FULL EPISODE: Dating's Not a Marketplace - February 18, 2026

For pop culture news, media personality Caitlin Green joins The Last Show covering stories: Why there's so much sex at the Winter Olympics after it faces a condom crisis; Norwegian biathlete wins Winter Olympics bronze and then tells TV interviewer of affair; Shia LaBeouf's Mardi Gras bar brawl: "He's terrorizing the city"; and AI video of fake 'Tom Cruise' fighting 'Brad Pitt' goes viral. (⁠Catch Caitlin co-hosting The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠.) Psychology professor Paul Eastwick, co-host of the Love Factually podcast, challenges the idea that we should view dating as a marketplace. (Check out Paul's book Bonded by Evolution here.) For Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle and David go over former US president Obama stating that aliens are real. (⁠Listen to Lee's podcast The Uncover Up here⁠.) AI and tech reporter Brent Griffiths explains the mental cost to all the AI productivity gains we've seen in the workplace. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss how to break up with your therapist. Health psychologist Maria Siwa explains how childhood inactivity is linked to depression in a vicious cycle. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:32) Caitlin Green pt. 1 (10:00) Caitlin Green pt. 2 (20:00) Paul Eastwick (30:00) Lee Kuhnle (39:50) Brent Griffiths (49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (59:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (1:09:50) Maria Siwa (1:18:33) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices