# Civics 101 A podcast by NHPR. 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. Feed: https://rss.introcast.io/1195657423/feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG3969164236 ## Latest episodes - [Intraparties: From the Tea Party to the DSA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/c7b3d2b7f75a) (2026-10-27, 38 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8023863381.mp3 - [Introducing “Bear Brook: A Private Matter”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/f4aa47716057) (2026-10-23, 27 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8368710001.mp3 - [On the Midterms and Civic Participation with 1A](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/8e48f545db11) (2026-10-20, 37 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2028803665.mp3 - [The National Mall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/28f1c999a5ed) (2026-10-13, 39 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5758886485.mp3 - [What Does it Mean to Be a Democrat or a Republican?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/53d5cf773d4d) (2026-10-06, 45 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5811484621.mp3 - [How a Bill (REALLY) Becomes a Law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/e0853519b00b) (2026-09-29, 29 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9968269389.mp3 - [What is Federalism?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/8a854b0bde47) (2026-09-22, 28 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7428388984.mp3 - [U.S. Versus: The Two Party System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/42fab9b26f53) (2026-09-15, 30 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7215723064.mp3 - [These United Hosts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/a4ce0a82eb17) (2026-09-08, 48 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5075853945.mp3 - [Our 250th Annual Trivia Episode!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/a1e50d7ab1f8) (2026-09-01, 32 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1946137709.mp3 - [Article II of the Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/0491fed9f03b) (2026-08-25, 38 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9218115460.mp3 - [SCOTUS Decision Roundup](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/5280057719f8) (2026-08-19, 37 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5473446735.mp3 - [What is communism, socialism, and fascism?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/45f391d52e34) (2026-08-11, 34 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5374324229.mp3 - [Article I of The Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/00fc531a9396) (2026-08-05, 49 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1840035003.mp3 - [Why do Americans love conspiracy theories?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/4ada2f2a694e) (2026-07-28, 44 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8203212547.mp3 - [Do we have separation of church and state?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/95da2a8f1115) (2026-07-21, 33 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG8516693846.mp3 - [Why is our union so imperfect? (With Jill Lepore)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/6526a6e51e84) (2026-07-14, 56 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7417236040.mp3 - [How we started, how it's going](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/47b695df270a) (2026-07-07, 24 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4561815459.mp3 - [America's other origin story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/729f5ce43640) (2026-07-03, 31 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5346902809.mp3 - [Why is Congress like this?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/a3bdfae1f98c) (2026-06-30, 29 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5657269324.mp3 - [When a flag is against the rules... or the law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/e88ddee0294e) (2026-06-23, 29 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2678314743.mp3 - [Lessons from the American Revolution (with Ken Burns)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/354acf9d720a) (2026-06-16, 47 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9714391691.mp3 - [How to Make Things Better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/c14d6838b921) (2026-06-09, 28 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7255413158.mp3 - [How did we get so red, white and blue?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/05f3770993d2) (2026-06-02, 29 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3752742247.mp3 - [Why Students Are Having a Tough Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/659f5832b77d) (2026-05-26, 28 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1257614209.mp3 - [How making people wait sparked the American Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/236825288e08) (2026-05-19, 44 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1742877591.mp3 - [Why Teachers Are Having a Tough Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/b508e8bdc8b6) (2026-05-12, 29 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6157897463.mp3?updated=1778525682 - [What did the world really think about the Declaration of Independence?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/ac6c95d2e8ee) (2026-05-05, 33 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4968635146.mp3?updated=1778252725 - [Ask a Judge: What is Pro Se?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/9a66b4fb1c02) (2026-04-28, 25 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1524876302.mp3?updated=1777298374 - [What's the Strait of Hormuz? And how do blockades work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/8925bf5c3049) (2026-04-21, 24 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1157347714.mp3?updated=1776789539 - [How did federal income taxes get this way?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/3028e150a382) (2026-04-14, 40 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4265464760.mp3?updated=1776098875 - [What is the 25th Amendment?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/1244508672c7) (2026-04-09, 30 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2723847429.mp3?updated=1775670325 - [The Raw Milk Question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/0038b992e528) (2026-04-07, 37 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1842614161.mp3?updated=1775498636 - [Can American elections be "nationalized"? What does that mean?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/1322b390e6e4) (2026-03-31, 35 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9662959938.mp3?updated=1774905794 - [Why are we paying more for gas right now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/f8c200a53355) (2026-03-24, 23 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5035347376.mp3?updated=1774275142 - [Someone oughta open up a window](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/c08d7ef310fb) (2026-03-17, 31 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1045932055.mp3?updated=1773696274 - [The Civic Role of Religious Leaders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/bf781373320e) (2026-03-11, 31 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3475379484.mp3?updated=1773229332 - [Are you really mad? What can you do about that?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/4e60cb8e7b81) (2026-03-03, 49 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5133366488.mp3?updated=1772478328 - [What does "detention" mean?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/d5fb6ba17cfa) (2026-02-24, 36 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7367203801.mp3?updated=1771799162 - [Why did the FBI keep tabs on high school students?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/4e177ef39c2d) (2026-02-17, 39 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7752779637.mp3?updated=1771799325 - [When did immigrants become "illegal?"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/35f667a6d23f) (2026-02-10, 32 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9132593883.mp3?updated=1770420193 - [What is ICE's job?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/3264fad78113) (2026-02-03, 39 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7759103393.mp3?updated=1770144575 - [Safe to Drink](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/5b6c49c208b8) (2026-01-30, 34 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2355198970.mp3?updated=1769647765 - [What happens when it's not NASA bringing civilians to space?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/35ebb34d8c32) (2026-01-27, 33 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3075365345.mp3?updated=1769452034 - [What is the Monroe Doctrine?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/196d051479ed) (2026-01-20, 28 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG6016892410.mp3?updated=1768874326 - [How does asylum work? And what has changed?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/c3448bf436db) (2026-01-13, 43 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1140522833.mp3?updated=1768330617 - [What's happening with Venezuela?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/9e36956eeb00) (2026-01-06, 22 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4888894396.mp3?updated=1767665693 - [Restoring Civility in our Politics (on The Middle)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/0d171eeaf533) (2025-12-30, 57 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2026161483.mp3?updated=1767106677 - [Probable Claus: Is Santa a Criminal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/3a9801a036b0) (2025-12-23, 27 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG5538459199.mp3?updated=1767106716 - [What is the filibuster?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1195657423/cd2adb439eac) (2025-12-16, 32 min): audio https://prefix.up.audio/s/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3465638427.mp3?updated=1767106889 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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