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

As the government shutdown, Donald Trump went to the supreme court to avoid paying for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). What is SNAP? What do the 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits get? And, who qualifies and on what conditions? Why would anyone want to take that away? Find out on this week's WNW with Maya and Dad. 

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Maya and Dad went to the Boston No Kings Rally and so did... 150,000 others! (Our estimate on the show was WAY off!). On this show, we share our journey to the rally, our favorite signs and other observations and then the highlights of Maya's 32 interviews! (Don't worry - Maya only excerpted a few!)  

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This week, Secretary of Defense… or should we say Secretary of War (!) Pete Hegseth, called 800 Generals into Washington to lecture them…. Why? What was his message? Why was he talking about beardos and hefty generals? We did a podcast on this and still don’t know why he did this, but maybe you can figure this out… on this week’s WNW with Maya and Dad!

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There is a portmanteau (word of the week!) out there that is on the verge of killing our democracy! And, on that note, welcome to season 3 of WNW with Maya and Dad. Today, we discuss the implications of Texas' redistricting, California's reaction and what this means for voters going forward! This episode is sponsored by waves and salamanders! 

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WNW is now on its summer hiatus. We quickly discuss the many headlines dominating the news today - the US/Israel joint effort to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities, the administration forcing the national guard into CA, the mysterious potential outcomes of the big beautiful bill and more... Have a great summer! 

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It seems that huge stories quickly dominate the news cycle and quickly disappear - weeks ago it was a US takeover of Greenland or Canada; then it was JD Vance yelling at Vladimir Zelensky in the White House; then it was the signal scandal and recently the tariff wars have been quite real and dangerous and justifiably flooded out all other news. Still, there are many (many!) "smaller" stories that many are missing - FEMA being defunded, cancellation of visas for those from Afghanistan, South Sudan and Cameroon, a master crypto grift, intimidation of government workers, defunding of mental health service for students and so much more! Maya and dad cover three issues each, but know that this is just the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg because this government is cutting down national forests and bringing back coal! 

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Tariffs - all over the news! What are they? Who is paying them? How do people think they work and how do they actually work? What are the countries that are being "tariffed" doing about it? We answer these questions and more on this week's WNW! (Thank you to Charlotte and Matt for suggesting this topic!!!)

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In recent years, there has been a explosion in Anti-Semitism, and that only accelerated after October 7th. During the Superbowl this year, Kanye West spent $8 million on anti-Semitic propaganda and, in our backyard, the Massachusetts Teacher's Association has been providing flagrantly anti-Semitic resources to educate its teachers on Israel and Gaza. We were so fortunate to have Sara Colb, Deputy Director of the ADL New England as our guest, to share her insights on the hot button issues and to help us understand both what is going on and what we can do to combat anti-Semitism. 

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Huge sports fans, Conor and Eamon are back, but in this case, we are talking about the game that is not on the court! Sixty-percent of 18-22 year olds gamble regularly on sports - 10% are pathological gamblers. What is driving this boom? Wasn't this all illegal a few years ago? Are there guardrails? Where does this go? We take on the tough issues on WNW with Maya and Dad and Conor and Eamon! 

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Today is my Co-host and Dad, Jeremy's birthday! On this episode of WNW, we have a returning guest, Margaux, as well as many new interviewees! We talk about the history of birthdays, different birthday traditions around the world, and send many birthday wishes his way! 

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