DEEP DIVE: Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, "The Disengaged Teen"

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Kids & Family, Comedy, Parenting

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Based on a recent listener question about how to start to let go as our kids get older, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes on the topic. Are teenagers destined to be "over" everything? ⁠Jenny Anderson⁠ and ⁠Rebecca Winthrop⁠, authors of ⁠THE DISENGAGED TEEN⁠, explain what's behind what they call the "teen disengagement crisis" and how parents can act. Jenny Anderson is an award-winning journalist, author, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience. Rebecca Winthrop is the director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Jenny, Rebecca, and Margaret discuss: The four different modes of learning that teens tend to engage in What academic disengagement in a teen really signals about them How parents can help their kids get more excited about learning Here's where you can find Jenny and Rebecca: ⁠www.jennywestanderson.org⁠ ⁠www.rebeccawinthrop.com⁠ ⁠www.thedisengagedteen.com⁠ @jennyandersonwrites and @drrebeccawinthrop on IG #DisengagedTeen #LearnBetterLiveBetter Buy THE DISENGAGED TEEN: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593727072⁠ We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: ⁠https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/⁠⁠ What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson. mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, parental stress, kids stress, decluttering, meal prepping, time management, teen disengagement, disengaged teen, high school boredom, Jenny Anderson, Rebecca Winthrop, The Disengaged Teen, teen motivation, student engagement, education psychology, parenting teens, academic burnout, learning styles, four modes of learning, school stress, teen mental health, re-engaging teens, motivation in teens, parenting strategies, education reform, adolescent development, emotional learning, growth mindset, student success, learning motivation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happened?
0:05.1	From director Maggie Jelenhall.
0:07.0	We dug you up and brought you back to life.
0:10.4	Starring award winners Jesse Buckley.
0:12.4	What did you want with a dead girl?
0:14.4	And Christian Bale.
0:15.6	I'm the same.
0:16.5	Born from the dead.
0:17.5	A master.
0:18.4	With Peter Sarvgard, Annette Benning, and Penelope Cruz.
0:21.4	The dead have got something to say, and I'm saying it.
0:25.0	Every funny screen.
0:26.8	The ride in cinemas March 6th.
0:32.0	Hello, and welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood.
0:36.8	This is Margaret. And today I am
0:38.4	talking to Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop. Jenny Anderson is an award-winning journalist,
0:44.6	author and speaker with more than 25 years of experience. Her work has appeared in some of the
0:49.4	world's leading publications, including the New York Times, where she was on staff for 10 years.
0:54.4	Rebecca Winthrop is a leading global authority on education.
0:58.4	She is the director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings and an adjunct professor
1:03.8	at Georgetown University.
1:05.3	Today we are talking about their new book, The Disengaged Teen, Helping Kids Learn
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