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The 1000 Hours Outside PodcastThe 1000 Hours Outside Podcast1KHO 513: The Business of Replacing Parents - How Big Tech Wants to Raise Your Kids | Dr. Susan Linn, Who's Raising the Kids?In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, Dr. Susan Linn returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to expose how Big Tech and big business are working to replace—not support—parents. From algorithmic toys and social robots to persuasive “educational” marketing, today’s most powerful industries are selling convenience at the cost of creativity, relationships, and childhood itself. Dr. Linn, a renowned psychologist, author, and pioneer in protecting children from commercial exploitation, unpacks how screens and toys that “do too much” rob kids of the very experiences they need to thrive—free play, boredom, human connection, and imagination. She explains how...2025-06-3058 minHomeschool is a Work of HeartHomeschool is a Work of HeartBeware of the Tech TrapSend us a textIn this episode, I dive into the critical topic of educational technology and how it’s impacting our kids’ brains and learning. You're invited to join me as I share insights from neuroscientist Dr. Jared Horvath, who warns that screen-based learning doesn’t activate the same brain systems as hands-on, real-world experiences. While useful in moderation, we will reflect on how technology can easily become overused, crowding out the deeper learning that comes through conversation, reflection, and relationship. If we want our kids to become curious, creative, and capab...2025-05-0822 minElevating The ConversationElevating The ConversationThe Health of Health CareSusan Stacey, chief executive of Providence Inland Northwest, talks about the challenges that health care systems face in the post-pandemic era and the effort to return to pre-pandemic norms.  Health Systems' Budget Challenges (2:49) Staffing Efforts (15:22) Charity Care (21:00) Heart Institute Upgrades (34:54)  2025-04-1639 minScrolling 2 DeathScrolling 2 DeathThe Impact of Tech on Learning (with Lauren Paer)In this episode, I sit down (virtually) with Lauren Paer, Programs Manager for Fairplay’s Screen Time Action Network, to unpack the complicated relationship between education and technology. We dive into the growing presence of EdTech in classrooms—how it’s shaping learning, where it’s helping (and where it’s hurting), and what parents really need to know.Lauren and I tackle big questions: Is all this screen time actually making kids better learners, or is it just a distraction? What are the hidden risks—like data privacy concerns and the way certain tools impact fo...2025-03-1753 minKPFA - Against the GrainKPFA - Against the GrainThe Monetization of American ChildhoodSchools are underfunded. Parents often struggle with long working hours and too little social support. But corporations and tech companies, awash in money and power, promise to entertain and teach children with a near infinite array of devices, apps, and products. Psychologist Susan Linn discusses how those who least care for children have so much influence over their lives: marketing to kids through an avalanche of advertisements, collecting data about their private lives, and replacing their teachers in the classroom. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Susan Linn, Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and th...2025-03-1006 minEd Stott & The Big Life QuestionsEd Stott & The Big Life QuestionsReclaim Your Attention as Your Most Powerful Resource with Annie MargaretWhere your attention goes, your focus grows - but are you really conscious of where you’re spending your most valuable asset? This episode is going to change the way you use social media & spend time online FOREVER. If you, like me, are grappling with your relationship with the internet, the next hour is just for you. I want to help you take back control of where you focus your attention, take back your creativity & learn how to use your most powerful resource to its full potential. Annie Margaret is a te...2025-02-2055 minKMUZ Theatre TalkKMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1206: Co-host Ann Peck McBride says goodbye to KMUZ Theatre Talk; holiday live radio plays at Theatre 33 in Salem and Mid-Valley Productions in Albany(00:00) Ann McBride takes a final bow as co-host of KMUZ Theatre Talk after a 12-year run. (10:13) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.  (10:18) A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A 1940s RADIO SHOW returns to Theatre 33 at Willamette University by popular demand. Ed and Ann interview artistic director Susan Coromel about this original comedy by Theatre 33’s Thomas Nabhan, based on the famous Dickens short story. Coromel also tells Ann and Ed about what’s ahead for the Theatre 33 Summer Festival of new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights.    (30:19) Mid-Valley Productions presents its second stage play, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A L...2024-12-0643 minKPFA - Against the GrainKPFA - Against the GrainThe Monetization of American ChildhoodSchools are underfunded. Parents often struggle with long working hours and too little social support. But corporations and tech companies, awash in money and power, promise to entertain and teach children with a near infinite array of devices, apps, and products. Psychologist Susan Linn discusses how those who least care for children have so much influence over their lives: marketing to kids through an avalanche of advertisements, collecting data about their private lives, and replacing their teachers in the classroom. Resources: Susan Linn, Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of...2024-12-0259 minThe Healthcare Policy Podcast ®  Produced by David IntrocasoThe Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David IntrocasoProf. Stephanie Alice Baker Discusses TikTok's Promotion of Fake Cancer CuresAfter heart disease cancer is the leading cause of death in the US. Forty percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer has always been a concern made worse by the COVID pandemic and the ongoing problem of un- and under-insurance. Another reason for concern is the increasing use of networked-based social media sites used to advertise bogus cancer cures, particularly to Generation Z, or those 27 or under, who increasing use social media sites as de facto search engines. Dr. Baker’s recent research reveals health disinformation is rife on Ti...2024-11-2632 minTendrils of GriefTendrils of GriefUsing Grief To find Your Heart’s Truth and CallingMeet Rhonda Linn, a writer, poet, and entrepreneur who is deeply connected to the rhythms of nature. Over the past 11 years, Rhonda has been slowly cultivating a food forest on 36 acres in Michigan, transforming her land into a thriving sanctuary of seasonal living. Through her Substack, Earthen Jar; Stars, she inspires readers to reimagine a world cradled by nature’s beauty—embracing both the magic and the muck of everyday life. This fall, Rhonda’s first poetry book, The Chapel of Small Breath, is set to be published, offering readers a heartfelt glimpse into her reflections on life a...2024-11-2530 minSustainable MinimalistsSustainable MinimalistsThe Commercialization Of KidsBig tech trains kids to become consumers from … well, birth.Child-targeted marketing is cringe-worthy at best and unethical at worst. It also undermines children’s healthy development because it robs them of opportunities to play, imagine, and learn freely without manipulation.Today I speak with Dr. Susan Linn about the ways in which technology exploits children (and what we can do about it at home).(The podcast is approaching its 500th episode and in celebration I'm re-airing my Top 5 favorite episodes of all time. Here's...2024-09-2734 minHarvard ThinkingHarvard ThinkingWhy school cellphone bans are spreadingSchools are banning cellphones. And some states and cities are passing legislation that restricts student phone use in the classroom. Both parents and students have pushed back, yet schools say the removal of phones eliminates distractions and fosters face-to-face interactions that students themselves have come to appreciate. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with psychologist Laurie Santos, private school administrator Joy McGrath, and psychiatrist Susan Linn about what it would look like to take phones out of classrooms.2024-09-2530 minScrolling 2 DeathScrolling 2 DeathMyth Busted: KOSA Edition (with Josh Golin)Let's face it. Kids are struggling and one of the main reasons is social media; the addictiveness, the inappropriate content, the cyberbullying, the constant comparison. The list of threats goes on and on. Turns out, social media platforms are not legally required to keep our kids safe or protect their mental health. This is why Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal created the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). I brought in Josh Golin of Fairplay to explain what KOSA is and what it is not. Josh busts the myths that are...2024-09-1635 minGetting to The Heart of Why We WriteGetting to The Heart of Why We WriteRocky Mountain Community and Sartorial Librarians with Author Paul VinelliPlease give a big welcome to one of my favorite kidlit people and dear friend, Paul Vinelli! Some Highlights: Bereavement books and crossing genres. Collaborating with an artist to bring your book to life. Physically staging the scenes of your book. Taking a book to an art show. Finding