Civics 101 – Episode 107: Torture

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

Each podcast episode of Civics 101 gives listeners a basic, non-partisan, topical reintroduction to how the U.S. government works. The history of the topic, as well as connections to current news events, is explored.

Episode 107: “What does the United States do when it captures prisoners of war? What are the Geneva Conventions? How did 9/11 change our commitment to treating prisoners humanely, and what mark has it left on public opinion about torture?”

Listen to podcast (17:27): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep107

Transcript included.

tag: September 11

Source

https://www.civics101podcast.org/episodes/

New Hampshire Public Radio