Video: Calma Urgente! Alessandra Orofino Interviews Andrew Solomon
Calma Urgente! presenter Alessandra Orofino speaks with journalist Andrew Solomon, author of “Far From the Tree,” one of the books read by the Calma Book Club in 2025.
Feb 2026
Press: Interviews
May 2025
Video: Good Inside with Dr. Becky: My Kid Is Nothing Like Me
Dr. Becky sits down with Dr. Andrew Solomon, author of “Far from the Tree,” to explore what it brings up for us when our kids are different from us—and how acceptance and curiosity can help us grow while deepening our connection with them.
Dec 2024
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?”
Aug 2023
Audio: The One You Feed: Insights on Mental Health and Resilience
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
Video: Celebrating Pride Month: A Conversation with Andrew Solomon
A talk and Q&A with members of Morrison & Foerster’s Diversity + Inclusion Group.
Feb 2023
Audio: TED Radio Hour: Lessons on love and acceptance from today’s dynamic families
Andrew Solomon and TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi discuss and challenge the concept of what an “ideal” family looks like.
Jan 2023
Video: Amanpour: America’s ‘center tends to shift towards justice’
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
Audio: The Ask Beatty Podcast: Give Yourself Permission to Reach Out and Ask for Help
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
Audio: Nine Questions with Eric Oliver: The Interpreter of Shadows
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
Psychologist Explains Why Anger With Gunmen Families Isn’t Always Fair
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.
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