The MIghty Mississippi

Civics 101

NHPR

Education, History, Supreme Court, American History, Elections, Democracy, Society & Culture, Government, Civics, Politics, Social Studies

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

How we turned one of our country’s biggest rivers into a machine - and what happens when that machine starts to break down.

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0:00.0	Hey there,
0:01.0	listeners, have you ever wanted to see us do our thing live?
0:05.0	Well, for the first time ever, you are going to get your chance.
0:10.0	We are recording a live podcast episode at the NHPR Civic Summit.
0:15.0	It's on September 28th at 10 a.m.
0:18.0	This episode is going to be all about how you can make a difference beyond your vote.
0:23.2	Like what else can you do?
0:24.6	And it's gonna be fun.
0:25.4	It's gonna be a good time.
0:26.3	It's like listening to an episode of the show,
0:28.2	but we'll be there.
0:30.0	For all the details to get tickets,
0:32.0	just click the link in the show notes.
0:34.2	It is free for educators and students and as a little Laniop, lunch shall be provided.
0:39.7	Again, just click that link in the show notes.
0:41.8	It's going to be a great time and we hope to see you there.
0:48.0	This is Civics 101. I'm Nick Capediche and today we are bringing you something a little different.
0:54.6	It is an episode produced by our fellow NHPR podcast Outside In.
0:59.2	It touches Civics insofar as a public organization does make a cameo, the Army Corps of Engineers, but it touches
1:06.6	us in another way.
1:08.2	It's about the iconic Mississippi River, which Americans and the government have tried to tame for more than 200 years.
1:16.6	And it's about how this river, one that has been such an important line of demarcation for
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