creative purpose. Creating the story through staging and writing the text after the images. What animal would you choose to be you in an anthropomorphic world? Taking theater production as inspiration for...2024-09-1039 minThe Subversive TherapistThe Subversive TherapistS4, Part 10, The Children of the Future: Destroying the Natural Human AnimalIn the book, “The Recovery of the True Self,” psychiatrist Robert Phillips states that “all of the animals other than the human animal have an uncomplicated family-life. “Child-rearing” among those animals looks rather simple and straightforward. The offspring are born, they are faithfully fed and fiercely protected for a while, then they are sent out into the world, apparently without sentiment or strings attached.” We are all in a stage of development and it is important for us to take responsibility for our own power and actions, because we are constantly moving toward or away from healthy behaviors in...2024-08-3054 minRespectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury UnruffledRespectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury UnruffledRaising Creative, Critical Thinkers in a Commercialized World (with Susan Linn)In this encore episode Janet's guest is psychologist, writer, researcher, and Harvard lecturer Susan Linn. For decades, Susan has been a passionate advocate for our children and a steadfast fighter against the infiltration of Big Business and Big Tech into kids' lives (and parents' pocketbooks). In an eye-opening discussion, Susan describes how digital culture is designed to indoctrinate children into consumerism and brand loyalty, and how it's geared to create dependencies on games and devices for stimulation and soothing. She explains how games and devices teach values that are often diametrically opposed to our own, how they can affect...2024-07-0237 minScrolling 2 DeathScrolling 2 DeathThe Corporate Takeover of Childhood (with Dr. Susan Linn)In this conversation, Susan Linn discusses the harmful effects of marketing to children and the overuse of technology in their lives. She emphasizes the importance of unstructured play and creativity; stressing that kids can amuse and soothe themselves without needing a device. We also dive into the current state of EdTech in schools, highlighting the lack of research supporting its effectiveness. Don't miss the story of Dr. Linn's career and as a ventriloquist at the end of the episode! I highly...2024-06-2047 min”It’s A Wrap with Rap””It’s A Wrap with Rap”Linn Rivers-Functional Health and Wellness ExpertMeet Linn Rivers. Linn teaches people a different way of living and being in this world. She is a functional health and wellness expert and educator. She teaches people all over the world how to take their health into their own hands, mind, body and spirit. You will learn so much listening to this episode pertaining to neuro linguistic programming, microbiome therapy, the use of a Death Doula and more.   Video broadcast available on our You Tune channel ITS A WRAP WITH RAP-THE PODCAST UNCUT   Sponsors:    Dr Susa...2024-05-3055 min”It’s A Wrap with Rap””It’s A Wrap with Rap”Linn Rivers-Functional Health and Wellness ExpertMeet Linn Rivers. Linn teaches people a different way of living and being in this world. She is a functional health and wellness expert and educator. She teaches people all over the world how to take their health into their own hands, mind, body and spirit. You will learn so much listening to this episode pertaining to neuro linguistic programming, microbiome therapy, the use of a Death Doula and more.   Video broadcast available on our You Tune channel ITS A WRAP WITH RAP-THE PODCAST UNCUT   Sponsors:    Dr Susan Partovi, Author of Renegade MD                     https://therenegademd.com                     Hero Soap Company-Use Code RAP for a 10% discount  ...2024-05-3055 minFriendtalkative PodcastFriendtalkative PodcastEP1273 Book Talk หนังสือ Who’s Raising the Kidsหนังสือ Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children ของ Susan Linn - ใครกันแน่ที่กำลังเลี้ยงเด็กคนหนึ่ง ไม่ว่าจะเป็นนักเรียน ลูก หรือผู้คนที่กำลังเกิดมาใหม่เรื่อย ๆ ก็ตาม - การแย่งเวลาทั้งหมดเพื่อให้เราสนใจสิ่ง ๆ หนึ่งย่อมทำให้คน ๆ หนึ่งสูญเสียเวลาส่วนรวมไป ก็จะส่งผลอย่างมหาศาลตามมา - ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการตลาด เกมส์ สื่อโซเชียล และหนังภาพยนตร์กำลังจะมาทำให้เด็กคนหนึ่งสามารถอยู่กับที่ได้ โดยที่พ่อแม่ไม่ลำบากจริงหรือไม่ - ยุคนี้พ่อแม่ก็อาจจะหยิบยื่นสื่อการเรียนรู้ให้เด็กเรียน เล่น และเสพ โดยที่หารู้ไม่ว่าผลที่ตามมาอาจจะเป็นสิ่งที่เรารับไม่ได้เลยก็เป็นได้ - ทั้งนี้ ไม่มีคำว่าผิดหรือถูกในการเลี้ยงดูเด็กคนหนึ่ง เพราะเด็กทุกคนจะมีตัวตนของเขาเอง เขาสามารถเลือกได้ว่าจะปฏิเสธหรือจะยอมรับสิ่ง ๆ หนึ่งเสมอ 2024-05-2809 minP1 KulturP1 KulturJudiska hjältinnor – utan stereotyperAmy Winehouse, Susan Sontag och Elfriede Jelinek i boken Judiska hjältinnor porträtteras ett hundratal barriärbrytande kvinnor från vitt skilda tider och platser alla med en gemensam nämnare: sin judiska identitet. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Vad betyder den judiska identiteten idag? Författarna Joanna Rubin Dranger och Anneli Rådestad är gäster i programmet som tillsammans med Karin Brügger skrivit boken Judiska hjältinnor. SKRAMLIGT OCH SKÖRT MED LINN KOCH EMMERYSkramligt – och samtidigt skört. Så kan man beskriva...2024-05-2359 minWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsDEEP DIVE: Ditching Mom GuiltThis month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. "Mom guilt" is shorthand for what we think are two pretty different things: the universal, low-grade feelings of inadequacy that our soccer snacks aren't as good as Monica's the intense, deeply personal shame that we are definitely the only horrible parent who has ever allowed their baby to roll off the changing table Yes, we take on...2024-05-0641 minThe Joyful + Nourishment PodcastThe Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 10: Move your body with love with Ana StefanFor the final episode of Season two I am sharing with you my conversation about movement as path to body acceptance and moving our bodies with love, that I had with Pilates and Yoga Teacher Ana Stefan.Because movement and exercise can become so bound up in weigh loss pursuits, which often affects our relationship with moving our body, speaking with someone who take as different approach to this felt very important.Ana Stefan, aka The Aligned Body Coach, helps women to see how truly amazing their bodies - and full selves - are, through...2024-03-2354 minTRUE LOVETRUE LOVE#10 Marie Curie: Die Chemie der Liebe Marie Curie hat die Welt verändert. Sie hat als erste Frau einen Nobelpreis gewonnen und dann sogar noch einen zweiten. Radioaktivität, die beiden chemischen Elemente Polonium und Radium, all das hat die Forscherin Marie Curie entdeckt. Doch viel mehr wissen die meisten Menschen über Marie Curie nicht. Dabei ist ihr Leben eins der spannendsten, eine Geschichte, die jeder kennen sollte. Und dafür reisen wir in dieser Folge zurück nach Frankreich. Die junge polnische Studentin Maria Skłodowska, so heißt Marie nämlich eigentlich, kommt am Bahnhof in Paris an. Sie hat kein Geld, keine Freunde...2024-02-221h 49Talking About KidsTalking About KidsHow media and commercialism harm kids with Susan LinnSend us a textAs we navigate the gift giving season and the accompanying onslaught of sales and advertisements, I think it is important to understand the impact that the media and commercials have on the behaviors and, ultimately, the health and well-being of our kids. My guest to discuss this is Susan Linn. Susan is a world-renowned psychologist; the author of Consuming Kids, The Case for Make Believe, and, most recently, Who’s Raising the Kids?; and a ventriloquist who appeared frequently on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This episode was intentionally produced to support the formation and coor...2023-12-1133 minYou\'ve Got NerveYou've Got NerveThe Nerve to Make Inconvenient but aligned moves Ft. Kori Linn2023-11-2240 minLEARN PodcastsLEARN PodcastsShiftED Podcast #26: in Conversation with Author Susan LinnSend us a textWorld renowned author, psychologist and ventriloquist Susan Linn joined ShiftED podcasts to talk about screen-time’s effects on our youngest learners. We discussed the impacts that marketing has on our children and how to curb kids away from screens and back into creative play. An eye opening conversation for everyone interested in the health and well-being of our future generations.2023-11-1526 minScreenStrong FamiliesScreenStrong FamiliesWho's Raising the Kids with Susan Linn (#167)Today, we are honored to welcome Susan Linn, the author of "Who's Raising the Kids," to our podcast. We love the title of her book because it encapsulates the essence of being ScreenStrong!One of the most significant, albeit often invisible, risks parents confront in childhood screen overuse is the unintentional surrender of our children to a virtual caregiver. We lose our kids daily—not physically, but emotionally, as they gravitate toward virtual families.The issue with childhood screen use is multifaceted, but in ScreenStrong's view, the most pressing concern is the detachment disorder between ch...2023-10-041h 03The Most Hated F-WordThe Most Hated F-WordHow Big Tech, Large Corporations, & Consumerism Shape Kids' Views on Money with Dr. Susan LinnDr. Susan Linn Ed.D | Psychologist | Author | Award Winning Ventrilogquist | Expert on Creative Play | BIO: Susan Linn, Ed.D, a psychologist, an author, and an award-winning ventriloquist, is