Episodes

Episode 6: John Quincy Adams on the Declaration of Independence | America’s Moral and Political Origins

Episode 6 · February 19, 2026 · 25:04

In this episode of Creating America: The Documents and Speeches That Shaped the United States, host and narrator Will Sarris presents a powerful historical reading of a landmark spee...

Episode 5: Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Part 3) | Of the Present Ability of America: with Some Miscellaneous Reflections

Episode 5 · February 12, 2026 · 49:42

In this episode of Creating America: The Documents and Speeches That Shaped the United States, host and narrator Will Sarris continues the dramatic reading of Thomas Paine’s Common S...

Episode 4: Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Part 2) | Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs

Episode 4 · February 5, 2026 · 42:33

This episode continues our chronological journey through Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, one of the most influential political pamphlets in American history and a powerful argument for ...

Episode 3: Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Part 1) | The Pamphlet That Ignited American Independence

Episode 3 · January 29, 2026 · 40:25

In this episode of Creating America: The Documents and Speeches That Shaped the United States, host and narrator Will Sarris presents a dramatic reading of Thomas Paine’s Common Sens...

Episode 2: Give me Liberty! and The Declaration of Independence

Episode 2 · January 22, 2026 · 25:02

Welcome to the Creating America Podcast, the documents and speeches that shaped the United StatesI’m Will Sarris. I’m an actor and media professional and I’ve always loved the study ...

Episode 1: The Mayflower Compact & John Hancock on The Boston Massacre

Episode 1 · January 15, 2026 · 31:31

Welcome to the Creating America Podcast, the documents and speeches that shaped the United StatesI’m Will Sarris. I’m an actor and media professional and I’ve always loved the study ...