Audio: KCRW: Life Examined: Is digital addiction fueling a teen suicide crisis?
Life Examined host Andrea Brody and Andrew Solomon discuss Andrew’s recent article in The New Yorker, “Doom Scrolling: Has Social Media Fuelled a Teen-Suicide Crisis?”
Dec 2024
Life Examined host Andrea Brody and Andrew Solomon discuss Andrew’s recent article in The New Yorker, “Doom Scrolling: Has Social Media Fuelled a Teen-Suicide Crisis?”
Aug 2023
In this conversation, mental health advocate Andrew Solomon talks with The One You Feed host Eric Zimmer about his efforts to challenge societal norms and explore the complex relationship between depression and identity.
Jun 2023
A talk and Q&A with members of Morrison & Foerster’s Diversity + Inclusion Group.
Feb 2023
Andrew Solomon and TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi discuss and challenge the concept of what an “ideal” family looks like.
Jan 2023
Andrew Solomon speaks with Christiane Amanpour about identity, mental health, and social progress in America, and explains why he finds hope “simply in the lives that people are leading.”
Nov 2022
In which Andrew and Beatty discuss Andrew’s article, The Mystifying Rise of Child Suicide, how our systems of care are failing young people, and the many ways that our political, educational and healthcare systems could work to reverse this downward trend.
Oct 2022
Dr. Eric Oliver of the University of Chicago asks Andrew Solomon nine questions the answers to which are essential for crafting “a well-examined life.”
Jul 2022
After a mass shooting, many wonder how the family of a gunman didn’t see the signs, but one expert says the shooter often keeps their plans secret.
Jun 2022
For the New Yorker, Solomon writes about the alarmingly high rate of youth suicide, why it’s on the rise, and why it’s so difficult to prevent. Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu spoke with Solomon about this issue.
May 2022
The tendency of bullies to be desperate was one of the real revelations.