Overprotective Parents, Anxious Kids - September 11, 2025

Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ announces ⁠a new koala chlamydia vaccine⁠ (seriously) and then talks about how he was trapped in Boston on 9/11. Associate professor of psychology Dr. Anna Weinberg explains how students with overprotective parents are more vulnerable to anxiety during their transition to university. On It's Time For Technology Time, Carmi Levy covers: Majority of middle-income people not interested in using AI for financial advice; Apple's iPhone Air event; and Google admits the open web is in rapid decline. Research professor in applied science at William and Mary Dr. Joel S. Levine describes how fifty years ago NASA sent two spacecraft to search for life on Mars and how their findings are still discussed today. Cris Moore from the Santa Fe Institute questions whether courts can safeguard fairness when using AI. On Pop Cultured, Like Fungus, media personality Caitlin Green chats about filling in for David, the Banksy mural fiasco in the UK, and the cryptic child birth at Burning Man. (Listen to Caitlin on The Jann Arden Podcast here.) Professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke joins the program for Conspiracy Corner and considers what we can learn from the Reichstag fire. (Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up here.) Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:37) Tony Five (10:00) Dr. Anna Weinberg (20:00) Carmi Levy pt. 1 (30:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2 (39:50) Dr. Joel S. Levine (49:50) Cris Moore (59:50) Caitlin Green (1:09:50) Nathan Radke (1:19:15) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices