Life Is The Future

Media or Mind of Its Own? This week's 8th grade hosts, Maddie and Arbaaz, partner up to interview classmates Mason and Alicia. The teens take on the topic of social media and artificial intelligence. They talk about the impact of media on social health, positives and negatives of connecting with friends online, the influence of the internet felt in a school setting, the increasingly real look of AI generated content, potential help or harm of AI, propaganda and false information, the loss of original thought, and other related connections to AI and media in our society today and in the future.What other concepts should the students have mentioned in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two Season 8 hosts, Piper and Mwanashe, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2025-2026 school year!BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

How do teens view religion in a modern world? This week's 8th grade hosts, Piper and Mwanashe, partner up to interview classmates Aadhya and Meera. The teens take on the topic of religion and related social issues. They talk about spirituality, practicing vs. non-practicing faith, bias and prejudice, tolerance and empathy, theism and atheism, and other related connections to religious differences in today’s society.What other concepts should the students have mentioned in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two Season 8 hosts, Maddie and Arbaaz, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests.Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2025-2026 school year!BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

How are teens able to balance athletics and academics? This week's 8th grade hosts, Maddie and Arbaaz, partner up to interview classmates Mason and Carys. The teens take on the topic of life balance as it relates to athletic and academic performance. They talk about stress for both sports and grades, time management, pressure from coaches and teachers, training and study discipline, future hopes and potential, increasing responsibilities, and other related benefits of being a teen athlete in today’s society.What other related concepts should the students have mentioned in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two Season 8 hosts, Piper and Mwanashe, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2025-2026 school year!BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Say hello to our new leaders! We meet our Season 8 podcast hosts, Arbaaz, Maddie, Mwanashe, and Piper. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders.We hear about the 8th graders hobbies and interests, how the school year has started in comparison to previous grades, potential topics and guests, social media, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions.Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2025-2026 school year begins! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: http://LifeIsTheFuture.com⁠

High School Seniors react to their old 8th Grade podcast! Previous Life Is The Future hosts, Naomi, Tami, and David (S3 2020-2021), return to break down a few of the episodes they recorded back in middle school.Cool concept, right? We are fortunate these alumni were still in the area to analyze their prior opinions on life as teenagers.Focus points include mental health, dating relationships, and social life all as they relate to growing up through the COVID pandemic.Do you agree with their opinions? Which were “good takes” and which were “bad takes” from four years ago? How has the world changed in the meantime?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we begin the 2025-2026 school year and Season EIGHT of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCES"Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"⁠⁠https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/"⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠"https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors"https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/advice-for-high-school-freshmen-from-departing-seniors1808.html BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Throwback Episode! Season 7 hosts interview Season 3 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. Sree, Samarth, Dhruva, and Kanishk (S7 2024-2025) welcome Naomi, Tami, and David (S3 2020-2021) to reminisce about the last 4+ years.The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include life balance, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, emotional maturation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years.What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2024-2025 school year and Season 7 of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCES"Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"⁠⁠https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/"⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠"https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors"https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/advice-for-high-school-freshmen-from-departing-seniors1808.html BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

