Give Me Liberty

Celebrate Poe

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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley - and this is episode 269 - Give Me Liberty.
Presidential elections in the United States only occur once every four years, and it could be argued that 2024 is the most important Presidential election of our lives. So after a great deal of thought and research, I decided to take a break from producing episodes about Poe, and take a deep dive into some of the important political documents that defined this country - now early voting begins in Pennsylvania on September 16, 2024, and I want to deal with some of the works that define us as a nation. Some of the episodes even touch on Edgar Allan Poe - tho he is far from the main topic - except for the last episodes where this podcast looks at one of Poe’s most famous stories - The Pit and the Pendulum - from a contemporary fascist interpretation.
Now, according to my stats, Celebrate Poe has had downloads in almost 90 countries, with 2/3 of those downloads coming from the United States. Of course, other countries are certainly affected by the results of our Presidential election - for good or ill - and I would like to spend the next few weeks looking into some of the great documents, speeches, and literary works that led to the passage of laws and acceptance of attitudes that make the United States such a great country.
I plan to delve into some of the important documents that define who we are as a people, as well as our rights and responsibilities - such as The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Gettysburg Address - right up to some recordings of and comments of present day political figures.