Episode 360 • • 2:12:34 - 2:16:11
360: Pencil of Promise
Six-Year-Old Sexual Assault Charge, Playing Doctor, Time Magazine Covers
A six-year-old boy in Grant County, Wisconsin, faces felony sexual assault charges for "playing doctor" with five-year-old friends. The hosts criticize the prosecutor, Lisa Rineker, for criminalizing childhood curiosity. This is linked to a broader media theme of "anxiety," as seen on the U.S. cover of Time Magazine, which replaced a revolutionary Egyptian cover with a story on why anxiety is beneficial.