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.

Episodes

  1. 02/09/2022

    Hearing Aid Accessibility

    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.

    12 min

  2. 19/08/2022

    Seized Documents at Mar-a-Lago

    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.

    15 min

  3. 12/08/2022

    Tribal Sovereignty and the US Supreme Court

    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.

    12 min

  4. 05/08/2022

    Mass Shootings and Dickey’s Amendment

    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.

    14 min

  5. 28/07/2022

    War Part 5: Peace Justice and Peacekeeping

    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.

    25 min

  6. 13/07/2022

    War Part 4: Hybrid Warfare

    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.

    16 min

  7. 07/07/2022

    War Part 3: A Ground Floor View

    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.

    18 min

  8. 08/06/2022

    War Part 2: It Impacts People

    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.

    8 min

  9. 01/06/2022

    War Part 1: Ukraine and a History with Russia

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

    8 min

  10. 25/05/2022

    As a Journalist, That’s My Job

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

    11 min

  11. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introducing Sarah Jones Breaks It Down

    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.

    2 min

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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.

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