Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) with Franita Tolson
b'If you\'ve never read The Constitution, you\'re like most of us. What does it even say?! Most Americans aren\'t law scholars, which is why we sat down with a Dean of USC\'s Gould School of Law, Professor Franita Tolson, to have her give us the crib sheet on the most important document in the free world. What\'s up with the amendments? What are the articles? What does it mean to be an American? What rights do we have? How did we get them and how do we keep them? We also discuss what it was like having Barack Obama as her law professor, if she reads the Apple Terms & Conditions, the Civil Rights Movement, Hamilton, whether Trump can be impeached, how to get familiar with the best SCOTUS gossip and Shonda Rhimes. By the end of the episode, you\'ll be able to wink at the Constitution and say "I get you" and you also might be engaging in more peaceful protests or applying to law school or hanging Professor Tolson\'s portrait on your wall.\\n\\nFollow Franita Tolson at Twitter.com/ProfTolson and read more about her work here.\\n\\nMore links at\\xa0alieward.com/ologies/nomology\\n\\nA donation went to the American Civil Liberties Union. Learn more at www.aclu.org\\n\\nSponsor links: Progressive.com; TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Ologies; WITHCOVE.com/ologies; OhMyGut.info/podcast\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month:\\xa0www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com\\xa0has hats, shirts, pins, totes!\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/ologies\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/ologies\\n\\nFollow\\xa0twitter.com/AlieWard\\xa0or\\xa0instagram.com/AlieWard\\n\\nSound editing by\\xa0Jarrett Sleeper\\xa0of\\xa0MindJam Media\\xa0&\\xa0Steven Ray Morris\\n\\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies'