Zombies? The Rapture? A country song *about* the Rapture? Check, check, and check. This week, Dan & Ellen take a break from voter-based episodes to discuss some more personal matters: anxiety and social media use, both of which are related to various forms of polarization in our current cultural landscape.  Along with some of Dan's story/struggle with both of these, they hear from Dr. Donna Freitas and Jason Brooks about 1) what is going on our brains as we use social media, and 2) how college students use and think about social media. Timeline: Anxiety and social media: http://www.health.com/depression/multiple-social-media-sites-depression-anxiety http://www.health.com/depression/could-lots-of-time-spent-on-social-media-be-tied-to-depression https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-we-worry/201612/social-media-loneliness-and-anxiety-in-young-people Andrew Sullivan: http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-my-distraction-sickness-and-yours.html Dr. Freitas: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Effect-Driving-Generation-Perfect/dp/0190239859 Support the show financially & receive bonus content: patreon.com/depolarize depolarizepodcast.com depolarizepodcast (at) gmail