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The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt

03 Oct 2025

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Is social media rewiring childhood and fueling a mental health crisis? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the costs of growing up online and how to take back childhood with social psychologist and author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-anxious-generation-with-jonathan-haidt/Thanks to our Patrons Maz Dunic, gummibear359, Jack Bovee, Richard McCullough, Margaret, Daniel Zaibelt, Micheka K, Steph, Laura Kat Corey, Mark Benthien, Thompson Mhlanga, Robbie James, Micheal Fields, Nathanial Evans, John Malkin, Jonathan Madsen, Luis, Pete hall in Wi, Boonifa-Latifa-Shaweefa-Haweefa-Erikson-Vendez-Jackson-Hausenfef the First, Timmy Johansson, Shatesha, Jay, Lynne Henderson, Nimrod Nir, Candice Manion, Cody Rosenberg, Hai-Tue Han, Brandon DeYoung, Robert Guillot, james, Edward Madden, Jan Bart Verbist, Matthias, Orlando Calvo Arias, Raghav Kaushik, Elisa Castro, No Name, Samuel Griffith, Suresh Narayanan, Chris, Jacob, Duvall, Maarten van Nieuwstadt, Sockrateez, Cozine_stones, ERICA LOPEZ, Larry Maguire, jeffrey l. mueller, Hugo Dart, Alex Wayne, summer barker, Jonathan Thomas-Stagg, and  Vanniar Hernandez Giniebra for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0.031 - 6.822 Neil deGrasse Tyson

I happen to like social media, but it's not for everyone, and it's not even for some people who think they should like it.

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7.103 - 13.534

I know, but we've got Jonathan Haidt, and as much as he doesn't like social media, he has some solutions.

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13.554 - 14.455 Neil deGrasse Tyson

He's got plans.

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14.515 - 18.462 Chuck Nice

Yeah. All I know is I found out I'm a bad father.

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18.442 - 50.16 Neil deGrasse Tyson

Find out how and why coming right up on StarTalk Special Edition. Welcome to StarTalk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. StarTalk begins right now. This is StarTalk Special Edition. Neil deGrasse Tyson here. You're a personal astrophysicist. And if it's Special Edition, it means we have Gary O'Reilly. Gary. Hey, Neil. All right, dude. Yeah. Former soccer pro.

50.721 - 50.861 Chuck Nice

Mm-hmm.

50.881 - 53.244 Neil deGrasse Tyson

Soccer announcer. Yes. And Chuck Nice.

53.805 - 62.74 Chuck Nice

Hey, what's happening, guys? There you go. And that's it. We don't need anything else. This is like former soccer pro and then Chuck. And someone hugged that man.

62.961 - 69.257 Neil deGrasse Tyson

Yeah, he needs a hug. Are you a former professional anything is the question. Yeah, I'm a former professional professional.

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