The Last Show with David Cooper

David reads some fan emails and DMs. Top stories: Swedish bananaphobia; and The potato cartel. After that, it's Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday with Gary Direnfeld. Gary treats us to his odyssey of getting new Internet, then the two cover the topic of tiny spats or microfights. Foreign correspondent Tony Five does some real foreign corresponding and joins the show reporting live from Gdansk, Pola...

David talks about his "mood of the day." Then, top stories: People stuck on an amusement park ride; and Emus on the loose (that's "ee-MOOS"). David's cat Tomato makes an appearance. After that, UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five discusses upcoming travels. Sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty tackles the question, "How do I know if I'm polyamorous?" on Sex, Etc. Dr. Natalie Spad...

David's top stories: Macaques on the loose; Airport raccoon drops from ceiling; and Bear costume insurance fraud. Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David share their dreams. Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman hosts Sex Smells. (Self-explanatory, they talk about sexual attraction based on smell.) After that it's Francis Syms for Cyber Slice with Syms, covering unfair decisions by AI potentiall...

The show begins with The Science Appliance with Dan Riskin. (Sign up for Dan's newsletter here.) Dan proposes that everything we thought we learned about Uranus might be wrong, and discusses how AI's progress could be slowing. After that, it's Conspiracy Corner with conspiracy theory expert Nathan Radke. (Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast.) Nathan paints the picture of how...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five discusses his character Blanta. David shares how Tony accidentally interviewed a... bad person. (Don't worry, the interview never made it to air.) After that, It's Time For Technology Time with Carmi Levy and he and David chat about the unfortunate news about the voice actor famous for 'You've Got Mail!', new technology for Amazon delivery drivers, and more. Author...

In this show Foreign correspondent Tony Five Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday with Gary Direnfeld Marketing professor Leonard Berry – Do no harm: Researchers help doctors identify words they should never say to patients Behavioural addiction professor Dr. Mark Griffiths – I research sexual perversions and paraphilias - here's what we’ve learned about them Cybersecurity expert Francis Syms on cyber...

David has a special musical surprise for foreign correspondent Tony Five. Then, it's Sex, Etc. with sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty. David asks what ever happened to 1-900 numbers. The two discuss recovering from an fidelity breach. Scientist Dhananjay Thakur shares his research on a novel way to prevent mosquitoes from having sex, to stop the spread of dengue fever. Dr. Joseph D...

The show starts with bat biologist Daniel Riskin on The Science Appliance. David gushes over an AI toilet camera startup. Dan talks about vampire bats (surprise). Fish tongue parasites are mentioned. UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five and David give themselves Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday. After that, Tony's Ahead of the Curve (In Reverse) as he discovers the band New Kids On T...

David opens The Last Show with tech expert Carmi Levy on It's Time For Technology Time. Topics discussed: A post-election Google search cliché; The government of Canada forcing TikTok to shutter its doors; A fired Disney employee; and more. David's hero and the sh*ttiest CEO around Scott Hickle describes his startup Throne that snaps pics of your poop, mixes them with AI, and improves your gut hea...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five discusses the United Kingdom's response to the election. David and Tony play AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday. Sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty joins David for Sex, Etc. After answering rapid fire sex questions, Samantha outlines some baselines for what you ought to say to people when breaking up with them. After that, we tackle wh...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David give birth to a new segment AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday (see album cover). David loses it. Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford tells the sad tale of Peanut the Squirrel. Rat exterminator Kurtis Brown from Orkin Canada shares that Toronto is the "rattiest" city in the country. Psychology professor Luke Hyde shares study results stating par...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five – having a great day – tells the tale of the Poo Hands Girlfriend. David goes off on what to do to prepare for a future bad day. Sex worker and model Katija Cortez educates us on controlled cheating. Postdoctoral research fellow studying animal behavior Dr. Erin Siracusa shares her findings that keeping fewer friends protects aging monkeys from disease. Professor of...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five confirms the so-called "infinite monkey theorem" has been disproven. Then, it's The Science Appliance (complete with a theme song) with science communicator Dan Riskin. David tells Dan that the color brown isn't real, and the two discuss geostationary orbits and the horrors of the daylight to standard time switch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David discuss Halloween in the UK vs. North America. Physics professor Neil Johnson dives into his study on how hate speech spread online after the 2020 US election. Psychology and neuroscience lecturer Dr. Pablo Arias-Sarah shares his research on how AI filters can influence our perceived attractiveness. Biological sciences professor Bruce Jayne tells David how...

