Civics 101

The White House Press Secretary


Listen Later

Mara Liasson, National Political Correspondent for NPR, has reported on White House press briefings for 3 administrations. She tells us about the role of the Press Secretary, and how the job has changed from president to president. 

  • 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!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Civics 101By NHPR

  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2

4.2

2,493 ratings


More shows like Civics 101

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,183 Listeners

We the People by National Constitution Center

We the People

1,120 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,652 Listeners

On Point | Podcast by WBUR

On Point | Podcast

3,918 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,049 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,738 Listeners

Something Wild by Dave Anderson, Chris Martin

Something Wild

117 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,829 Listeners

10 Minute Writer's Workshop by New Hampshire Public Radio

10 Minute Writer's Workshop

137 Listeners

Outside/In by NHPR

Outside/In

1,465 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,644 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,007 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,280 Listeners

Bear Brook by NHPR

Bear Brook

15,077 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,138 Listeners

Document by NHPR

Document

806 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Crooked Media

Strict Scrutiny

5,678 Listeners

Patient Zero by NHPR

Patient Zero

1,356 Listeners

Stranglehold by NHPR

Stranglehold

327 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,257 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,002 Listeners

N.H. News Recap by NHPR

N.H. News Recap

6 Listeners

The 13th Step by NHPR

The 13th Step

951 Listeners

Writers On A New England Stage by NHPR

Writers On A New England Stage

5 Listeners

Check This Out by New Hampshire Public Radio

Check This Out

2 Listeners

The Youth Development Center by NHPR

The Youth Development Center

276 Listeners

Death Resulting by NHPR

Death Resulting

35 Listeners

The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs by NHPR

The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs

125 Listeners