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Sarah Jones Breaks It Down

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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.

Parent info: Sarah Jones Breaks It Down is recommended for ages 6-10 and 11 plus. It's an Episodic show that can be listened to in any order. Made in the USA, it's about News for kids. Launched in 2022, it has 1 season.

There are 11 episodes

Episodes
The most recent appears first.

  • Hearing Aid Accessibility

    11 min Season 1 Episode 10 2 September 2022

    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.…

  • Seized Documents at Mar-a-Lago

    14 min Season 1 Episode 9 19 August 2022

    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, …

  • Tribal Sovereignty and the US Supreme Court

    11 min Season 1 Episode 8 12 August 2022

    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.…

  • Mass Shootings and Dickey’s Amendment

    13 min Season 1 Episode 7 5 August 2022

    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.…

  • War Part 5: Peace Justice and Peacekeeping

    24 min Season 1 Episode 6 28 July 2022

    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.…

  • War Part 4: Hybrid Warfare

    16 min Season 1 Episode 5 13 July 2022

    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.…

  • War Part 3: A Ground Floor View

    17 min Season 1 Episode 4 7 July 2022

    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.…

  • War Part 2: It Impacts People

    7 min Season 1 Episode 3 8 June 2022

    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.…

  • War Part 1: Ukraine and a History with Russia

    7 min Season 1 Episode 2 1 June 2022

    We break down the war in Ukraine and the motivation for the Russian invasion of the country.…

  • As a Journalist, That’s My Job

    10 min Season 1 Episode 1 25 May 2022

    We break down what it looks like to be a journalist.…

  • Introducing Sarah Jones Breaks It Down

    1 min Season 1 Trailer 27 April 2022

    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 …

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