Anxious America: Living in Uncertain Times

Anxious America Parts 1-3

This is an audio documentary on the alarming rise of anxiety and depression among Americans, and especially the young.

Students in the Audio Documentary Class at Columbia College Chicago took on the subject and spoke with numerous experts on mental health, and with those who are or have suffered with anxiety and/or elements of depression. They looked at the growing numbers of cases, the reasons why we are a more anxious society, and avenues of treatment, including controversial micro-dosing treatment.

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Individual segments of the documentary are produced by individual students or groups of students.

Student Producers: Kevin Ashley Peyton Zignego Skye Crumpler Jackie Diaz Jake Eisendrath Francis Garcia Hernandez Zayd Hussein Zachary Keltner Renni Kieschnick Peter Midwa Joseph Murrary Osa Obaseki Jay Puca Scott Sroka Sam Stibal

Executive producer: David Berner, Associate Professor, Radio Program, Communication Department, Columbia College Chicago