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Hosted by David Thomason · society · EN-US · 37 episodes
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 Kozmetsky Center of Excellence and project manager of the Civics Lab. Students at St. Ed's produce, research and comment on the podcast. The Civics Lab team is led by St. Edward's University students Jacob Zivin and the Kozmetsky Fellows team. The podcast is brought to you by the Kozmetsky Center. Support the Civics Lab Podcast by becoming a donor or sponsor! Your contribution helps us keep meaningful conversations going. Donate today at bit.ly/KOZDONOR , or contact Jacie Minnick Associate Director of Development via email at jminnick@ste
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe 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.
The Civics Lab is hosted by David Thomason. The show has published 37 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Exploring Civic Education through Statecraft Simulations" (2 October 2025, 49 minutes), "Public Goods and Urban Growth: Housing and Environmental Responsibility in Austin and Travis County" (8 September 2025, 63 minutes), and "The Role of Leadership in Civic Progress: A Conversation with Leadership Austin's CEO" (7 August 2025, 34 minutes).
The Civics Lab publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 37 episodes.
Booking probability for The Civics Lab is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Civics Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Civics Lab's contact route on record: verified email.
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David Thomason hosts The Civics Lab, a society show with 37 episodes published.
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Episode #15
<p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Description: </b>In this episode of the Civics Lab, we sit down with Joe Jaeger, founder and CEO of Statecraft Simulations, a project-based learning simulation for civics and politics. We...
Episode #14
<p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Description</b></p><p>The Civics Lab toured an abandoned Travis County landfill now slated for redevelopment into housing. We explore its history, a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken...
Episode #13
<p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Description<br/></b>The Civics Lab sits down with Jill Goodman, CEO of Leadership Austin. Tune in to learn about Leadership Austin’s dynamic leadership programs and the diverse cohorts they...
Episode #12
<p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode of The Civics Lab, we sit down with Dottie Watkins, President and CEO of CapMetro. Dottie shares her remarkable journey starting as a bus operator while attending the University...
Episode #11
<p>Send us a text</p><p><br/><b>Description: </b><br/>In this episode of The Civics Lab Podcast, we take you inside the annual Hillhops event at St. Edward's Munday Library - home to one of the country's few brewery...
Episode #10
<p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Podcast description </b></p><p>On January 15, 2025, We interviewed the author of The Holy Land at War. The Civics lab also brought in Dr. Selin Guner a professor of political science at St...
Episode #9
<p>Send us a text</p><p><b>Podcast Description </b></p><p>On November 14, 2024, The Civics Lab attended the Texas Tribune’s Rural Symposium at the <b>University of Texas in San Antonio</b>. This event featured...
Episode #8
<p>Send us a text</p><p>St. Edward's University PoliSci honors students, Jacob Zivin, Paige Kennedy, George Reyes, and Janie Herring analyze statements from our Election panel with Grace Chemane (League of Women's...
Episode #7
<p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Chad Long, a Political Science Professor at St. Edward's University and an expert in American politics. Dr. Long offers his insights on federal spending...
Episode #6
<p>Send us a text</p><p>Victoria Guerrero, a Kozmetsky Fellow at St. Edward's University, shares her research on the relationship between South Korean music and Austin. She discusses the Asian Music Festival in Central...
Episode #5
<p>Send us a text</p><p>In this second part of our episode, we discuss whether Texas is restricting or securing voting access. Our discussion is with Chuck Devore, Texas Policy Foundation, Grace Chimene, League of Women...
Episode #4
<p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode, we discuss whether Texas is restricting or securing voting access. Our discussion is with Chuck Devore, Texas Policy Foundation, Grace Chimene, League of Women Voters, Amy...
Episode #3
<p>Send us a text</p><p>Interview with Amy Stansbury, Austin Common and Grace Chimene, with League of Women Voters Texas after the Kozmestky Center's panel on voting access in Texas. If you need help voting, go to...
Episode #2
<p>Send us a text</p><p>Before someone votes, they must first register to vote. States across the country vary in how they register voters. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 42 states, plus DC...
Episode #1
<p>Send us a text</p><p>In this episode, the Civics Lab team discusses the challenges of democracy with Legal Professor and ABC Legal Correspondent, Kim Wehle. We discussed the current state of the United States...
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<p>Send us a text</p><p>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...
Episode #7
<p>Send us a text</p><p>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...
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<p>Send us a text</p><p>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...
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<p>Send us a text</p><p>Join Michael Baumgartner and Esther Heymans as they attend and interview participants at the RevUP Texas (Register Educate Vote Use Your Power!) rally to promote voter registration and raising...
Episode #6
<p>Send us a text</p><p>We sat down for a casual conversation revolving around some of the biggest political stories of the week, and some that might have flown under your radar. Listen in as we discuss the January 6th...
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