Ted Kaye
Secretary of the North American Vexillological Association and author of Good Flag, Bad Flag; provides expert commentary on flag etiquette, history, and contemporary symbolism.
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Jul 20, 2026 • 29min
Ted Kaye: "You can love a flag and have it co-opted."
Ted Kaye, longtime vexillology secretary and author of Good Flag, Bad Flag, offers a brisk primer on flag etiquette, upside-down flags, and the fraught history of symbols. He traces how historic banners get co-opted by political movements. Short, clear takes on the Appeal to Heaven, Gadsden, and how ordinary displays can be misread.
Jun 7, 2024 • 35min
Why We Can't Have Nice Vexillogical Things
Ted Kaye, Secretary of the North American Vexillogical Association, discusses flags, sedition, and reclamation. The podcast also highlights the war in Sudan, American society's epitaph, and summer guacamole recipes. Topics include flag symbolism, conflicts in Sudan and Gaza, and reflections on historical atrocities.
