Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey

ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey

Our children, GenZ and GenAlpha, are caught in the crosshairs of a technological explosion that could make or break their future. Standing at that fork in the road is ‘profit at all costs’ CEOs and voracious shareholders, prioritising dividends over ethics, and compromising the privacy, security, attention and mental health of those who cannot yet fend for their digital rights or the future that demands a crisis intervention.

As adults, parents, teachers, citizens, or investors, can we do better? Which global voices, and which conscious business leaders are taking a stand to protect our kids.

A tall order, they’re the graduating demographic expected to inject ethics into AI and VR, to course-correct climate change, and to realise the great opportunities promised by the industrial revolution.

These voices, activists and change makers are the ‘Guardians of ZedAlpha'.
Occasionally English South Africa Kids & Family · How To
7 Episodes

Co-Curious | Ensuring Digital Safety for Kids

In this episode of Co-Curious, David speaks with Founder of MySocialLife, Dean McCoubrey, about the role of parents, teachers and the village in digital education, and the importance of relatability in connecting with kids.
13 Nov 25 min

Business Day | Making online spaces healthier for young people

On this episode of Business Day Spotligh you'll hear a conversation about ways in which young people, teens and preteens, can better navigate life in a digital world is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dean McCoubrey, the Founder…
13 Nov 53 min

Kids, Anxiety, & Devices | David Rosenstein

With an expert in CBT and Neuroscience. MySociaLife Founder talks with good friend Dr. David Rosenstein about the changing landscape of mental health in relation to teens and tweens on smart devices, social media platforms and games. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Psychiatry from Stellenbosch University, David is a Clinical…
21 Sep 2023 55 min

Gen-Z: are they aliens? | Steven Robertson

In this episode, Steven Robertson, author of Aliens Among Us: Ten Surprising Truths about Gen Z, talks to host Dean McCoubrey about his book, generation Z, the perfect storm, and the invisible syllabus.
21 Apr 2023 1 hr 05 min

Trauma: how the mental health crisis has affected us | Naomi Holdt

In the first episode ever of ZedAlpha, we have LinkedIn viral psychologist Naomi Holdt talk to host Dean McCoubrey about the mental health crisis and the caused trauma that has emerged post-pandemic, and how we as parents should help our kids deal with it.
7 Apr 2023 1 hour

Welcome to ZedAlpha

If you're a parent, a teacher or a psychologist, do you ask yourself "how safe are our children?" Do they grasp what big tech has planned for them? What are they trading with every click? And can they springboard off the greatest technological point in our history, and explore and…
3 Nov 2022 1 min