The Last Show with David Cooper

Positive psychology coach Diane Dreher shares how new research shows why dogs are good for our health. Despite AI making work easier, creativity and innovation expert Nir Bashan explains why it may be making everyone's creative ideas more alike. 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 s...

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine ⁠Dr. Isaac Bogoch⁠ reports on ⁠the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection⁠ and provides an overview and history of plague. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leadership and workplace reporter ⁠Sarah E. Needleman⁠ covers ⁠reports of boomerang hiring: when a company lays someone off and then asks them to come back⁠ and how ⁠job applicants are hiding secret AI messages in their résumés⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prompted by ⁠the alleged sexual assault at Cornell⁠, psychology professor ⁠Catherine Sanderson⁠ describes ⁠the bystander effect and how to short-circuit it⁠. Find Catherine's book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Psychotherapist ⁠Nicholas Balaišis⁠ discusses ⁠when the need for change can become a trap⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Computer science professor ⁠Dustin Wright⁠ answers ⁠whether our reliance on AI could lead to a "knowledge collapse"⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch reports on the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection and provides an overview and history of plague. Computer science professor Dustin Wright answers whether our reliance on AI could lead to a "knowledge collapse". Prompted by the alleged sexual assault at Cornell, psychology professor C...

For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website⁠; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges⁠; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers⁠; and For those entering the US, a new court ruling allows phone searches without a war...

History professor ⁠Alan MacEachern⁠ reveals how ⁠scientists once predicted that Friday the 13th in November 2026 will be Doomsday⁠... should we worry? Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cognitive neuroscientist ⁠Attila Andics⁠ outlines how ⁠the way dogs listen to us could be more remarkable than we knew⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musicology professor ⁠Alexander Carpenter⁠ explores ⁠whether fandom for the rock duo Angine de Poitrine signals a prog rock renaissance⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Physical therapy and human movement sciences researcher ⁠Margaret Danilovich⁠ describes how ⁠one simple walking change may help older adults reverse frailty⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers; and For those entering the US, a new court ruling allows phone searches without a warrant....

Chief correspondent ⁠Aki Ito⁠ from Business Insider explains ⁠how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For pop culture news, media personality ⁠Caitlin Green⁠ covers: Pete Davidson mocking social media influencers⁠; The forthcoming Super Bowl halftime performer announcement (which David calls the Super Time halfbowl); PEOPLE’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive⁠; and Cuffing season. Listen to Caitlin co-host The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper...

Toronto-based comedian ⁠Natalie Norman⁠ weighs in on ⁠a dilemma involving a woman losing attraction to her fiancé⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss going gray: getting older – the good with the bad – and ⁠the phenomenon of so-called gray divorce⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chief correspondent Aki Ito from Business Insider explains how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David discuss going gray: getting older – the good with the bad – and the phenomenon of so-called gray divorce. For pop culture news...

Professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ joins David to cover the following science news: Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazard⁠; Just five infections responsible for more than 2 million new cancer cases annually⁠; The 'mind control' cat parasite manipulating you may have a simple explanation⁠; and A 1,000-year simulation reveals what could save civilization from collapse⁠. Protect your pri...

On Conspiracy Corner, political science professor ⁠Lee Kuhnle⁠ makes the case that ancient aliens did not build the pyramids. Learn more about Lee's book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

or Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ reports on: A new penguin species discovered for the first time in 100 years⁠; An endangered wild cat faces a new threat: SpaceX's expansion in Texas⁠; Alberta's self-image as the world's only rat-free region shattered by the discovery of a rat⁠; and How long you can really leave a cat alone⁠. Find Cliff's new book Far and Wild: Adventures...

Zooming out from Earth into space, astrobiologist ⁠Sarah Rugheimer⁠ discusses: Strange 'coral reef' deposits reveal Mars' climate history⁠; Perseverance rover finds evidence of ancient hot water in Red Planet crater⁠; Why Uranus is tilted on its side⁠; and Icy moons may hold on to their underground oceans even after being smashed apart⁠. Check out Sarah's course Experiencing James Webb on The Grea...

Professor Jesse Rogerson joins David to cover the following science news: Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazard; Just five infections responsible for more than 2 million new cancer cases annually; The 'mind control' cat parasite manipulating you may have a simple explanation; and A 1,000-year simulation reveals what could save civilization from collapse. Zooming out from Earth...

Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Dr. Marianne Brandon⁠ walks us through: Why scheduling sex – something almost everyone hates – can be a great idea; Why "trying something new in the bedroom" often fails, and what actually makes sex better; and What to do when your partner treats everyone else better than they treat you. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogn...

Career prosecutor and author ⁠Dr. Wendy Patrick⁠ explores ⁠whether AI can replace in-person therapy⁠ and ⁠why romance that begins online is less fulfilling⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices