254 episodes
Civics 101 NHPR
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4.2 • 2.4K Ratings
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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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How Are Cities Chosen For The Olympics?
How is a particular city chosen to be the site of the Olympic Games? You probably guessed it...politics.
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Kamala Harris will be the nominee. What now?
What are the systems and processes when a presumptive nominee is replaced at the last minute?
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Why was the documents case against Donald Trump dismissed?
You may have been surprised (or maybe not) when judge Aileen Cannon abruptly dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. We dig into how and why that happened.
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Introducing “The Youth Development Center”
Introducing the newest series from NHPR’s award-winning Document team: “The Youth Development Center.”
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Where History and Love Collide: Doris Kearns Goodwin on the 60s and Today
Historian Doris Kearns Good talks about the 1960s, her own life as a historian, and her late husband Dick Goodwin, a presidential speechwriter and policy advisor who played a vital role in shaping contemporary American politics and life.
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Moyle v U.S.: Why did SCOTUS punt an abortion case?
The Supreme Court decided it wouldn't decide.
Customer Reviews
Definition of money
A bartering tool. Like wire cutters are an electrical tool. 🤩
Propaganda
The same propaganda we’ve come to expect from biased progressive media outlets like NPR pretending to be non-partisan.
Interesting but biased
This has potential to be useful and provide a great resource and perhaps would be great if they weren’t so clearly leaning in one direction. If you’re looking for unbiased information, this is not it.