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The National Guard
Miranda Summers Lowe, Military Curator at the Smithsonian and active National Guard soldier, tells us the history of the Guard, the process for calling them out, and what sets them apart from other b…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Presidential Transitions
On today's episode: what happens when the incumbent president leaves office and the president-elect enters? How is information shared? What laws or guidelines govern the transition of power? We talke…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
IRL 2: The Flag and the Pledge
Today, our second IRL puts it up the flagpole and sees if anyone salutes it. Hannah goes into the history of the flag and the Pledge of Allegiance and how they've changed since their inception. Then …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
IRL 1: Free Speech in Schools
This is the first in a series called Civics 101 IRL; special episodes where we explore the historic moments connected to our regular podcast topics. Today we're digging into four incredibly importan…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
U.S. Territories
Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands are all U.S. territories, but what does that mean? Is there political representation? What is the status o…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago