Circumscription

Where We Set The Limits

About the show

Much of what gives life meaning, continuity, and order is the act of setting boundaries. Much of what gives you a clear sense of who and what you are is a clear sense of who and what you're not. This is a podcast about drawing such lines. It's about the processes involved in setting and maintaining boundaries, but also stretching and crossing them. We explore questions about these issues in three areas: collective identity, religion, and constitutional law.

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Episodes

  • Episode 5: Drawn Out

    September 2nd, 2025  |  50 mins 40 secs
    politics, race, redistricting, voting rights

    A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

  • Episode 4: Here Be Dragons

    August 19th, 2025  |  46 mins 53 secs
    intergroup relations, islam, politics, religion, science, stem

    A conversation with Kim Rios, about intergroup threat, and more.

  • Episode 3: Equals Under The Law

    August 5th, 2025  |  57 mins 39 secs
    democracy, race, rule of law, united states

    A conversation with law professor Paul Gowder, about the rule of law in the U.S.

  • Episode 2: Forever In The Path

    July 23rd, 2025  |  58 mins 56 secs
    civil religion, government, religion, united states

    A conversation with scholar Art Remillard, about civil religion in the U.S.

  • Episode 1: God, Grace, and Grudges

    July 8th, 2025  |  55 mins 31 secs
    christian nationalism, identity, politics, race, religion

    A conversation with Mikey Pasek, about religion, identity, and politics.