The Way the World Works: A Tuttle Twins Podcast for Families
From the trusted team behind the Tuttle Twins books, join us as we tackle current events, hot topics, and fun ideas to help your family find clarity in a world full of confusion.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 615
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
476. Should You Worry About Being Popular?
When we are young, sometimes we worry about fitting in withthe popular kids. But why do we worry about that? And is it really important?
475. What Is A Children’s Market?
Connor and Brittany talk about the children's market that Connor helped create and how it's grown.
474. Shocker: Only 13% of 8th Graders Know This…
Connor reveals an alarming statistic about how broken history education is, and what your family can do to fix it.
473. Don't Ignore This Part of the Declaration of Independence!
Connor walks through some of the grievances that the founding fathers cited as reasons to break off from the most powerful government in the world. What does it mean for us today?
472. Who Was Phillis Wheatley?
Today, Ronni and Brittany talk about Phillis Wheatley, a freed slave who went on to become an celebrated author.
471. What's the Inside Story on 1776?
Connor and Elijah talk about historical nuggets from this adventures period of American history!
470. Who was the “Mother of the Boston Tea Party?”
You might not have ever heard of Sarah Bradlee Fulton, but she played a important role in the Revolutionary War.
469. Is History Always Correct?
Some of us just assume that whatever we read in history books is true. But is it? Or is history more biased than we think?
468. What Is A Grievance?
With the 4th of July coming up, Brittany and Ronni talk about the Declaration of Independence and what we mean when we say that the Founders were “airing their grievances.”
467. Japanese Internment
One of the darkest times in U.S. history is when our government sent our own people to internment camps during WWII.
466. Why Is It Important to Laugh at Yourself?
Life is too serious to always take everything so seriously. Learning how to laugh at yourself is a great skill that will make your life more enjoyable.
465. What Does It Mean To Play Devil’s Advocate?
Is it good to always ask questions or does there come a point where asking too many questions becomes bothersome and unnecessary? This topic was suggested by a listener!
463. What Were Victory Gardens & is The People’s Garden Initiative the Same Thing?
461. How Have Books Changed the World?
Imagine a world without books. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? Before the printing press was invented, people did not have access to books, which means they didn't have access to knowledge or even stor…
459. Should We Be Censoring Old Books?
Should publishers censor classic books written long ago to protect people from getting their feelings hurt? Some people think so.
458. Can Acts of Charity Sometimes Be Selfish?
Famous YouTuber MrBeast paid for 1,000 blind people to have surgery to help them see. Instead of appreciating his good deed, some people on the internet said that his act of kindness was selfish.