Civics 101

Series produced by New Hampshire Public Radio

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A podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.

Why does the U.S. have an Electoral College? How do congressional investigations work? What does the minority whip actually do? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.


108 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Episode 74: Unions
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Series: Civics 101
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What are unions, and why do they matter?

  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:21
Episode 73: The Vice President
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Series: Civics 101
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What kind of power does the President's second in command have?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 72: The Second Amendment
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Series: Civics 101
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Reading up on the meaning and history of the Second Amendment.

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 71: The Secret Service
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Series: Civics 101
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What's the Secret Service up to, anyways?

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 70: The 1st Amendment - Freedom of the Press
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Series: Civics 101
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Where does the Constitution's protection for journalists end?

  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:07
Episode 69: The Federalist Papers
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Series: Civics 101
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Why we should still read the Federalist Papers.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 68: Populism
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Series: Civics 101
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What exactly is Populism and how can you identify a Populist candidate?

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 67: The 1st Amendment - Freedom of Assembly
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Series: Civics 101
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A closer look at our constitutional right to "peaceably" assemble.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 25, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 66: The EPA
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Series: Civics 101
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We take a tour through the multi-faceted Environmental Protection Agency.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 65: The Secretary of Education
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Series: Civics 101
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What role does the Secretary of Education play in U.S. schools?

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 63: The CDC
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Series: Civics 101
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The agency that protects people from health, safety, and security threats.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 62: The Debt Ceiling
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Series: Civics 101
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Demystifying the debt ceiling.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 05, 2017
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 61: The Attorney General
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Series: Civics 101
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What does it mean to be the lawyer for the U.S. government?

  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
Episode 60: Federalism
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Series: Civics 101
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How do we manage power between the national government and the states?

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 59: The Census
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Series: Civics 101
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How and why we count every person living in the United States of America.

Bought by KYUK and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 58: Government Shutdown
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Series: Civics 101
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How the government shuts down, and what happens when it does.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:08
Episode 57: Commander in Chief
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Series: Civics 101
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We investigate one of the President's most important roles: as head of our armed forces.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 56: The 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech
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Series: Civics 101
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A broader look at the often-referenced First Amendment of the Constitution - and a deeper dive into what it means to have freedom of speech.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 55: The Federal Reserve
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Series: Civics 101
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A look at the central banking system of the United States.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 54: Security Clearance
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Series: Civics 101
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The process that aims to keep classified material out of the wrong hands.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSFR, KPIP-LP, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4