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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Extra Credit: How to Argue Against Disinformation; Trump Trials Update
2024/02/20
How do you have a legitimate discussion with someone who has the facts wrong? And what's going on with all of these different trials involving former President Donald Trump?
What Are Presidential Pardons?
2024/02/13
Can presidents pardon themselves?
How Should We Govern the Algorithm?
2024/02/06
How are algorithms deciding our fate and what is the country doing about it?
What is Federalist 10?
2024/01/30
It's lauded as the most significant of the Federalist Papers, those 85 essays which defended our Constitution and encouraged it's ratification. So what's it all about?
Election 2024: What Is Happening?
2024/01/23
Everything you gotta know this year.
How much do government employees get paid?
2024/01/16
How much do we pay our government employees? Who gets the most? And, more importantly, what kind of money do they make once they leave office?
Rumors and Lies, the American Version
2024/01/09
The truth is out there.
Expulsion from Congress
2024/01/02
Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has become the sixth person to be expelled from the House in US history. How does expulsion happen, and how will his seat be filled?
Can we fix school lunch?
2023/12/26
The problems with school meals range from unappetizing food to shaming children. Are we doing anything about it?
The Politics of School Lunch
2023/12/19
How we decided to feed kids in America's schools.
Does Santa Break The Law?
2023/12/12
One our favorite subjects in recent memory: is Santa's method of present delivery... legal?
What is a Federal Holiday?
2023/12/05
What makes a holiday a federal holiday?
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Critime
2023/11/01
Great Info, please leave the ReadyRainbow sound affects out
It is so condescending to think your listening audience can’t understand this fantastic information without the Reading Rainbow sound effects, musical...
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Northgolfer
2024/02/22
Very entertaining and informative
For those who question how deep they go into a subject, remember this is a “100 level course”. It is meant to be an introduction to a topic. This pod...
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Katet in NC
2024/02/17
Entertaining but biased
The show’s hosts are entertaining and tell great stories about American civics, government and legal theories. However, it’s clear they are biased ag...
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WSKG member
2024/02/06
Fun and interesting and very informative
These two people go together like peas and carrots. They do their research and present the information in clear and timely ways. I never miss a new po...
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Ti317
2024/01/31
Very thinly veiled propaganda
The danger with most good propaganda is that it contains some truthful elements. This podcast is no exception.
It cherry picks what facts to highligh...
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butterdesign
2024/01/17
Like your favorite teachers were: smart and funny
It’s so timely to share how government works, and how it’s meant to work. Two naturally very funny hosts draw out the humor already there in our histo...
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this game has no talent
2023/12/27
reconstruction episode is essential to all Americans.
thank you for this episode.
Textdgh
2023/12/22
Bias shaded with a little truth
Another wing biased show purporting to be educational.
curiosity in 21st century
2023/12/02
Much needed
Since Civics was dropped from school curriculum and ignored.
As Justice O’Connor stated over many years, she was amazed and saddened by the amount of...
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History Podcast junkie
2023/11/06
This is not civics
Anyone who thinks this isn’t just another news show peddling a narrative has bought into the narrative. Most of the opinions lead in a democrat nation...