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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 9 MIN

Kids just want to be free / Social media is making college lonely / Your seat could save your life

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A new study asked kids what makes play feel like play — and their answer has nothing to do with anything adults have been building for them. Also: more than half of college students are lonely, and the heaviest social media users are the most isolated. Plus, your airplane seat row may determine whether you walk away from a crash. And a three-minute art heist, a Powerball winner who keeps committing crimes, and an underwater supervolcano nobody asked for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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