Parenting in the Screen Age - The Screenagers Podcast

Delaney Ruston

delaney@screenagersmovie.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led parenting and digital-wellness show focused on helping families navigate smartphones, social media, video games, and other technology, with external clinicians, researchers, journalists, authors, and lived-experience voices. PR agencies could credibly pitch pediatricians, adolescent-health and addiction specialists, digital-wellness researchers, parenting authors, technology journalists, and experts with relevant recovery or youth-development experience; booking difficulty is medium because guests need clear subject-matter authority and practical relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 94

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 9.4k subscribers

Contact Information

delaney@screenagersmovie.com

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Host

Delaney Ruston - Physician, leading authority on parenting in the screen age, and filmmaker behind the award-winning Screenagers documentary films.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Clinicians, researchers, journalists, authors, and practitioners with established expertise in parenting, adolescent health, addiction, technology effects, or digital wellness; lived-experience guests may also be relevant when they can offer credible recovery insight.
Required Achievements:  
Published research or recognized clinical specialization, A published book or substantial journalism platform, Professional experience helping young people or families address technology-related challenges, Relevant lived experience combined with service or advocacy work

Recent Guest Discussions

Pam Ling, MD - Teen Cannabis Use, Cannabis-related Risks, Social Media Influence, And Mental Health.

Sharon Levy, MD - Teen Cannabis Use, Social Media Portrayals Of Cannabis, High-thc Products, Addiction, And Adolescent Mental Health.

Andrew Fulton - Recovery From Excessive Video Gaming And Helping Others Address Technology Overuse.

Clifford Sussman, MD - Video Game Overuse, Brain Biology, Irritability, Boredom, And Helping Young People Regain Technology Balance.

Manoush Zomorodi - Movement Breaks, The Health Effects Of Prolonged Screen Use, Focus And Mood, Habit Formation, And Encouraging Children To Move.

Recent Topics

Parenting, Screen Time, Social Media, Gaming, Digital Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Parenting in the Screen Age - The Screenagers Podcast
:

Inside a Middle School's Fight Against Smartphone-Fueled Cruelty and Bullying (encore)

July 13, 2026

In many schools today, students hesitate to give class presentations. Not because of stage fright, but because they're afraid of being secretly recorded and mocked on social media. Principals across the country are spending their time managing the aftermath of incidents sparked by viral trends like "Ship or Dip" posts. Physical altercations between students are often filmed by bystanders and shared online, amplifying the harm. In this episode, Dr. Ruston visits a middle school in Washington S...

How Does Our Digital Age Impact Teen Weed Use? (encore)

June 29, 2026

Originally published Jan 2024 In this episode of The Screenagers Podcast, Dr. Delaney Ruston explores the complex issue of weed use among teenagers in today's digital world. The discussion delves into how cannabis is portrayed and often glamorized on social media and the potential risks this poses to young people, including addiction and mental health concerns.  The episode also sheds light on the cannabis industry's lack of stringent regulation and the dangers of high THC products. Important...

Brain Biology and Preventing Excessive Video Gaming (encore)

June 15, 2026

Why do some kids and teens get overly frustrated and bored when it's time to turn off their video games? How to know when game playing has become excessive? What are tips that all families should know for ensuring healthy video game play? In today's episode of The Screenagers Podcast, Dr. Delaney Ruston explores these issues along with a new model of brain biology to help explain irritability and boredom associated with video gaming. We hear from teens along with psychiatrist Dr. Clifford Sus...

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