Civics 101

Apr 10 2025 298 ep. 29 mins 2.8k

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How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.

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Why do we have the National Weather Service?

Apr 10 2025 32 mins

What is the federal government's role in predicting the weather?

Who decides what politicians should say?

Apr 08 2025 28 mins

Brought to you by the words "weird," "quiddich," and "Pepsi."

April Fools: Politicians, the press, and more

Apr 01 2025 40 mins

Pranks are a staple of April Fools' Day - even when it comes to politics and the press.

The Politics Behind Your Taxes

Mar 25 2025 55 mins

How politicians decide who pays taxes, and how much they pay.

How does the Post Office work?

Mar 18 2025 22 mins

How the government visits every American home, and how and why we pay for it.

The Kids are Alright: Civics Ed Update

Mar 11 2025 27 mins

To kick off Civic Learning Week, we see how students are (and aren't) being civically prepared.

Who's running the country? (Part 2)

Mar 04 2025 23 mins

Meet your president's Cabinet!

Who's running the country? (Part 1)

Mar 04 2025 26 mins

Meet your president's Cabinet.

A midwife's early American story

Feb 27 2025 38 mins

Ariel Lawhon discusses the real-life early American midwife at the center of her novel The Frozen River.

NY Times v Sullivan: What if the press couldn’t tell the truth?

Feb 25 2025 23 mins

What would happen if the press couldn't tell the truth?