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Why Are American Teens So Unhappy? How Do We Solve This Crisis?

Why Are American Teens So Unhappy? How Do We Solve This Crisis?

FromPlain English with Derek Thompson


Why Are American Teens So Unhappy? How Do We Solve This Crisis?

FromPlain English with Derek Thompson

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is our second installment of happiness week on the Plain English podcast. On Tuesday, I spoke with the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development about what makes a good life, based on their 80-year longitudinal study.
Today’s episode is about the phenomenon of rising teenage unhappiness. What's actually happening? Why is it happening? What theories make sense, and what theories don't? How can we fix this problem? Today's guest is Matthew Biel, the chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Matthew Biel
Producer: Devon Manze
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Released:
Mar 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Longtime Atlantic tech, culture and political writer Derek Thompson cuts through all the noise surrounding the big questions and headlines that matter to you in his new podcast Plain English. Hear Derek and guests engage the news with clear viewpoints and memorable takeaways. New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday, and if you've got a topic you want discussed, shoot us an email at plainenglish@spotify.com! You can also find us on tiktok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_