The Preamble

Before railroads, revolutions, or even the idea of America itself, one animal with a grudg... more

Even the Founding Fathers had their doubts about the future of the country, but Benjamin F... more

Meet the Irish immigrant who used fireplace tongs to fight a member of Congress, was throw... more

Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where bold, unfiltered conversations take place about wha... more

It’s not something you’ll read about in most history books. Sharon tells the remarkable st... more

A shocking phone call after a routine medical exam. Despite no symptoms, Sharon’s husband ... more

Five centuries ago, Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press shattered the barriers to knowledg... more

Welcome to the very first episode of The Preamble! Sharon kicks things off with a conversa... more

The world feels complicated. The Preamble is where it starts to make sense. Hosted by Shar... more

Though Hannah Van Buren died nearly twenty years before her husband’s presidency, her life... more

Despite being one of Sharon’s least-favorite Presidents, she explores the lifelong, and at... more

Stepping into the White House at the close of the Founding Fathers’ era, London-born Louis... more

With every episode, Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett take you on a historical deep dive into... more

Sharon delves into the fascinating yet often overlooked life of Elizabeth Monroe. As First... more

It’s time to meet the woman who set the gold standard for the role of First Lady. With her... more

Thomas Jefferson’s wife Martha died nearly twenty years before he took office, yet history... more

Today, we’d call them the ultimate power couple. Abigail Adams, one of America’s most belo... more

Sharon takes us into the intertwined lives of the two women who shaped Aaron Burr. Their s... more

Sharon explores the life of America’s first First Lady, Martha Washington, highlighting th... more

Imagine being a Pulitzer Prize winning presidential historian, knowing you had extraordina... more

In a time when division often makes the headlines, what truly binds us together? Sharon si... more

What would it take to update the Constitution and should we try? Sharon is joined by forme... more

With approval ratings of The Supreme Court at a historic low, what can Congress and the av... more

When we know a loved one is about to die, how can we best hold space for them in the in-be... more

We all know that poverty is an existing problem in the United States, but what does that r... more

American democracy is going through a rough patch, and the Constitution, for all its brill... more

Ever wonder how a white supremacist becomes an extremist? Sharon has a conversation with M... more