The Purple Zone
Hosted by Alexis Morgan, The Purple Zone explores how governance, public institutions, community, and history shape the places we call home.
Through conversations, storytelling, and policy analysis, the podcast connects local experiences to larger civic and political currents--from education, healthcare, and governance to culture, identity, and institutional change.
Rooted in Idaho but reaching far beyond it, The Purple Zone is less about hot takes and more about understanding how communities evolve, how decisions shape everyday life, and what it means to participate in civic life together.
Alexis Morgan is a PhD candidate in public policy and administration, longtime community participant, advocate, and civic storyteller.
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Tackling Social Media's Effects on Gen Z: Insights from "The Anxious Generation" Part 2
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This week on the Our Kids Our Schools podcast, you get a PART 1 and PART 2, and you've made it to part 2. This episode is jammed packed full of what parents, school teachers and administrators, tech companies, and lawmakers can do to help with combating the impacts of the social media and technology on Gen Z. ...and the acknowledgement that IF we don't address this now...this will also impact Gen Alpha.
Gen Z = those born between 1997-2012
Gen Alpha = 2013-present
For the episode, Alexis welcomes back Matt Todd, the host of The Ranch podcast, for an enlightening discussion on the recent New York Times Best Seller, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Drawing from their vast life experiences, insightful conversations with previous guests, and their combined content expertise, Alexis and Matt delve deeply into the main points of the book. Far surpassing a mere book review, they tackle the profound impact of social media and technology on Generation Z. Together, they explore the loss of play-based childhood, the significant rewiring happening in young kids, teenagers, and early twenty-year-olds, and the alarming rise in mental health issues such as anxiety and depression among this generation.
In this episode, Alexis and Matt bring forth real-time solutions that parents, schools, and state leaders can deploy to address this pressing social issue. And the good news? We can do something about it—but it will require collective action. Let’s join forces for the sake of our kids and work towards creating healthier environments that foster healthy minds, bodies, and hearts. Tune in for a thought-provoking episode that aims to make a difference.
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