The Last Show with David Cooper
Welcome to The Last Show with David Cooper, We are the final word for the curious mind. We sit at the intersection of "need-to-know" and "can’t-believe-it," delivering high-res talk for a low-def world. Join David Cooper as he explores #sex, #science and #society. Of course there's a large slice of absurdity, providing the info you didn't know you needed. What to Expect: • Intelligent Banter: No scripts, just honest conversation. • Eclectic Guests: Thought Leaders and eccentrics. • Useful Info: Practical wisdom for the modern skeptic. Dinner party! • Total Transparency: Raw confessions and relatability. Have a story or something to say? Leave a comment...
The Bizarre World of Brand Collabs
Reporter Emily Stewart dives into the bizarre new world of brand collaborations.
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When to Repair a Friendship... or Cut Someone Off
Social work professor Gio Dolcecore relays when to cut off a friend and how to tell when a friendship needs repair, change, or an ending.
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What Popular Baby Names Say About the Times
Sociology professor Neil Guppy outlines what past and present trends of baby names reveal about how we've changed.
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How Humanlike (or Even Conscious) Is Your AI?
Philosophy and neuroscience professor Ophelia Deroy discusses her investigation into whether we think our AI is aware or conscious.
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Does El Chupacabra Exist?
On Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke explores the legend of El Chupacabra, the conspiracy theories surrounding it and weighs in on whether it really exists.
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FULL EPISODE: Mac and Cheese Soda - October 20, 2026
For It's Time for Technology Time, tech analyst (with a specialty in hi-tech fridge coverage) Carmi Levy reports on following stories: Cyberattack hits hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems in France; AI agent reportedly deletes an entire season of reality TV show; Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukrainian drone strikes cripple multiple data centers belonging to Russian tech giant; NASA explains how it's making batteries for the Moon's extreme temperatures; and Anthropic bans 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' toward its AI models. Philosophy and neuroscience professor Ophelia Deroy discusses her investigation into whether we think...
Human Trials for Cellular Reprogramming (Longevity)
Health reporter Hilary Brueck describes the first human trials of cellular programming and why billionaires are obsessed with longevity research.
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Can Ghosting Hurt a Ghoster?; The Meet-Cute Trend
Professor of health policy and management Bruce Y. Lee outlines how ghosting can hurt the ghoster and how the meet-cute has become a dating trend again.
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Medical Misinfo: Chiropractic for Babies; Homeopathy or Expensive Water; Do Bras Cause Cancer?
Physician Dr. Zack Meade breaks down medical misinformation circulating online dealing with chiropractic adjustments for babies, homeopathy, bras causing cancer, whether cancer somehow protects you, and confusing medical credentials.
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Parenting in the Age of AI
Psychoanalyst Tom Wooldridge discusses parenting in the age of AI and what his son is learning from it.
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Envy and Its Two Flavors
Social scientist Stacy S. Kim reveals what Korean can teach us about envy.
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FULL EPISODE: Not Putting That in My Eyeball - October 19, 2026
Health reporter Hilary Brueck describes the first human trials of cellular programming and why billionaires are obsessed with longevity research. Social scientist Stacy S. Kim reveals what Korean can teach us about envy. Professor of health policy and management Bruce Y. Lee outlines how ghosting can hurt the ghoster and how the meet-cute has become a dating trend again. Psychoanalyst Tom Wooldridge discusses parenting in the age of AI and what his son is learning from it. Physician Dr. Zack Meade breaks down medical misinformation circulating online dealing with chiropractic adjustments for babies, homeopathy, bras causing cancer, whether cancer...
Gut Bacteria Hijack Your Brain: From Cravings to Cocaine
Medical microbiology and immunology professor Vanessa Sperandio chats about the amazing effects the microorganisms living in our gut can have on our minds, in particular going over one study showing that changes in the gut bacteria of mice can change the way they respond to cocaine.
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Could TV Challenge Hockey's Old Traditions?
Communication studies researcher Clementine Oberst explains how Heated Rivalry, Off Campus and Shoresy are challenging hockey's longstanding stereotypes.
