Civics Podcasts
Civics 101: a podcast
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What’s the difference between the House and the Senate? How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What do the Federalist Papers really say? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts (it’s free!)
Civics and Coffee: a podcast
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A history podcast. New episodes every Saturday!
The Civics Lab: a podcast
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The Civics Lab at St. Edward’s University (Austin, TX) is a student and faculty collaborative podcast on civics life in America. We interview guests and discuss issues around the intersection of politics, economics, society, public policy, religion and other important issues to the civics life in the United States and Texas. Dr. David Thomason, on the faculty at St. Ed’s, is the director of the Civics Lab. Students at St. Ed’s produce, research and comment on the podcast. The Civics Lab is sponsored by a grant from the Hatton Sumners Foundation.
Civics is Dead: a podcast
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A podcast that is examining the decline of American history and civics education in our schools.
The Mind Online Podcast
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Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially youth—using it for necessary change. Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahne talk empowerment and civic engagement through digital media.
Teaching Hard History Podcast
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What we don’t know about American history hurts us all. Teaching Hard History begins with the long and brutal legacy of chattel slavery and reaches through the victories of and violent responses to the civil rights movement to the present day. From Learning for Justice and host Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators. It’s good advice for teachers and good information for everybody.
60 Second Civics Podcast
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60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation’s government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation’s history and government.
Throughline Podcast by NPR
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The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.
Backstory Podcast
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Ever think there’s more to history than meets the eye? Or wondered how your ancestors experienced their own current events? There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn. That’s where BackStory comes in.