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

There is a teen mental health crisis in America and globally.  Recently, forty three States Attorneys General announced that they are suing Meta, (Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp) alleging that it is knowingly contributing to this crisis. With our special guest, Clark, we explain the crisis, the case against Meta and Meta's response. We thank our old friend, Michael Golden, for recommending today's topic and for making our first attempt at theme music possible! This episode is somehow sponsored by Maya's Uncle Benjie.

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You thought it was just Biden and Trump, right? Well, a new candidate is trying to enter the presidential race! Robert F. Kennedy Jr is running as an independent! Why is he doing this? Why are Republicans donating $5 million to his campaign? What are his chances of succeeding? With our old friend and experienced political hand, Uncle Zach Sheinberg, we discuss the (very!) long shot candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

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What is crypto-currency? What is Bitcoin? Who is Sam Bankman-Fried? And, why is he in jail? We answer these questions and more on this weeks episode of World News of the Week with Maya and Dad! (Sorry we missed last week. Dad was in San Francisco!)

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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! 

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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 about some issues that are very, very complex and couldn't give full history. That said, the purpose of this show is to start the conversation and we hope you will keep this one, in particular, going in your home. 

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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! 

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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! 

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