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History’s greatest voices. Today’s hardest questions.
What might the people who shaped our ideas about liberty, democracy, science and society have to say about the world we’re creating today?
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Today’s News from Yesterday
The latest news, seen through the eyes of history. Each episode pairs a contemporary story with a historical thinker’s perspective.
Latest episodes: Seneca · Darwin · Fleming · Galileo · Franklin. Episode videos, publication dates, and links to original reporting will appear here once approved.
NEW FORMAT · GREAT DEBATES
Edmund Burke vs. Thomas Paine
The House You Leave Behind — a debate inspired by The Guardian’s October 7, 2026 reporting on a proposed UK inheritance tax cut.
Video and original article link to be added after editorial approval.
COMING AT LAUNCH · ROUNDTABLES
History Around the Table
A range of historical voices discuss one contemporary question. Our first roundtable is in production.
FROM OUR ARCHIVE · FEATURED INTRODUCTION
Patrick Henry on Artificial Intelligence & Liberty
“Give me liberty, or give me death.”
What becomes of liberty when the systems shaping public life grow powerful, invisible and increasingly beyond ordinary understanding? Drawing on Patrick Henry’s speeches, beliefs and historical record, this AI-created interpretation asks how his uncompromising defense of individual liberty might speak to the age of artificial intelligence.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The past is not silent.
SpeakersCorner.ai uses historical research, editorial judgment, and artificial intelligence to imagine how influential thinkers might respond to today’s news.
Each episode links to its original reporting so viewers can explore the source for themselves. These are creative interpretations, not authentic recordings or quotations from historical figures.