Why I’m Deleting Social Media for 30 Days | EP 005
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
Release Date: 10/03/2025
5 Ways to Destroy Phone Addiction and Crush Goals in 2026
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
If you have big goals for 2026 but feel constantly distracted, overwhelmed, or stuck, this episode breaks down why—and how to fix it. Phone addiction isn’t a lack of discipline. It’s the result of technology engineered to steal attention, fragment focus, and quietly drain ambition. In this episode of The Broken Traditions Podcast, Leron Gaskins shares five evidence-based strategies to help you break free from digital overconsumption and reclaim control of your time. You’ll learn: Why smartphones are designed to hijack your focus How constant notifications destroy deep work and...
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Facebook's Angry Reaction Killed Our Peace | How Platforms Engineer Outrage
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
On February 24, 2016, Facebook rolled out “Reactions” globally—and the internet quietly changed.What looked like a harmless upgrade (Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry) became something much bigger: a system that could measure emotion—especially anger—and turn it into data, engagement, and ad revenue. In this episode of Broken Traditions, I break down how the Angry reaction helped normalize rage as a daily online habit, why platforms don’t just “allow” outrage but engineer and monetize it, and how that paved the way for modern ragebait content across Facebook, YouTube, TikTok,...
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Questions That Lead To Conversation- Live Stream Replay
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
The month of December, everyday I have been uploading questions on TikTok,Instagram and Youtube Shorts. Tonight I'm doing a live stream on my Youtube channel 'The Broken Traditions Podcast' I want us to have a more in-depth conversation about these question and some fun. Join me tonight Friday December 12 at 6:00 PM EST and join the conversation.
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Your Phone Is Destroying Your Family Right Now | EP 014
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
If a stranger walked into your house and watched your family for one hour… would they say everyone is living together or living apart on separate screens?
In this episode of the Broken Traditions Podcast, Leron Gaskins unpacks how the overconsumption of digital devices is quietly reshaping your home—your kids, your relationship, and the emotional temperature of your entire household.
Inside this conversation, you’ll hear:
Why just having your phone
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Twitter Bots EXPOSED: Why X Showing Locations Matters | EP 013
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
X, formerly known as Twitter, just quietly dropped a feature that changes everything: “About This Account.” Now you can see where an account was created and where it’s based—and it’s exposing a whole lot of fake political pages, foreign bot farms, and rage-bait accounts pretending to be everyday Americans.
In this episode of the Broken Traditions Podcast, I break down:
How X’s new feature shines a light on fake “America First” and MAGA-style accounts base
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How Phone Addiction DESTROYS Your Driving | EP 012
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
We’re living in a time where more drivers are scrolling than steering — and the results are deadly.
In this episode of Broken Traditions, I break down how phone addiction is destroying our ability to drive safely and why distracted driving has become a cultural epidemic in America.
We dive into:
• The rise of scrolling behind the wheel
• How dopamine hijacks your brain while driving
• Why attention spans are collapsing
• Phantom notifications a
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How the Pandemic Broke Our Brains: Screen Time, Anxiety & the Collapse of Attention | EP 011
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
The pandemic ended… but the damage didn’t.
In this episode of the Broken Traditions Podcast, Leron breaks down how COVID forever changed the way we use our phones — and why many of us never recovered from our digital habits.
We talk about how lockdown rewired our brains, collapsed our attention spans, increased anxiety, fueled teen depression, damaged our relationships, and reshaped our bodies through chronic fatigue, eye strain, and a sedentary lifestyle.
If
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Starting Dec 16: Is Meta Using Your DMs To Train AI For Ads? *Live Stream Replay Bonus Episode*
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
➡️ Download my FREE workbook The Digital Release: 7-Day Guide to Escape the Digital Cell and Reclaim Your Freedom here:
Is Meta getting ready to use your Instagram and Facebook
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Porn Is a Bigger Problem Than We Know | EP 010 | ft. Lenny Bradley
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
➡️ Download my free workbook The Digital Release: 7-Day Guide to Escape the Digital Cell and Reclaim Your Freedom here:
Porn Addiction in Your Pocket: Why Accessibility Matters
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Why Being BORED Might Be the SMARTEST Thing You Do | EP 009
The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins
Download my free workbook The Digital Release: 7-Day Guide to Escape the Digital Cell and Reclaim Your Freedom here:https://brokentraditions.com/products/the-digital-release-7-day-guide-to-escape-the-digital-cell-and-reclaim-your-freedom
We’ve replaced every quiet moment with a scroll. In this reflective episode
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In Episode 005 of The Broken Traditions Podcast with Leron Gaskins, I’m deleting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, X, and even YouTube Studio from my phone for 30 days. Why? Because as a creator, I realized I wasn’t just consuming social media—I was trapped by analytics, chasing likes, comments, and engagement.
This episode exposes the hidden mental health cost of content creation, the rise of burnout among creators, and why therapists now specialize in helping influencers manage the stress of digital incarceration. I also share my 30-day detox plan and how you can follow my daily video journals free on Patreon and YouTube Memberships.
🎧 New episodes drop every Friday at 2:00 PM EST on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Rumble.