An Americanist
An Americanist
Carol Marks
Why Blaming Instagram, Syncing Bedtimes, And Cooling Bedrooms All Collide In One Morning Drive;
11 minutes Posted Feb 18, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Nearing The Podcast Finale;
Weighing Social Media Lawsuits;
Violent Rant And Aftermath;
Bedtime Sync And Marriage;
Cooler Bedrooms And Heart Health;
Savannah Guthrie Family Update;
Two Episodes Left And Listener Questions
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TALK TO ME, TEXT IT The morning starts with a jolt: are social platforms edging into Big Tobacco territory, and if so, who’s truly on the hook—companies, creators, or us? We wrestle with the ethics of addictive design, government scrutiny, and the gray zone between personal agency and engineered behavior. The viral comparison isn’t clean, but it’s powerful, and it pushes us to consider layered responsibility: rails set by policy, restraint built into products, standards upheld by creators, an...