FULL EPISODE: Kids and AI Slop - July 1, 2026

What this episode covers

Psychology professor April Smith shares how growing up gets less scary with time. Technology and culture reporter Katie Notopoulos warns that AI slop is coming for your kids. Psychology professor Adam Davis explains that people who enjoy outshining romantic rivals share distinct psychological traits across cultures. Social psychology researcher Michael Prinzing reveals how the diploma divide is real, but college and university doesn’t make students as liberal as people think. For Therapy Thursday on a Wednesday, David and Gary Direnfeld break down the key differences between psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers – and talk about when you might want to see one versus another. Sociologist Jessie Ford discusses resilience among gender and sexually fluid people, straight men as a vulnerable sexual health population, and how sexual pleasure is overlooked and important for our health. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:11) April Smith (10:00) Katie Notopoulos (20:00) Adam Davis (30:00) Michael Prinzing (39:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (59:50) Jessie Ford pt. 1 (1:09:50) Jessie Ford pt. 2 (1:19:09) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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