Advanced English Matura with JB - Sample episode

🎙️ Social Media - double-edged sword (debate)

🔥 Episode Description:

Is social media society’s most excellent tool—or its most dangerous weapon? Hosts Sophia and Lily face off in a no-holds-barred debate that will make you rethink every scroll, like, and share.

⚖️ The Battle Lines Are Drawn:

✅ THE PROS (Lily):

• 🚨 Digital vigilantes: How the NYPD uses Twitter to catch criminals
• 🌍 Long-distance lifeline: 70% of adults bridge gaps with faraway family
• 🎓 Unexpected classroom: 60% of students discuss schoolwork online
• 💼 Career rocket fuel: 89% of recruiters hunt talent on LinkedIn

❌ THE CONS (Sophia):

• 📉 GPA killer: Heavy users score 20% lower on tests
• 🤳 The authenticity trap: Jobseekers pressured to curate fake-perfect personas
• 🚨 Misinformation wildfire: 28% get news from platforms where rumors spread faster than facts
• 🧠 Attention economy: How algorithms turn us into "puppets chasing likes"

💡 You’ll Walk Away With:

• A science-backed checklist to audit your own social media use
• The "3 Questions" framework to break compulsive scrolling
• Shocking stats (like how fake hurricane reports went viral during disasters)
• Why Gen Z’s "digital native" status is both a superpower and a vulnerability

🎧 Perfect For Fans Of:

Huberman Lab (brain science meets real life) + Reply All (tech’s hidden impacts)

⚠️ Warning: This episode may cause you to…

• Delete apps immediately
• Start using social media on purpose instead of autopilot
• Finally understand why you feel drained after Instagram deep dives

🔊 Key Quote:

"Social media isn’t good or evil—it’s a mirror. The real question is: Do you like what it reflects?"