SCROLLING 2 DEATH PODCAST​

WEEK 1 RECAP: Shawna (16) & Kadence (18) vs. Snap, Inc.

WEEK 1 RECAP: Meta settles. Jury selection progresses.

Pre-Trial Special: Shawna (16) & Kadence (18) vs. Meta & Snap, Inc.

Pre-Trial Episode: Two teenage girls. Two of the biggest tech companies in the world. And a courtroom battle that every parent should be paying attention to.

ft. Titania Jordan

A no-judgment, straight-talk parent Q&A tackling the questions families are actually struggling with right now.

ft. Sarah Gardner

What are we willing to risk in the race to "win AI"?

Frances Haugen joins Scrolling 2 Death to talk about blowing the whistle on Facebook, what’s changed five years later, and what parents can do now to push back.

with Kristin Bride and Sara Robin

A conversation with the director of Your Attention Please and parent survivor Kristin Bride about social media harms, the fight for safer technology, and why there’s still reason to hope.

ft. Sarah Gardner

We saw The Social Reckoning—and we have a lot to say.

ft. Dr. Carrie Mackensen & Titania Jordan

When is your child ready for their first phone or watch—and how do you make that transition without handing over too much, too soon?

ft. NY Times journalist Natasha Singer

What happens when Big Tech gets to decide what our kids learn?

ft. Sarah Gardner and Titania Jordan

We gave our kids their first device.

Part 4: Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant

Using questions submitted by parents, we tackle some of the biggest challenges families are facing with school tech.

Part 3: Neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney-Hovath

Neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney-Horvath separates fact from fiction, revealing what brain science really says about screens, AI, and learning in today's classrooms.

Part 2: Chris McKenna of Protect Young Eyes

Using questions submitted by parents, we tackle the biggest concerns families have about school technology.

Part 1: Superintendent Dr. Greg Taranto

A school superintendent shares why his district is moving away from classroom technology and what every parent can do to advocate for healthier schools.

with Titania Jordan

Practical tools, hopeful solutions, and a reminder that together we can help kids use AI technology in ways that strengthen—not replace—their humanity.

with attorney Previn Warren

Attorney Previn Warren joins The Heat is On to unveil a new way for parents to access the growing body of evidence emerging from the ongoing social media addiction and harm lawsuits.

with parent survivor Amy Neville

Families who have lost children to social media harms gather in Washington, D.C. to demand accountability from Big Tech and lawmakers—and ask a heartbreaking question: how many more?

One Week on Snapchat as a 7th Grader

A new undercover investigation posing as 13-year-olds on Snapchat uncovered drugs, sexual content, self-harm videos, and adult strangers — often within minutes.

with Titania Jordan and Chris McKenna

Apple says its new parental controls will make iPhones safer for kids—but are these meaningful protections or just a response to growing legal pressure?

Apple is Powered by Child Sexual Abuse

Apple is adding new child safety features, but still refuse to remove known child sexual abuse from iCloud.

with Titania Jordan of Bark

Alarming new data showing how school-issued technology is exposing children to violence, drugs, sexual content, cyberbullying, and suicide-related material at shocking rates.

Beyond the Headlines (with Kaley’s lead attorney Mark Lanier)

Legendary attorney Mark Lanier takes listeners inside the groundbreaking social media addiction trial against Meta and YouTube.

with attorney Andy Liddell

A breakdown of the massive Canvas data breach, why schools have become prime cyberattack targets, and what the exposure of millions of student records means for children, parents, and educators.

with Glen Pounder of Scouting America

Even the most attentive parents can’t outmatch systems designed for engagement over safety—and blaming them only lets tech companies off the hook.

with Jared Cooney-Horvath

A neuroscientist breaks down the data behind i-Ready—and finds little evidence it actually improves student learning.

with Lila Byock

LAUSD passes a sweeping new tech policy limiting screen use for students.

with attorney Andy Liddell

We answer parents’ and teachers’ biggest questions about our lawsuit against EdTech company Curriculum Associates and i-Ready.

THE VERDICT

After eight days of tense deliberations, the jury delivered its verdict in the first bellwether trial against Meta and YouTube.

Week 7 Recap: Final Witnesses. Closing Arguments. Deliberations Begin.

Week 7 Recap: Final Witnesses. Closing Arguments. Deliberations Begin.

