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A Recast of ‘Civics 101’

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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Recastable Episodes (460)

1. Trailer: Class Is In Session Jan. 13, 2017
2. Episode 1: Chief of Staff Jan. 19, 2017
3. Episode 2: White House Press Corps Jan. 25, 2017
4. The Comment Period Jan. 31, 2017
5. How to Amend the Constitution Feb. 2, 2017
6. Calling Your Congressperson Feb. 7, 2017
7. The National Security Council Feb. 9, 2017
8. Episode 7: Executive Orders Feb. 13, 2017
9. Federal Courts Feb. 16, 2017
10. Overturning a Supreme Court Ruling Feb. 21, 2017
11. Episode 10: Impeachment Feb. 24, 2017
12. The State of the Union Address March 1, 2017
13. The Nuclear Codes March 2, 2017
14. Filibuster March 6, 2017
15. Episode 14: The Office of Presidential Correspondence March 10, 2017
16. Department of State & Department of Defense March 14, 2017
17. Gerrymandering March 17, 2017
18. Veto March 21, 2017
19. Episode 18: The Office of Scheduling & Advance March 24, 2017
20. Senate Rules March 28, 2017
21. Electoral College March 31, 2017
22. The Congressional Budget Office April 4, 2017
23. Congressional Investigations April 7, 2017
24. Emoluments April 11, 2017
25. The IRS April 14, 2017
26. Term Limits April 18, 2017
27. The Cabinet April 21, 2017
28. Episode 27: How a Case Gets to the Supreme Court April 26, 2017
29. Congressional Caucuses May 5, 2017
30. Political Speechwriting May 10, 2017
31. National Debt & The Deficit May 17, 2017
32. Episode 31: How a Bill Becomes a Law May 24, 2017
33. Episode 32: Budget Basics June 1, 2017
34. Declaring War June 7, 2017
35. Episode 34: Separation of Powers June 14, 2017
36. Party Whips June 21, 2017
37. Approval Ratings June 28, 2017
38. Autocracies and Oligarchies and Democracies, Oh My! July 7, 2017
39. Episode 38: The 25th Amendment July 11, 2017
40. Lobbying July 14, 2017
41. Church and State July 18, 2017
42. Obstruction of Justice July 21, 2017
43. U.S. Territories July 25, 2017
44. Presidential Pardons July 28, 2017
45. Intelligence Agencies Aug. 1, 2017
46. Speaker of the House Aug. 4, 2017
47. Ambassadors Aug. 8, 2017
48. Federal Grand Juries Aug. 11, 2017
49. Who Gets To Run For President Aug. 15, 2017
50. Sanctions Aug. 18, 2017
51. Episode 50: Voting Systems Aug. 22, 2017
52. Treason Aug. 25, 2017
53. State of Emergency Aug. 29, 2017
54. Episode 53: Judges Sept. 1, 2017
55. Security Clearance Sept. 5, 2017
56. The Federal Reserve Sept. 8, 2017
57. The 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech Sept. 12, 2017
58. Commander in Chief Sept. 15, 2017
59. Government Shutdown Sept. 19, 2017
60. Episode 59: The Census Sept. 22, 2017
61. Episode 60: Federalism Sept. 26, 2017
62. The Attorney General Sept. 29, 2017
63. The Debt Ceiling Oct. 3, 2017
64. Episode 63: The CDC Oct. 6, 2017
65. Episode 64: The Nuclear Codes [Rebroadcast] Oct. 10, 2017
66. The Secretary of Education Oct. 13, 2017
67. The EPA Oct. 17, 2017
68. The 1st Amendment - Freedom of Assembly Oct. 20, 2017
69. Episode 68: Populism Oct. 24, 2017
70. Episode 69: The Federalist Papers Oct. 27, 2017
71. Episode 70: The 1st Amendment - Freedom of the Press Oct. 31, 2017
72. The Secret Service Nov. 3, 2017
73. The 2nd Amendment Nov. 7, 2017
74. The Vice President Nov. 10, 2017
75. Unions Nov. 14, 2017
76. White House Staffers Nov. 17, 2017
77. Native American Reservations Nov. 21, 2017
78. IRL 1: Free Speech in Schools Nov. 24, 2017
79. U.S. Postal Service Nov. 28, 2017
80. Congressional Committees Dec. 1, 2017
81. Episode 79: The U.S. Flag Code Dec. 5, 2017
82. The National Archives Dec. 8, 2017
83. HUD Dec. 12, 2017
84. U.S. Allies Dec. 15, 2017
85. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Dec. 19, 2017
86. FEMA Dec. 22, 2017
87. Episode 85: Lobbying [Rebroadcast] Dec. 26, 2017
88. Camp David Dec. 29, 2017
89. The National Anthem Jan. 2, 2018
90. Department of Homeland Security Jan. 5, 2018
91. Episode 89: Post-Presidency Jan. 9, 2018
92. The Surgeon General Jan. 12, 2018
93. Episode 91: The Two-Party System Jan. 16, 2018
94. Episode 92: Lightning Round Jan. 19, 2018
95. BONUS: Government Shutdown (Rebroadcast) Jan. 20, 2018
96. Welfare Jan. 23, 2018
97. Super PACs Jan. 26, 2018
98. Episode 95: How We Vote Jan. 30, 2018
99. The Federal Election Commission Feb. 2, 2018
100. Inspectors General Feb. 6, 2018
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