It's Conspiracy Corner on The Last Show and David interviews political science professor Dr. Lee Kuhnle about the strange disappearance of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in the 1980s. (Check out Lee's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast.) 15 year old reporter Wyatt Sharpe describes what it's like to be a young journalist. David shares what heights of fame he wants to reach with London-based foreig...

David's top stories: a cheese heist; the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in NYC; and a new mascot for the Vatican. Carmi Levy joins the show for It's Time For Technology Time and discusses an AI daydreaming and one startup's claims of linking dreaming brains. Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David review crisps (chips) around the world! Professor of marketing at Baylor University Jim Robert...

David's top stories: Lily Allen's foot income; A $1.5M art banana; and Apple awarded just $250. Foreign correspondent Tony Five discuss why TV actors put their shoes in the bed, embarrassing workplace stories, and the Madison Square Garden political rally. New York and Berlin-based comedian Annick Adelle goes over their time at a dancing meditation retreat (complete with nude hot springs). The sho...

Cultural history professor Nathan Radke joins for Conspiracy Corner and shares the strange tale of Paul Bennewitz, a cautionary one of skepticism gone too far. (Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast.) London-based foreign correspondent Tony Five and David discuss American Thanksgiving and the long pause between telling an off colour joke and it being received – either well or b...

David's top stories: White blobs on Canada's shores; AI radio hosts in Poland; and Aussie woman wedged upside down. David concludes the thrilling saga of sheep noises in his apartment with foreign correspondent Tony Five. Tony explains that someone yelled "Not my king!" at King Charles in Australia. ETH Zurich postdoctoral researcher in experimental atmospheric physics, Dr. Sandro Vattioni shares...

David shares a sheep dilemma with producer Dani, who then lists: The subtle signs someone has a low opinion of you. Dr. Justin Barterian explains how a quarter of adults in the US think they have undiagnosed ADHD, but only 13% have sought out a diagnosis. David asks social worker Gary Direnfeld who a sober person is in social situations without drinking on Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday. The fou...

David returns from time off. The show rebrands as The Last Show. David's top stories: a man who got unlucky with a dolphin; a three minute time limit on hugs; and the Georgia sheriff who called the cops on Burger King. Erotic expert Kelly Swartz explains how to talk to your kids about sex. David shares his most recent weight loss technique with foreign correspondent Tony Five, and the two discuss...

David says goodbye for a short while. A heavily sedated foreign correspondent Tony Five joins the show having just visited the dentist. David and Tony discuss the state of politics in the United Kingdom and the US. Astrobiologist professor Sarah Rugheimer talks about what's really behind newly detected possible life signs on Venus, and educates us on Dyson spheres (no, they're not vacuum cleaners)...

David calls producer Dani. Determining whether Dani dislikes David, they go through eight subtle behaviours someone who doesn't like you will display. London-based foreign correspondent Tony Five shares what he makes of the riots in England. Comedian Natalie Norman talks about stand-up comedy, seeing David in Canada, cat sitting, and more. PhD student in theoretical philosophy at Lund University,...

The show starts with The Science Appliance with bat biologist Dan Riskin. Dan and David talk about how they hung in Toronto last week. Dan goes over the deadliest paper cuts. Foreign correspondent Tony Five goes into a wild tale of a date gone wrong due to a near-homonym. David reveals how he dates with IBS. Another bat biologist, assistant professor of urban ecology at CUNY, Dr. Joanna Coleman wa...

David calls producer Dani to chat about cockroaches and reality survival shows. Nathan Radke joins for Conspiracy Corner and tells us why people rushing out to by 'medbeds' is a cautionary tale. (Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast.) Foreign correspondent Tony Five gives us another installment of TRTTTA: Tony's Random Topics To Talk About. Tissue engineers Dr. Sheila MacNeil...