Hannah McCarthy
Host & Senior Editor, Civics 101Hannah McCarthy first came to NHPR an intern in 2015, returned as a Fellow the following year and then bounced around as a reporter and producer before landing as co-host of Civics 101. She has reported on everything from the opioid epidemic to State House politics to haunted woods of New Hampshire.
Hannah comes to NHPR from Braintree, Massachusetts by way of Vermont, where she studied theater, and New York, where she studied journalism. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine and the Vineyard Gazette.
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Today's listener question: how does the Electoral College vote?Listen to our quick episode or continue reading for the answer.The Electoral College is at…
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Today's listener question: What do the National Archives have to do with the Electoral College? Read on, or listen to this short podcast episode for the…
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Today's listener question: Can you explain the role of the Solicitor General and how if at all that position has changed over time? Read on, or listen to…
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Today's Ask Civics 101 question: How is it that Georgia is electing both U.S. Senators in the same year (and while we're at it, if the Senate has a 50-50…
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Today’s Ask Civics 101 question: What happens to campaign funds after an election is over?Read on, or listen to this short episode for the answer.Do you…
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Today's Ask Civics 101 question: What is an executive order? Read on, or listen to this short podcast episode for the answer.Do you have a question for…
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Today's Ask Civics 101 question: how do judicial appointments and elections work? Read on, or listen to this short podcast episode for the answer.Do you…
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Today's Ask Civics 101 question: What’s the difference between a justice who is a strict textualist/strict constructionist and the more liberal…
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Today, we’re tackling a big what-if question. A listener wrote in to ask: What is the likelihood that we will get rid of the electoral college system? Is…
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As with so many things this year, the 2020 Election has required us to adjust expectations, particularly around when we'll know the winner of the…