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!
Episodes
57 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
Gerrymandering: The Quiet Killer of Democracy!
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 reacti...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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16:30
Current Headlines and Season II Sign-off
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 potentia...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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11:34
Constant Chaos - 6 Insane Stories You May Have Missed!
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 r...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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16:43
Tariff-ying
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!...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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19:48
Kanye, The MTA and Rising Anti-Semitism - Guest, Sara Colb of the ADL
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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31:06
The Shocking Rise in Sports Gambling (with Conor and Eamon!)
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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20:56
Happy Birthday Dad!!!
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 ...
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Season 2
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3:16
Pardon Me? (Pardon Controversies Then and Now) with Uncle Zach!
Pardons are as old as the state - even older in fact - and they are often controversial. Today, with return guest, Uncle Zach, we delve into controversial pardons from Washington Pardoning those involved in the Whisky Rebellion to Clinton Pardo...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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15:25
The Imminent US Takeover of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal!
Donald Trump has been barking about taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal and Canada joining the US as the "51st state." Would either party even want this? How much are each worth? Is there an ulterior motive in introducing such extreme id...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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12:27
Syria: What Just Happened? What will Happen Now?
A unique confluence of events just led to a notorious dictator, Bashar Assad, fleeing Syria. Why was Assad, trained as an ophthalmologist, there in the first place? What role did Russia, Syria, Israel and Inflation play in ridding Syria of Assa...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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16:37
$6.2M Banana - The Joke's On… us?
The world has gone BANANAS, but maybe Maurizio Cattelan has not? He did the only rational thing an artist could do - he duct taped a banana to a wall and charged $120,000 for his art and that was only the beginning. In this WNW, we discuss all ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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16:47
"Tipflation": Are We Destined to Tip on Everything?
We are tipping on more and more services and even products at times now. Is this going to slow down or accelerate? We imagine that if tips are made exempt from taxes, we will see a whole an explosion in tip requests and a big shift in the way w...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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15:17
Elections Have Consequences - What Comes Next?
So many promises have been made on immigration, tariffs, Ukraine and pardons - some promises have not been made on women's health. What will the next four years look like? We try to predict the awfully unpredictable....
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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15:30
Less Chocolate Makes Halloween Way Scarier Than Ghosts!
Cocoa shortage. Sugar Prices surging. Transportation costs rising. Could this be a spooky Halloween with less chocolate? And, who might be happy about that? Get reading to scream Halloween Apples (???) and to learn why this could be a very diff...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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15:24
Polarization: Can We Find a Trump Voter in VT or MA?
Brought to you by Rubyscuits.com our unpaid sponsor - another kid run enterprise! We live in VT and MA - two states that presidents ignore because they always go Blue. But, there have to be Republican voters or Trump supporters in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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14:30
If they Lose? (Season 2 of WNW!)
After a long hiatus, we are excited to be back for Season 2! In our first episode, we look past the election and imagine what would happen if a winner were declared on election night? Could we expect Kamala to concede the election and do her vi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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14:31
That's a Wrap: A Look Back on Season 1! (See you in the Fall!)
WNW is going on summer vacation! Maya is off to camp and, let's face it, Maya carries the team! So, we look back on our favorite of 35 episodes - our favorite guests, our favorites shows, our toughest shows, some stats on the many countri...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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15:57
Trump Convicted: What's Next?
Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be convicted of a crime and in this case he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records... What does that even mean? What are the consequences? What does Trump do now? How did...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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14:32
All We Could Eat: Red Lobster Goes Claws Up!
Beleaguered Red Lobster was once an innovator, bringing seafood to landlocked America. It expanded to 700 locations and is alleged to have gone bankrupt due to a misguided "All You Can Eat" shrimp promotion, but there is more to the story...and...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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15:51
Many Student Protestors Refuse to Speak to WNW!
Students protests are national news with students living in camps on many campuses. We decided that we would learn more about what they stood for and journeyed to Harvard and MIT to interview as many as we could. Instead, we found Harvard Yard ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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15:45