Season 6, Episode 21 (Show 283): Reverence and Radicalism: Remembering Gordon Wood

June 19, 2026

With the tragic passing of America’s greatest historian, Steve Calabresi joins Akhil and Andy for an in-depth remembrance of Gordon Wood.

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The tributes to Gordon Wood have been pouring in, and as promised, we spend this episode with him and his peerless body of work.  Professor Steven Calabresi, Gordon’s neighbor, friend, and colleague, joins us, and how appropriate that is, as Steve and Akhil produced a tribute weekend at Yale Law School that reviewed and celebrated his lifetime of work.  Now we remember the man, the teacher, and most of all, the towering scholar, as we review some of his most important ideas, his methods, and his inspiration for so many who have read, and who will read, the greatest books ever written about the American founding period.  A giant has been lost, but his memory will be a blessing for many generations to come.  

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