We talk about the trend of people dumping their smartphones for so-called dumb phones and whether this could be a smart strategy for our kids. We reminisce about our favorite flip phones and catch up on what we’re watching with our kids and what’s on our grown-up screen time watch lists.
Previous episodes we mention:
Americans are ditching smartphones for 'dumb' devices that only call and text to avoid 'zombie mode' by Rob Waugh, June 30, 2024, in The Daily Mail
Vice’s roundup of the best dumbphones from January https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akyyy/best-dumb-phones
Some books:
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Quiet Zone by Stephen Kurczy
Jonathan Chait, political columnist for New York Magazine
Our beloved Motorola RAZR
Here’s what we’re watching with our kids this week:
- Doctor Who
- Lion King
- Unfrosted
Here’s what we’re watching during grown up screen time:
- Suits
- The Bear
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