a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of tech and commercial marketing on children. She is a Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Research Associate at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Linn’s books have been praised in publications as diverse as The Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and The New York Times, which called her most recent book Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business and th...2023-09-2157 minReclaiming the GardenReclaiming the GardenOn Human Flourishing and Collective LiberationIn this episode, we discuss a topic that April wrote a 15 page paper about over her spring term: what is the human being fully alive, in light of God/the Divine? We explore what it means to be humans made in the image of God, what it means to bring the fullness of ourselves to God and one another and live authentically, and how the sharing of our stories and our diversity celebrated in community can lead to collective human flourishing and liberation (and April gushes a little about Jesus). We also discuss the specific gifts of neurodivergent and...2023-07-1159 minThe Tim Ahlman PodcastThe Tim Ahlman Podcast"Keeping Jesus at the Center" With Rev. Dr. Mark HoehnerAbout Mark: Pastor Mark Hoehner is the son of Pastor Bob and Susan Hoehner, brother of Nicole Muth and the Rev. Dr. Matthew Hoehner. Mark was born in Linn, Kansas and grew up most of his life in Michigan and Wisconsin. He graduated from Concordia University - Wisconsin in 1996 with a degree in History and Education. He continued his studies at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and graduated with a Masters of Divinity in 2000. He met Erin Trinklein that spring and they were married on May 5 th , 2001. They havethree boys, Micah (19, sophomore at Concordia - Wisconsin), I...2023-06-211h 02KindlEDKindlEDEpisode 08: The Importance of PlayIn Episode 8 of The KindlED Podcast, hosts Kaity and Adriane delve into the profound significance of play in childhood development and learning. Drawing from the wisdom of experts like Fred Donaldson and Susan Linn, they discuss how play serves as a foundation for creativity, self-expression, and constructive problem-solving.Got a story to share or question you want us to answer? Send us a message!About the podcastThe KindlED Podcast explores the science of nurturing children's potential and creating empowering learning environments.Powered by Prenda Microschools, each episode offers actionable...2023-06-201h 00Ed Stott & The Big Life QuestionsEd Stott & The Big Life QuestionsBreaking the Screen Spell: Preserving Childhood in the Age of Tech-Driven AdvertisingWhilst some of the tech our kids use is incredibly useful, the majority is a direct route from advertisers to their brains. So how is advertising & tech targeting our kids, what impact is it having on them & how can we protect them? My guest today is Dr Susan Linn. She’s a psychologist & the Author of Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business & The Lives of Children. Susan explains how tech is training kids to be consumers, dampening their creativity plus how it's fueling commercialism and affecting democracy. This episode is su...2023-06-1544 minWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsDitching Mom Guilt"Mom guilt" is shorthand for what we think are two pretty different things: the universal, low-grade feelings of inadequacy that our soccer snacks aren't as good as Monica's the intense, deeply personal shame that we are definitely the only horrible parent who has ever allowed their baby to roll off the changing table Yes, we take on these feelings of guilt and shame—but society is pretty quick to hand them to us. In this episode we discuss why there isn't such a thing as "dad guilt" why mom guilt might serve as a...2023-05-1741 minSustainable MinimalistsSustainable MinimalistsThe Commercialization Of KidsBig tech trains kids to become consumers from ... well, birth.Child-targeted marketing is cringe-worthy at best and unethical at worst. It also undermines our children's healthy development because it robs them of opportunities to play, imagine, and learn freely without manipulation.Today I speak with Dr. Susan Linn about the ways in which technology exploits children (and what we can do about it at home).  Here's a preview: [3:30] Brand loyalty? How media corporations exploit our children for profit[6:30] Societal implic...2023-05-1633 minThe Healthcare Policy Podcast ®  Produced by David IntrocasoThe Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David IntrocasoProf. Julianne Holt-Lunstad Discusses Social Isolation and Loneliness (February 15th)Since suicides serve as a proxy measure for social isolation and loneliness (SIL), last week the CDC reported after declines in 2019 and 2020, suicides increased 7% in ‘21, particularly among those 25-44, to 48,343 returning their peak in 2018.  