Episode 713 • • 2:08:29 - 2:14:18
713: New Mediocre
Free-Range Children, Child Protective Services, Parenting Rights
A news report from Silver Spring, Maryland, details an incident where two children, aged 6 and 10, were taken into custody by Child Protective Services because they were walking home from a park alone. The parents, who identify as "free-range" parents, were forced to sign a safety plan. The hosts reminisce about their own childhoods spent roaming freely and criticize the modern trend of criminalizing independent play.