333. What Have We Learned from Our Failures?
We know that failure helps us grow as people, but today Emma and Brittany share personal stories about “failing forward.” Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanted to talk about something that is super important when we think about growth. We think about self-improvement, which I know are topics […]
332. Who Killed The Economy? Part II
In part two of our discussion on the struggling economy, we discuss how inflation and government’s manipulation of the money supply is harming our financial well-being. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanna continue with the last episode that we released on what is Killing the Economy right […]
331. Who Killed The Economy? Part I
The economy is not doing so hot. But the government has been avoiding talking about the real reasons it is suffering. In part one, we discuss the role economic sanctions have played in harming the economy. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanted to talk about something that is […]
330. Why Shouldn’t You Take Things Personally?
Too often, human beings take things personally and let that impact the way they feel and act. But some great advice we’ve learned over the years is to not take things personally. It will make you more successful and happier. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, it’s really important to […]
329. What is the 8th Amendment?
Today, Emma and Brittany break down the 8th Amendment to the Constitution. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, we haven’t talked about amendments in a while, and I think it’s because I don’t wanna say we went through the important ones cuz they’re all important. But I went through the […]
328. Why Was The Dred Scott Case So Important?
The Dred Scott Case was important Supreme Court Case that impacted the future of slavery in the United States. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I wanna talk about a famous Supreme Court decision called, it’s just known as Dread Scott. That’s what everybody calls it. But, so I wanna […]
327. What Does The Executive Branch Do?
Each of the three branches of government have very special roles that only they can play. But what is the role of the executive branch? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Today I wanna talk with you about what the heck the executive branch does. We’ve talked about the different branches […]
326. Does Equality Solve Our Problems?
Should we all have equal opportunities to succeed or equal outcomes regardless of our individual merits? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about a word and maybe a couple of words that pop up all the time, and it’s something that I think sounds really nice and […]
325. What is Federalism?
Federalism is a system of government where some powers belong to the national government, and some powers belong to the state government. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanna talk about a concept that’s very important to our country and the way it was set up and the […]
324. Why Should You Avoid the Victim Mentality?
We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond and and what meaning we choose to take from these experiences. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hey, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, I wanna talk about a topic that is very important to me and just so happens to be […]