Over the past 2 decades suicides have increased 30%, they are now is the 12th leading cause of death.   Also in 2021, the CDC’s most recent bi-annual Youth Risk Beh Survey, published this past November,  found among other things teenage girls experienced persistent sadness at twice the rate of teen boys and three in five teenage girls reported being persistently sad or hopeless, a 60% increase compared to a decade...2023-02-2333 minWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsFresh Take: Susan Linn on How “Big Tech” Targets Our KidsSign up for What Fresh Hell Plus on Supporting Cast to get all episodes ad-free, plus monthly bonus episodes. Supporting Cast works right where you already listen! Go to whatfreshhell.supportingcast.fm to subscribe in two taps for just $3.99 a month, or $39.99 a year.Psychologist Susan Linn, author of WHO'S RAISING THE KIDS? BIG TECH, BIG BUSINESS, AND THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, isn't anti-technology. She's anti-advertising to children, and has spent her long career spotlighting the "monumental shift towards a digitized-commercialized childhood." With smart speakers and screens at arms' reach wherever kids go, digital technologies c...2023-02-1732 min\'Muthaship\' with Stephanie Lum'Muthaship' with Stephanie LumEpisode 147: How Big Tech is shaping your kids’ values (and what to do about it)This week on 'Muthaship', an alarming investigation into how major technology companies are shaping our kids values and what parents can do about it. We're joined by Susan Linn. She's a child psychologist, a lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the author of Who's Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-02-0319 minHealthy Screen Habits PodcastHealthy Screen Habits PodcastWho’s Raising the Kids? - Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children //Susan Linn, Ed.D.Susan Linn is a psychologist, and award-winning ventriloquist, and a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of tech, media, and commercial marketing on children.  She was founding director of the children’s advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (now called Fairplay), and is currently Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical school.  On today’s episode we discuss her newly published book, Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children, reminisce about her time spent working with Mr. Rogers, and dive into understanding why our kids are targeted by big tech2023-01-2534 minReach Out and ReadReach Out and ReadThe Case for Make BelieveWhat is “play”, and how hard is it to understand what it really is? Turns out it’s more of a challenge to grasp than you’d think, and not everyone understands that play is not merely amusement for children. Dr Susan Linn, psychologist and world-renowned expert on creative play, joins us to talk about the role of play in a child’s development — and how children can use creative play to access and express their feelings.2023-01-1934 minnoliesradionoliesradioRalph Nader Radio Hour 2022-1231In a live Zoom event in conjunction with the American Museum of Tort Law, we welcome back Claire Nader, author of You Are Your Own Best Teacher and Susan Linn, author of Whos Raising the Kids?2022-12-3157 minRalph Nader Radio HourRalph Nader Radio HourFighting Online Marketing to ChildrenIn a live Zoom event in conjunction with the American Museum of Tort Law, we welcome back Claire Nader, author of “You Are Your Own Best Teacher” and Susan Linn, author of “Who’s Raising the Kids?” for a lively panel discussion moderated by child advocacy legal expert, Robert Fellmeth, on the ongoing corporatization of childhood. We also hear from audience members but not just old people talking about “kids today.” A thoughtful seventh grader gives us a young person’s perspective.Robert Fellmeth is the Price Professor of Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego and the Ex...2022-12-241h 20The Healthcare Policy Podcast ®  Produced by David IntrocasoThe Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David IntrocasoDr. Susan Linn Discusses Her Just-Published Book, "Who's Raising the Kids: Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children" (December 16th)(This interview is dedicated to my friend Randy Lee, a dedicated public health nurse, who passed away earlier this week.)   Justin Smith in his book published earlier this year, The Internet is Not What You Think It Is, argued the internet is addictive, its use of algorithms leaves our lives warped and impoverished and despite these problems there is little or no federal regulatory oversight.  