World News of the Week (WNW) with Maya and Dad

We cover some big topics but we are also a show for ten year-olds and there is no one bigger in a ten year-old’s world than... Taylor Swift! Today, we have guests Hattie and Shelby on the show (guests at last!). Together, we discuss how Taylor Swift has changed concerts, movies, streaming, concert bonuses and more! We also have four individual shoutouts to sponsors that just don't exist!  Sen...

During a heartbreaking time in Israel, we did our best to answer questions sent in by listeners and friends. How did this conflict start? What is Hamas? Will Israel's response bring other countries in? Are there Jews in Gaza? How big is Israel? We even talked about how do we talk about these issues in our home...Inevitably, on a show that runs about 15 minutes long, we had to speak briefly ab...

The United States Justice Department is suing Amazon, alleging that it is a monopoly that is hurting consumers. Is this true? Can it be proved? What are the allegations? Are there precedents? We discuss this and more on our tenth-episode! Send us Fan Mail

What is a government shutdown? Who will be affected? Why is it happening? How might it end? We discuss this and more on this week's WNW! Send us Fan Mail

This week, for the first time ever, autoworkers at the Big Three (GM, Ford, Chrysler) all went on strike at the same time. What is a union? What is a strike? What does each side, management and labor, want? All topics of this weeks, World News of the Week with Maya and Dad! Send us Fan Mail

Can you be too old to be President? What about too young? Why do people hang on in politics for so long? We strive to answer these questions. And, at the end, we discuss one man who admirably gave it all up for his health!  Send us Fan Mail

Five Proud Boys went to jail this week - Who are the Proud Boys? What was their role on January 6th? Why are some still supporting the big lie? What is their future? We try to answer these questions and more on today's episode of WNW!  Send us Fan Mail

What was the cold war? Where is Russia today? Who is Vladimir Putin? Who is Yvgeny Prigozhin and why did his plane mysteriously explode? These are the questions we try to answer in this week's first truly international WNW. And, we even quote "The Wire"!  Send us Fan Mail

In part 1 of a two part episode, we give background on the four -- yes four! -- cases in which Donald Trump is a defendant (aka, "Accused"). We also discuss a civil trial in which he was found liable for damages,. We felt like we had to give this context to make sense of our intended WNW,  the first Republican Presidential Debate.... which is our Part B. We promise to discuss internation...

Welcome to Part B of this week's WNW! We discuss what a presidential debate is, who the participants were (and who they weren't!) and what they discussed, focusing on two highlights that seem to contradict each other!  Send us Fan Mail

With the women's world cup concluding soon, we thought it would be a good time to discuss the team's fight for equal pay.  We look back on how far we have come and on how these women have been leaders on and off the field. We also realized, we need an employment lawyer as a guest!  Send us Fan Mail

Today,  we discuss the Iowa State Fair, but more so, its importance in the Republican Presidential Calendar.  What is the Fair? Why do candidates go? Is the primary system fair? These are just some of the questions we ask. We also veer into other topics, like... Could former President Trump go to jail before the election? And, because we have no sponsors, we gave a shoutout to... coffee?   Send us...