FULL EPISODE: Call a Kid Smart, Get a Tiny Cheater - September 14, 2026

As AI can now turn a few sentences into pages of text, leadership and workplace reporter Sarah E. Needleman describes how some employers are writing policies to stop the slop. Professor Kang Lee from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education reveals how telling kids that they're smart can nearly double the likelihood that they'll cheat. AI ethics researcher and professor Reneé Sieber discusses the Anthropic researcher who resigned with a warning of the dangers of AI development. Economics professor Eric Kam chats about tariffs and then weighs in on these dilemmas: A woman asked to change her wedding repeatedly for her sister; When a boys' camping trip gets upended by girlfriends, who should pay the bill?; and A couple who fights over paying for a pool. Radio personality Lisa Wexler, who recently filled in for David, asks him questions about his time at the Burning Man festival. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:09) Sarah E. Needleman (10:00) Kang Lee (20:00) Reneé Sieber pt. 1 (30:00) Reneé Sieber pt. 2 (39:50) Eric Kam pt. 1 (49:50) Eric Kam pt. 2 (59:50) Lisa Wexler pt. 1 (1:09:50) Lisa Wexler pt. 2 (1:19:09) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices