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

We're often told to "trust your gut" but what does that mean? How can we know when to trust our intuition to keep us safe and when to question our gut reactions to things?

In the 1930's the radio show War of Worlds caused a huge stir as many listeners thought that the fictional story of aliens attacking was real! Ronni and Brittany talk about how this was the first example of "fake news" and how media is used to stir up fear in today's world.

Ronni and Brittany ponder how the internet has changed our lives in the past 25 years, as well as discuss whether or not the world would be better or worse off if the internet were to suddenly disappear.

Charter schools were created as an alternative to public schools, yet the government keeps creating new rules that limit how charter schools can offer innovative education. Why?

Brittany and Ronni talk about why the Internal Revenue Service started, how it has expanded, and what's going on with the new Inflation Reduction Act.

There's so many great books out there; how do you know which ones to read? Brittany talks about some of the books she used to read in her classroom when she taught.

Viktor Frankl was freed from a Nazi concentration camp. When he got out, he wrote a book about finding meaning in life, even in the worst situations.

There is a group of unelected and very powerful people who are trying to implement their plans for how they think the world economy should be ran. And their newest idea for a "Great Reset" might be their scariest idea yet.

Seventy-seven years ago, America dropped nuclear bombs on two cities in Japan killing civilians and showing the world what kind of destruction can be done with a push of a button.

All throughout history governments have tried to ban books to control what the people were allowed to read. But why are governments so scared of letting the people read and think for themselves?