Screen Time
Parents everywhere are trying to find the best ways to incorporate or limit technology in their children’s lives—and the pandemic hasn’t made it any easier. Screen Time is a new podcast that delves into how the technological revolution has outpaced research about what’s healthy for children. Produced by Antica and TVO with support from McGill University, this can’t-miss series shares questions, information and insight to help parents, caregivers and educators everywhere navigate our digital world.
Produced By: Kevin Sexton and Nicole Edwards
Distribution Partner: TVO
About the Hosts
Taylor Owen is the Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications, the founding director of The Center for Media, Technology and Democracy, and an Associate Professor in the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation, a Fellow at the Public Policy Forum, and sits on the Governing Council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). He was previously an Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia and the Research Director of Tow Center for Digital Journalism at the Columbia School of Journalism.
Nicole Edwards is a Toronto-based journalist, writer and podcast producer who has contributed to the Undark Podcast, Huffington Post, Globe and Mail, National Post and more. Since graduating from X University (Ryerson) with a Master of Journalism degree in 2019, Nicole has been telling stories human-centred stories from the intersection of tech, health, and equity. Find her online at @nic_416.