Week 6 Recap: A Psychologist, A Whistleblower + Plaintiff Rests Their Case

Week 6 Recap. Powerful expert testimony on social media addiction and explosive whistleblower revelations about Meta’s internal knowledge brought the courtroom closer to a reckoning over whether Big Tech’s platforms were designed to harm children.

Brian Boland: The Meta Whistleblower Who Took the Stand

BONUS EPISODE. Former Meta executive and whistleblower Brian Boland shares what he witnessed inside Meta Platforms, why he chose to testify, and how profit-driven algorithms are shaping — and harming — a generation.

Week 5 Recap: Kaley Takes the Stand

Week 5 Recap. Kaley takes the stand as whistleblowers and experts challenge Meta and YouTube over whether their platforms were deliberately designed to addict and harm children.

Week 4: Zuckerberg. A Whistleblower. The Trial Ignites.

Week 4 Recap. Zuckerberg testified, a whistleblower contradicted him, and this week’s trial moments could change everything — here’s what really happened when Mark Zuckerberg took the stand.

Week 3: Opening Statements. First Witnesses.

Week 3 Recap. Opening statements, a pivotal expert witness, and emotional parent testimony mark a turning-point week as the courtroom battle over whether major social platforms harmed children begins in earnest.

Bonus Episode: Conversation with Toney & Brandy Roberts

Toney and Brandy Roberts share how Meta’s algorithms harmed their daughter—and why they refuse to be silent as Big Tech finally faces trial.

Week 2: Meta Stalls. Families Stand.

Week 2 recap. The case moves forward—powered by parents who showed up and held the line.

Week 1: Jury Selection

Week 1 Recap. The Heat is On…Big Tech on Trial takes listeners inside jury selection for the first social media addiction case.

The Calm Before the Storm — What This Trial Means for Parents

Pre-trial episode. Inside the landmark lawsuits against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube—breaking down what this historic trial means for accountability, addiction, and how we parent right now.

with Emily Cherkin

How screens and EdTech are harming kids’ brains and literacy—and how parents can fight back.

with Sam Hiner of Young People's Alliance

Parents and young people come together to expose how social media and human-like AI are reshaping childhood—and why cross-generational action is the most powerful force to protect kids and force real change.

with Julie Fruman

A mom and mental health professional reveals how her children were forced to choose between AI-powered school devices or opting out entirely—and what it exposes about the hidden risks of EdTech in public schools.

with Congressman Chris Deluzio

Congressman Chris Deluzio joins me to break down the truth about smartphones, school devices, and AI in our classrooms — and why kids deserve distraction-free learning.

with co-hosts Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

Meta’s “safety features” aren’t protecting kids — and the evidence is overwhelming. The heat is on. 🔥

with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

Neuroscientist, Jared Cooney Horvath, answers the top parent questions about tech, learning, AI in schools.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

Meta continues to push untested, potentially dangerous features on young people without parental consent.

with Titania Jordan

How do you protect your kids from online harm without raising them in a bubble?

with Clare Morell

A roadmap for raising kids without smartphones or social media.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

An inside look at how Snapchat ignores warnings, endangers kids, and why only collective public pressure will force the company to change.

with Ava Smithing

Ava Smithing returns to Scrolling 2 Death to talk about her new project giving young people a voice in shaping a safer, smarter digital world.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

A deep dive into how Snapchat’s design choices have turned a social app into a source of widespread harm for kids and teens.

with Charay Gadd

A 12-year-old shouldn’t be fighting an addiction engineered by billion-dollar companies.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

How AI chatbots are blurring the line between help and harm—fueling addiction, isolation, and even suicide among teens (and what parents can do about it).

with Titania Jordan of Bark

Tech lessons - and regrets - from the mom of a teenager.

with Laura Marquez-Garrett

Parents take OpenAI to court after tragic losses.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

Concrete steps Apple could take to protect kids, and how we can push the company to act.

with Anna McAdams

After an AI app stripped her daughter’s photos, one mom set out to fight back against digital exploitation.

co-hosted by Sarah Gardner and Nicki Petrossi

Apple products and policies are putting kids at risk—learn the disturbing truths the company doesn’t want you to know.

with Sarah Gardner & Laura Marquez-Garrett

Character.AI Blocks Teens from Chat — What Parents Need to Know

with Dr. Mike Swan

A school district rolls back technology in favor of face-to-face learning

with Melanie Hempe

Gaming stole her son—now she’s fighting back.

