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You don't need to catch up. Every week stands on its own. This page tells you what you're getting into and gives you a place to begin.
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Weekly, Mondays, ~12 minutes
One episode, one written report, one email. Same seven beats every week, so the actionable part is always in the same place.
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The filings, the laws, the apps
Not "screens are bad." What the court actually held, what the statute actually says, what the app actually does - and what changed for your family this week.
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Corrections up top
When we get it wrong, the next episode opens with the correction. Every episode closes by naming what we did not check.
Pick the one that matches why you're here. Each has a full transcript if you'd rather read.
If you want to see how we source
Week of August 24, 2026 · 15 min
Meta settled a 29-state case eight days into trial. Four different dollar totals ran in the press that week; this episode shows the structure of the money instead of picking a number, and says plainly which parts were not yet in effect.
If you want something to do tonight
Week of August 3, 2026 · 12 min
No new challenge, no new slang - just the five app features named in public court filings as the ones built to be hard to put down, and how to switch each one off.
If you have a teenager with a phone
Week of July 13, 2026 · 8 min
The app on your teen's phone that looks like a calculator and isn't. Vault apps, summer's boredom challenges, and a school tip-line breach.
Every episode ends with four things to do. They are specific and dated - "30 minutes a day for grades 3-5, 45 for grades 6-8" - and they're written so at least one is doable the same evening.
You are not meant to do all four. Pick one. If you only ever do the first item each week, you will be ahead of nearly every household in your child's class by Christmas.
Listen or read on Monday. Twelve minutes. Transcripts exist if the commute isn't yours this week.
Pick one of the four. Usually the settings one. It's ten minutes on either phone.
Ask the one question at dinner. There's always one. It's phrased so it's boring and safe to answer honestly.
Forward the report to one other parent. The written version is built to be forwarded. That's how the school-wide stuff actually changes.