How do middle schoolers find down time to relax, especially during summer months? Video Podcast - Life Is The Future - Season 7, Episode 12 This week's 8th grade hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, partner up to interview classmates Arnav and Aaron. The group of teens take on the topic of life balance-- relaxation, down time with friends, healthy habits, weekly routines, social media favorites, high school preparation, summer plans, and more.What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode?Tune in soon as all four hosts wrap up Season 7 of our podcast. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date as we finish our episodes for the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Ending the School Year? Lock In to Finish Strong Video Podcast - Life Is The Future - Season 7, Episode 11Middle schoolers give insight on motivation and mindset in finishing the school year strong.This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Gabriel and Sathvik. The group of teens take on the topic of motivation to finish the school year, focusing on academics, social life, focus and attention, mindset, upcoming summer plans, and more.What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we finish the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Middle schoolers give insight on family time and social development outside of the classroom.Video Podcast - Life Is The Future - Season 7, Episode 10 This week's 8th grade hosts, Dhurva and Kanishk, partner up to interview classmates Rishaan and Jaynish. The group of teens take on the topic of learning outside of school, focusing on social life with family, travel and vacations, sibling interaction, school trips, screen time, game nights, extended family, holiday celebrations, and more.What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Sree and Samarth, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Are adolescents self-aware of their shifts in mood? Video Podcast - Life Is The Future - Season 7, Episode 9 This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Meghna and Indira. The group of teens take on the topic of mood and its affect on motivation, particularly during certain seasons of the year. The group focuses on things like friendship, social media, brain rot, doomscrolling, consumerism, social comparison, finding positivity, and recommendations for getting through the yearly "blahs."What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode?Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Are adolescents mindful of their mental-emotional well-being? Middle schoolers give insight on mental health during teenage years.  This week's 8th grade hosts, Dhurva and Kanishk, partner up to interview classmates Aryan and Monish. The group of teens take on the topic of mental health, discussing things like positive self-care routines and the impact of academics, sleep, sports and exercise, self-talk, screen time, friends and social relationships, meditation, gratitude, and many other items that impact emotional well-being for teens. What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Sree and Samarth, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year!  BOOKING & CONTACT  🛒 Shop & Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/scottampersand 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Are teens interested in healthy eating and active lifestyles? This week's 8th grade hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, partner up to interview classmates Aayan and Matthew. The teens take on the topics of diet and exercise, especially as it relates to academic and athletic performance. They talk about food choices, water intake, favorite sports, training discipline, sleep habits, teamwork, leadership, and other related social-emotional benefits of overall health and wellness. What other related concepts should the students have mentioned in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two Season 7 hosts, Sree and Samarth, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Do adolescents experience stereotypes and prejudice? This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Amna and Satthvik. The group of teens take on the serious topic of discrimination, in particular hate speech and other prejudice in their world today. They give their honest thoughts about racist jokes, about hurtful judgement and comments, about students with special needs, and about religion, neighborhoods, life experience, and more. What does it mean to be labeled with a slur? And what do our teenagers have to deal with growing up within that stereotype group they get placed into? What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Teens transitioning from middle school to high school -- what should we know? This week's 8th grade hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, partner up to interview classmates Raunit and Vihari. The teens take on a wide variety of topics as they start their final grade of middle school. They discuss school work, extracurriculars, friendships, social media, and other hopes and wishes for the future. What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two Season 7 hosts, Sree and Samarth, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Teens and profanity -- what should we know? This week's 8th grade hosts, Sree and Samarth, partner up to interview classmates Evan and Srishti. The teens take on the topic of cursing and word choice in teenage life. They talk discuss influences on language, respecting others, growing up hearing curse words, if there's a time and place for swearing, common insults, and even prejudice and discriminating speech they come across week to week. What other related concepts did the students forget to mention in this episode? Tune in soon as our other two hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk, take over with a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the 2024-2025 school year! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Passing the torch to our new leaders! We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Dhruva and Kanishk. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders. We hear about the 8th graders” hobbies and interests, how the school year has started, being in a leadership role, managing time to balance priorities, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions. Make sure to check out Part 1 when we met the other two hosts for our new season, Sree and Samarth. Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Say hello to our new leaders! We meet two of our Season 7 podcast hosts, Sree and Samarth. They will take control of the mic in our new school year, and join two other students to be our 8th grade leaders. We hear about the 8th graders hobbies and interests, how the school year has started in comparison to previous grades, potential topics and guests, and a bit on the whole process of practicing Health Ed life skills to create debates and discussions. Make sure to check in on Part 2 as we meet the other two hosts for our new season, Dhruva and Kanishk. Subscribe and tune in to catch all of our episodes as the 2024-2025 school year begins! BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/partner-program 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

High School Seniors react to their old 8th Grade podcast! Previous Life Is The Future hosts, Rhys and Lauren (S2 2019-2020), return to break down one of the episodes they recorded back in middle school.Cool concept, right? We are fortunate these alumni were still in the area to analyze their prior opinions on life as teenagers.Focus points include stress, sports, academics, friendships, and family life all as they relate to social media.Do you agree with their opinions? Which were “good takes” and which were “bad takes” from four years ago? How has the world changed in the meantime?Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we begin the 2024-2025 school year and Season SEVEN of the Life Is The Future podcast!RESOURCES"Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"⁠⁠https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/"⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠"https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors"https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/advice-for-high-school-freshmen-from-departing-seniors1808.htmlBOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. Ayla and Alexis (S6 2023-2024) welcome Lauren and Rhys (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years. The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include life balance, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, emotional maturation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years. What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school? Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Salil and Shauna, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, John and Roshann. That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/What-to-Expect-in-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2jo7df Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast! RESOURCES ⁠⁠Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids⁠⁠ - Very Well ⁠⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠⁠⁠ - Nemours TeensHealth ⁠⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors⁠⁠ - WGU.edu BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com

Throwback Episode! Season 6 hosts interview Season 2 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. John and Roshann (S6 2023-2024) welcome Salil and Shauna (S2 2019-2020) to reminisce about the last 4+ years. The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include time management, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, motivation, working through COVID, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years. What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school? Check out the same type of interview with our other set of hosts from Season 2, Lauren and Rhys, as interviewed by Season 6 hosts, Ayla and Alexis. That episode can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeisthefuture/episodes/Goodbye-Middle-School--Hello-High-School---8th-Graders-Interview-Seniors-2024-e2k8k09 Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2023-2024 school year and Season 6 of the Life Is The Future podcast! RESOURCES ⁠Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids⁠ - Very Well ⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠⁠ - Nemours TeensHealth ⁠Advice for High School Freshmen from Departing Seniors⁠ - WGU.edu BOOKING & CONTACT 🗞️ Email Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/LifeIsTheFutureNewsletter⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Partner Program: ⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com/Partner-Program⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Teaching insight, blog posts, books, and more: ⁠⁠⁠http://LifeIsTheFuture.com