231. Who Was Ben Franklin?
Ben Franklin is one of our country’s most eccentric and important Founding Father. Today, Brittany and Emma discuss his legacy not only as a Founder, but as a revolutionary scientist and inventor. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, we have talked about a lot of our country’s founding fathers before […]
230. Are Billionaires Selfish?
Lots of people think billionaires are selfish for not sharing their wealth with the others. But it is thanks to billionaires that civilization has had some of its most important innovations from utensils, cars, and even space travel. powerpress] Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So people love to hate rich […]
229. How Much Do You Remember from Past The Way the World Works Episodes?
On this episode, Emma and Brittany quiz each other to see how much they remember from past episodes. How much do you remember? Listen and test your own knowledge! Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, I thought we would do something a little different today and that maybe we do […]
228. Why Was The Fall of The Berlin Wall So Important?
In 1961, the communists who controlled the Eastern side of Germany after WWII began building a wall to shield their people from the capitalist Western side of Germany. This resulted in families being separated and devastation across the whole country. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So, a while ago we […]
227. What Were The Articles of Confederation?
Before the Constitution was ratified, the newly formed United States was governed by a document called the Articles of Confederation. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: You know, we’ve talked before on many episodes about the Constitution of the United States, but, contrary to what some may believe there were things […]
226. How Can We Teach Bastiat to Kids?
In the Tuttle Twins Learn about The Law, readers got to learn a bit about economist Frédéric Bastiat. Now, a new book, written by Jonathan Newman, continues to teach young people about Bastiat in his book “The Broken Window.” Links: The Broken Window
225. Who Was Adolf Hitler?
One of the most infamous tyrants of all time was Adolf Hitler who instituted the Nazi Regime in Germany seeking world domination and starting WWII. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So, we’ve talked a lot about tyrants. In fact, we just had an episode a couple of episodes ago where […]
224. How Does Someone Become A Tyrant?
Tyrants aren’t born that way, they are created. And all tyrants follow the same formula to grab power and rule over their authoritarian regimes. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So today we’re gonna talk about Tyrants, especially. Yep. And especially, this is gonna sound weird, how to become one. Now, I need […]
222. What Are Unintended Consequences?
Unintended consequences is the idea that actions can sometimes have outcomes that you didn’t plan on, and that affect you or even the world around you negatively. Today Emma and Brittany discuss how unintended consequences can impact all of us. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today wanna talk about this […]
221. What’s A Corporation?
The word “corporation” gets thrown around a lot, usually with bad associations. A lot of people like to blame big businesses for all of our problems, but it’s not always that straightforward. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about corporations, and that’s a word that gets thrown around a lot, […]