Susan Linn

Susan Linn is an American writer, psychologist, and ventriloquist. She is the cofounder of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and author of the book Consuming Kids.^[2] She is a research associate at Boston Children's Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Susan Linn
Nationality	American
Education	Ed.D.
Alma mater	Harvard University[1]
Occupations	Writer psychologist ventriloquist

Early life and education

Linn graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Education and Counseling Psychology.^[3]

Career

Linn is a ventriloquist who has performed in various locations, including Puppet Showplace Theater.^[4] She also performed on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.^[5] Her characters included Audrey Duck, Cat-a-lion, and Timberlane Wolf.^[4]

Linn became a puppet therapist at Boston Children's Hospital.^[3]

In 2004, Linn published her book Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood.^[6]

With Alvin Poussaint, Linn is the cofounder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children from deceptive advertising.^[3][7] She worked for the organization from its founding in 2000 through 2015 when she left to focus on writing and teaching.^[3] Linn also appeared in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a 2011 documentary about marketing and advertising.^[8]

In 2022, Linn published her book Who's Raising The Kids? Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children.^[9]