Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn the News: The Debt Ceiling
Season 12 Episode 2
Nia and Aughie discuss the debt ceiling and the current issues being faced in Congress with raising the debt ceiling. Aughie also discusses historica…
3 years, 5 months ago
In The News: Presidential Records Act
Season 12 Episode 1
Aughie and Nia start the new season with a discussion of recent Presidential records issues. Both President Trump and President Biden have been entan…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Department of Homeland Security
Season 11 Episode 23
In response to the terrorist attacks on the United states on September 11, 2001, the last department (in the series thus far) was created - the Depar…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Department of Veterans Affairs
Season 11 Episode 22
Taking care of American military veterans began in the colonial era, after the Revolutionary War. In 1811, the federal government authorized housing …
3 years, 6 months ago
In the News: Railroad Strike Averted
Season 11 Episode 21
Aughie and Nia discuss the recent Congressional decision to avert a railroad strike.
3 years, 6 months ago
The Department of Education
Season 11 Episode 20
As with previous departments, the Department of Education was re-created recently, but goes back to 1867, when President Andrew Johnson signed legisl…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Department of Energy
Season 11 Episode 18
Nia and Aughie move on to the lucky 13th department, the Department of Energy, formed in 1977. While it might seem like a recent department, Energy c…
3 years, 6 months ago
In the News: Kyrsten Sinema
Season 11 Episode 19
Nia and Aughie explore the recent decision by Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to change her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent.
3 years, 6 months ago
The Department of Transportation
Season 11 Episode 16
The next department in the series is also part of the Great Society, the Department of Transportation (DoT). Aughie explains how the many subagencie…
3 years, 6 months ago
In the News: Elections
Season 11 Episode 17
Aughie and Nia discuss the statistics and implications of the 2022 midterm elections.
3 years, 7 months ago