Forest Relaxation in VR - July 14, 2025

Foreign correspondent Tony Five reports on there being no jail time for the Wisconsin nurse who chopped off someone's foot without permission for a frostbite prop. Clinical psychologist Dr. Leonie Ascone explains how virtual reality forest bathing can alleviate stress. Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals that many people can't tell healthy processed foods from unhealthy ones. Psychology researchers Dr. Luca Pascolini and Dr. Natalie Wyer share how playing games with robots makes people see them as more humanlike. On Pop Cultured, Like Fungus, media personality Caitlin Green and David cover: Hugh Grant's royal faux pas at Wimbledon; Many adults don't like showing their feet in public; and A very expensive purse sells at auction. (Check out Caitlin on The Jann Arden Podcast here.) Trail cam enthusiast Mary Beth Pongrac tells the story of how her camera caught many bears all mysteriously obsessed with the same tree. Social-personality psychologist ⁠William Chopik⁠ explains ⁠what we get wrong in our misjudgments about people with tattoos⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:52) Tony Five (09:59) Dr. Leonie Ascone Michelis (19:59) Dr. Neal Barnard (29:59) Dr. Luca Pascolini & Dr. Natalie Wyer (39:49) Caitlin Green pt. 1 (49:49) Caitlin Green pt. 2 (59:49) Mary Beth Pongrac (1:09:49) Bill Chopik (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices