This season will be further exploring each topic, hanging out with experts and enthusiasts

of all kinds, for more strange stories, social commentary, and the myths that make America

tick.

I'm your host, Chelsea Weber-Smith.

Gael is a senior in high school, and the host of the podcast Teenager Therapy, a show

where he and four other teenagers talk about mental health and the experiences they share

as young people in a changing America.

With empathetic and emotional insights, the show impresses and humbles me, and it's

a project that I wish we all could have listened to during the difficulties of our own confusing

tendums.

But today, Gael and I talk about the differences and similarities between Gen Z and millennials

and about moving through our egos and being vulnerable.

Today, I'll check in with the kids to find out if they are, in fact, alright.

I'm so excited to have Gael of Teenager Therapy on our show.

We want to really look at what it's like to be a teenager right now, because we often

disregard the experiences of teenagers, and that is something that, at American hysteria,

we do not condone.

We are going to talk to such a sweet and smart person today of Teenager Therapy, the podcast.

Let's start by just saying hello.

Hi Gael, how are you doing today?

Hi Chelsea, I'm doing good.

How are you?

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