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Episode: How The Coddled Generation Is Being Set Up To Fail w/ Courtney & Ted Balaker (Producers of âThe Coddling Of The American Mindâ) + Lionel
Description: After the 2024 election, NY Post reports that Georgetown University deployed âself-care suitesâ for students who were âstressedâ by the results, while other schools encouraged students who were âemotionally distressedâ to skip class entirely. The paper also says the college students, whose tuition hovers around $61,000 per year â and who are allegedly grown adults â were given access to Legos, coloring books, milk, cookies, and other âgoodies that wouldnât be out of place at a childâs birthday party.âTed Balaker is an award-winning filmmaker, former ABC Network News producer, and think tank scholar. He directed âThe Coddling of the American Mind,â the fir...