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Issues, Etc.

Screen Time and Mental Health – Tim Goeglein, 10/14/25 (2872)

Issues, Etc.

Lutheran Public Radio

Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Rather, government

0:55.1

should be understood as God's arrangement for human creatures. That's from the issues it said are a book

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These devices that we carry around with this and we consider now indispensable for our

1:22.5

modern lives, how have they affected our mental health, especially the social media that drives us crazy every single day.

1:30.2

Joining us to talk about screen time and mental health, Tim Gaglain, he's Vice President of Government and External Relations,

1:36.9

and focus on the family in Washington, D.C., formerly served as deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison for President George W. Bush.

1:45.6

He's author of several books, including Stumbling Toward Utopia and How We Can Revive the American Dream

1:50.5

and a recent column for the Daily Signal titled Teens, Screens, and the Unfolding Mental Health Crisis.

1:57.5

Tim, welcome back.

1:59.2

Todd, it's great to be with you.

2:05.6

Tell us about this massive recent study of teenagers and smartphone usage. Yeah, it is massive.

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