Georgia Howe

Of course, every female listener and probably most male listeners will agree with that.

Just the challenge of finding your place in the world as you grow up.

What do you think makes the experience of growing up today fundamentally different than what previous generations dealt with?

Now, a lot of people are going to point to smartphones and social media and say, well, there you go.

There's the cause.

It's not rocket science.

But you argue that those technologies are only part of the larger story.

What aspects do you think people are missing?

Now, one theme throughout the book is that industries increasingly are profiting from girls' insecurities, whether it's beauty or wellness or therapy or just social media apps in general.

When did you start to suspect that some of these institutions that were actually claiming to help young women were also benefiting from their distress?

Now, the book talks a lot about loneliness and disconnection.

What do you think the primary driver for this loneliness epidemic is for your generation?

Now, you've argued that, of course, there's the technology that came up with your generation and mine as well to some degree, but also that institutions weakened at the same time.

Which institutions do you feel were the linchpins holding things together that have become weaker at this point?

Now, you've obviously written about all the things that have gone wrong.

Is there anything that gives you hope for this next generation?

This isn't about keeping Chinese cars out.

It's about deciding what kind of auto industry the United States wants to have and who gets to control it.

Well, thanks for having me.

Yeah, there's a lot going on in the automotive world in the past.