Invasion of the Capitol

Celebrate Poe

George compares the invasion of the Capitol Building during Poe’s life (the War of 1812) with the reprehensible invasion of the Capitol Building by a group of thugs incited by Mr. Trump.

This also includes Mr. Bartley’s thoughts about the social responsibilities of a podcaster in making the world a better place.

And Celebrate Poe starts a new series featuring the locations of listeners (based on buzz sprout stats.) We begin this series with some podcast listeners located just outside Paris who have listened to Celebrate Poe since its first episode.

Sources include , History of the United States Capitol : A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and Politics by William C. Allen, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian Allies by Alan Taylor, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict by Donald R Hickey, A Spiritual Heritage Tour of the Capitol by David Barton, Donald Trump Is An Urgent Threat To American Democracy. Congress Has 13 Days To Act, an article by Paul Blemenfied in the Huffington Post, Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn, and The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Dwight R. Thomas and David K. Jackson