FULL EPISODE: Is Your Emotional Support Goldfish in Crisis? - April 23, 2026

It's Time For Technology Time and tech analyst Carmi Levy joins David to cover these stories: Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman, John Ternus to become Apple CEO; AI-generated Val Kilmer movie debuts trailer, creators defend digital resurrection of late actor; A Chinese android just ran a half-marathon faster than any human ever; and The RAM shortage could last years. For the ambiguously named Pet Talk or Vet Talk it's all things animals and veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford goes over the following: Study finds sperm whales' communication closely parallels human language; The attention time your cat actually needs according to vets is 30 to 60 minutes a day; Italy becomes the first country in the world to give workers paid leave to care for sick pets; and Extinct for more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to Floreana (in the Galápagos). Psychiatrist and psychiatry professor Joanna Moncrieff reveals how believing in a 'chemical imbalance' might keep patients on antidepressants longer. Music psychology researcher Ceren Ayyildiz explains how music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid. Statistics and data analytics professors Kevin Burke and David O'Sullivan tell us the chances of finding a message in a bottle. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:19) Carmi Levy pt. 1 (10:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2 (20:00) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 (30:00) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 (39:50) Joanna Moncrieff pt. 1 (49:50) Joanna Moncrieff pt. 2 (59:50) Ceren Ayyildiz (1:09:50) Kevin Burke & David O'Sullivan (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices