Civics, Y'all! Episode 5 - "The Post Office Is In the Constitution?!?"

Civics, Y'all!

English - October 13, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Previous Episode: Civics, Y'all! Episode 4 - "What's the deal with partisanship?"

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We discover what the Post Office means to our country.
Show Notes
USPS (https://www.usps.com/)
the Post Office is in the Constitution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Clause)
Louisiana contact tracing (https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/3957)
Brent Spiner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000653/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)
Sam Neill (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000554/)
Lord Melvyn Bragg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvyn_Bragg)
Sesame Street Post Office Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ4nKXB47IU)
mail slow downs (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/14/upshot/is-the-mail-getting-slower-tracker.html)
Trixie Minx (https://www.trixieminx.com/)
Dolly Parton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton)
Governor Edwards (https://ballotpedia.org/John_Bel_Edwards)
abortion bill (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/29/louisiana-passed-an-abortion-ban-its-democratic-governor-plans-defy-his-party-sign-it/)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (https://ballotpedia.org/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez)
service industry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy)
public service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service)
the military and the Post Office (https://www.apwu.org/veterans-issues)
WWII and Jewish-American soldiers (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gi-jews/)
Trixie's grandpa video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyI6Wz65Ltw)
Trixie's Post Office video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=516QKLE3HCM)
sexy Paul Revere (https://www.halloweencostumes.com/women-s-rebel-red-coat.html?mpid=173582&gclid=CjwKCAjw_Y_8BRBiEiwA5MCBJm5wcQKnhIUq7zaCX04s3tWuVbSJ4XFiCQA8ksnr3FHxnWLQdVxaYRoC4AgQAvD_BwE)
Senator Bill Cassidy (https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Cassidy)
Senator John Kennedy (https://ballotpedia.org/John_Neely_Kennedy)
Minx Burlesque NOLA - Tuesdays (https://www.stageit.com/minx_burlesque_new_orleans/live_from_d_b_a/88811)
Minx Burlesque Atlanta - Oct 24 & 31 (https://www.tabernacleatl.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=vvG1zZpKrVkYWq&offerid=129534)
fun facts about the Post Office (https://facts.usps.com/)
Emilie Staat Strong Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/emiliestaatstrong)
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