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NCSL Podcasts

Learn about the people, policies and politics of America's state legislatures with NCSL's three podcasts: "Our American States," "Legislatures: The Inside Story" and "Building Democracy."

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Bipartisanship Gets Some Star Power | OAS Episode 145

Bipartisanship Gets Some Star Power | OAS Episode 145

Our American StatesA Starting Point is a civic engagement platform with some unusual star power behind it.The website, w... Read more

7 Nov 2021

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Supreme Court Update | OAS Episode 144

Supreme Court Update | OAS Episode 144

Our American StatesOn this podcast, we look ahead to the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court and look back at some decisi... Read more

24 Oct 2021

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Policing Policy: How Two Legislatures Responded | Episode 143

Policing Policy: How Two Legislatures Responded | Episode 143

Our American StatesThe death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked a cascade of state legislation affecting... Read more

17 Oct 2021

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Nancy Koehn: The Nature of Leadership | LTIS Episode 2

Nancy Koehn: The Nature of Leadership | LTIS Episode 2

Legislatures: The Inside StoreyLeadership is a perennial topic of interest for those in the legislative world and few ar... Read more

10 Oct 2021

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2021 Legislative Summit Preview | OAS Episode 142

2021 Legislative Summit Preview | OAS Episode 142

Our American StatesNCSL’s Legislative Summit is back Nov. 3-5 in Tampa, Fla.On this podcast, we talk with three of NCSL’... Read more

26 Sep 2021

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Redistricting: Numbers Are In, Race is On | OAS Episode 141

Redistricting: Numbers Are In, Race is On | OAS Episode 141

Our American StatesRedistricting is finally upon us. The once-a-decade process uses data from the census to draw congres... Read more

19 Sep 2021

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Digging Into Brain Science With John Medina | LTIS Episode 1

Digging Into Brain Science With John Medina | LTIS Episode 1

Legislatures: The Inside StoreyWelcome to the inaugural episode of “Legislatures: The Inside Storey,” a new podcast from... Read more

8 Sep 2021

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Building Democracy: The Story of State Legislatures | Episode 6

Building Democracy: The Story of State Legislatures | Episode 6

OverviewNCSL’s Our American States podcast presents a special six-part series, “Building Democracy: The Story of Legisla... Read more

1 Sep 2021

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Free College? It’s More Complicated Than That | OAS Episode 140

Free College? It’s More Complicated Than That | OAS Episode 140

Our American StatesThe cost of higher education, the amount of student loan debt, the percentage of students who receive... Read more

22 Aug 2021

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Helping Health Care Workers Cope | OAS Episode 139

Helping Health Care Workers Cope | OAS Episode 139

The crushing strain of caring for patients the last year and half of pandemic has taken a toll on health care workers. L... Read more

15 Aug 2021

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