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

Cleaning your room might seem like a small task. But big lessons can be learned from making sure you keep the space around you neat and tidy.

Critical Theory and Critical Thinking both have the word "critical" in them, but why is one concept considered to be a good way of thinking and the other not as good? What does the word "critical" m…

Is food considered "good" or "bad"? "Healthy" or "unhealthy"? Should we change the definitions of words in order to make people feel better about the food they eat? Ronni and Brittany discuss the co…

California is making a lot of laws about energy. Are these laws good? Or do they cause more problems than they solve?

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 ex…

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 disap…

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?

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 …

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?

When we go to the store, we take our money and exchange it for goods and services. That is how the US-economy works. But what if there were other economies where the government didn't have as much c…

Have you ever traded something you have to a friend for something they have? You may not have known it, but this "bartering" is one of the oldest forms of exchanging value.