Why are we printing so much paper money? (D.C. field trip dispatch)

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Why do we need so much paper money? Why does the National Zoo have bison? How did Thomas Edison record sound? How big is the Hope Diamond? What does the CPB do? And what is it ike seeing a Supreme Court oral argument in person? What about all those protests outside? These are all questions the Civics 101 team sought to answer on their second and third days field-tripping in Washington D.C. And now they've been joined by Outside/In producer Felix Poon! Listen in as the team shares their experiences and some interesting facts they picked up during their reporting and down time. And don't forget to stay tuned for all the episodes the team will produce after this trip to our nation's capital! 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	Hi there you're listening to Civics 101 coming to you live for, well not live for a podcast but coming to you from
0:15.1	Washington DC we are sitting around a dining room table in the house we're all
0:20.6	sharing as a radio team and we're going to tell you a little bit
0:24.9	about our day yesterday and our day today but before we do who are you? My name is
0:30.4	Nick Capadiche and I work for Civics 101 at New Hampshire Public Radio.
0:35.0	I'm Anna McCarthy.
0:36.2	I'm Christina Phillips.
0:37.9	I'm Felix Poon, producer of Outside In.
0:41.5	All right, so let's go through it.
0:45.0	I feel like it's been a thousand years since yesterday, but, um, what, Nick, what was yesterday
0:50.9	like for you?
0:51.9	Last time I spoke, I was about to go to speak to somebody from the Washington Center and that's who I spoke to yesterday.
0:58.0	So I told you a little bit about what the Washington Center is.
1:01.0	Are you aware, Felix, of what the Washington Center is? I'm not aware of the Washington Center is. Are you aware Felix of what the Washington Center is?
1:03.6	I'm not aware of the Washington Center.
1:05.4	I'm so glad you're here, Felix.
1:07.3	I'm so glad you're here to explain it.
1:09.2	The Washington Center is one of several organizations that take students who you know aren't sure
1:15.8	exactly what they want to do for life or for a career but have an interest in
1:19.4	politics or like an interest in DC and does internships with them.
1:23.8	This is a nonprofit that's almost like a pipeline to politics.
1:28.1	So if you want to work as a staffer or you know you want to do something else
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