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Civil Discourse

Nia Rodgers and Dr. John Aughenbaugh

This podcast uses government documents to illuminate the workings of the American government, and offer context around the effects of government agencies in your everyday life.

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All Episodes

60:42

Landlines and Demographics

Civil Discourse ·

2023/10/24

Nia and Aughie discover and discuss the connections between landline usage and government statistics gathering. They also explore the demographics of owners of landlines.

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50:24

Congress and the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Civil Discourse ·

2023/10/17

Aughie and Nia delve into the Mountain Valley Pipeline deal during the debt ceiling debates, and the problems that Congress has made for the Courts in adjudicating any problems with the pipeline. Does the Congress have the power to direct which Court will hear a case?

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48:51

Architect of the Capitol

Civil Discourse ·

2023/10/10

Nia and Aughie talk about an open position in the federal government, the Architect of the Capitol. They discuss the responsibilities of the job and how to potentially change the job to attract candidates.

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57:18

National Film Registry

Civil Discourse ·

2023/10/03

Aughie and Nia explore the purpose of the National Film Preservation Board, created by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988. They discuss the criterion used to consider films as well as some of the films that are part of the National Film Registry.

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40:12

In the News: Government Shutdowns

Civil Discourse ·

2023/10/01

Aughie and Nia discuss the outcomes of government shutdowns.

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65:36

Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Fiction Books

Civil Discourse ·

2023/09/26

In the 5th and final part of a short series titled Getting to Know You, Aughie and Nia discuss their favorite political fiction books. Other favorites in the series include West Wing episodes, political movies, political or protest songs, and political scandals.

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67:47

Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Scandals

Civil Discourse ·

2023/09/19

In part 4 of a short series titled Getting to Know You, Aughie and Nia discuss their favorite protest or political songs. Other favorites in the series include West Wing episodes, protest movies, political or protest songs, and political books.

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62:48

Getting to Know You: Favorite Protest or Political Songs

Civil Discourse ·

2023/09/12

In part 3 of a short series titled Getting to Know You, Nia and Aughie discuss their favorite political or protest songs. Other favorites in the series include West Wing episodes, protest movies, political scandals, and political books.

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67:04

Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Movies

Civil Discourse ·

2023/08/29

In part 2 of a short series titled Getting to Know You, Nia and Aughie discuss their favorite political movies. Other favorites in the series include West Wing episodes, protest songs, political scandals, and political books.

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70:50

Getting to Know You: Favorite West Wing Episodes

Civil Discourse ·

2023/08/22

In a short series titled Getting to Know You, Aughie and Nia discuss their favorite West Wing Episodes. Other favorites upcoming will include movies, protest songs, political scandals, and books.

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71:44

SCOTUS 3 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

In the third of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Biden v. Nebraska, and Department of Education v. Brown.

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50:45

SCOTUS 5 Preview of the 23-24 Term

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

Aughie and Nia preview some of the 21 cases that the Supreme Court has already agreed to hear for the 23-24 term.

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65:29

SCOTUS 4 Statistics of the 22-23 Term

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

Aughie and Nia share the statistics of this SCOTUS term, including who wrote the most and least, who agreed the most and least, and much more.

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71:11

SCOTUS 2 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

In the second of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Haaland v. Brackeen, U.S. v Texas, Groff v. DeJoy, Counterman v. Colorado and Moore v. Harper.

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63:50

In the News: Debt Ceiling Revisited

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

Nia And Aughie discuss the provisions of the debt ceiling agreement reached in June 2023. This is a follow up episode to a January 2023 episode.

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66:04

SCOTUS 1 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term

Civil Discourse ·

2023/07/07

In the first of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Andy Warhol v Goldsmith, Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, Glacier Northwest v. Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters, Allen v. Milligan, and Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products.

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59:55

Jack Daniels, Bad Spaniels, and the SCOTUS

Civil Discourse ·

2023/05/09

Scholarly communications librarian Hillary Miller joins Nia and Aughie to debate the issues in the recent case before the Supreme Court, Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC.

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70:10

Music Catalogs and Copyright Law

Civil Discourse ·

2023/05/02

Scholarly communications librarian Hillary Miller joins Aughie and Nia to discuss the copyright ownership of musical products by writers, singers, and potentially hedge funds.

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59:48

The Respect for Marriage Act

Civil Discourse ·

2023/04/25

Nia and Aughie discuss the recently enacted PL 117-228, the Respect for Marriage Act. It repeals The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and guarantees that same sex marriages performed in a state where they are legal must be recognized in all other states.

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50:48

Federalist Paper 10

Civil Discourse ·

2023/04/18

Aughie and Nia discuss arguments made in Federalist 10 and AntiFederalist 10 regarding the factions and parties that might destroy the rights of the people, especially those holding the minority opinion.

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