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Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today we take a field trip to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where Nick explains why he's like this via an obsession with 1776, the movie based on the musical based on the true events that launched a nation. Our nation. Also, Nick and Hannah get real using Dido as inspiration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.7	today. Discover Penwood Grange by Bellway, an exciting collection of chain-free three, four-and-five
0:36.9	bedroom homes in Hazelmere.
0:38.9	Set in peaceful countryside and just three miles from High Wycom,
0:42.7	this stunning development perfectly blends rural charm with excellent connections to London.
0:48.4	Enjoy woodland walks, sports pitches and play areas right on your doorstep,
0:53.1	along with fantastic incentives to make your move even easier.
0:57.4	Search Belway Penwood Grange today.
1:03.5	Here I am.
1:09.2	Sitting on a stoop.
1:11.6	Stoop kids afraid to leave her stoop.
1:18.6	Everyone today you are invited on a field trip.
1:24.6	If there is any one historic location that Nick Capdice has seen more than any other,
1:28.9	it is probably this one. Except he had never been there before. Now, if you've ever spoken to
1:35.9	Nick about the Revolutionary War era or about movies, or about William Daniels, or really for
1:42.4	any length of time, or if you have listened to more than just a few episodes of Civics 101,
1:46.2	you have probably heard him mention this one film.
1:50.2	If I had a switch, Hannah, that could turn off my love for the musical 1776,
1:54.2	I'd flip it, but I don't have that switch, do I?
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