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 59: “What is the census, and why does it matter? How is it conducted? How are difficult to reach populations counted? What kind of questions are asked, and how are they determined?”

Listen to podcast (12:38): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep59 ^[1]

Transcript included.