Civics 101

The Civics 101 team's D.C. field trip takes them all kinds of places, including inside the highest court in the land during oral arguments. Listen in as they share those experiences.

The team is in Washington D.C. making episodes...and we're learning some wild stuff.

There's a landmark SCOTUS decision from two centuries ago that could end up influencing Donald Trump's current Supreme Court case. But why?

The Republican and Democratic National Committees used to be "the chair and his/her briefcase." But what do they do now?

Deductions, credits, W2s, audits. It's complicated out there, so we break it down.

Paying income taxes is a civic responsibility... but it hasn't always been. Where did it start, and where is it now?

Forget the rhetoric and hysterical political ads! Host Hannah McCarthy did the research, and she runs down all of the *actual* campaign promises being made by President Joe Biden and Donald Trump as they both make a second run for the White House.

Everybody agrees it's bad, nobody agrees on why.

TikTok - an app with around 170 Million American users - is under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, including a bill passed by the House of Representatives which issues a threat: "sell or be banned." But how and why can the government do that?

What really happens when the Supreme Court decides something? What are the limits on their powers? And what can we do if we disagree with them?