The American Founding with Jay Cost

About The American Founding with Jay Cost

The American Founding is a new series by Jay Cost, PhD of the Institute for Faith & Freedom at Grove City College. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. EST, Dr. Cost will examine interesting and often unexplored parts of the story of how the United States laid the foundations for the freest country in the history of the world. The big ideas, the legendary personalities, the classic debates, the petty rivalries, and more! Look for episodes to appear later on your favorite podcast source!

Publisher

IFF

Category

history · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2025

Latest episode

23 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Nov 2025

   Episode 21: Why the Anti-Federalists Hated the Constitution

   Political analyst Jay Cost examines the Anti-Federalists' opposition to the Constitution, revealing their motivations and alternative visions for governance in this historical analysis; this is a solo episode.

2. 

   7 Nov 2025

   Episode 20: Federalists Triumph in Pennsylvania

   Historian Jay Cost analyzes the Federalists' successful yet controversial strategy to ratify the Constitution in Pennsylvania, highlighting the intense early battles of America's founding; this is a history lesson.

3. 

   25 Oct 2025

   Episode 19: George Mason, the First Anti-Federalist

   Jay Cost explores George Mason's pivotal role as the Constitution's prominent opponent, revealing how his dissent fueled the Anti-Federalist movement during ratification; this is an informational episode.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32