231: Phone Scams, Armchair Experts, & Fear of Failure

Published: June 21, 2018, 4 a.m.

We debate the virtues of audio books, and announce a Brain Candy event coming up. Susie shares the history of counting and numbers. We celebrate the recent success of Ocean's 8. We learn about a man who planted flowers to cheer up his blind wife. We talk about how parenting has changed over the years including the role of fathers, the helicopter parenting style, & how we're making kids afraid of failure. Find out why no one answers the phone any more.

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