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Learn why thousands of parents tune in every week to hear parent-teen researcher Andy Earle interview the world’s top authors and experts on Talking to Teens.
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Learn why thousands of parents tune in every week to hear parent-teen researcher Andy Earle interview the world’s top authors and experts on Talking to Teens.
The #1 Podcast for Parents of Teens
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Parents Trust Our Experience
Are you tired of hearing the same unhelpful advice about parenting teenagers over and over again? We were…
That’s why we set out on a mission to track down the most unorthodox and exceptional tips on the planet for dealing with tough teenagers. And because our founder is a research psychologist, we verified everything scientifically too.
Featured Guests
A Few Of Our Most Popular Interviews
FBI hostage negotiator, NYT bestselling author of Never Split the Difference, and top communication consultant.
New York Times columnist, author of two NYT bestselling books: Untangled and Under Pressure, and researcher of girls.
World-renowned economist and NYT bestselling author of Messy, Adapt, The Undercover Economist, and more.
Expert on ADHD, anxiety, and gaslighting, and bestselling author of many books, including Gaslighting.
Browse Our Podcast Episodes
Ep 127: How to Heal a Broken Bond
Dr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement and When Parents Hurt, offers insight on how to repair fractured relationships. Plus, why parental estrangement is becoming increasingly common and...
Ep 126: Make Awkward Conversations Easier
Michelle Icard, author of the new book Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen, joins us to chat about the most important discussions to have with young people these days. We’ll...
Ep 125: What To Do With a Negative Teen
Roy F. Baumeister, PhD, bestselling author of Willpower and The Power of Bad, helps us understand our tendency to focus on the negatives and why it’s not all bad....
Ep 124: The Upside of Rude Teens
Rebecca Reid, journalist and author of Rude, sheds light on the surprising positives to rudeness and how we could all get a bit more rude...without offending anyone!
Ep 123: Colleges, Universities, & What You’re Really Paying For
Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College and NYT Your Money columnist, clues us in on what marketing tricks your teen’s favorite colleges might be using...
Ep 122: Why Teens Rage and What To Do About It
R. Doug Fields, author of Why We Snap and Electric Brain, shares insight from the field of neuroscience on why as evolved as we are, parents and teens still...
Ep 121: How to Transform Troublesome Boys
Gregory Koufacos, author of The Primal Method, joins us for a discussion on why simply talking to boys doesn’t work--and how parents can instead activate a strong bond with...
Ep 120: The #1 Reason Teens Turn to Tech…
Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable and Hooked and former lecturer at Stanford University, offers new insight into why teens get so “addicted” to technology. Nir suggests the problem might...
Ep 119: Fresh Advice from Dad
Marc Fienberg, author of Dad's Great Advice for Teens, helps us kick off the new year with some fresh advice for teens--and the best way to deliver it!
Ep 118: Lying, Stealing, and Power Struggles
Paul Podolsky, author of Raising a Thief, goes in depth on his journey raising a traumatized daughter. Paul describes how to spot the signs and tells us what parents...
Ep 117: The Warrior Challenge For Kinder, More Courageous Teens
John Beede, author of The Warrior Challenge, sheds light on how to help instill values of kindness, courage, and grit in our young people. Plus, how to approach masculinity...
Ep 116: Time Management for More Focused Teens
Leslie Josel, author of How To Do It Now Because It’s Not Going Away and global time management expert, shares her passion for planners, productivity, and practicing. Find out...
Ep 115: Beating Substance Abuse and Addiction
Richard Capriola, author of The Addicted Child and a seasoned addiction counselor, gives us the details on vaping, marijuana use, and drug abuse in teens. Together Andy and Richard...
Ep 114: What Teens Can Do Now To Prepare For College
Dr. Pamela Ellis, author of What to Know Before They Go, shares key insights on how to best prepare for college. Whether your teen is a senior or seventh...
Ep 113: What Elite Athletes Can Teach Us About Teenage Success
Jeremy Bhandari, author of Trust the Grind, interviewed the world’s most elite athletes to figure out what young people can do to be just as successful in their own...
Ep 112: Consequences of Your Teen’s Digital Footprint
Leah Plunkett, author of Sharenthood, joins Andy for a discussion on the consequences and benefits of our teens’ extensive digital footprint. We leave more data behind us than we...
Ep 111: Want Accountable Teens? Ask the Right Questions
John G. Miller, author of five books including Raising Accountable Kids and QBQ!, shares his expertise on how to get your teenager to be responsible for their own actions....
Ep 110: Hidden Depression in High Achievers
Cindy Otis, author of True or False and former CIA analyst, joins Andy to discuss how misinformation snowballs (and how to spot it), the long history of fake news,...
Ep 109: Can Your Teen Spot the Truth?
Cindy Otis, author of True or False and former CIA analyst, joins Andy to discuss how misinformation snowballs (and how to spot it), the long history of fake news,...
Ep 108: Prepare Your Teen for Police Encounters
Jonathan Cristall, author of What They Don’t Teach Teens and a career prosecutor, gives Andy the insider scoop on what teens should know to stay calm and collected during...
Ep 107: Only 7% of Parents Do This…
Megan Maas, PhD, award-winning researcher at Michigan State University, leads us through the latest reports on pornography use among adolescents. Andy learns only 7% of parents have talked to...
Ep 106: Teen Brain Hacks
Malin Gutestam, author of Brain Tools for Teens, shares what she has learned from decades of working in education. There are a few simple tactics that every teen can...
Ep 105: The Hormones Behind Bonding, Relationships, and Sex
Dr. Larry J. Young, author of The Chemistry Between Us and researcher at Emory, joins Andy to discuss the hormones that drive humans (and animals!) to form deep bonds...
