Parents vs. The Internet

By Daily Mail

Our children's mental health is under attack. From the age of 11, they're bombarded with information and messages via the smartphones in their pockets. Parents are struggling to protect them from

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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

Parents vs. The Internet episodes:

June 18, 2025 “What Turns a Teen into a Killer? Inside the Making of Adolescence with Jack Thorne
In this episode, Adolescence writer Jack Thorne joins Liz and Esther to explore how toxic online culture is warping young minds and fueling real-world violence. From knife crime to smartphone addiction, they unpack what’s going wrong—and how parents, schools, and governments must step up. A raw, powerful conversation about protecting kids in a digital world spiraling out of control.

Hosts: Liz Hull and Esther Ghey
Producer: Artemis Irvine
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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35min
November 18, 2024 8: Social media is driving a wedge between parents and their children
In this episode, Liz and Esther speak with Clare Fernyhough, founder of Smartphone Free Childhood. Clare shares her thoughts about why smartphones should be banned until the age of 14 and how her campaign has taken off, with parents from all over the country flocking to get onboard.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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26min
November 18, 2024 13: Brianna was speaking to people she didn't know online
In this episode Liz and Esther speak to Esther's late daughter Brianna's best friend Emily Holden. Emily shares her experiences of smartphone and social media addiction and mental health pressures, and why many kids themselves would actually welcome more help and regulation of the space.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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39min
November 18, 2024 12: Would we give children whiskey to drink to wash down their food?
In this episode, Liz and Esther talk to Jamie's Farm co-founder Tish Fielden about the extraordinary work she is doing to get children off their smartphones.

After suffering a family tragedy herself, Tish and her son set up Jamie's Farm to bring kids from London to their estate, where smartphones and the internet are strictly banned during their stay. Tish shares the incredible impact this has had on the thousands of children who've been to the farm and what more needs to be done to protect their mental health.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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39min
November 18, 2024 9: Ofcom: "The Online Safety Act will use a much bigger stick against Big Tech"
In this episode Liz and Esther talk to Ofcom's policy director for child safety Almudena Lara. Together they unpack the new Online Safety Act, how they hope it will make a material difference to policing big tech content and what more needs to be done to keep our children safe.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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33min
November 18, 2024 10: The material steps parents can take to protect their children online
In this episode Liz and Esther talk to Carolyn Bunting, joint CEO of Internet Matters - a not for profit organisation set up by leading internet providers like BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin to better protect children online. Carolyn shares what she believes are the blind spots in the new Online Safety Act, what more needs to be done and why schools are the key battleground.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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34min
November 18, 2024 11: They're 20 years ahead of the legislation...
In this episode Liz and Esther talk to Ruth Moss, the mother of Sophie Moss who took her own life aged 14 after viewing suicide-related content on social media. Ruth shares her story, what action parents can immediately take to protect their children and what further help is desperately needed.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
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Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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40min
November 11, 2024 7: We can police children's social media use
In this episode, Esther and Liz chat to Mat Sears, the director of corporate affairs for EE. They discuss what mobile phone companies are doing to provide internet-safe phones for children, how social media forms need to tighten up age verification to stop kids accessing harmful content underage, and what Mat would ask the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, to make a priority if he met with hm at Number 10.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
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Editor Silas Gray
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39min
November 04, 2024 6: How toxic influencer Andrew Tate conquered social media

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Editor Silas Gray
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36min
October 28, 2024 5: Trolls told me to kill myself
In this episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and the Mail’s Liz Hull are joined by Jaxon Feeley, an activist, who transitioned in 2021 – while serving as a prison officer. Jaxon has featured on a number of TV programmes, including Channel 4's BAFTA nominated Banged Up, and more recently won the latest season of Hunted. He believes school children should be taught mental resilience and to ignore trolls.

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Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
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Editor Silas Gray
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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35min

FAQs about Parents vs. The Internet:

How many episodes does Parents vs. The Internet have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.