The Last Generation Hired
By Ryan Scott
Categories: Kids & Family, Parenting
Ryan and Christine Scott host a daily debate about raising successful kids in the age of AI. Their three kids, Caleb (19), Noah (16), and Ellie (12), hold standing seats while expert guests argue both sides of every motion. The show of the book The Last Generation Hired by Ryan Scott, available wherever books are sold in hardcover, paperback, and ebook.
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- Episode 14: This Fight Gets Decided in Statehouses, Not in Silicon Valley
Episode 14: This Fight Gets Decided in Statehouses, Not in Silicon ValleyToday's motion: This fight gets decided in statehouses, not in Silicon Valley.Parent organizer Maggie Dawson argues for the motion — the phone fight proved it (27 states requiring districts to restrict student cellphone…
- Episode 13: The Most Educated Generation in History Is the Most Locked Out
Episode 13: The Most Educated Generation in History Is the Most Locked OutToday's motion: The most educated generation in history is the most locked out.Recent graduate Ben Carter argues for the motion — his class did every step it was told, in order, and arrived carrying debt, with less teen work…
- Episode 12: Every Era Kills the First Job. Every Era, the Ready Kids Win Anyway
Episode 12: Every Era Kills the First Job. Every Era, the Ready Kids Win AnywayToday's motion: Every era kills the first job. Every era, the ready kids win anyway.Economic historian Dr. Thomas Avery argues for the motion — the farm, the elevator, the switchboard, and the typing pool all vanished…
- Episode 11: Before Twelve, Boredom Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Episode 11: Before Twelve, Boredom Is a Feature, Not a BugToday's motion: Before twelve, boredom is a feature, not a bug.Elementary school teacher Grace Nolan argues for the motion — boredom is where the internal life begins, and a child standing in that doorway invents what no feed can hand them…
- Episode 10: Who Your Kid Knows Now Opens More Doors Than Where They Apply
Episode 10: Who Your Kid Knows Now Opens More Doors Than Where They ApplyToday's motion: Who your kid knows now opens more doors than where they apply.Electrical contracting firm owner Brian Holt argues for the motion — every employer has two doors, the portal and the person, and a trusted vouch…
- Episode 9: A Portfolio Beats a Diploma
Episode 9: A Portfolio Beats a DiplomaToday's motion: A portfolio beats a diploma.Design and repair studio owner Mark Delaney argues for the motion — when every resume is machine-polished into the same shine, proof is the signal that still separates applicants: real work, for real people, with…
- Episode 8: Raise Kids Who Direct the Machine, Not Kids Who Ask It
Episode 8: Raise Kids Who Direct the Machine, Not Kids Who Ask ItToday's motion: Raise kids who direct the machine, not kids who ask it.Operations trainer Derek Shaw argues for the motion — an operator frames the problem first, breaks the job into pieces, checks the work, and can explain it with…
- Episode 7: Trust Is the Last Skill AI Cannot Fake
Episode 7: Trust Is the Last Skill AI Cannot FakeToday's motion: Trust is the last skill AI cannot fake.Operations manager James Doyle argues for the motion — when polished words are free, a kept word over time is the one credential a machine cannot manufacture, because trust is being believed…
- Episode 6: The Machine May Check the Homework. It May Never Do the Thinking
Episode 6: The Machine May Check the Homework. It May Never Do the Thinking.Today's motion: The machine may check the homework. It may never do the thinking.High school English teacher Daniel Ortiz argues for the motion — first drafts are human, the struggle is the process, and the machine's…
- Episode 4: AI Companions Are Raising Our Kids More Than We Are
Episode 4: AI Companions Are Raising Our Kids More Than We AreToday's motion: AI companions are raising our kids more than we are.Adolescent psychologist Dr. Nadia Brooks argues for the motion — companions are doing real formation work in real hours, teaching expectations of instant…
- Episode 3: The Two-Hundred-Thousand-Dollar Degree Is Now a Lottery Ticket
Episode 3: The Two-Hundred-Thousand-Dollar Degree Is Now a Lottery TicketToday's motion: The two-hundred-thousand-dollar degree is now a lottery ticket.Tom Beckett, a father whose daughter started out underemployed, argues for the motion — at today's full prices, bought on default, the prize is…
- Episode 2: Your Teenager's First Job Should Be a Bad One, On Purpose
Episode 2: Your Teenager's First Job Should Be a Bad One, On PurposeToday's motion: Your teenager's first job should be a bad one, on purpose.Diner and auto-shop owner Gus Hartley argues for the motion — the dish pit, the lawn, and the shop floor teach what no polished activity can: a real boss, a…
- Episode 1: The Ladder Lost Its First Rung
Episode 1: The Ladder Lost Its First RungToday's motion: The career ladder lost its first rung — and a degree no longer buys it back.Labor economist Dr. Priya Raman argues the data is real and urgent. Hiring executive Marcus Webb argues the rung moved, not vanished — and that employers still hire…
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