One Young Mind

In this deeply personal and moving episode of One Young Mind, New Zealand mother Jen shares the story of her son Harry, who died at the age of 18. With extraordinary courage, Jen speaks about the changes she saw in Harry as he became increasingly drawn into the online world, the challenges her family faced trying to get the right support, and the questions she continues to live with. Jen has chose...

Big tech has called child safety reform a “global contagion risk.” Why? Because when one country stands up, others follow, and that threatens their business model. In this Spotlight Moment with 36Months founders, Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli and Greg Attwells , we unpack the confronting language being used behind closed doors to stop child protection from spreading. As Australia pushes forwa...

In this special episode of  One Young Mind , we speak with Greg Atwells and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli, two of the dads behind  36 Months , the movement that helped Australia introduce a world-first minimum age for social media. Recorded just after Australia’s under-16 law came into force, this conversation explores how a simple question, “What if no one was on it?&rd...

In this Spotlight Moment, Jo Robertson speaks directly to parents already in the thick of it. She shares insights on what’s really happening for young people online, the pressures they’re under, and the practical steps you can take right now to protect and support your child. This episode is for the parents whose kids are online, exposed, and trying to make sense of a digital world tha...

Keeping kids safe online can feel overwhelming, especially when the digital world shifts faster than most parents can keep up. In this episode, online-safety experts Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker from Make Sense break down what parents really need to know, and how to build digital resilience in everyday family life. As researchers, advocates and mums themselves, Jo and Holly offer clear, practica...

In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 7, economist Shamubeel Eaqub breaks down one of the biggest challenges facing Aotearoa: we are running out of young people. With birth rates falling and huge social and economic pressures ahead, Shamubeel explains why NZ’s youth are now our most precious resource and why protecting them from the harms of the online world is critical to our future. This c...

“The most precious resource New Zealand has now is our young people… we want these young people to be as resilient, as capable as possible.” This podcast is brought to you by the B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help - you are...

In this Spotlight Moment from episode 5,  Jonathan Haidt breaks down what it feels like to grow up in the digital age, not by imagining more, but by imagining less. Less sunlight, less laughter, less movement, less reading, less real childhood. By subtracting the core experiences that once shaped healthy development, he reveals the reality facing Gen Z and why the age we give kids smartphones...

“We can reclaim childhood and return a healthy human childhood to our children.” This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this landmark episode of One Young Mind,...

In this Spotlight Moment from episode 5 with Jo Robertson and Holly Brooker from Makes Sense , we highlight that New Zealand currently has no national strategy, no commissioner, no regulator, and no comprehensive online safety law. Compared to the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, and the EU, which all have strong frameworks, NZ is falling behind. Without a strategic approach, young people remain ex...

This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this episode, we take a closer look at what it’s like growing up in New Zealand’s Online Wild West. Compared to children...

Parents, kids, and tech companies all have a role to play in keeping young people safe online. But what happens when the safety features designed to protect them fail exactly when they’re needed most? In this Spotlight Moment from episode 4 with Arturo Beja , we dig into the reality behind the promises of ‘safe enough’ from big tech, exploring how even the most advanced tools can...

This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this episode, former Meta engineer and whistleblower  Arturo Béjar shares what he saw while working at Meta and the hidde...

In this Spotlight Moment from One Young Mind , we hear a powerful reflection from Arden Morunga on how Māori and Pasifika young people are shaped by the stereotypes and expectations they see online. Constant exposure to narrow portrayals can make them question their identity and self-worth. This moment is a reminder that we are more than the labels placed on us, and that true strength comes from u...

This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this episode of One Young Mind , we dive into the experiences of young people navigating the ever-changing landscape of social media....

In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 2 with Dr Samantha Marsh , we hear how today’s young people are the loneliest generation, despite being more connected than ever. This snippet explores why social media isn’t creating real connection and what true friendship looks like in the digital age. This is an important, eye-opening conversation about the very real risks of social media, and...

This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this episode, we dig into what’s actually happening inside the developing teen brain when young people scroll, swipe, tap and r...

In this Spotlight Moment from Episode 1 with Rachael Wilson, we learn that TikTok can predict an eating disorder with shocking accuracy and once it does, it amplifies harmful content. This snippet shows how algorithms put young people at risk with no regulation in place. This is an important, eye-opening conversation about the very real risks of social media, and the changes we can all make to sup...

This podcast is brought to you by the  B416 team. Content Warning: This episode discusses topics including suicide, mental health, eating disorders, and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help — you are not alone. In this first episode of  One Young Mind , we go straight to the frontline of youth wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. We hear from...