The Ryan Vet Show
To lead well today, you have to understand the forces that shaped yesterday and the ones reshaping tomorrow. You were made to Inspire Forward...and every episode helps you do just that.
The Ryan Vet Show is where leaders come to understand why the world, and the people in it, work the way they do. Hosted by Ryan Vet, USA Today bestselling author, generational futurist, and contrarian leadership thinker, the show blends research, lived experience, and narrative to help you navigate tomorrow with more insight, perspective, and practical wisdom.
Each week, Ryan explores the ideas shaping today’s workplace and culture:
- Generational dynamics and the behaviors that form each cohort
- Leadership and organizational psychology
- Change management and the forces driving adaptation
- Entrepreneurship and real-world decision making
- Communication, influence, and human behavior
- How the past explains the present and the present shapes the future
The show features two core formats:
- Long-form interviews with leaders, thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creators whose stories reveal the “why” behind their work, decisions, and impact.
- Weekly readings of the COLLIDE newsletter, where Ryan breaks down cultural shifts, generational insights, and leadership lessons with a story-rich, research-backed lens.
Whether you’re an executive, a manager, an entrepreneur, an educator, or simply navigating cross-generational tension, The Ryan Vet Show gives you the insight and tools to lead with clarity, curiosity, and intentionality.
If you want a show that’s intellectually grounded, practically useful, and deeply human — welcome.
This is your place to understand the world more clearly and lead it more thoughtfully.
The Ryan Vet Show
The Rise of Fragility: What We Created When We Tried to Keep Kids Safe
Are today’s kids truly more fragile or did our culture unintentionally weaken resilience over the past three decades? In this episode of The Ryan Vet Show, generational futurist Ryan Vet explores how a well-intentioned “safety-first” culture, shifting emotional language, and always-on technology reshaped childhood and changed how young people experience risk, discomfort, and adversity.
Through stories, research, and generational analysis, Ryan uncovers how psychological safety, overprotective parenting, and media-driven fear created environments where children avoided the very experiences that build confidence, independence, and anti-fragility. This episode examines why Gen Z and younger generations often struggle with conflict and uncertainty—and what parents, leaders, and educators can do to rebuild resilience.
What you’ll hear in this episode:
• How the rise of psychological safety changed childhood
• Why new emotional language (“unsafe,” “triggered,” “harmful”) reshaped expectations
• The impact of smartphones, constant monitoring, and tech-enabled parenting
• How media fear cycles amplified parental anxiety
• The difference between fragile, resilient, and anti-fragile development
• Why removing discomfort leads to long-term consequences
• What risky play teaches that structured environments can’t
• How cultural pendulums influence generational behavior
• Practical steps to help kids grow stronger, not weaker
This episode is for parents, teachers, coaches, mental health professionals, leaders, and anyone trying to understand the generational shifts shaping today’s youth. If you’re curious about childhood development, resilience, psychology, or generational change, you’ll find this conversation both eye-opening and hopeful.
About Ryan Vet
Ryan Vet is a USA TODAY bestselling author, futurist, and international keynote speaker whose insights on generations, culture, and the future of work have been featured in Forbes, Financial Times, ABC, NBC, and CBS. His research helps leaders understand emerging generational patterns and anticipate societal shifts before they fully unfold.
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