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 115: “What is foreign aid, and how much money does the U.S. spend on it? Is it purely humanitarian, or is it strategic? And how do we know if foreign aid actually works?”

Listen to podcast (16:05): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep115 ^[1]

Transcript included.