episode, we are sharing recordings from the Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness podcast launch event featuring a performance of Jeffrey Rosen’s The Golden Mean: Songs for the Pursuit of Happiness and Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses in Philadelphia. Jeffrey Rosen, author of The Pursuit of Happiness and host of the podcast, performs his original songs inspired by the book’s exploration of the classical writers on virtue that shaped the founders. This performance of The Golden Mean features pianist Jennifer Blyth and baritone James Martin with arrangements by Greg Strohman. Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles © ℗ Jeffrey Rosen. All Rights Reserved. Resources Watch the full performance of the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs/pursuit-of-happiness-song-cycles-by-jeffrey-rosen">Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles</a> by Jeffrey Rosen <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/The-Golden-Mean-Lyrics.pdf">The Golden Mean: Songs for the Pursuit of Happiness</a>, music and lyrics by Jeffrey Rosen [PDF] Jeffrey Rosen, <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/go/the-pursuit-of-happiness">The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America</a>, (2024) Jeffrey Rosen, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668053748?tag=simonsayscom">The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America</a>, (2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@constitutioncenter.org">podcast@constitutioncenter.org</a> Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr Explore the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/america-at-250">America at 250 Civic Toolkit</a> Learn more about the NCC’s and Arizona State University's new online course on civic virtue, <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/about/press-room/press-releases/national-constitution-center-and-arizona-state-university-announce-new-online-course-on-civic-virtue">'What the Founders Meant by “Happiness”: A Journey Through Virtue and Character’</a> and <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/forms/civic-virtue-online-course">sign up for email updates</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/constitutionweekly">Sign up</a> to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs">live program</a> or watch recordings on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAU4X6DUZSt5n6aI74Hw0A">YouTube</a> Support our important work: <a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&amp;formId=4e7ea4bb-4b30-44fd-b810-4df9746c0941&amp;envid=p-kujBsRHWQkmaI9zD7QzCfg&amp;zone=usa&amp;_gl=1*k6rc0*_gcl_au*MTUxNDk3MDgyMy4xNzUzMTI3MDgy*_ga*MTk0Mzc2MDA5Ni4xNjY5OTkwMTUy*_ga_0H9LQSTDVE*czE3NTczNDIxNTUkbzM1MSRnMSR0MTc1NzM0MjI2MyRqNDEkbDAkaDA">Donate</a>
November 25, 2025
Episode 12: Silence in Order to Listen
In our last episode, we share some big and small changes that listeners have made. Plus, Jeffrey Rosen, filmmaker Ken Burns, and scholar Robert P. George explore Benjamin Franklin’s virtue of silence, which he defines as “speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.” Watch the full performance of the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs/pursuit-of-happiness-song-cycles-by-jeffrey-rosen">Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles</a> by Jeffrey Rosen. Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@constitutioncenter.org">podcast@constitutioncenter.org</a> Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr Explore the <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/america-at-250">America at 250 Civic Toolkit</a> Learn more about the NCC’s and Arizona State University's new online course on civic virtue, <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/about/press-room/press-releases/national-constitution-center-and-arizona-state-university-announce-new-online-course-on-civic-virtue">'What the Founders Meant by “Happiness”: A Journey Through Virtue and Character’</a> and <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/forms/civic-virtue-online-course">sign up for email updates</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/constitutionweekly">Sign up</a> to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs">live program</a> or watch recordings on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAU4X6DUZSt5n6aI74Hw0A">YouTube</a> Support our important work: <a href="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&amp;formId=4e7ea4bb-4b30-44fd-b810-4df9746c0941&amp;envid=p-kujBsRHWQkmaI9zD7QzCfg&amp;zone=usa&amp;_gl=1*k6rc0*_gcl_au*MTUxNDk3MDgyMy4xNzUzMTI3MDgy*_ga*MTk0Mzc2MDA5Ni4xNjY5OTkwMTUy*_ga_0H9LQSTDVE*czE3NTczNDIxNTUkbzM1MSRnMSR0MTc1NzM0MjI2MyRqNDEkbDAkaDA">Donate</a>
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<p>Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness, is a 12-part series hosted by Jeffrey Rosen featuring Ken Burns and leading scholars. It explores how the founders understood personal growth and lifelong learning as essential to the common good, why those ideas matter today, and how you can put them into practice.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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