Episode Description
This week, Nora and Marcus sit down with Laura Marquez-Garrett, a plaintiff's attorney at the forefront of a landmark legal battle against Big Tech. Fresh off two historic court victories, Laura pulls back the curtain on how social media companies design products to addict and harm young users, and what it took for families to finally start holding them accountable.
What emerges is both chilling and clarifying: a system built not by accident, but by design. And yet, through the tenacity of parents, survivors, and a handful of relentless lawyers, a long-impossible fight is beginning to turn.
It's a conversation about power, profit, and the cost our kids are paying, but also about what it looks like to refuse defeat, and to believe that even the most entrenched systems can be challenged, and changed.
Mentioned in the episode:
BBC: No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump | Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom | NPR: No Kings rallies across the U.S., more troops deployed | Gina Baskin episode | Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limts | New Mexico Social Media Verdict | California Verdict against Instagram and Google | Laura on Democracy Now | Laura on Time 100 list for Health in 2026 | Social Media Victims Law Center | The Social Dilemma | Frances Haugen | Careless People | Parents Rise | Heat | Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) | World's First Known Dog | Aldis Hodge | Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere | Gabriel Teodros episode
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