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 55: “What is the Federal Reserve? How important is it? What tools does the Fed use to manage the U.S economy, and why is it organized differently than other government agencies?”

Listen to podcast (16:01): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep55 ^[1]

Transcript included.