New "Chasing life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta": What Is Our Relationship With Technology?

CNN, the media company, has suffered the slings and arrows of its new corporate overload, Discovery, declining ratings, and the continued wrath of right leaning voters, even though its coverage has swung more balanced and less Trump-phobic.

But that "series of unfortunate events" has not plagued its podcast division. Frankly, that part of the business is thriving with lively and thoughtful content, high-level investigative journalism and podcasts chaired by talented and experienced hosts.

CNN Audio has scored critical and listener-based hits with All There Is with Anderson Cooper, The Assignment with Audie Cornish, CNN 5 Things, CNN One Thing, The Axe Files with David Axelrod, and more.  

CNN's limited series, Tug Of War, was war journalism at its best, as the show covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ran from March 2022 until mid-June. 

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On that note, CNN Audio has announced today that Season 6 of Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta will premiere Tuesday, February 14.

In the highly-anticipated new season, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, multiple award-winning journalist, and host, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, brings everyone to the microphone – from members of the Gupta family to content creators and medical professionals – to look for guidance on how to navigate a world surrounded by screens.

Gupta took a constant barrage of virulent criticism from anti-vaxxers, COVID conspiracy theorists, and anti-science advocates during the pandemic. Despite the poisonous nature of some of those attacks, Gupta remained steadfast and reasonable in his commitment to science-based treatments and support for vaccines.

In this new season, Gupta will ask: What is a healthy relationship with technology? Is there a way to be active online, but also protect your privacy? How are families approaching the issue of screentime with their children? Does a cellphone or social media ‘detox’ actually work? Dr. Gupta explores answers to these questions and more as he dives into deep conversations about what science tells us about how our phones are changing our brains.

“I am so excited to launch this new season of Chasing Life because it’s my most personal one yet,” said Dr. Gupta. “As a dad, I’m always thinking about how to navigate screen time and its impact on my three teenage daughters’ brains. It is one of the most challenging parts of being a parent. It was important to me to bring them into the conversation and go on this magical journey of discovery together.”

Chasing Life debuts new episodes every Tuesday and is available to listen on CNN Audio or wherever you get your podcasts. The premiere episode of Season 6 is detailed here:

 Episode 1: How to Raise Kids in the Digital Age 

Technology has advanced at breakneck speed over the past decade. And that’s disrupted our lives — the ways we interact with each other, work, learn, and even grow up. This season looks at the impact all this technology is having on young people. Like many parents, this topic is personal for Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In our first episode, Sanjay speaks with one of the people he worries about most: his daughter Soleil. Plus, a conversation with Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, about how social media is affecting youth mental health. 

Listen to Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday, February 14, after you buy your loved one a Valentine's Day gift, of course.