10 episodes

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.

Kids These Days Michigan Public

    • Kids & Family
    • 3.8 ā€¢ 628 Ratings

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.

    Advice

    Advice

    A lot has happened since we started making this podcast nearly a year ago. So weā€™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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    • 7 min
    Perfection

    Perfection

    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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    • 16 min
    Drugs

    Drugs

    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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    • 16 min
    Phones

    Phones

    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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    • 21 min
    Teen Life

    Teen Life

    Part of being a teen is realizing that things are not as simple as they seem. That thereā€™s a darker side to the world that maybe weā€™re just seeing for the first time. Itā€™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 theĀ National Suicide Prevention LifelineĀ at (800) 273-TALK (8255).
    Text HOME to theĀ Crisis Text LineĀ at 741-741.
    Call theĀ University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency ServicesĀ atĀ 734-936-5900

    Mental health resources for teens


    Society for the Prevention of Teen SuicideĀ 


    The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ)Ā 


    HelpGuide (for teen depression)Ā 


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

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

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    • 16 min
    Identity + Sex

    Identity + Sex

    So many teens stress about coming out - when to do it, how to do it, who to tell, who not to tell. In this episode, we ask: Why is coming out still a thing? Plus questions about the word 'virginity' and how queer teens fit in.


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    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

3.8 out of 5
628 Ratings

628 Ratings

Azore21 ,

Revealing...

Exceptionally well done. As a high school teacher of 38 years this podcast and its variety of topics are revealing. Please keep up the great work.

JPG-LCSW-C ,

Authentic and well done

As a therapist who has worked exclusively with teens for over twenty years, I highly recommend this podcast for teens and parents of teens. Timely topics and honestly addressed by teens for teens!

sklet9876 ,

Impressive!

Intelligent commentary regarding issues we should ALL pay attention to.

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