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The Civics Lab

By: David Thomason
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  • The Civics Lab at St. Edward's University (Austin, TX) is a student and faculty collaborative podcast on civics life in America. We interview guests and discuss issues around the intersection of politics, economics, society, public policy, religion and other important issues to the civics life in the United States and Texas. Dr. David Thomason, on the faculty at St. Ed's, is the director of the Civics Lab. Students at St. Ed's produce, research and comment on the podcast. Students in the lab include: Caroline King (Executive Editor) Milo Cortese (producer), Niko Smith (lead economic researcher), Desi Tsacalis (lead background researcher) and Michael Baumgartner (lead commentator) and Ben Alford (contributor) and Esther Heymans (contributor). The Civics Lab is sponsored by a grant from the Hatton Sumners Foundation.
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Episodes
  • Interview with State Representative Gene Wu

    Interview with State Representative Gene Wu
    Apr 20 2023

    In this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with State Representative Gene Wu.  Gene Wu is a Democrat representing District 137, located in West Houston. It was an enormous pleasure to talk with Gene about the current legislative session, and we hope you enjoy his honesty and clarity as much as we did!
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    44 mins
  • Jay Kleberg, Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner

    Jay Kleberg, Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner
    Apr 1 2022

    You may be asking, what is the Texas Land Commission?  Texas elects a Land Commissioner?  Why?  In this episode, we have Jay Kleberg in the Civics Lab studio to discuss why he is running for this statewide office and what makes this position important in the fight against climate change, education funding,  Veterans' healthcare, and protecting and expanding our access to public lands. 
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    26 mins
  • How a Middle School in Austin is Making Salsa and Growing Young Entrepreneurs

    How a Middle School in Austin is Making Salsa and Growing Young Entrepreneurs
    Mar 31 2022

    Civics Lab team members went to John P.  Ojeda Middle School, in Southeast Austin to discuss a project that teachers and students are collaborating to grow, market and finance the production of salsa.  Students and teachers have literally turned computer rooms into greenhouses and are applying the spirit of American entrepreneurship to address access to healthy foods.   Join in on this week's quick take!

    Websites on what Austin is doing to address food insecurity:
    https://www.austintexas.gov/content/austin-travis-county-food-policy-board

    https://reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0219788-central-texas-foodshed-assessment.html

    https://www.austintexas.gov/page/food-system-research-reports

    Del Valle ISD Link
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    8 mins
Political Science Social Sciences
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