Historian and journalist Hallie Lieberman discusses wilderness programs that purport to treat porn addiction with questionable methods and, critics say, promote abuse.
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How TV learned to take teenagers seriously
Entertainment journalist Thea Glassman makes the case that teen shows of yesterday paved the way for today’s diverse, complex and compelling teen storylines.
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The case for letting children vote
Adam Benforado joins us to discuss why cracks in public education and juvenile justice have left children vulnerable, and why making kids a policy priority bodes well for all our futures.
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The year before your kid moves away to college is a big deal
Mary Louise Kelly, host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” shares her memoir, which centers on her sons’ final years of high school and her realization that once they graduate, their daily family time spent together is likely at an end.
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Was Closing Schools The Right Move For American Teens?
Alec MacGillis covers politics and government for ProPublica, and he joins us to tell the stories of teenagers in two small towns, one in New Mexico and one in Texas, where governors took very different approaches to public safety.
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Anxious In America: The New Teen Health Crisis
Journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis joins us to talk about why more American teenagers are suffering from anxiety.
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The Teenage Brain
Adriana Galván of the UCLA Brain Research Institute joins us to talk about how the teen mind develops.
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Trafficked Teens
This hour, we’ll talk about teens who are trafficked in North Texas, how to recognize them and what can be done to help.
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New Insight Into Bullying
This hour, we’ll talk about a pair of new studies that analyze bullying with UT-Dallas criminology professor Nadine Connell, who conducted the studies.
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