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Family Fridge Custody Battle; Delivery on Someone Else's Credit Card
Economics professor Eric Kam weighs in on money dilemmas involving a refrigerator changing hands between family members and a woman's expensive McDonald's delivery habit formed using her boyfriend's credit card.
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Raccoons: The Real Residents of Toronto
Evolutionary ecologist Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde outlines why raccoons have been so successful in taking over cities, especially Toronto.
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When AI Face Recognition Falsely IDs You
Psychology professor Ira Hyman discusses how AI facial recognition tech has led to the arrest of innocent people.
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FULL EPISODE: Microbes Are Pulling Your Strings - October 15, 2026
Communication studies researcher Clementine Oberst explains how Heated Rivalry, Off Campus and Shoresy are challenging hockey's longstanding stereotypes. Psychology professor Ira Hyman discusses how AI facial recognition tech has led to the arrest of innocent people. Medical microbiology and immunology professor Vanessa Sperandio chats about the amazing effects the microorganisms living in our gut can have on our minds, in particular going over one study showing that changes in the gut bacteria of mice can change the way they respond to cocaine. Evolutionary ecologist Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde outlines why raccoons have been so successful in taking over cities, especially Toronto...
Nerve Stimulation Helps You Learn New Skills; Mysterious Galactic Signal
For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson discusses the following:
How vagus nerve stimulation could help new skills stick; A study shows meat eaters are more likely to survive to 100, but there's a catch; and A mysterious signal reached us from when the universe was just 3 billion years old, and its home galaxy surprised astronomers.Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year.
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When an Ex Turns Kids Against You
For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, social worker and therapist Gary Direnfeld explains why some parents turn their kids against an ex during bitter custody battles, and what the targeted parent can do about it.
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The Manchester City Soccer Conspiracy
On Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle walks us through the explosive Manchester City soccer scandal.
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Seychelles Tortoise Comeback; Sand Hoppers Really Dig; Secret Weapon to Save Kelp
eterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford joins us for Vet Talk or Pet Talk, covering the following:
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island; Sand hoppers dig up 10 times their body weight every night, and they're reshaping California beaches; Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways, and scientists are trying to understand it; and Scientists deploy a 24-armed secret weapon to save California's kelp forests.Check out Cliff's book Far and Wild: Adventures of The Worldwide Vet here.
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FULL EPISODE: Eat Meat, Live to a Hundred? - October 14, 2026
For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson discusses the following: How vagus nerve stimulation could help new skills stick; A study shows meat eaters are more likely to survive to 100, but there's a catch; and A mysterious signal reached us from when the universe was just 3 billion years old, and its home galaxy surprised astronomers. On Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle walks us through the explosive Manchester City soccer scandal. (Find Lee's book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here.) Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford joins us for Vet Talk or Pet Talk, covering...
Fish and Their Surprisingly Complicated Sexual Preferences
Fish sexuality expert and Royal Society PhD student Kathryn Bullough outlines what male and female green swordtail fish find attractive in the opposite sex. (Spoiler: the little swimmers aren't too different from us.)
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The Toxic Dance of People-Pleasers and Pleaders
Humanistic psychologist and cognitive scientist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman outlines people-pleasers and their less mentioned counterpart: the pleader.
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Longevity Lessons from World's Oldest Tortoise
Longevity researcher Stephen Clark reveals how the world's oldest tortoise could help foster healthier aging in humans.
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Does Great Sex Last Forever?; Your Morning Testosterone Check
Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy Dr. Marianne Brandon dives into the following questions:
Does amazing sex with the right partner stay amazing forever?; Can a morning erection tell you something about low testosterone?; and Is it a problem if adult entertainment turns you on more than your actual partner?Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year.
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FULL EPISODE: Scientists Invent Tinder for Fish - October 13, 2026
Longevity researcher Stephen Clark reveals how the world's oldest tortoise could help foster healthier aging in humans. Fish sexuality expert and Royal Society PhD student Kathryn Bullough outlines what male and female green swordtail fish find attractive in the opposite sex. (Spoiler: the little swimmers aren't too different from us.) Humanistic psychologist and cognitive scientist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman outlines people-pleasers and their less mentioned counterpart: the pleader. Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy Dr. Marianne Brandon dives into the following questions: Does amazing sex with the right partner stay amazing forever?; Can a morning erection tell you something...
