Today, Chief Creative Officer for Lexandria and friend of the podcast, Sean Malone, sits down to talk about storytelling across all sorts of different mediums and how he uses his art to educate others.
Making new friends can seem scary. But it's one of the most important skills you can learn. Today Brittany talks about the importance of becoming a good conversationalist, Spoiler alert: sometimes that means talking less and listening more.
On Today's episode, Rachel and Brittany reveal a shocking secret: maybe adults don't always have it all figured out.
Today, Brittany and FEE's Dan Sanchez talk about John Locke and the Constitution. https://fee.org/articles/the-philosophy-that-framed-the-constitution/ https://fee.org/articles/the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world/ https://libertyletters.substack.com/
The First Amendment isn't just about free speech. In fact, it covers a lot of expression, including your right to burn an American Flag.
The government has a printing press, and yet they are in debt. Why can't they just print up whatever they need to pay it off and call it a day? Lessons from the German hyperinflation of 1919-1923 and how chaotic that was.
Today, Brittany dives into the "group think" bias and how it harms and divides us in society today.
The First Amendment protects the right to free speech. But these days, there is a lot of debate about whether "hate" speech is protected and if it is ever okay for a private compay to engage in censorship.
As students head back to school, it's important the lessons John Taylor Gatto about what education should and shouldn't be.
Brittany dives into the discussions that eventually led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
In this episode, Brittany explains why the young activist Charlie Kirk left such a mark on the world.
In the final days of the Articles of Confederation, things started heating up when one farmer returning home from the Revolutionary War had had enough.
After the Declaration of Independence was signed, but before the Constitution was signed, America was governed by what were called the Articles of Confederation.
People throw around the term "democracy" when describing the American political system. Is America really a democracy?
Choose your friends wisely. Do they want the best for you? Are they good influences? Are YOU a good influence on your friends? Choosing people you associate with is actually a pretty important life skill!
Over 80 years ago, economist F.A. Hayek wrote one of the most famous books in favor of individualism and free markets. It even inspired one of the Tuttle Twins books!
This story was so impactful for Ron Paul that he kept copies in his congressional office to pass out. Our thinking about the role of government and legitimate use of taxpayer funds has radically changed since Davy Crockett was a congressman. Did you know Davy Crockett was a congressman?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were so important, they were given their own name, "The Bill of Rights."
The story of John D. Rockefeller, one of the Gilded Era's self-made entrepreneurs.
Is homeschool really cheaper than public school? Rachel makes the case for why it is not for most families, but that is not why we homeschool! We homeschool because it is right for our families and SO worth it! We explore the concept of opportunity cost.
Lila Miller
I was just reading an Uncle Eric book and it mentioned viewpoints I had never even heard of about WWII, and I'm an avid reader. It was an excellent reminder to read a wide variety of books and go back to original works as much as possible!
Lila Miller
Well done Ronnie! I've been looking forward to this podcast! Chicken nerds forever 😉 And if anybody listening to this podcast has more chicken questions I'd be happy to answer them!
Lila Miller
I hadn't heard of victory gardens before, but I do know that the government was encouraging people to raise meat rabbits in their homes during WWII. You can look up old flyers from that time. Last spring during the big bird flu "pandemic" (Avian Influenza) people were asked (not required) to report if they were raising chickens so they could get influenza updates for their current area. Can you imagine giving the government a list of all the more self sustainable people in the area? Scary! I don't, however, know how many actually took up the offer. I heard that if there was a certain amount of cases in your area they would come and forcefully eradicate your flock, meaning they would kill them and leave you to manage the bodies (most people threw them in the dump, which couldn't have been very helpful). However, I didn't hear any first hand accounts of this happening.
Lila Miller
The author Ronni was talking about at the end is Jennifer A. Nielsen. When I was younger I gobbled up her fantasy and fiction books, and it was her historical fictions "A Night Divided" (Berlin wall), "Resistance" (WWII), and "Words On Fire" (Germans invading Lithuania) that got me excited about history and nonfiction! Her newest is "Lines Of Courage" about WWI and it taught me so much about this not well known time period! I believe "Iceberg" (about the Titanic) is about to come out...
Lila Miller
I read the illustrated classics The Merry Adventures Of Robin Hood when I was very young, and it sparked a passion in my that I still have! Now I read every retelling I can get my hands on!