Ep 104: A Good Relationship is Key to Having a Good Teen
Dr. Richard Lerner, author of The Good Teen and academic at Tufts University, shares his research on “good” teens and “bad” teens. The key to raising a good one?...
Ep 103: How Risk-Taking is Hardwired in Adolescent Brains
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, authors of the new book Wildhood (and bestseller Zoobiquity), explain the four needs of every adolescent as they transition to healthy adults. Plus, the...
Ep 102: Is Your Teen’s Tech Use Healthy, Junky, or Toxic?
Dr. Shimi Kang, author of The Tech Solution and Dolphin Parenting, spreads the word on the three types of tech use (toxic, junk, & healthy) and the consequences of...
Ep 101: Connect Deeper with Vulnerability
Kari Kampakis, author of Love Her Well, joins Andy for a heartfelt discussion on parenting mistakes and repairing hurt relationships with our teens. Cat’s out of the bag: out...
Ep 100: Artistic Teen? Time to Get Creative…
Bill Deresiewicz, bestselling author and our first ever guest on the show, re-joins us for our 100th episode to talk about his latest book The Death of the Artist....
Ep 99: “Mom! Dad! Can I Have Some Money?”
Chris Farrell, co-author of ReThink Money for Children and Teens and co-founder of FUNancial Freedom, shares his passion for teaching teens money management. Say goodbye to the days of...
Ep 98: From Insecure to Marvelous
Shanterra McBride, author of Love Your Jiggle and founder of Marvelous University, joins Andy for a talk on how to help our teens through their most awkward years and...
Ep 97: One Trusted Adult
Brooklyn Raney, author of One Trusted Adult, shares with Andy what she’s seen works with teens as a mentor, high school dean, camp director, and parent herself. Having support...
Ep 96: Getting Over the Awkwardness to Talk About Sex
Cindy Pierce, author of Sexplotation and Sex, College, and Social Media, brings her immense knowledge and humorous vibes to this week’s episode. Porn is wreaking havoc on our teens’...
Ep 95: The Truth About Alcohol
Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind and The Alcohol Experiment, dispels myths around alcohol with Andy and reveals her number one method for talking to teens about...
Ep 94: Why Teens Run Wild & How to Keep Them Safe
Dr. Jess Shatkin, author of Born to be Wild and expert in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, clues us into why teens run wild and how we...
Ep 93: How to Spot & Treat Eating Disorders
Lauren Muhlheim, author of When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder and clinical psychologist, speaks with Andy on spotting and treating eating disorders in teens. Eating disorders are scary,...
Ep. 92: Raising Successful People
Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People, shares her insights into what we can give teens in the home and the classroom to set them up for...
Ep 91: Not Under My Roof!
Amy Schalet, author of Not Under My Roof reveals the cultural underpinnings of teen sexual development. Amy and I discuss how a focus on achievement may leave teens feeling...
Ep 90: What’s Your Teen Thinking?
Tanith Carey, prolific author and journalist, joins us to talk about all the knowledge packed into her latest book, What’s My Teenager Thinking?. Tanith takes us behind “whatever” and...
Ep 89: The Followers & the Rebels
Michelle Baddeley, author of Copycats and Contrarians, offers a multidisciplinary look at why a teen goes along with the group and when they choose instead to rebel. The key...
Ep 88: A Conversation About Race
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, psychologist, educator, and author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? joins us for a candid and in-depth conversation about...
Ep 87: Combatting the Drama of High School
Rosalind Wiseman, author of the classic Queen Bees and Wannabees (the inspiration for the hit film Mean Girls) and four other books, shares her knowledge from over two decades...
Ep 86: The Dark Side of College: Testing, Admissions, & Inequality
Paul Tough, NYT bestselling author, shares what he learned in putting together his most recent book The Years That Matter Most. College may have a special place in the...
Ep 85: Reaching Resilience
Lindsay Sealey, girl-advocate and author of the new book Rooted, Resilient, and Ready, re-joins us to discuss the tips and tricks from her latest book on raising strong girls,...
Ep 84: Contain Your Teen’s Tech
Joshua Wayne, author of new book The Simple Parenting Guide to Technology, clues Andy in on the latest statistics and solutions to teens’ addiction to technology. Plus, how to...
Ep 83: The Future of Jobs
Terry Iverson, founder of the non-profit Champion Now and author of Finding America’s Greatest Champion, talks about the future of the job market--where are the gaps now and what...
Ep 82: An Unconventional Education
Tony Wagner, educator and author of several books, most recently his memoir Learning by Heart, joins us this week for a closer look at what really makes a difference...
Ep 81: Creating Genius
Janice Kaplan, NYT Bestselling author, most recently of The Genius of Women, discusses why 90% of the population thinks only men can be geniuses. Janice and Andy cover what...
Ep 80: The Upside of Messy Teenagers
Tim Harford, author of Messy and accomplished journalist, economist, and speaker, and I talk about how messiness can play a positive role in your teen’s (and maybe your) life....
Ep 79: How “Manhood” is Hurting Our Boys (and Girls!)
Dr. Michael Kimmel, author of the NYT bestselling Guyland, speaks with Andy to discuss boys, men, and everything in between. Masculinity doesn’t have to be “toxic” but the way...
Ep 78: Winning Arguments
Stanley Fish, best-selling author and octogenarian, clues us into the intricacies of arguments: how argument is a more natural state; destructive arguments; how to get out of one; and...
Ep 127: How to Heal a Broken Bond
Dr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement and When Parents Hurt, offers insight on how to repair fractured relationships. Plus, why parental estrangement is becoming increasingly common and...