The Last Show with David Cooper

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. 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 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. 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

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 wea...

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 w...

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.) 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

Humanistic psychologist and cognitive scientist ⁠Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman⁠ outlines ⁠people-pleasers and their less mentioned counterpart: the pleader⁠. 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

Longevity researcher Stephen Clark reveals how ⁠the world's oldest tortoise could help foster healthier aging in humans⁠. 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 ⁠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 a...

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 Barr...

Reproductive biologist ⁠Nicole McPherson⁠ relays the extremely important scientific finding that ⁠making babies on Mars could be harder than you'd expect⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public policy professor ⁠Todd Rogers⁠ reveals how ⁠sports can bring divided people together⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

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 r...

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 r...

Neuroscience professor ⁠Argel Aguilar-Valles⁠ reveals ⁠how psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may help the brain recover from a concussion⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mathematician ⁠Emma Zajdela⁠ explains the "adjacent possible" and the math behind ⁠the sudden rise in the popularity of the Aperol Spritz⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 reduce...

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...

Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Dr. Marianne Brandon⁠ laments the fact that – because of technology – having the "sex talk" with your kids has changed so much in 2026 and challenges a common narrative explaining the recent uptick in young men dealing with erectile dysfunction. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first yea...

Despite AI making work easier, creativity and innovation expert ⁠Nir Bashan⁠ explains ⁠why it may be making everyone's creative ideas more alike⁠. 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

Positive psychology coach ⁠Diane Dreher⁠ shares how ⁠new research shows why dogs are good for our health⁠. 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 Tuesday), social worker and therapist ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ explains how early adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) can play a role in how we behave as adults, and how to overcome that. 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