596. Miraculous Pencil and Trump Tariffs

The Fourth of July is almost here! While fireworks and family time is great, it's important to remember the true meaning of the holiday.

Two of the most important figures in the Revolutionary War were John Adams and Sam Adams. While the two were cousins, when it came to fighting for liberty, the two had very different styles.

These days, the mainstream media and social media influences like to tell us that we are living through scary and unsafe times that humans have never experienced. Is this true? Or have human history experienced much crazier times than we are today?

Rachel and Brittany discuss the importance of a well-rounded education and why you should maintain a healthy curiosity about subjects you don't think are relevant to you. You might be surprised at how your "useless knowledge" comes in handy in life.

Brittany and Rachel discuss how to decide if you should pick a fight with someone over an issue you have with them. Is it important enough to go to war with your brother over how he chews his food? What about the annoying things you do? On the other hand, its important to stand up for what is right. Where do you draw the line?

Every individual has gut instincts that help us guide what choices we make in life. How can we learn to know when to follow our gut and when our gut instincts might be holding us back from new experiences?

Rachel goes down the rabbit hole of why prison labor can be so concerning, and its not for the reason you think. Incentives matter, and should we be incentivising incarceration in a free society? When lots of big interests are making lots of money off of prisons and prison labor, what do you think happens to the demand for more prisoners?

Now a days, we hear a lot about "settled" science. But is science a fixed truth that never changes? Or is science ongoing quest?

The Miraculous Pencil demonstrates how the world is so interconnected. Trade barriers threaten that connection and our supply chains could suffer. But what if the Trump tariff threats are just a good negotiating tool? Let's unpack what we know so far.