The Way the World Works: A Tuttle Twins Podcast for Families

486. How Can You Prepare for An Emergency? 07.08.2023 12:44 ↓

Emergencies, like natural disasters and economic crises, happen without warning. That's why it's so important to be prepared.

485. How Can We Develop Good Habits? 04.08.2023 19:31 ↓

Dr. BJ Fogg joins Connor to discuss his book Tiny Habits, share four tips for kids to develop good habits, and new songs for kids he has created to teach these important ideas.

484. What Gives You Hope? 02.08.2023 14:31 ↓

Many people have a gloomy outlook on the future of the world. But are things really that bad? Or are there reasons to be hopeful?

482. What is Centralized Public Health? 28.07.2023 11:31 ↓

Centralized public health, just like central planning, does not allow individuals to make their own choices. Covid was an excellent example of what could go wrong when individual health decisions are made from a top-down approach.

481. Do Medicines Come From a Lab or Nature? 26.07.2023 11:39 ↓

We like to think in our modern world that most of our medical technology and medicines are "new" or created in a lab. But throughout history, and even still today, most of our medicines actually come straight from nature itself!

480. Can You Tell The Difference Between Public School And Prison? 24.07.2023 13:22 ↓

Public schools have a lot of problems. It may sound shocking, but they actually have a lot in common with prisons.

478. What Are Miranda Rights? 19.07.2023 11:06 ↓

Have you ever heard someone on a movie say "you have the right to remain silent?" That line actually has a name and an interesting history in our justice system.

476. Should You Worry About Being Popular? 14.07.2023 11:50 ↓

When we are young, sometimes we worry about fitting in withthe popular kids. But why do we worry about that? And is it really important?

475. What Is A Children's Market? 12.07.2023 13:59 ↓

Connor and Brittany talk about the children's market that Connor helped create and how it's grown.

474. Shocker: Only 13% of 8th Graders Know This… 10.07.2023 14:03 ↓

Connor reveals an alarming statistic about how broken history education is, and what your family can do to fix it.

473. Don't Ignore This Part of the Declaration of Independence! 07.07.2023 16:32 ↓

Connor walks through some of the grievances that the founding fathers cited as reasons to break off from the most powerful government in the world. What does it mean for us today?

472. Who Was Phillis Wheatley? 05.07.2023 10:31 ↓

Today, Ronni and Brittany talk about Phillis Wheatley, a freed slave who went on to become an celebrated author.

471. What's the Inside Story on 1776? 03.07.2023 18:21 ↓

Connor and Elijah talk about historical nuggets from this adventures period of American history!

470. Who was the "Mother of the Boston Tea Party?" 30.06.2023 16:46 ↓

You might not have ever heard of Sarah Bradlee Fulton, but she played a important role in the Revolutionary War.

469. Is History Always Correct? 28.06.2023 14:33 ↓

Some of us just assume that whatever we read in history books is true. But is it? Or is history more biased than we think?

468. What Is A Grievance? 26.06.2023 9:54 ↓

With the 4th of July coming up, Brittany and Ronni talk about the Declaration of Independence and what we mean when we say that the Founders were "airing their grievances."

467. Japanese Internment 23.06.2023 13:11 ↓

One of the darkest times in U.S. history is when our government sent our own people to internment camps during WWII.

466. Why Is It Important to Laugh at Yourself? 21.06.2023 15:36 ↓

Life is too serious to always take everything so seriously. Learning how to laugh at yourself is a great skill that will make your life more enjoyable.

465. What Does It Mean To Play Devil's Advocate? 19.06.2023 11:19 ↓

Is it good to always ask questions or does there come a point where asking too many questions becomes bothersome and unnecessary? This topic was suggested by a listener!