Dry January, Cali Sober, Soft Sober: Why Gen Z is Breaking Up With Booze
b'Maybe, your friend announced they\\u2019re not drinking anymore, or your sister\\u2019s now \\u201cCalifornia Sober,\\u201d or maybe your entire office is participating in Dry January. It\\u2019s not just you, going sober is the hot new thing, with 41% of Americans aged 18 to 35 saying they don\\u2019t drink at all. Today, we explore the changes in drinking culture, in how we think about wellness and health, in how we socialize and spend our free time, and yes, changes in technology, that are converging to make America sober. Max interviews three Crooked Media producers about their relationship with alcohol and then talks to Dr. Edward Slingerland, an expert on humanity\\u2019s relationship with alcohol, about why humans drink and what changed about alcohol and our world to make more people choose sobriety.'