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

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.

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!

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.

Before the Constitution was ratified, the newly formed United States was governed by a document called the Articles of Confederation.

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."

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.

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.

Today Connor and Brittany are joined by Tim Chermak, a successful business owner and former child serial entrepreneur.

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.

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.