HeyJaredSimplified
"Simplified" is an interview-style show where Morning Edition host Lacey Alexander takes complex topics and breaks them down so that everyone can better understand them.
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Relationships in the Digital Age with Dr. Leah E. LeFebvre (opens the original)
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Today we’ll be talking about dating in the digital age and the new terms you may hear younger Americans using these days— ghosting, couple goals, soft launch, and the momentous “FBO” (that’s Facebook official, btw). How have mobile dating apps changed how hopeful singles engage with each other? Does social media put extra pressure on couples to put on the appearance of happiness? This is the research focus of Dr. Leah E. LeFebvre at the University of Alabama. She joins Lacey to discuss how techn
Sports Media (College Football Edition) with Dr. Andrew Billings (opens the original)
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Whether you were born and raised in the yellowhammer state or just moved to Pell City from Siberia, you are more than aware of Alabama's fascination with college football. Sure some die hard alums may watch high school football on Fridays, and some of us may tune in on Sundays to watch an NFL team or two. But it's not even worth debating that the collegiate version of the sport reigns supreme among the gridiron-enjoyers in our 67 counties. But what about this culture- the analysts, the sideline
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