ShameFree Civics
The no-judgments, non-partisan Owner's Manual to law, governance and citizenship in the U.S. that you don't have to be a law professor to understand.
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Check, one two. Check, one two. Pam McBride, one of the show's
two co-hosts, talks about the upcoming launch of ShameFree
Civics, expected in late November 2019. ShameFree Civics is the
no-judgments, non-partisan Owner's Manual to American law,...
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ShameFree Civics (TM) is hosted by Ann Heilman and Pam McBride, a
pair of devoted U.S. Constitution fans who've both happily called
multiple different regions of the U.S. home. Ann and Pam sometimes
disagree on policy, but both believe all Americans are entitled to
understand and take part in their local, state and national
governance institutions, without needing an advanced degree to do
it. ShameFree Civics is your no-judgments, non-partisan, mostly
upbeat, "Owner's Manual" to law, government and citizenship
("civics") in the U.S. It's the place to get answers to all your
questions about how law and government work in America, and to get
the tools to speak up and participate effectively and
constructively whether you need a local building permit or want
your U.S. Senator to represent your interests. As we address day to
day concerns we'll see how our Constitutional structures --at the
national and state levels-- were designed to serve and protect all
of us, even when our interests and ideologies deeply conflict.
Especially then. Pam McBride is a mom, former lawyer, civil
liberties advocate, and business strategist in the DC metro area,
while Ann Heilman is a mom, former lawyer, certified high school
government teacher, one-time Young Republicans club president,
education coach, AND working farmer from South Carolina (she
doesn't sleep a lot). We met in Chicago a really long time ago and,
despite having almost nothing in common politically, we bonded over
a love of the outdoors, an honest argument, sportsmanship and, as
it turned out, good whisky. We haven't lived within 500 miles of
each other since, but we're never at a loss for something to talk
about, especially when it comes to this country, which we both love
to the point of being a little embarrassing. We'll take your
questions and get you non-partisan, user-friendly answers to the
things that confuse or frustrate you about law and government
issues. We'll draw a bit on our own pretty decent knowledge of law
and government, and more on insights and advice from the experts we
interview on your behalf. We hope some of those experts will
include some old friends of ours who are doing cool things in
government, business and citizen advocacy roles (fingers crossed!).
We're also not above occasionally dragging in our Gen Z relatives
to get their perspectives and advice. So we're looking forward to a
lot of great conversations about operating America, and we hope
you'll grab your coffee, join in and have a few laughs while we
learn! Still wondering if the show is for you? Well, Are you
exhausted by seemingly EVERYTHING resulting in scorched-earth
partisanship, hyped-up cultural animosities, and personal attacks
on people who raise honest objections or concerns--whether it's in
Washington, the state legislature or the local PTA? Do you feel
like you should know the difference between a "real democracy" and
America's federal constitutional representative republic--but you
only "kind of-sort of" know, because you haven't had a civics class
since the 4th grade? Are you frustrated by the laws that get passed
(or don't get passed) in your town or county, but you don't know
who to complain to or how you can change things? Have you actually
wondered if "democracy even matters", since government at the U.S.
national level maybe hasn't been working very well for you over the
last couple of decades? (And have you wondered who it might benefit
for U.S. citizens to conclude that they don't care about
democracy?) Do you hesitate to speak up when people are talking
about national or state politics--even if you think what's being
said isn't true--because you don't exactly know the context, and
you're worried that you'll be embarrassed, or even worse,
misinterpreted, labelled or even shamed? Do you want to know how to
separate fact from interpretation, opinion, spin, bias,
misrepresentation or just plain made-up content by
disinformation...
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