David Cooper
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 rel...
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Episodes
FULL EPISODE: Ask AI About Soccer, It'll Request Nudes - October 30, 2025 31.10.2025 1:27:55
On It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Airbnb Rolls out anti-party system for Halloween; Nike says its first 'powered footwear' is like an e-bike for your feet; Son asked Tesla's Grok AI chatbot about soccer, his mother says it told him to send nude pics; and US TikTok deal was supposed to close today (it didn't). Therapist Laurel van der Toorn...
Gary Direnfeld: Parents' Expectations Of Children - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 21:07
For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld tackles the topic of parents' expectations of children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Stephen Monteiro: Your Smartphones Manipulates You - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 10:51
Professor of communication studies Dr. Stephen Monteiro reveals how smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes. Find out more from Stephen's book Needy Media here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Claudia Haase & Tony Five: Synchronized Heartbeats - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 10:36
Psychology professor Dr. Claudia Haase explains human synchronization to Tony Five and David and describes how spouses from less privileged backgrounds tend to share more synchronized heartbeats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tony Five: You Can't Marry Your AI - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 10:12
Foreign correspondent Tony Five ransacks the show with offbeat news: The furloughed IRS lawyer living out his dream of being a hot dog vendor; and Ohio bill would ban AI from marrying humans and owning property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jesse Rogerson: Explained Photographs Before Satellites - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 19:35
For science news astrophysicist and professor Jesse Rogerson joins the show for stories: People who love horror movies tend to exhibit certain personality traits; Romantic partner status determines changes in fertility desires; Short exercise intervention helps teens with ADHD manage stress; and Study links mysterious lights in the sky to historic nuclear tests. Check out Jesse's book Day...
FULL EPISODE: Your Movie, Your Personality - October 29, 2025 30.10.2025 1:27:55
For science news astrophysicist and professor Jesse Rogerson joins the show for stories: People who love horror movies tend to exhibit certain personality traits; Romantic partner status determines changes in fertility desires; Short exercise intervention helps teens with ADHD manage stress; and Study links mysterious lights in the sky to historic nuclear tests. (Check out Jesse's book Daydreaming...
Neil Humphrey: School Isolation Rooms Damage - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 10:39
Psychology of education professor Neil Humphrey informs David why school isolation rooms are damaging pupil well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks: Successful Women, Mental Load - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 10:49
Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks reveals that successful career women still shoulder the majority of the 'mental load' at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alice Vernon: Hunt For Hauntings - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 10:52
Creative writing lecturer Alice Vernon explains why we keep hunting ghosts, and what it says about us. Check out Alice's book Ghosted here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lara Weed: Save Lives With Permanent Standard Time - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 10:49
Bioengineering PhD Candidate Lara Weed says that a shift to 'permanent standard time' could prevent strokes and obesity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tony Five: Pay To Play Toilet Paper - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 9:54
Tony Five – correspondant étranger – brings top stories: New public toilets make you watch ads to get toilet paper; and Police officer charged after going for pizza instead of responding to a shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Sari van Anders & Carolina de Barros: Are Friendship And Romance Similar? - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 10:51
Psychology and sexuality researchers Dr. Sari van Anders and Carolina de Barros describe how romantic and platonic relationships might be more similar than you'd think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FULL EPISODE: Why We Hunt Ghosts - October 28, 2025 29.10.2025 1:27:55
Tony Five – correspondant étranger – brings top stories: New public toilets make you watch ads to get toilet paper; and Police officer charged after going for pizza instead of responding to a shooting. Creative writing lecturer Alice Vernon explains why we keep hunting ghosts, and what it says about us. (Check out Alice's book Ghosted here.) Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks reveals that successful career wo...
Dr. Simon Howard: White Folks Dance Worse Under Stereotype Threat - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 11:09
Psychology professor Dr. Simon Howard reveals that white people dance worse under stereotype threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tony Five: The Time To Call Time On A Friendship - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 11:11
Foreign correspondent Tony Five ponders when exactly it is time to call time on a friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura O'Brien & Tony Five: The Louvre's Stolen Royal Jewels - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 10:57
Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David are joined by modern European history professor Dr. Laura O'Brien to share the turbulent history of the royal jewels stolen during the Louvre heist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Noah Cappe: Ariel School UFO Incident - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 11:11
For Noah vs. The Unknown, tv host Noah Cappe tells the strange tale of the Ariel School UFO incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Sarah Rugheimer: In Defense Of Planetary Defense For 3I/ATLAS - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 10:15
Astrobiologist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer explains why comet 3I/ATLAS was catalogued for interstellar defense – and no, it's not aliens. Check out Sarah's Audible Original Searching for Extraterrestrial Life here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frank McAndrew: Why We Pay To Be Scared - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 10:51
In advance of Halloween, social psychologist Frank McAndrew tells David why people pay good money to have the living daylight scared out of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FULL EPISODE: White People, Rhythm Problems - October 27, 2025 28.10.2025 1:27:55
The show opens with astrobiologist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer explaining why comet 3I/ATLAS was catalogued for interstellar defense – and no, it's not aliens. (Check out Sarah's Audible Original Searching for Extraterrestrial Life here.) In advance of Halloween, social psychologist Frank McAndrew tells David why people pay good money to have the living daylight scared out of them. Psychology professor Dr...
Carmi Levy & Tony Five: An Internet Outage To Ruin Your Sleep - October 24, 2025 25.10.2025 21:29
On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert Carmi Levy covers these stories: Amazon Web Services outage spotlights the global economy's fragile foundation (and causes Tony Five's smart bed to attack him); Steve Wozniak, Prince Harry and 800 others seek ban on AI 'superintelligence'; YouTube is rolling out a likeness detection tool to combat deepfakes; Miami police have a drone-launching...
Dr. Corinne Low: Winning The Bread And Baking It Too - October 24, 2025 25.10.2025 11:03
Economist Dr. Corinne Low reveals that domestic work inequality is a factor in economic disparity and marriage trends. Check out Corinne's book Having It All here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mags Lesiak: From Trauma Bond To Abuse - October 24, 2025 25.10.2025 10:57
Criminology researcher Mags Lesiak shares her findings that certain domestic abusers forge 'trauma bonds' before abuse begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tony Five: Doritos Or A Gun? - October 24, 2025 25.10.2025 9:51
Foreign correspondent Tony Five slams into the program with the following ridiculous news stories: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of Doritos for a weapon; and Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo and visits the bear exhibit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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