330. Why Shouldn’t You Take Things Personally?

Too often, human beings take things personally and let that impact the way they feel and act. But some great advice we’ve learned over the years is to not take things personally. It will make you more successful and happier. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, it’s really important to give our listeners advice that will, you know, help all of them be successful. And I think that’s kind of the point of the show, right? We do a lot of different things. We do history, we talk about the law, we talk about current

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329. What is the 8th Amendment?

Today, Emma and Brittany break down the 8th Amendment to the Constitution. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, we haven’t talked about amendments in a while, and I think it’s because I don’t wanna say we went through the important ones cuz they’re all important. But I went through the ones that were my favorite basically. But the Eighth Amendment is one I think that doesn’t get enough credit for being as important as it is cuz I think things like, you know, property rights or like un warrants or warrants and like search and seizures,

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328. Why Was The Dred Scott Case So Important?

The Dred Scott Case was important Supreme Court Case that impacted the future of slavery in the United States. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I wanna talk about a famous Supreme Court decision called, it’s just known as Dread Scott. That’s what everybody calls it. But, so I wanna do a little brief intro on why the Supreme Court in these cases are so important. So the Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. Once something gets to that court, it’s been decided, unless it’s like a rare instance where something goes

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327. What Does The Executive Branch Do?

Each of the three branches of government have very special roles that only they can play. But what is the role of the executive branch? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Today I wanna talk with you about what the heck the executive branch does. We’ve talked about the different branches of government. We know that there’s a legislative branch, which is Congress at the national level. We know that there’s a judicial branch, which is the Supreme Court and the other federal courts at the national level. And so the other branch of government in

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326. Does Equality Solve Our Problems?

Should we all have equal opportunities to succeed or equal outcomes regardless of our individual merits? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about a word and maybe a couple of words that pop up all the time, and it’s something that I think sounds really nice and that everyone would kind of think, well, yeah, that sounds like a good enough thing. But that comes with all of these crazy, other accouterments. I will say that are often, you know, kind of tied into the package. And the word is equality. And

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325. What is Federalism?

Federalism is a system of government where some powers belong to the national government, and some powers belong to the state government. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanna talk about a concept that’s very important to our country and the way it was set up and the way that it is run. And that concept is called federalism. And if you’ve ever heard of the federal government, that’s kind of what we’re talking about. But we’re also talking about its relationships with all of the other levels of government that we have

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324. Why Should You Avoid the Victim Mentality?

We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond and and what meaning we choose to take from these experiences. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hey, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, I wanna talk about a topic that is very important to me and just so happens to be one that Connor mentions in his book How Not To Suck at Life, 88 Tips for Teens, which if you guys don’t have it, I love this book, so definitely get it because I think it’s full of so many good, so much good advice. And

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323. Why Is Music Such A Powerful Tool?

Music isn’t just enjoyable to listen to, it also helps bring us together as individuals and speak truth to power. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So I know you and I both love music. I know. So I sing, I play the piano. I played violin for a hot second when I was younger, but I’m also a music journalist, so I get to go to music festivals and like concerts and write about it. So this has been something that I have loved since I was a child. So today I thought it would

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322. Why Are So Many People Moving?

People are fleeing progressive cities and states like crazy. But why are they leaving and where are they going? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: I thought that since Brittany is moving out of dc, which we very briefly discussed a couple of episodes ago, and I’ve recently moved as well, I’ve moved all over the country. We could maybe talk about why so many people are moving states right now. So, to give a quick rundown on my situation, I grew up in Oregon. I’ve talked about that before. Portland area, really crazy. Don’t necessarily recommend

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321. What Is The Difference Between Self-Defense and War?

Is every war about America acting in self-defense and protecting itself? Or does the government start wars for other reasons? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanted to talk about something that has been in the news a ton lately, and if you pay any attention to sort of what’s going on around the world, you’ve probably heard a lot about Russia and Ukraine lately. A lot of people say the Ukraine, I believe it’s just Ukraine. Brittany: Yes. I was having this conversation with someone the other day. It is just Ukraine. Yeah,

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