Jonathan Haidt returns to Hard Fork to discuss research on social media and teens

Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, returned to the Hard Fork podcast to discuss new research about how social media is harming teens and to talk about becoming the face of a global movement against the platforms.

The episode also showcases listener projects built with Claude Code and features PJ Vogt, host of Search Engine, joining the show to discuss early adventures in the Forkiverse and lessons about running a social media network.

Hard Fork is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton; the episode lists Jonathan Haidt and PJ Vogt as guests and credits producers Rachel Cohn and Whitney Jones, editor Vjeran Pavic, engineering by Katie McMurran, original music contributors Dan Powell, Leah Shaw Dameron and Alyssa Moxley, fact-checkers Will Peischel and Caitlin Love, and executive producer Jen Poyant.

Listeners can follow Hard Fork on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube and iHeartRadio, and the show invites feedback at hardfork@nytimes.com. Additional reading linked with the episode includes items titled "Mountains of Evidence" and "Meta’s Internal Research."

Key Topics

Tech, Jonathan Haidt, Hard Fork, Social Media, Teen Mental Health, Claude Code