Civics 101

Forget hypotheticals: How are tariffs affecting American businesses? Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 07/08/2025 · 29m

How much money have the recent tariffs made? Where does that money GO? And how has it affected one industry in the last few months? Jason Matthews of @fortcircle.bsky.social talks tariffs and #boardgames as N+H explore costs of a hypothetical board game. #sschat

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How political “framing” shapes our thoughts Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 06/24/2025 · 27m

Today @jenmercieca.bsky.social walks us through The Frame Wars; how politicians and the media use carefully crafted language to persuade us without our knowledge or consent.

And it turns out some people are REALLY good at it.

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The 14th Amendment — Civics 101: A Podcast The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. It also granted them equal protection under the laws and guaranteed due process of law. Those are consid...

Today's arguments on the EO on birthright citizenship cited many cases we've visited, wanted to link them here:

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YouTube video by American Bar Public Education Division The Constitution's Promise: Out of Many, One

Thrilled to join the @americanbar.org this Law Day to talk about some E Pluribus Unum with Emma Humphries from @icivics.bsky.social David McCollough from the American Exchange Project and Judge Peter Reyes.

Rule of Law meets Breakfast Club.

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Boston folks! People in the land of the bean and the cod. Come hang out!

We're doing a live show at the Moakley Courthouse on 4/11, and afterwards there will a panel of judges. Real live judges weigh in on your questions about "The Rule of Law."

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Well time to do an episode on AI. Hope the robot understands the judicial branch now.

NY Times v Sullivan: What if the press couldn’t tell the truth? Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 02/25/2025 · 23m

What if the press couldn't tell the truth?

Today we break down NY Times v Sullivan with Ang Reidell and Samantha Barbas. It is the landmark #scotus decision that allows the press to be the press.

And it is under threat.

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Note to our #sschat #edchat #apgov friends. Tomorrow our ep on Times v Sullivan comes out, and @appc.upenn.edu is giving away 50 copies of Samantha Barbas' book, Actual Malice, to educators who sign up for the Civics Renewal Network newsletter. Please share!

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Calling #sschat #apgov #hsgovchat #educhat teachers who love/hate/both The West Wing!

We want to interview you for a WW episode, comparing fantasy and reality. Truth and fiction. Hit us up at civics101@nhpr.org. Share with anyone who might fit the bill!!!

Let's do The Jackal.

I daresay we're all a bit weird; we put our eps in the autoclave before they air. One day we'll let our hair down and allow the references to Plato's Republic, All Around My Hat, Sondheim, The Cremation of Sam McGee, My So Called Life, Pax Porfiriana, cabbage, con artists, Balatro, and Mind MGMT.

Just got this comment for our fundraiser:

"I've heard every episode of this show. Nick and Hannah are weird people, but that's okay. So am I."

Joe? If you're reading this, you don't know how good it made us feel. And buddy, you don't know the HALF of it. Here's a link to the mug.

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Ok. Executive orders. What are they? Andy Rudalevidge gives us the lowdown on orders, proclamations, memoranda, et al

What CAN'T an order order? Why are EOs loved, why are they despised? And what is their impact on the powers of Congress and the courts?

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So glad to see this, that seems like a million years ago. Hope they liked Murph from TN!

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I highly recommend Civics 101 podcast. I never really cared for this subject when I was a student but it’s helped me learn a lot about the topics that are prevalent today.

Oh THANK you! I hope I didn't let a DoE sneak in there, learning about that was truly a "more you know" moment. Though I hope the post I read saying some folks call it DoED wasn't inaccurate. And thank you for your financial aid work! We all are here because of work like that.

Thanks to @scribnerumcp.bsky.social and @civics101pod.bsky.social we have our new 2024-2028 Ed Policy t-shirt design:

For anyone who wants to look at the data (we referenced in our most recent episode that the vast majority of families that used voucher credits to pay for private school were wealthy) here it is.

Only three states (LA, AZ, VA) provided data, but it's a start.

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Our EP just noted this to us, the White House's website has removed their page on The Constitution. We shall continue to use it in every episode regardless.

What is the Department of Education? Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 01/21/2025 · 30m

Trump has promised to dismantle the Department of Education. So, what does the DoED do? A lot, and not what you might think. @adamlaats.bsky.social takes us through the whole thing, from "A Nation at Risk" to Title 1, with cults and bombs along the way.

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Such kind words Dominic. Stay tuned for Tuesday, when we talk about what the Department of Ed does!

Coincidentally, another fine trivia fact is that there are five presidents not buried in the continental United States!

Oh I miss those early episodes. One day we'll do something like that again.

Secretary of Transportation with Pete Buttigieg Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 01/07/2025 · 24m

It's not every day we interview the people who hold the offices we explore, but today is different.

If you're curious about what the Sec. of Transportation does, infrastructure, and how the DoT funds projects, today's guest is VERY qualified. #sschat #EduSky

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Insurrection, Protest, Terrorism, Sedition, Coup — Civics 101: A Podcast When it comes to discussing the events at the Capitol building on January 6, teachers have risen to the challenge. Meredith Baker, who teaches social studies in Virginia, suggests the first step shoul...

Reposting our episode with just some pure definitions: Insurrection, Protest, Terrorism, Sedition, Coup. #sschat

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AND Josh saying "there'll be hell to pay at Agincourt, I've offended the Dauphin."

This was such a joy to watch. And it was hard, as with every episode of this show, to stand up and walk to the kitchen realizing it may as well be Ursula K. Le Guin. But even a fantasy is something to hope for.

Oh my goodness I can't believe I didn't remember that. I've watched the Glenn Close interview scene a dozen times!

Welp. My night is now planned.

Did I accidentally slip a West Wing reference in there without knowing or is there a Caesarian "cry havoc" that I missed Cary

What Powers Does the Speaker of the House Have? — Civics 101: A Podcast In light of the recent kerfuffle regarding the many elections for a new Speaker of the House, we decided it was time to break down the powers and history of the second-most powerful job in DC.  ...

Here we are again!

Another battle for the Speaker of the House. Want to know what they do? What they don't do? Why they can be, at times, an emperor? And other times hardly anything at all? @dancassino.bsky.social lays it allllll out.

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Take the advice of the representative from Texas!

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