Why Making Babies on Mars Is Tough
Reproductive biologist Nicole McPherson relays the extremely important scientific finding that making babies on Mars could be harder than you'd expect.
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How Our Oceans Could Help Us Find Aliens; Galaxy-Murdering Supermassive Black Holes
For space news, astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer reports on the following:
Ocean chemistry on ancient Earth could help scientists search for life on alien worlds; Supermassive black holes 'kill' their host galaxies using plasma jets as their murder weapons; and Astronomers discover a cold lava planet that may resemble early Earth.
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Does Rooting for the Same Team Bring Us Together?
Public policy professor Todd Rogers reveals how sports can bring divided people together.
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Self-Silencing and Gaslighting; Is It Easier to Know Humans or AI?
Experimental psychologist Willis Klein gives an overview of self-silencing and gaslighting, and how they can lead to poor mental health and explores whether it's easier to get to know AI or humans.
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F1 Software Bug Chaos; Robotaxis Can Now Face Fines
Tech analyst Carmi Levy joins us for It's Time for Technology Time, covering the following stories:
A software bug is what triggered F1's Malaysia chaos; Google opens its SynthID watermark detector to the public; Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders; and Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing, has passed.
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FULL EPISODE: You Can't Have What in Space?! - October 12, 2026
Tech analyst Carmi Levy joins us for It's Time for Technology Time, covering the following stories: A software bug is what triggered F1's Malaysia chaos; Google opens its SynthID watermark detector to the public; Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders; and Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing, has passed. Reproductive biologist Nicole McPherson relays the extremely important scientific finding that making babies on Mars could be harder than you'd expect. For space news, astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer reports on the following: Ocean chemistry on ancient Earth could help scientists search for life on...
New Habitable-Zone Planet Discovered; Teen's Memory Is 99.9% Better Than Yours
Professor Jesse Rogerson joins the show with the following pieces of science news:
Astronomers may have found a planet in the habitable zone of the hottest star yet; Sexually transmitted diarrhea is exploding in the US and it's growing resistant to medicine; Teen discovered to have a memory more powerful than 99.9% of the population; and Learning via short videos impairs memory accuracy and reduces brain synchrony.
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Could Magic Mushrooms Help Your Brain After a Concussion?
Neuroscience professor Argel Aguilar-Valles reveals how psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may help the brain recover from a concussion.
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Why Pay Advance Apps Are Costly; Office Sandwich and "I'm Not Hungry" Dilemmas
Economics professor Eric Kam discusses how pay advance apps may be costlier than people think. Eric weighs in on a couple money dilemmas involving an office sandwich purge and a romantic partner saying "I'm not hungry" and then eating one too many fries.
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Math Explains the Rise of Aperol Spritz
Mathematician Emma Zajdela explains the "adjacent possible" and the math behind the sudden rise in the popularity of the Aperol Spritz.
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FULL EPISODE: The Memory Is Still There - October 7, 2026
Professor Jesse Rogerson joins the show with the following pieces of science news: Astronomers may have found a planet in the habitable zone of the hottest star yet; Sexually transmitted diarrhea is exploding in the US and it's growing resistant to medicine; Teen discovered to have a memory more powerful than 99.9% of the population; and Learning via short videos impairs memory accuracy and reduces brain synchrony. Neuroscience professor Argel Aguilar-Valles reveals how psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may help the brain recover from a concussion. Mathematician Emma Zajdela explains the "adjacent possible" and the math behind the sudden rise in the...
Alaska's Fat Bear Week Winner; Why Pets Get Zoomies
For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford covers:
Gentle giant Backpack has been declared the winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week; A rainbow sea slug discovery is a reminder of climate change; The science behind the sudden bursts of energy when pets get the zoomies; and Why you should never give milk to your cat.Find Cliff's new book Far and Wild: Adventures of The Worldwide Vet here.
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