Civics Bits

About Civics Bits

Our young people are the future voters and leaders of their community, state, and nation. To be knowledgeable voters and effective leaders, each of them needs to understand how to be a good citizen and, importantly, why that matters. Civics Bits is one way to support teachers and families in the important task of ensuring that this learning is not left to chance. The purpose of this podcast is to explore citizenship topics in manageable chunks that are appropriate for elementary-aged students.

Publisher

Kerry Irons

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2024

Latest episode

16 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Aug 2025

   Civics Bits #23 Compassion

   Compassion is another important quality for good citizens, related to kindness and empathy. It's the ability to connect with the feelings of others (empathy) AND take action to make things better for another person (kindness). Explore who it benefits and why, as well as strategies to help you become more compassionate.

2. 

   16 Aug 2025

   Civics Bits #22 Empathy

   Empathy is about putting yourself in someone else's shoes! It's about understanding and connecting with the feelings of others. In this episode, we explore why being empathetic matters, and we share some strategies that can help kids learn to be more empathetic with others.

3. 

   7 Jun 2025

   Civics Bits #21 Kindness

   This episode explores kindness as an action, examining its meaning, offering ideas for kind acts, and highlighting the importance of kindness.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60