{"podcast":{"title":"Civics on the Rocks","slug":"civics-on-the-rocks-6598827","podcast_index_feed_id":6598827,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/civicsontherocks/feed.xml","website_url":"https://CivicsOnTheRocks.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1381621/CivicsOnTheRocks_Art_v7_3000x3000_9m36fc.png","author":"Anne Trominski","episode_count":54,"summary":"A history teacher and an engineer walk into a bar...ouch! Except there isn’t a bar. But there are a few dad jokes. And whiskey. Two guys who know a few things, have been around a few blocks, and a few cocktails, discuss politics, science, history, technology, and—*gestures wildly*—, all while drinking and dropping pop culture references. Did we mention the dad jokes? Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join us for Civics on the Rocks.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-on-the-rocks-6598827"},"episode":{"title":"What are the President’s War Powers?","slug":"what-are-the-president-s-war-powers","published_at":"2026-02-02T15:00:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-on-the-rocks-6598827/what-are-the-president-s-war-powers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-on-the-rocks-6598827","url":"https://CivicsOnTheRocks.podbean.com/e/what-are-the-president-s-war-powers/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4xb3e7sz5h6w6msq/WhatAreThePresidentsWarPowers.mp3","summary":"Steve points out the squishiness, Mack plays Devil’s advocate, and Anne declares war on Switzerland. REFERENCES The executive power shall be vested in a President: Constitution Annotated. “ArtII.S1.C1.1 Overview of Executive Vesting Clause.” https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C1-1/ALDE_00013790/ President shall also be Commander in Chief of the armed forces: Legal Information Institute. “Commander in Chief Powers.” Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commander_in_chief_powers Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, like we all know: Constitution Annotated. “Clause 11 War Powers.” https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/clause-11/ There’s this other part that says the President shall make sure that the laws be faithfully executed: Constitution Annotated. “ArtII.S3.3.1 Overview of Take Care Clause.” https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S3-3-1/ALDE_00001160/ Other than, what is war: Merriam-Webster. “War.” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war Going back to the Barbary pirates: Office of the Historian. “Barbary Wars, 1801–1805 and 1815–1816.” https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/barbary-wars In the Navy Act: Bisno, Adam. “President Washington Signs the Naval Act of 1794.” March 20, 2019. Naval History and Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/origins-of-the-navy/washington-naval-act-1794.html The famous six frigates: Naval History and Heritage Command. “U.S. Navy’s Six Original Frigates.” https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/original-frigates.html Or an amendment later: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. “An Act for the Protection of Commerce of the U.S. in the Mediterranean, Passed by the Senate February 1, 1802.” https://www.visitthecapitol.gov…","meta_description":"Steve points out the squishiness, Mack plays Devil’s advocate, and Anne declares war on Switzerland. REFERENCES The executive power shall be vested in a P…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/civics-on-the-rocks-6598827/episodes/what-are-the-president-s-war-powers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-on-the-rocks-6598827/what-are-the-president-s-war-powers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}