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Chasing Life

(Don’t) Call Me, Maybe

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.58K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

While season 3 of Chasing Life is in production, here's an episode of CNN's Margins of Error that you'll love. A surprising percentage of people today, including CNN resident numbers guy Harry Enten, hate making and receiving phone calls. Our reluctance to dial in, is affecting everything from national polling to workplace relationships to our levels of anxiety. Harry asks why we’re avoiding phone calls and whether we can be coached through our telephone-related nerves. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, it's Sanjay.

0:02.8

This week we wanted to share one of our favorite podcasts with you.

0:06.9

It's called Margens of Air.

0:08.9

It's a new series hosted by CNN's resident number guy, Harry Enten.

0:13.7

He explores how statistics can often tell a surprising story about who we are.

0:19.7

In this episode, Harry discovers a growing trend of folks who avoid using the phone.

0:25.9

It turns out that incoming and outgoing phone calls can cause real anxiety for some people.

0:31.6

So what does that say about the future of communication and connection?

0:35.8

Well, take a listen.

0:42.1

When my father was with us, we had a deal.

0:45.0

Whenever he needed something on the internet, he asked me to do it for him.

0:48.9

Whenever I needed something that required a phone call, well, he did it for me.

0:53.4

We were a team.

0:54.8

Unfortunately, when he passed in 2015, I needed to face something about myself.

1:01.5

I had to make phone calls.

1:04.5

It's something to be honest, I still struggle with today, but it turns out a lot of folks

1:09.4

struggle with the same thing.

1:11.4

So I just want to give you a stat that I think is really interesting about folks in our

1:15.2

generation and it's as follows.

1:17.6

Two thirds of young people say that they prefer to communicate with friends and family by

1:22.1

text messaging or email rather than making a phone call.

1:25.8

I got to say that strikes me as maybe low.

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