How The Coddled Generation Is Being Set Up To Fail w/ Courtney & Ted Balaker + Lionel – Ask Dr. Drew

After the 2024 election, NY Post reports that Georgetown University deployed 'selfcare suites' for students who were 'stressed' by the results, while other schools encouraged students who were 'emotionally distressed' to skip class entirely. ••「 LINKS & SOURCES」•• NY Post also says the college students, whose tuition hovers around $61,000 per year and who are allegedly grown adults were given access to Legos, coloring books, milk, cookies, and other "goodies that wouldn’t be out of place at a child’s birthday party."

Ted Balaker is an awardwinning filmmaker, former ABC Network News producer, and think tank scholar. He directed 'The Coddling of the American Mind,' the first 'Substack Presents' feature film, and 'Can We Take A Joke?' which received acclaim from The Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter. Balaker produced 'Little Pink House' starring twotime Oscar nominee Catherine Keener and is an executive producer of 'Honor Flight,' which holds the Guinness World Record for largest film screening. He cofounded Korchula Productions and Reason TV, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA TODAY. Find more at

Courtney Balaker is an awardwinning filmmaker and professor whose work spans features, documentaries, and theater. She directed LITTLE PINK HOUSE starring Catherine Keener, which earned a historic bipartisan congressional screening. Her documentaries include CAN WE TAKE A JOKE?, THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND, and the PBS series AMERICA IN PRIMETIME. She directed OffBroadway theater, including the acclaimed UNCLE BOB with Joseph GordonLevitt. A Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate, she is cofounder of Korchula Productions and is set to direct the feature adaptation of TROUBLED. Learn more at

Lionel is a talk radio veteran, trial lawyer, former prosecutor, author, pioneer podcaster, and multiplatform legal and media analyst. Lionel has hosted shows for Court TV, WABC, Air America, and RT. He has his own subscription video channel, free from draconian limitations of free expression. Find more at

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