with Titania Jordan

Your toughest tech questions answered.

with Arturo Bejar

Instagram Teens isn’t keeping kids safe.

with Lila Byock

Lila united hundreds of parents against overuse of tech at school.

with Dr. Carrie Mackensen

How screen time rewires your child’s brain—and what you can do to change it.

solo mini-episode

Experts confirm: Social media harms kids.

with Laura Marquez-Garrett

Families fight back against harmful AI chatbots

with Jean Twenge, PhD

There's hope for our kids. It just takes some rules.

with Titania Jordan

Explore how kids absorb their digital values by watching us—and how to shift our habits without guilt.

Mini-episode with Sarah Gardner of Heat Initiative

AI chatbots aren’t harmless playthings—new research shows they’re exposing teens to grooming and violence at alarming rates.

with Shona Schwartz

How screen time is shaping your child’s development

with Laura Morton

Are parents making our kids anxious? How we can harness anxious energy for good.

with neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath

Increased tech in education is reversing decades of cognitive progress—and what parents and schools can do to turn the tide.

with Titania Jordan of Bark

Why iPhones aren’t the safest choice for kids' first phones.

with Perri Peltz and Matthew O'Neill

A powerful interview with the directors of Can’t Look Away, the new documentary exposing social media’s impact on youth and the urgent need for reform.

with Dr. Mary Pulido

How predators exploit online platforms—and what parents can do to keep their kids safe

[Survey Results] Parents feel powerless as screen time, unsafe content, and AI enter schools without their consent.

with Sophie Winkleman

How the rise of EdTech is harming students’ learning and well-being.

with Jenna Poste

Former Blackberry executive Jenna Poste shares why she's keeping her kids offline and how families can foster healthier, more mindful relationships with technology in a hyper-connected world.

Weekly update for parents on social media and Big Tech

with Gaia Bernstein

Our kids are in crisis—and Gaia Bernstein wants parents to know it’s not their fault, but it is their fight.

with Titania Jordan

Summer break is here—Nicki and Titania share real talk on screen time, boredom, and raising independent, tech-smart kids.

with Sarah Gallagher Trombley

A former Snapchat executive exposes the hidden dangers kids face online.

with Lavanya Gupta

Former Meta employee explains how to evaluate apps, set boundaries, and keep your children safe while navigating the digital landscape.

Weekly update for parents on all things social media and Big Tech.

with Gabriela Nguyen

A candid conversation about the subtle harms of social media and how Gen Z is leading the movement to take back control.

with Sarah Gardner of Heat Initiative

Sextortion scams are targeting our teens and there is blame to share. In this urgent conversation, we expose how Apple is failing to protect our kids from this threat.

with Luke and Jen Richey

AR pioneers Jennifer and Luke Richey reveal how gaming platforms fuel child exploitation—and how parents can fight back.

with Rick Lane

Why parents must push Congress to pass key kids' safety laws now.

with whistleblower Kelly Stonelake

Meta Whistleblower Kelly Stonelake reveals how the company repeatedly ignored internal safety warnings.

Weekly update for parents on all things social media and Big Tech

with Titania Jordan

A candid discussion about our mental health, therapy, and Bark’s new partnership with Talkspace to support parents and kids.

with Atiksh Bhan

15-year-old Atiksh Bhan joins Nicki to share how smartphones stole the joy from his childhood—and how he's fighting back.

with founder Tim Estes

Tim Estes of AngelQ shares eye-opening new research on the growing screen time crisis—and introduces AngelQ as a powerful solution for families.

with Rep. Angela Arsenault

A discussion about the national push to remove phones from classrooms.

with attorney Andy Liddell

Why I'm suing Seesaw and answering parent questions about edtech

with Principal Armen Torigian

Are phones ruining school? One principal said yes

with Adam Billen

A deep dive into the dark side of AI, exposing the dangers of deepfakes and the urgent need to protect kids in an increasingly deceptive digital world.

Weekly update for parents on social media and Big Tech.

with Dr. Nidhi Gupta

A doctor reveals the hidden health risks of screen time—and what every parent must do now to protect their kids.

with therapist Joanne Doucette

What happens when parenting meets the digital age? In this episode, Nicki Reisberg sits down with family therapist Joanne Doucette to unpack the growing mental health challenges families face—especially when screens, gaming, and social media are part of everyday life.