About this season
Learn the basics of rights and citizenship with upbeat songs by popular artists like Janelle Monáe, H.E.R., Adam Lambert, Brandi Carlile and more.
Episodes (10)
1. Active Citizenship
8.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
You have the power to be an active citizen! A young woman finds her voice building community and making change, to the groove of a H.E.R. song.
2. The Bill of Rights
8.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
These are our rights, what makes the USA the USA: speech, press, religion and more — and no one can take them away. Performed by Adam Lambert.
3. Taxes
10.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
The subject of taxes can be a lil complicated. But when rapper Cordae breaks it down, it all begins to make sense.
4. The Three Branches of Government
7.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard and the "Frozen" songwriters lay out a musical lesson about checks and balances in our government.
5. The First Amendment
10.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
Brandi Carlile delivers a message for the young: speak out against the forces that try to silence you — because your right to free speech is protected!
6. Federal vs State Power
4.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
States do some things, feds do others. But when federal and state governments link up, it's a beautiful balance of power. Performed by Kyle.
7. Immigration
8.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
A Bebe Rexha song celebrates Nikola Tesla, Isabel Allende, Eddie Van Halen and more who started life somewhere else before becoming Americans.
8. The Courts
9.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
A citizen's anthem from Andra Day says, "All rise!" When you need the law, the courts heed the call. Justice for one should mean justice for all.
9. We the People
8.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
We the people hold the power, and when we struggle, we pick each other up and get a little bit… stronger! Performed by Janelle Monáe.
10. The Miracle of Morning
8.0Aired 4 July 2021 • 5 min
Amanda Gorman, America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recites an original poem that celebrates people coming together.