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

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84. How Did The Printing Press Change The World? Jan 06, 2021

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Before the internet taught us anything we wanted to know with the click of a button, information was hard to come by. In fact, before computers and even books, people had to rely on authority figures to acquire knowledge. But the printing press changed all that and decentralized information, making it accessible to anyone who could read.

83. Are There Too Many People on the Planet? Jan 04, 2021

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For decades some scientists have warned that the earth is becoming overpopulated and soon, we won't have enough resources to accommodate everyone. But is this really true? Or is this a dangerous misconception?

82. How to Make New Year's Resolutions That Last Jan 01, 2021

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With the new year beginning, Connor and Brittany talk about setting goals that will help you keep all your 2021 resolutions.

81. What Did We Learn from 2020? Dec 30, 2020

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2020 is finally over! As we start the new year, now is the time to take stock of all the lessons this year has taught us.

80. What Can Star Wars Teach Us About Liberty? Dec 28, 2020

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On today's episode, Stephen Kent, host of the podcast "Beltway Banthas" joins Connor and Brittany to talk about Star Wars and what this classic story can teach us about liberty.

79. The Story of the Christmas Truce Dec 25, 2020

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As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, Brittany and Connor spread some cheer with an uplifting Christmas story. During WWI, soldiers on opposing sides of the war practiced civil disobedience by laying down their weapons and refusing to fight on Christmas Day. Instead, they sang carols and exchanged gifts with each other, showing the world that there are no differences too big to overcome.

78. Was Scrooge Really the Bad Guy? Dec 23, 2020

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We're all familiar with the classic story, "A Christmas Carol," where Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic miser, demonized by all who have read the book. But what if we got some aspects of the story wrong? Today, Connor and Brittany talk about this classic tale and whether or not Scrooge is a villain or simply misunderstood.

77. What Is The First Step To Changing the World? Dec 21, 2020

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Changing the world is a task unfit for the faint of heart. But before we can embark on a challenge this great, we have to make sure that we start small, improving and organizing our own lives before we try to enact change on a grander scale.

76. What Was the New Deal? Dec 18, 2020

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Many people regard FDR's "New Deal" as having saved the American economy from the Great Depression. But was it really so great? Today Brittany and Connor talk about the New Deal and how it had disastrous impacts on our economy that we still see today.

75. What Can We Learn from Fiction? Dec 16, 2020

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Whether it's a movie or a book, we often think of fiction as a break from the seriousness of the real world. But fiction plays a very important role in our human lives and it's how many of us learn important life lessons. Today Connor and Brittany discuss the role fictional stories play in our lives.

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