# Civics 101

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Official site: https://www.siriusxm.com
Author: NHPR
Episodes: 362

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [How making people wait sparked the American Revolution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/how-making-people-wait-sparked-the-american-revolution) — 2026-05-19T17:22:00+00:00
- [Why Teachers Are Having a Tough Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/why-teachers-are-having-a-tough-time) — 2026-05-12T10:32:00+00:00
- [What did the world really think about the Declaration of Independence?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-did-the-world-really-think-about-the-declaration-of-independence) — 2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00
- [Ask a Judge: What is Pro Se?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/ask-a-judge-what-is-pro-se) — 2026-04-28T04:00:00+00:00
- [What's the Strait of Hormuz? And how do blockades work?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-s-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-how-do-blockades-work) — 2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00
- [How did federal income taxes get this way?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/how-did-federal-income-taxes-get-this-way) — 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00
- [What is the 25th Amendment?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-is-the-25th-amendment) — 2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00
- [The Raw Milk Question](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/the-raw-milk-question) — 2026-04-07T12:55:00+00:00
- [Can American elections be "nationalized"? What does that mean?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/can-american-elections-be-nationalized-what-does-that-mean) — 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00
- [Why are we paying more for gas right now?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/why-are-we-paying-more-for-gas-right-now) — 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00
- [Someone oughta open up a window](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/someone-oughta-open-up-a-window) — 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00
- [The Civic Role of Religious Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/the-civic-role-of-religious-leaders) — 2026-03-11T11:36:00+00:00
- [Are you really mad? What can you do about that?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/are-you-really-mad-what-can-you-do-about-that) — 2026-03-03T05:01:00+00:00
- [What does "detention" mean?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-does-detention-mean) — 2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00
- [Why did the FBI keep tabs on high school students?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/why-did-the-fbi-keep-tabs-on-high-school-students) — 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00
- [When did immigrants become "illegal?"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/when-did-immigrants-become-illegal) — 2026-02-10T14:16:00+00:00
- [What is ICE's job?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-is-ice-s-job) — 2026-02-03T18:43:00+00:00
- [Safe to Drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/safe-to-drink) — 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00
- [What happens when it's not NASA bringing civilians to space?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-happens-when-it-s-not-nasa-bringing-civilians-to-space) — 2026-01-27T15:07:00+00:00
- [What is the Monroe Doctrine?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-is-the-monroe-doctrine) — 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00
- [How does asylum work? And what has changed?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/how-does-asylum-work-and-what-has-changed) — 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00
- [What's happening with Venezuela?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-s-happening-with-venezuela) — 2026-01-06T01:46:39+00:00
- [Restoring Civility in our Politics (on The Middle)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/restoring-civility-in-our-politics-on-the-middle) — 2025-12-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Probable Claus: Is Santa a Criminal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/probable-claus-is-santa-a-criminal) — 2025-12-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [What is the filibuster?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/what-is-the-filibuster) — 2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00

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