Content note: This episode discusses cyberbullying, online harassment, and scams.

Nothing is graphic. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988 anytime — the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free and available 24/7.

We treat online life like it’s less real than the rest of our lives — but there’s a real person on the other side of every screen, and a post can outlast the moment that made it.

This week Greg, Rich, Liam, and Sarah work through six ordinary posting dilemmas — from a joke scheduled before bad news to a friend live-tagging an empty house — and land on one simple habit that makes almost every gray area easier.

It’s not a lecture about doing it wrong. It’s permission to slow down the half-second before you hit “post.”

In this episode:

• Why “deleted” doesn’t always mean gone

• Consent — for kids, friends, screenshots, and stories that aren’t only yours

• Digital footprints, oversharing, and how a post can follow you to work

• Scams, privacy, and what actually keeps you safer

• Cyberbullying and how to step out of a pile-on

• The five questions to ask before you post

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction & the hard questions

(06:38) Read the room before you post

(19:09) Your digital footprint, oversharing & work

(30:06) Consent, kids, screenshots & ownership

(46:26) Privacy, safety & online scams

(48:22) Cyberbullying, pile-ons & trolls

(58:37) False posts & when to speak up

(1:07:33) What’s on your heart this week

(1:11:16) Recap, challenge & closing

This episode: Greg with Rich, Liam & Sarah.

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