No Bounds Podcast

What is it like to be a high schooler in 2018? We interview two high school students and their teacher to uncover how today's highschooler deals with anonymous apps, Instagram bullying, phones in the classroom and the challenges a teacher faces in this digital age. We also discuss SHE, an organization started by high school teacher Shelby Roberson Laura to support students through their tough moments on social media.

Your brain on social media is really not your brain at all. What if I told you, we’re all on crack? Okay, Okay, It’s not that bad, but its pretty crazy up there. And by up there, I mean our brains, particularly when we are on social media. We speak to a neurologist to find out what is happening to our mind when we're scrolling through our feeds. Let's get inside your brain.

Many parents worry about how exposure to technology might affect toddlers developmentally. But adolescence is an equally important period of rapid development, and too few of us are paying attention to how our teenagers’ use of technology is affecting them. To teens, Facebook is dust, and the apps you like? Ya, they don’t like those. Enter into the bizarre online world of a teenager and learn how you as a parent, future parent, or super active auntie can navigate the so called life of a digital teen.

The online dating world is awash with apps to choose from. For some people, finding a relationship has never been easier. For others, the relationship they have been longing and searching for never seems to appear on the apps they’ve dedicated so much time to. We talk to one person who shares how 3 years of swiping and matching left them the one place they didn’t want to be: single. Who can relate?

Let's talk about how we are using the internet and social media. Is it making us better, stronger, faster? Are we using social media to enrich our lives? Or are we stuck in an endless scroll of comparison? How about finding love on apps? Is that working out for us? And are we making the right choices as we parent in the age of social media? Oh! And don't forget about those amazing movements that have changed our lives with the power of social media. Yes, Black Lives Matter, Times Up and Never Again.