Ted & Courtney Balaker – The Psychic Costs of Campus Progressivism

<p>Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com</p><p>Order Glenn's new book, <em>Self-Censorship</em>, here or where you get your books: </p><p>Amazon: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/683p6kk3" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/683p6kk3</a> Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4yvz4fta" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4yvz4fta</a> Bookshop: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/44rznxww" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/44rznxww</a></p><p><strong>Video Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00" target="_blank">0:00</a> How woke campus culture degrades mental health </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=347s" target="_blank">5:47</a> The rise of “microaggressions” </p><p>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=501s" target="_blank">8:21</a> The harms caused by discourses of harm </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=827s" target="_blank">13:47</a> The digital lives of children </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=1148s" target="_blank">19:08</a> Why Courtney and Ted produced <em>Coddling</em> themselves </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=1496s" target="_blank">24:56</a> A Nigerian immigrant’s encounter with campus progressivism </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=1956s" target="_blank">32:36</a> Is Trump’s anti-DEI posture aiding free speech on campus? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=2278s" target="_blank">37:58</a> Ted and Courtney’s decision to homeschool their child</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=2508s" target="_blank">41:48</a> How comedy brings us together </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQGbwY-c00&#38;t=2906s" target="_blank">48:26</a> Ted and Courtney take on the Rob Henderson story</p><p>Recorded August 8, 2025</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p>The Coddling of the American Mind doc</p><p>The Coddling of the American Mind book</p><p>Dead Poet’s Society</p><p>The Canceling of the American Mind</p><p>Greg Lukianoff conversation</p><p>Can We Take a Joke</p><p>Coddling movie Substack</p><p>Noam episodes</p><p>Rob Henderson, Troubled</p><p>Rob Henderson episode</p><p></p><p></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>