How does the new FDA ruling affect access to hearing aids? Sarah talks with audiologist Dr. Michelle Hu and mother Jessica Lewis about what this change means for those with hearing loss. Sources Consulted: Aacap. (n.d.). Corporal punishment in schools. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from https://www.aacap.org/aacap/Policy_Statements/1988/Corporal_Punishment_in_Schools.aspx Commissioner, O. of the. (n.d.). FDA finalizes historic rule enabling access to over-the-counter hearing aids for millions of Am...
Sep 02, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
What did the FBI find during the search of former president Trump’s property? Sarah talks about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago. And what is monkeypox? Susan Michaels-Strasser, the assistant professor of epidemiology at the Columbia University Medical Center, shares about this zoonotic disease. Sources Consulted: Attorney general Merrick Garland delivers remarks . The United States Department of Justice. (2022, August 11). Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorn...
Aug 19, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What is tribal sovereignty? Sarah talks with Shaun Little Horn, advocacy organizer of the Lakota Law Project, about the case heading to the Supreme Court this fall, Brackeen v. Haaland. Sources Consulted: Schumacher-Matos, E. (2013, August 9). S. Dakota Indian Foster Care 4: The mystery of a missing $100 million . NPR. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2013/08/09/209282064/s-dakota-indian-foster-care-4-the-mystery-of-a-missing-100-millio n * If you have a q...
Aug 12, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 8
What does research on gun violence look like? Sarah talks with NMVVRC Associate Director, Dr. Angela Moreland, about legislation that affects how mass shootings are researched. If you have a question about war, or if there’s something else going on in the world that you want us to break down, write to us or record a message and email us at listen@akidsco.com . Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found and check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting aki...
Aug 05, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 7
How does the law influence war? Sarah talks with international lawyer Benjamin Duerr about what justice and peace mean from a legal standpoint in the final episode in our series on war. Sources Consulted: * If you have a question about war, or if there’s something else going on in the world that you want us to break down, write to us or record a message and email us at listen@akidsco.com . Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found and check out other podcasts made for kids...
Jul 28, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6
What could the future of wars look like? Sarah talks with peacekeeping consultant Janie DesJardin and researcher Leo Michel about the laws of war and the concept of hybrid warfare. Sources Consulted: N/A * If you have a question about war, or if there’s something else going on in the world that you want us to break down, write to us or record a message and email us at listen@akidsco.com . Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found and check out other podcasts made for kids ...
Jul 13, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
What does war look like? Sarah talks with U.S. combat veteran Tara Madison, Syrian refugee Ahmad Al haj ali, and peacekeeping consultant and Canadian Armed Forces veteran Janie DesJardin about the reality of war. Sources Consulted: TRTWorld. (2017, August 11). Mother who lost 4 children in Syria gas attack recalls day of Horror. Retrieved June 21, 2022, from https://www.trtworld.com/mea/opcw-says-chemical-sarin-used-in-deadly-attack-on-syria-town-in-april-390645 YouTube. (2017, June 23). The war...
Jul 07, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
How does war impact people? Sarah talks with Syrian journalist Hozan Ibrahim who she met while covering the war in Syria, a country that has been fighting for over a decade. Sources Consulted: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (n.d.). Figures at a glance. UNHCR. Retrieved June 1, 2022, from https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html Wheat . OEC. (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wheat * If you have a question about war, or if there’s some...
Jun 08, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We break down the war in Ukraine and the motivation for the Russian invasion of the country. * If you have a question about war, or if there’s something else going on in the world that you want us to break down, write to us or record a message and email us at listen@akidsco.com . Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found and check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com ....
Jun 01, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
We break down what it looks like to be a journalist. * If you have a question about war, or if there’s something else going on in the world that you want us to break down, write to us or record a message and email us at listen@akidsco.com . Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found and check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com ....
May 25, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Introducing Sarah Jones Breaks It Down, a weekly news podcast for kids and grownups who want to understand what’s happening around the world and why it’s happening now. Emmy award-winning journalist Sarah Jones breaks down the news beyond the headlines, using interviews, conversations, and compelling stories to make news accessible, understandable, and relatable. *We know you’ve got lots and lots of questions about war and what’s going on in the world, and we'd like to break them down with you i...
Apr 27, 2022•2 min
