World News of the Week (WNW) with Maya and Dad
Ten year old Maya and her dad, Jeremy, discuss major news events each week, hoping to inspire other families to discuss the big issues at their dinner tables, on their way to school or, frankly, whenever it works in their busy family lives.
We examine a major event, ask questions of each other and hope to find some answers... and raise more questions!
Podcasting since 2023 • 57 episodes
World News of the Week (WNW) with Maya and Dad
Latest Episodes
What Just Happened in Venezuela?
This morning, we woke up to the news that United States had invaded and forced regime change in... Venezuela? Who is Nicolas Maduro? Why was Donald Trump so threatened by him that he needed to use military force to arrest/depose him? Was any of...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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14:21
A Lame Duck, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nick Fuentes: Splintering of the MAGA Movement?
What is a lame duck and is Donald Trump one? Why is there so much infighting in the Republican party right now? Why did one conspiracy theorist, Marjorie Taylor Greene, leave Congress and why is another particularly racist conspiracy theorist, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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15:17
SNAPping into Action: The Federal Battle for Groceries
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:00
Speaking with Citizens at the No Kings Rally!
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 3...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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12:54
Trump’s Secretary: Hegseth’s Big Speech
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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22:22