Episode Details

We are constantly exposed awful things happening in faraway places, which we compartmentalize in order to function. It can’t be good for the psyche, right? From that question, we move on to a Gen X parenting conundrum: How did so many proud latchkey kids turn into neurotic helicopter parents? Finally, we muse on big questions around crime and punishment.

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Liam Neeson attempts improv comedy:

Jimmy Kimmel excerpt: past U.S. Presidents' statements celebrating the power of immigrants (starts at 9:51.)

Muscle-strengthening activities and cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8164763/