The Last Show with David Cooper

Social neuroscientist ⁠Ryssa Moffat⁠ describes how ⁠tracking brain waves reveals a surprising twist in how different generations form social bonds⁠. 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

Physician ⁠Dr. Zack Meade⁠ breaks down ⁠how certain critics of psychiatry are peddling misinformation⁠. 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

Marketing professor ⁠Jasmine Mohsen⁠ discusses ⁠doom spending and why we spend during uncertain times⁠. 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

Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Marianne Brandon⁠ covers how common SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction is and what you can do about it, and why flirting with your long-term partner is so hard to do. 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

It's fall, so infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch goes over how to prepare for the upcoming respiratory virus season, and then gives an overview of how the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is progressing. Marketing professor Jasmine Mohsen discusses doom spending and why we spend during uncertain times. Social neuroscientist Ryssa...

Classical archaeology professor ⁠Tom Brughmans⁠ declares the cliché "all roads lead to Rome" dead: ⁠Rome wasn't the ancient empire's main hub⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and bioethicist ⁠Jessica Pierce⁠ explains how – with ⁠an ultrasonic bark deterrent⁠ – ⁠your neighbor could be armed with a weapon for dogs that you can't hear⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put that glass of beer down because clinical psychologist ⁠Isabelle Baltariu⁠ describes how even ⁠a moderate dose of beer reduces your willingness to help others in pain⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teacher, author, and psychological healer ⁠Paul Dunion⁠ reveals why you shouldn't be a people-pleaser and how actually ⁠choosing yourself can strengthen bonds with others⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and bioethicist Jessica Pierce explains how – with an ultrasonic bark deterrent – your neighbor could be armed with a weapon for dogs that you can't hear. Classical archaeology professor Tom Brughmans declares the cliché "all roads lead to Rome" dead: Rome wasn't the ancient empire's main hub. Teacher, author, and psychological healer Paul Dunion reveals why you shouldn't be a people-please...

Covering some of the most important science The Last Show has ever seen, chemistry professor ⁠Nathan Kilah⁠ explains ⁠why microwaving fish smells so bad⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Mathieu Lajante⁠ outlines ⁠how advertising turns our insecurities into profit, and how you can resist the manipulation⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Consumer culture researcher ⁠Alisa Minina Jeunemaître⁠ dives into ⁠'treatonomics' and the psychology behind our small splurges⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's space news with astrobiologist ⁠Sarah Rugheimer⁠ who covers: The United States has confirmed it has weapons in space⁠; Scientists finally know how the universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs⁠; Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought⁠; and A new breakthrough could make creating rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air possible⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

It's space news with astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer who covers: The United States has confirmed it has weapons in space; Scientists finally know how the universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs; Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought; and A new breakthrough could make creating rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air possible. Covering some of the most important science...

Crisis psychologist ⁠Dr. Vanessa Delisle⁠ joins David to discuss ⁠Suicide Awareness Month⁠ and tackle these difficult questions: Are we good at predicting who's at risk? Should we ask ourselves whether we could have done more to help? How can we prevent people from getting to this place? And does suicide affect men, women, and people of varying ages differently? Learn more about your ad choices. V...

The show opens with technology analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ on It's Time for Technology Time covering the following stories: Authorities say Waymo pulled over and called cops on juvenile riders who had a ghost gun⁠; LG denies accusations of their smart TVs continuously recording users⁠; Researchers mapped a fruit fly brain and then software engineers got it to play Doom⁠; and Anthropic CEO says the AI ind...

Senior economics reporter ⁠Juliana Kaplan⁠ brings up how ⁠millennials are in an era of stability stacking⁠ and how the ⁠side-hustle economy is getting more middle-class⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Career prosecutor and author ⁠Dr. Wendy Patrick⁠ weighs in on ⁠when you should text after the first date⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor, speaker, and NYT best selling author ⁠Dr. Marisa Franco⁠ explains ⁠what you can do to feel worthy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show opens with technology analyst Carmi Levy on It's Time for Technology Time covering the following stories: Authorities say Waymo pulled over and called cops on juvenile riders who had a ghost gun; LG denies accusations of their smart TVs continuously recording users; Researchers mapped a fruit fly brain and then software engineers got it to play Doom; and Anthropic CEO says the AI industry...

For science news, professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ covers the ⁠2026 Ig Nobel Prizes⁠ for burying a thousand pairs of underwear to test soil, a splash-free urinal, a rigorous definition of kissing, and more. Jesse shares how ⁠astronomers detected a 10-sided structure in Saturn's atmosphere⁠ and reports on ⁠the death of the 10,000-steps-a-day myth⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ covers: Dogs can sniff out cancer by detecting its odor signatures⁠; A sea sponge may have the ability to filter pollutants in the ocean⁠; and A fossil feather from the age of the dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss how, for many students, a new school year doesn't necessarily mean a new you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson covers the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes for burying a thousand pairs of underwear to test soil, a splash-free urinal, a rigorous definition of kissing, and more. Jesse shares how astronomers detected a 10-sided structure in Saturn's atmosphere and reports on the death of the 10,000-steps-a-day myth. Senior economics reporter Juliana Kaplan reveals how Ozempic is...