Concerning the internet’s effects on children, Dr. Linn argues in her recently published work, Who's Raising the Kids, that our digital landscape essentially invades children’s privacy in order to use their p...2022-12-1735 minRespectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury UnruffledRespectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury UnruffledRaising Creative, Critical Thinkers in a Commercialized World (with Susan Linn)Janet's guest is psychologist, writer, researcher, and Harvard lecturer Susan Linn. For decades, Susan has been a passionate advocate for our children and a steadfast fighter against the infiltration of Big Business and Big Tech into kids' lives (and parents' pocketbooks). In an eye-opening discussion, Susan describes how digital culture is designed to indoctrinate children into consumerism and brand loyalty, and how it's geared to create dependencies on games and devices for stimulation and soothing. She explains how games and devices teach values that are often diametrically opposed to our own, how they can affect learning by shrinking our...2022-11-1537 minWasser und BuchWasser und BuchTausend GesichterS2, E2: Von Großwildjägern und Ikonen Literatur der Folge: Bücher „Der Garten Eden“, Ernest Hemingway (Rowohlt) "Im Dunkeln spielen", Toni Morrison (Rowohlt) "Frantumaglia", Elena Ferrante (Suhrkamp) "Sontag", Benjamin Moser (Penguin) "Against Interpretation", Susan Sontag (S.Fischer) "Notes on Camp", Susan Sontag (S.Fischer) "Krankheit als Metapher", Susan Sontag (S.Fischer) "Das Leiden anderer betrachten", Susan Sontag (S.Fischer) "Sempre Susan", Sigrid Nunez (Aufbau) Artikel "Who the Fuck is Fitzek", Sebastian Fitzek im Interview (https://secrets-of-success.de/ausgabe-2021/) "Annie Ernaux. Auf der Seite der Unterdrückten", Iris Radisch (https://www.zeit.de/2022/42/annie-ernaux-literaturnobelpreis-israel-bds-kritik) Fo...2022-11-071h 26Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the WorldSounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World#27: Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children with Susan LinnAs well as being an author, Susan Linn is a psychologist, award-winning ventriloquist and a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of media and commercial marketing on children.Her latest book is Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children. Some of the topics we discussed includes: The oversized and unregulated role Big Tech plays in children's lives. The deregulation of children's television.How these companies fulfil their objective of having children buy their toys by intentionally undermining  parents as gatekeepersWhat are the d...2022-10-2429 minThe Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & IntellectualsThe Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals#289 - Susan Linn on WHO'S RAISING THE KIDSRenowned child psychologist and author Susan Linn chats with Trey Elling about WHO'S RAISING THE KIDS: BIG TECH, BIG BUSINESS, AND THE LIVES OF KIDS. Topics include: How a commercialized, digitized society affects kids' brain development (3:45) Nurturing 'awe' in children (6:14) Mr. Rogers encouraging silence (14:12) Mattel trying to hook babies with Aristotle (19:03) Screens substituting for real-life interactions (21:38) Amazon's Alexa for kids (24:16) Minecraft (28:49) Brand tribes (33:31) "Reducing friction" when marketing to children (35:15) Digitizing analog toys like Legos (39:01) Pokémon Go, -Smile, and -Sleep (42:09) Screens and advertising in public schools (50:30) Prodigy (54:23) Is there cause for hope? (58:51) 2022-10-111h 03Ralph Nader Radio HourRalph Nader Radio HourWho’s Raising The Kids?Ralph does a deep dive into the commercialization of childhood with Dr. Susan Linn, psychologist, and author of “Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children.” Plus, Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, fills us in on their campaign to end the tenure of Louis DeJoy, the Trump-appointed Post Master, who is trying to dismantle the US Postal Service.Dr. Susan Linn is an author, psychologist, and award-winning ventriloquist. She was the Founding Director of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (now known as Fairplay), and she is a world-renowned expert on creative...2022-10-081h 05Old Fashioned On PurposeOld Fashioned On PurposeS10 E11: Who IS Raising the Kids? with Susan LinnToday I'm welcoming back  Susan Linn, psychologist, lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the author a few landmark books, including her just-released Who's Raising the Kids?Is big business raising our kids today? And how we can fight back?Find Susan Linn here: susanlinn.net My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.comHead to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.comG...2022-10-0351 min