We've grown up in an age of fear — from school shooters, to the climate crisis, to COVID-19. In this episode, we look at how that has shaped our lives. 
In this episode we talk about school lockdown drills, which may not be appropriate for our younger listeners.

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Kids These Days is a podcast hosted by teens, about teens. What we're thinking about, laughing about, and stressing about. This new, limited-run show is a collaboration between Community High School in Ann Arbor and Michigan Public.

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A lot has happened since we started making this podcast nearly a year ago. So we’re asking: what have we learned? And what advice can we give to ourselves..and each other...as we navigate all of it.

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Advice

We live in a college town where many of us feel a lot of pressure to get all As and go to the perfect school. We look at how this quest to be perfect affects the way we think of ourselves.

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Perfection

We know there can be serious consequences to vaping. So why do so many teens continue to do it? In this episode, we share three stories of addiction, each with a different ending.

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Drugs

We use our phones all the time, but we never talk about how we use them. This episode, we look at the unspoken rules and expectations of social media, and how they can impact our relationships. Plus how tracking and other types of surveillance affect our behavior.

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Part of being a teen is realizing that things are not as simple as they seem. That there’s a darker side to the world that maybe we’re just seeing for the first time. It’s also a time when -- some of us, hopefully -- figure out ways to navigate that.

If you or someone you know is facing immediate harm because of suicidal or homicidal thoughts or actions, please get help now:

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-TALK (8255).
Text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741.
Call the University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency Services at 734-936-5900

Mental health resources for teens

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide 


The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ) 


HelpGuide (for teen depression) 


Nemours TeensHealth (for relationships, body image, families, emotions) 

Additional mental health resources for parents, and families, and educators at our website.
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