America's Starter Home Crisis, Marijuana and Violence, Bizarre Baby Names & a Sexually Harassing Robot | TMI Ep469

The American dream of homeownership is slipping further out of reach. As starter homes disappear and housing costs soar, Massachusetts is considering a controversial solution: allowing smaller homes on smaller lots. But are restrictive zoning laws responsible for pricing an entire generation out of the housing market? Then, marijuana has a reputation for making people mellow, but new research suggests cannabis use may be linked to an increased risk of violent behavior. What does the science actually tell us, and could the findings complicate the growing push for legalization? Plus, a man named Hitler Mussolini wins a mayoral election in Peru. His unusual name opens a much bigger conversation about parental rights, bizarre baby names, and whether governments should protect children from their parents' questionable choices. And finally, German police have confiscated a humanoid robot accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The incident raises a distinctly 21st-century legal question: When a robot behaves badly, who's responsible? Join Ted Rall and Manila Chan for another episode of TMI, where politics, science, culture, and the absurdities of modern life collide.