Earbuds, Algorithms, and the Rise of Pop‑Psych Literacy

James Marriot Explains How Young Adults Are Re‑wiring Culture, Status, and Self‑Understanding

James Marriott is barely in his thirties, yet the Times columnist and podcast critic has witnessed journalism molt from hot‑take tweets to earbuds in real time. He is stunningly insightful! In conversation with Jimmy McLoughlin, he maps the cultural lurch reshaping Millennial and Gen‑Z life—a lurch older cohorts often misread as background static. What surfaces is an…