One Young Mind
Episodes
Jen’s story: losing Harry
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply personal and moving episode of One Young Mind, New Zealand mother Jen shares the story of her son Harry, who died at the age of 18.With...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 9: The "global contagion risk" with Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli and Greg Attwells
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big tech has called child safety reform a “global contagion risk.”Why? Because when one country stands up, others follow, and that threate...
How Australia Changed the Rules on Social Media with Greg Atwells and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of One Young Mind, we speak with Greg Atwells and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli, two of the dads behind 36 Mont...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 8: For the parents navigating kids on social media with Jo Robertson
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment, Jo Robertson speaks directly to parents already in the thick of it. She shares insights on what’s really happening for...
How parents can navigate the online world with Jo Robertson & Holly Brooker
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping kids safe online can feel overwhelming, especially when the digital world shifts faster than most parents can keep up. In this episode, online...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 7: Our most precious resource — NZ’s young people, with economist Shamubeel Eaqub
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 7, economist Shamubeel Eaqub breaks down one of the biggest challenges facing Aotearoa: we are running out of yo...
The cost of inaction with economist Shamubeel Eaqub
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The most precious resource New Zealand has now is our young people… we want these young people to be as resilient, as capable as possibl...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 6: The Subtraction of Childhood with Jonathan Haidt
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from episode 5, Jonathan Haidt breaks down what it feels like to grow up in the digital age, not by imagining more, but ...
"We can reclaim childhood and return a healthy human childhood to our children."
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this landmark episode of One Young Mind, Professor Jonathan Haidt - whose work sparked the global movement to protect kids online - sits down ...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 5: New Zealand has no national online safety strategy ...
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from episode 5 with Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker from Makes Sense, we highlight that New Zealand currently has no national ...
Inside Aotearoa’s online wild west with Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a closer look at what it’s like growing up in New Zealand’s Online Wild West. Compared to children in countries l...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 4: Meta’s safety features fail when kids need them most.
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Parents, kids, and tech companies all have a role to play in keeping young people safe online. But what happens when the safety features designed to p...
Blowing the whistle on Big Tech with Arturo Béjar
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, former Meta engineer and whistleblower Arturo Béjar shares what he saw while working at Meta and the hidden dangers social med...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 3: Breaking down stereotypes for Māori and Pasifika youth
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from One Young Mind, we hear a powerful reflection from Arden Morunga on how Māori and Pasifika young people are shaped by t...
Through their eyes. The youth voice with Arden Morunga and Olivia Lakeman
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is brought to you by the B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorder...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 2: Why social media connection is a myth ...
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 2 with Dr Samantha Marsh, we hear how today’s young people are the loneliest generation, despite being mor...
Inside the teen brain: How social media shapes development with Dr Samantha Marsh
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is brought to you by the B416 team.Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders...
Spotlight Moment from Episode 1: The Algorithm Knows ...
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 1 with Rachael Wilson, we learn that TikTok can predict an eating disorder with shocking accuracy and once it do...
Straight from the front line with Steve McCracken and Rachael Wilson
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is brought to you by the B416 team.Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders...