Civics 101
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The podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works, from NHPR.
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That's how we started, this exact sentiment 7 years ago
I think it's time people, myself included, start researching Civics. Started following NHPR's @civics101pod.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
That's how we started, this exact sentiment 7 years ago
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Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy of New Hampshire Public Radio fashioned a playful and informative episode of their podcast, Civics 101, out of my June New Republic piece on how the billionaires took over.
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Here’s the piece:
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Here’s the piece:
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Billionaires
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 11/11/2025 · 25m
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November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy of New Hampshire Public Radio fashioned a playful and informative episode of their podcast, Civics 101, out of my June New Republic piece on how the billionaires took over.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Here’s the piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1961...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Here’s the piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1961...
Billionaires. Maybe one trillionaire.
Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
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Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Billionaires
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 11/11/2025 · 25m
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Billionaires. Maybe one trillionaire.
Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Why are political cartoons and comedians so effective? And why were cartoonists on Nixon's enemies list?? The brilliant @tbtoro.bsky.social takes us from 'Join or Die' to Nast to Kimmel: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... #sschat (hat tip to @katebeaton.bsky.social)
October 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Why are political cartoons and comedians so effective? And why were cartoonists on Nixon's enemies list?? The brilliant @tbtoro.bsky.social takes us from 'Join or Die' to Nast to Kimmel: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... #sschat (hat tip to @katebeaton.bsky.social)
I can't wait! The convention center shall rattle with "god damn them all" and I wager security will shut us down by the time we get to "when a great bloody Yankee hove in sight"
Oh @civics101pod.bsky.social you are there when I need a laugh.
"27 reasons your king is *awful* #10 will shock you!"
(Note @capodice.bsky.social looks like I am going to National NCSS - clearly a "Barrett's Privateers" sing along is in order!). I hope we see you at NHCSS soon! #sschat #nhcss )
"27 reasons your king is *awful* #10 will shock you!"
(Note @capodice.bsky.social looks like I am going to National NCSS - clearly a "Barrett's Privateers" sing along is in order!). I hope we see you at NHCSS soon! #sschat #nhcss )
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I can't wait! The convention center shall rattle with "god damn them all" and I wager security will shut us down by the time we get to "when a great bloody Yankee hove in sight"
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Thanks to my friend @capodice.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this very fun episode on the grievances in the Declaration of Independence. This is one of my favorite exercises to go through with students every year and I loved getting the chance to do it for such a great podcast
"He" has done bad things.
Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
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Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
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September 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Thanks to my friend @capodice.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this very fun episode on the grievances in the Declaration of Independence. This is one of my favorite exercises to go through with students every year and I loved getting the chance to do it for such a great podcast
"He" has done bad things.
Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"He" has done bad things.
Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Twenty seven bad things.
How bad were they?
They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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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Forget hypotheticals: How are tariffs affecting American businesses?
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 07/08/2025 · 29m
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July 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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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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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And it turns out some people are REALLY good at it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #sschat
How political “framing” shapes our thoughts
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 06/24/2025 · 27m
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June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #sschat
And it turns out some people are REALLY good at it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #sschat
Today's arguments on the EO on birthright citizenship cited many cases we've visited, wanted to link them here:
Wong Kim Ark: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
WV v Barnette: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
Slaughterhouse cases: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
#sschat
Wong Kim Ark: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
WV v Barnette: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
Slaughterhouse cases: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
#sschat
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...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today's arguments on the EO on birthright citizenship cited many cases we've visited, wanted to link them here:
Wong Kim Ark: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
WV v Barnette: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
Slaughterhouse cases: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
#sschat
Wong Kim Ark: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
WV v Barnette: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
Slaughterhouse cases: www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
#sschat
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Bn...
Rule of Law meets Breakfast Club.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Bn...
The Constitution's Promise: Out of Many, One
YouTube video by American Bar Public Education Division
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May 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Bn...
Rule of Law meets Breakfast Club.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Bn...
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."
forms.mad.uscourts.gov/civics-101-p... #sschat
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."
forms.mad.uscourts.gov/civics-101-p... #sschat
April 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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."
forms.mad.uscourts.gov/civics-101-p... #sschat
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."
forms.mad.uscourts.gov/civics-101-p... #sschat
Well time to do an episode on AI. Hope the robot understands the judicial branch now.
March 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Well time to do an episode on AI. Hope the robot understands the judicial branch now.
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... #sschat #edchat #apgov
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... #sschat #edchat #apgov
NY Times v Sullivan: What if the press couldn’t tell the truth?
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 02/25/2025 · 23m
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February 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... #sschat #edchat #apgov
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... #sschat #edchat #apgov
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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February 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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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.
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.
a man says ginger get the popcorn while standing in a room
ALT: a man says ginger get the popcorn while standing in a room
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February 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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.
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.
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.
bit.ly/40hN5h6
"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.
bit.ly/40hN5h6
February 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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.
bit.ly/40hN5h6
"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.
bit.ly/40hN5h6
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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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?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
February 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
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?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
So glad to see this, that seems like a million years ago. Hope they liked Murph from TN!
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January 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So glad to see this, that seems like a million years ago. Hope they liked Murph from TN!
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www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
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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.
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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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
What is the Department of Education?
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 01/21/2025 · 30m
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January 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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.
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Thanks to @scribnerumcp.bsky.social and @civics101pod.bsky.social we have our new 2024-2028 Ed Policy t-shirt design:
January 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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.
itep.org/tax-avoidanc...
Only three states (LA, AZ, VA) provided data, but it's a start.
itep.org/tax-avoidanc...
January 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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.
itep.org/tax-avoidanc...
Only three states (LA, AZ, VA) provided data, but it's a start.
itep.org/tax-avoidanc...
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.
January 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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.
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
What is the Department of Education?
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 01/21/2025 · 30m
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January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #sschat