Do your eyes glaze over and your ears tune out the moment people start talking about government and politics? Maybe you shrink into a corner because you're sure everyone in the room is more informed and you're afraid your knowledge gaps will be exposed. Or maybe you're up to speed on how the U.S. government works, but you'd love to soak up some intriguing facts and quirky trivia. We've got you covered!
Over four quick and dirty podcast episodes, Nick Capodice and Hannah McCartney, the authors of A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works, will drop some knowledge about elections and the Electoral College, how to petition and protest for change, the branches of U.S. government and how they're kept from becoming all-powerful through a system of checks and balances, and some landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases that shaped America.
Episode One: A User's Guide to U.S. Elections
Who's responsible for the Electoral College? (Hint: There's a wildly popular Broadway musical about him.) We'll dish on that and everything you need to know about the U.S. election process in the inaugural episode of our Unknown History miniseries, A User's Guide to Democracy.
Episode Two: A User's Guide to Getting Involved in Democracy—Petitions and Protests
How do you get involved in U.S. Democracy? Here's a crash course on next-level civic participation. Yep, we're talking about putting your money or your giant poster board sign where your mask-covered mouth is.
Episode Three: A User's Guide to the Branches of U.S. Government
The three branches of the U.S. federal government—executive, legislative, and judicial—keep each other in line through a system of "checks and...
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