The Good Government Podcast
The Good Government Podcast
Podcast Description
A podcast about politics, philosophy, literature and history with Aaron Slutkin and Michael Hoffpauir
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The podcast delves into a variety of themes including political theory, philosophical inquiry, and literary analysis with episodes that might explore the implications of The Federalist Papers, the philosophical roots of democracy, and historical influences on contemporary governance, appealing to listeners interested in critical thought.

A podcast about politics, philosophy, literature and history with Aaron Slutkin and Michael Hoffpauir. Find us on X: https://x.com/goodgovtpodcast.
The Framework of the Federalist with Harvey Flaumenhaft
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Harvey Flaumenhaft obtained his doctorate in political science at the University of Chicago and has been a member of the senior faculty at St. John’s College, Annapolis for over fifty years.
Aaron Slutkin works in academic programming at a national security think tank in Washington DC. Previously, he taught American Government, US History, World Cultures and Religion, and English at Gilman School in Baltimore MD. He is pursuing an MLA at St. John’s College in Annapolis and earned his BA from Duke University where he studied politics, history, and Russian literature.
Michael Hoffpauir is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Austin (UATX). A student of political philosophy and American Politics, Hoffpauir earned a PhD from Claremont Graduate University, an MA from Boston College, and a BA from Louisiana State University.
The two met at Hudson Institute Political Studies, a summer fellowship in political theory based in Washington, D.C., where Hoffpauir has taught since 2018 and Slutkin has TA’d since 2022.
Music is from the second movement (Largo) from Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 (a.k.a. the “New World Symphony”), performed by the Orchestre national de France in 1959.

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