Episodes
The Supreme Court decided it wouldn't decide.
Published 07/09/24
What is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or the CPB? What is public media? How does it all work? Why does it matter? And why is it SO political?
Published 07/02/24
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for former President Donald Trump in a sweeping decision regarding presidential immunity. But what does the decision really mean?
Published 07/01/24
The biggest museum, research, and education complex in the world. So how does it work?
Published 06/25/24
What does it say, what does it mean, what did it mean when it was written, and does it even matter?
Published 06/18/24
The history of Don't Tread on Me, An Appeal to Heaven, and the Inverted flag.
Published 06/11/24
The American worker gets organized.
Published 06/04/24
Why do we own a zoo? We do, by the way. It's the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC.
Published 05/28/24
How do you get the truth from consummate storytellers?
Published 05/21/24
From putting a marble in a jar to pulling a lever to filling in an oval, what is the history of ballot design? And how do we ensure they're fair?
Published 05/14/24
When you trade a cow for a teapot and can't make change.
Published 05/07/24
Your local government is the one you have to pay really close attention to. Especially when part of their job is to keep residents safe.
Published 04/30/24
Hannah tells Nick what it's like to have real access to the Supreme Court. And then the pair pays a very emotional visit to the Lincoln Memorial.
Published 04/26/24
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.
Published 04/26/24
The team is in Washington D.C. making episodes...and we're learning some wild stuff.
Published 04/24/24
There's a landmark SCOTUS decision from two centuries ago that could end up influencing Donald Trump's current Supreme Court case. But why?
Published 04/23/24
The Republican and Democratic National Committees used to be "the chair and his/her briefcase." But what do they do now?
Published 04/16/24
Deductions, credits, W2s, audits. It's complicated out there, so we break it down.
Published 04/09/24
Paying income taxes is a civic responsibility... but it hasn't always been. Where did it start, and where is it now?
Published 04/09/24
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.
Published 04/02/24
Everybody agrees it's bad, nobody agrees on why.
Published 03/26/24
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?
Published 03/18/24
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?
Published 03/12/24
The process for changing the Supreme Law of the Land.
Published 03/05/24
Have we ever agreed upon a narrative for our nation that we can teach American students?
Published 02/27/24