History of the Constitutional Convention Podcasts Episode 1: Introduction to the Constitutional Convention. Episode 2: The challenges of the Articles of Confederation (continued from Episode 1). Episode 3: Discussions of trade and commerce between Virginia and Maryland. Episode 4: James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part I. Episode 5: James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part II. Episode 6: Massachusetts war debt and the raising of land taxes. Episode 7: A short look at the 55 delegates, part 1. Episode 8: A short look at the 55 delegates, part 2. Episode 9: The beginning of the Constitutional Convention. Episode 10: Edmund Randolph introduces the Virginia Plan. Episode 11: James Wilson, his life and contributions to the Constitutional Convention. Episode 12: Resuming the events taking place in Independence Hall. Episode 13: Alexander Hamilton proposes a centralized government based on Great Britain’s. Episode 14: Alexander Hamilton’s life, part one of two. Episode 15: Alexander Hamilton’s life, part two of two. Episode 16: The debate continues between favoring equal or proportional representation. Episode 17: The battle over representation nears a compromise. Episode 18: Religion and the Founding Fathers. Episode 19: The life of Roger Sherman, signer of America’s first four founding documents. Episode 20: Slavery, the Fugitive Slave Clause, and the Three-Fifths Compromise Episode 21: The Constitutional Convention and slavery, part two. Episode 22: The Founding Fathers and separation of powers. Episode 23: The debate over the Executive Branch. Episode 24: The development of the Judicial Branch in the Constitutional Convention. Episode 25: The final debates at the Constitutional Convention center on signing questions. Episode 26: The life of Gouverneur Morris, drafter of the U.S. Constitution. Episode 27: The Constitution enters the ratification phase as dictated by Article VII. Episode 28: The Ratification Debates begin. Episode 29: The Ratification Debates continue. Episode 30: The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken. Episode 31: Macro view of original intent and the Founding Fathers.
