Arizona Civics Podcast

About Arizona Civics Podcast

Welcome to the Arizona Civics Podcast. This podcast aims to share our journey of sustaining Arizona’s interests in reforms to civic education by working with civic educators in our state. This work is being done by the Center for American Civics at Arizona State University. I am your host, Liz Evans, Civic Education and Outreach Program Director at ASU, and I will interview Arizona teachers, content experts, and leaders in civic education. We hope you enjoy our journey to make Arizona a national civics model!

Publisher

The Center for American Civics

Category

education · government · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2022

Latest episode

8 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jan 2026

   How Religious Literacy Builds Global Competence And Civic Skills

   In this episode of the Arizona Civics Podcast, host Liz Evans is joined by Dr. Tim Hall, educator and founder of Religion Matters, for a thoughtful conversation on religious literacy—what it is, why it matters, and how it can be taught responsibly in public schools. Dr. Hall explains how religious literacy helps students better understand history, civic life, global affairs, and one another in a pluralistic democracy. The conversation explores constitutional guardrails, classroom strategies, ...

2. 

   4 Dec 2025

   How Participatory Budgeting Builds Civic Power In Arizona Schools

   Hand students a real budget and a ballot, and watch a campus transform. We sit down with Tara Bartlett (ASU), KaRa Lyn Thrasher, and Sabrina Estrada (Center for the Future of Arizona) to unpack how school participatory budgeting turns student voice into visible change—without adding noise or partisanship. From the first Arizona pilot to 80+ schools statewide, the story is clear: when students lead, engagement grows, trust deepens, and communities benefit. We break down the complete PB cycle ...

3. 

   12 Nov 2025

   How Mark Twain’s Stories Shape American Character And Civic Imagination

   We explore how Mark Twain’s writing, not his public persona, teaches a demanding civic balance: democratic equality joined to a living culture of excellence. Through Huck Finn and Connecticut Yankee, we trace how humor, empathy, and imagination form judgment without sliding into cynicism. • distinguishing Twain the persona from the unified teaching in the work • equality, liberty and the cultivation of greatness in tension • Connecticut Yankee as a parable of science, soul and trade-offs • H...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

51,465

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

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Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

68

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