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Civics 101

NHPR

Government, History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Why don't people "civically engage?" Because they're too busy! Politicians are busy! Or maybe...they don't care? In this special episode of Civics 101 recorded in front of a live audience, we hear from experts who break down what it means to participate in our democracy, how to break down barriers to participation, and how to be who you already are and make a VERY big difference. This episode was recorded at NHPR's Civics 101 Summit at Southern New Hampshire University. Learn more about that event right here. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of Civics 101 was recorded in front of a live audience.
0:04.0	For more information on the event, check out our show notes.
0:07.0	And we are going to begin.
0:10.0	And to begin, I have to invite onto the stage the person without whom Civics 101 would not exist.
0:21.0	Hannah McCarthy came to New Hampshire Public Radio after a career as a reporter for
0:25.1	New York magazine. Oh there she is. He came out before the introduction was done.
0:28.4	Hannah worked at Deaf Sex and Money at WNC. We have co-hosted the show since 2018. She is the best
0:35.3	colleague I've had in my entire life. Everything I can do, she can do better,
0:40.3	backwards and heels. Which to my chagrin ginger Rogers never actually said
0:46.2	Yeah, so ladies and gentlemen it's true. I didn't know it either until I started writing this thing
0:51.3	Hannah McCarthy the creator of today's episode, and should we get going?
0:56.4	I think so, but there's someone else we need out here.
0:58.4	There certainly is.
0:59.9	The most important part for today, senior producer Christina Phillips ladies and
1:04.7	gentlemen. Oh yes yes yes yes yes yes
1:10.7	shall we begin? You good, Christina?
1:14.0	Yeah?
1:15.0	Yeah.
1:16.0	Hello.
1:17.0	Hello everyone. Hello everyone. I am Hannah McCarthy as Nick mentioned.
1:27.0	I'm Nick Capadiche and before we go a step further I want everyone to know that what you're going to see in here today is not a
1:34.3	pre-produced display of incredibly realistic holograms. We are in fact flesh and
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