On this episode of Screen Sanity, we begin with Krista Boan sharing a little about our organization’s name change — from START to Screen Sanity. Then, she’s joined by Cara Bohan. Cara is the Vice President of Clinical Programs at Equip, a treat

Heath Wilson and Joey Odom

May 17th, 2022 45m 17s

Like so many of us, Heath Wilson and Joey Odom have experienced the challenges of life with screens. Addictive games and clever algorithms keep drawing us back to our smartphones and away from the people, projects, and work that matters far mor

Felicia Wu Song

Dec 21st, 2021 49m 15s

Chris McKenna

Dec 14th, 2021 44m 47s

One of the first questions parents ask when they buy their child a smartphone is, “How do I keep them safe? What are the tools? What are the apps? How do I know what they’re getting into?”These questions have been top-of-mind for START co-found

The Smartphone Plunge | Krista Boan and Adam Reck

Dec 7th, 2021 45m 9s

At START, we often talk about how this generation of parents is breaking new ground. Smartphones have changed our social and cultural landscape, and they’ve given rise to unprecedented challenges for parents as they discern how to introduce the

Our Social Dilemma | Max Stossel

Mar 23rd, 2021 43m 26s

Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker. He is also the Head of Education & Content for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders and CEOs dedicated to realigning technology with humanity’s b

Phone-Free Zones | Angie Daniels

Mar 2nd, 2021 26m 45s

The real goal that lies behind setting boundaries around technology and screen time is much bigger than any one issue. We want kids to flourish and to have thriving relationships and experiences. Our guest on this week’s podcast has dedicated h

Porn + Predators | Rob and Zareen Cope

Feb 16th, 2021 47m 39s

Few thoughts are as daunting to parents as the potential impact, damage, and prevalence of pornography in the lives of modern kids. While we’d like to think it mostly lives in hard-to-reach corners of the internet, the reality is that it’s only

Bring Screens to Life | Brady Smith

Feb 2nd, 2021 42m 53s

Listeners may know Brady Smith and his wife Tiffani Thiessen from their work in film and television. What you may not know is that they’re passionate about helping families reassess their relationship with screens. In 2019, they published You’

Social Media + Girls | Amanda Mozea

Jan 26th, 2021 45m 44s

What are the unique pressures that come with social media for girls? How can parents help give them a “learners permit” for online life? How do we think about our own relationships with social media and how it affects our kids? On this week’s e

Screen Healthy Schools | Scott Bacon

Jan 12th, 2021 38m 53s

Scott Bacon is the principal of Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas. On this episode of the podcast, Scott sits down with START’s Krista Boan to talk about the impact of screen time and technology on student life at Blue Valley. Th

Your Brain on Screens | Susan Dunaway

Dec 22nd, 2020 37m 54s

Susan Dunaway is a neurotherapist whose practice has explored the many connections between screens and mental health. On this episode of the podcast, she talks with START co-founder and host Krista Boan about the science of neurotherapy and the

My Tech-Wise Life | Amy Crouch

Dec 8th, 2020 43m 15s

On this week’s podcast, host Krista Boan sits down with Amy Crouch to talk about what it was like growing up in a tech-wise family. Amy is a 19-year-old student at Cornell University and the co-author with her dad, Andy Crouch, of My Tech Wise

Digital Health | Tracy Foster

Nov 24th, 2020 40m 23s

On the first episode of our podcast, host Krista Boan sits down with Tracy Foster. Krista and Tracy are co-founders of START, which is short for Stand Together And Rethink Technology. On this episode, they discuss the foundational ideas of STAR

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