353. How Can Government Favoritism Backfire?
Big companies often love getting big handouts and special privileges from the governments. But sometimes these special favors end up backfiring and causing more harm to the companies than good, as Disney is quickly learning. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanted to talk about something pretty interesting […]
352. What Does Censorship Really Mean?
Are social media platforms like Twitter legally allowed to censor you? Or does “free speech” only apply to the government? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So we just recorded an episode about how Elon Musk purchased Twitter, which is huge. We’re big fans of this happening. Because he is someone […]
351. Did Elon Musk Just Save Free Speech?
Elon Musk just bought Twitter and is promising to make it a haven for free speech online. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, it has been an exciting week. This is, I told somebody the other day that I think this week was one of the most important weeks in […]
350. Why Is It Important to Prioritize Your Time?
There are a lot of ways to waste time today, and so many distractions that prevent us from being productive. Why is it so important to manage your scarce resource — your time — in a way that helps you be focused? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So you and I talk, […]
349. Why Are Free Range Parents Turned into Criminals?
What happens when parents get arrested for giving their children independence? Emma and Brittany discuss on today’s episode. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, Connor and I had an episode a little bit ago about a lady who was once called the worst mom in America, and I always butcher […]
348. Can Freedoms be Taken and Given Away?
Who gives us our freedoms? The Founders declared our rights as “inalienable,” which means the government can’t take them away. But that doesn’t mean they won’t try. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So we record these episodes a little bit in advance, but something very major happened this week. So […]
347. What Is Preparedness and Why Is It Important?
Life is great at surprising us. That is why it’s so important to plan ahead as much as we can so we are prepared for any obstacle we may face. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, I thought that today would be a good day to talk about preparedness, which […]
346. Why Is It Good to Seek Challenges?
Challenges are tough and they push us to our limits, but doing hard things helps us grow. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, we’ve talked about the idea of seeking out challenges and doing things that seem hard or seem difficult or scary. We’ve talked about that quite a lot […]
345. Why Should You Enjoy The Journey, Not The Destination?
It’s so easy to think about the final result when we start a task. But its just as important to enjoy the journey of getting there as it is to celebrate finally achieving the end result. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I wanna talk about, I know sometimes […]
344. What Does It Mean to “Criticize by Creating?”
It’s not enough to criticize all the things that are wrong with the world. Instead of just complaining, we should create better products or better ways of doing things if we want to improve the world. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I wanna talk about something that I […]