Dr. Laurence Steinberg discusses research that shows that adolescence is a crucial time that shapes the rest of our lives.

The Teenagers Are Not Alright: What Are They Missing by Not Hanging Out in Person?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 12, 2023

In light of the mental health struggles so many teens are reporting, Dan Kois, writer at Slate and the author of several books, including the novel Vintage Contemporaries (Harper, 2023), reflects on how much less in person socializing his daughters do compared to his own childhood, and whether hanging out in person is really better than socializing online.

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Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy Running for Congress in New York. Plus, the Astronaut Reid Wiseman

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NJ Gov. Sherrill: If state police were too aggressive at Delaney Hall, we'll look into it

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill took call after call Wednesday night from people who told her state police had been overly aggressive in violent clashes with protesters outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center this weekend.

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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign

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Ask the Mayor Recap and More News From City Hall

Elizabeth Kim discusses the issues Mayor Mamdani talked about in his first "ask the mayor" segment.

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