How to Touch Grass

Natalie Brennan, Julie Beck, Yasmin Tayag

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Booking Overview

A tech-and-attention culture show that explores how people can be more intentional with devices, rebuild focus, and manage modern anxieties around technology. It’s a strong platform for experts in tech ethics, mental health, education, and social impacts of emerging technology who can connect research to real behavior.

Metrics

Episodes: 62

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 944.0k subscribers

Instagram: 2.0M followers

Contact Information

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Host

Natalie Brennan - Co-host of How to Touch Grass. The description says the season will explore intentional device use, attention span, and thriving in fast-paced, image-driven culture.

Julie Beck - Co-host of How to Touch Grass. The description frames the show as examining relationships with technology and offering ways to be more intentional with devices.

Yasmin Tayag - Co-host of How to Touch Grass. In the provided episodes she co-talks about topics including climate anxiety, aging, and age-related definitions.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Academic experts and researchers (professors/chairs in relevant fields like environmental studies, psychiatry/geriatrics, education), plus specialists with clear, evidence-based frameworks for anxiety/attention and how technology or social policy affects real-world wellbeing.
Required Achievements:  
University leadership role (e.g., professor/chair), Peer-informed research and/or public debate involvement (e.g., engagement with major organizations like WHO), Published expertise translated into actionable guidance for everyday life

Recent Guest Discussions

Sarah Ray - Climate Change Uncertainty And Climate Anxiety; Minimizing Doom Loops And Inaction; Practicing Hope

Kiran Rabheru - WHO Designation Of Old Age; Ageism; Implications For Research And Understanding Of Aging

Recent Topics

Technology, Mental Health, Attention, Climate Anxiety, Aging

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
How to Touch Grass
:

How AI Could Make People More Anxious

August 03, 2026

Nothing sucks you in quite like the internet. It seems to have a way of figuring out what you’re currently obsessed with and serving you more and more of it, whether that’s cat videos, cookie recipes, or information about your most pervasive and seemingly unshakeable anxiety. (At this point, anyone who’s never spent a late night Googling their worries should be studied by science for their willpower.) But with the rise of artificial intelligence, the internet may be fueling a different kind o...

The Power of Pre-Internet Nostalgia

July 27, 2026

Back in the ’90s, before everyone had smartphones, were things just … better? Tech-focused nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of “dumbphones,” iPods, CDs, and other retro technology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time “before everyone was ‘plugged in.’” The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. “We can often ...

Introducing How To Touch Grass

July 06, 2026

A common piece of advice for those who are chronically online is to “go touch grass.” This upcoming season of How To, co-hosts Natalie Brennan and Julie Beck will look more closely at the often-fraught, always-changing relationship people have with technology. They’ll explore how people can be more intentional with their devices, rebuild their attention span, and find a way to thrive in this fast-paced, image-driven culture. Episodes will feature personal experimentation and conversations w...

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