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The Last Show with David Cooper
by 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 relatability.Have a story or something to say? Leave a comment or call toll-free from the US & Canada: 1-888-505-66-44 (message and data rates may apply from your carrier; we do not charge for text messages) Follow us everywhere: https://li
Episodes
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Nerve Stimulation Helps You Learn New Skills; Mysterious Galactic Signal
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…
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When an Ex Turns Kids Against You
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...
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The Manchester City Soccer Conspiracy
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%…
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Seychelles Tortoise Comeback; Sand Hoppers Really Dig; Secret Weapon to Save Kelp
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…
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FULL EPISODE: Eat Meat, Live to a Hundred? - October 14, 2026
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…
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Fish and Their Surprisingly Complicated Sexual Preferences
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…
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The Toxic Dance of People-Pleasers and Pleaders
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.…
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Longevity Lessons from World's Oldest Tortoise
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
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Does Great Sex Last Forever?; Your Morning Testosterone Check
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…
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FULL EPISODE: Scientists Invent Tinder for Fish - October 13, 2026
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...
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Why Making Babies on Mars Is Tough
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
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How Our Oceans Could Help Us Find Aliens; Galaxy-Murdering Supermassive Black Holes
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...
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Does Rooting for the Same Team Bring Us Together?
Public policy professor Todd Rogers reveals how sports can bring divided people together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Self-Silencing and Gaslighting; Is It Easier to Know Humans or AI?
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
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F1 Software Bug Chaos; Robotaxis Can Now Face Fines
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...
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FULL EPISODE: You Can't Have What in Space?! - October 12, 2026
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...
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New Habitable-Zone Planet Discovered; Teen's Memory Is 99.9% Better Than Yours
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...
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Could Magic Mushrooms Help Your Brain After a Concussion?
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
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Why Pay Advance Apps Are Costly; Office Sandwich and "I'm Not Hungry" Dilemmas
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....
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Math Explains the Rise of Aperol Spritz
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
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FULL EPISODE: The Memory Is Still There - October 7, 2026
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...
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Alaska's Fat Bear Week Winner; Why Pets Get Zoomies
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...
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The "Sex Talk" with Your Kids in 2026; Does Adult Content Cause ED?
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....
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AI Is Making Everyone's Creative Ideas the Same
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...
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Why Dogs Are Good for Your Health
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
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Their Effect on Adults, Overcoming Them
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…
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FULL EPISODE: Don't Feed Milk to Cats - October 6, 2026
Positive psychology coach Diane Dreher shares how new research shows why dogs are good for our health. Despite AI making work easier, creativity and innovation expert Nir Bashan explains why it may be making everyone's creative ideas more alike. For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff...
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Russian Laboratory Death; The Plague, Past and Present
Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch reports on the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection and provides an overview and history of plague. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get...
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Companies Fired People, Now They Want Them Back; Secret Résumé Messages
Leadership and workplace reporter Sarah E. Needleman covers reports of boomerang hiring: when a company lays someone off and then asks them to come back and how job applicants are hiding secret AI messages in their résumés. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at...
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The Tragic Cornell Events: What Keeps Bystanders Silent
Prompted by the alleged sexual assault at Cornell, psychology professor Catherine Sanderson describes the bystander effect and how to short-circuit it. Find Catherine's book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels here. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at...
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When the Need for Change Becomes a Trap
Psychotherapist Nicholas Balaišis discusses when the need for change can become a trap. 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
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Is AI Making Humanity Dumber?
Computer science professor Dustin Wright answers whether our reliance on AI could lead to a "knowledge collapse". 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
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FULL EPISODE: The Knowledge Collapse - October 5, 2026
Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch reports on the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection and provides an overview and history of plague. Computer science professor Dustin Wright answers whether our reliance on AI could…
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AI Government Website Hack; Smart Fridge Spoils Food; McDonald's Using AI Pricing
For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically"...
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Date Smart Scientists Once Picked for Doomsday Nears
History professor Alan MacEachern reveals how scientists once predicted that Friday the 13th in November 2026 will be Doomsday... should we worry? 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...
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Dogs Are Better Listeners Than We Thought
Cognitive neuroscientist Attila Andics outlines how the way dogs listen to us could be more remarkable than we knew. 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
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Evidence Weird Rock Is Cool Again: Angine de Poitrine
Musicology professor Alexander Carpenter explores whether fandom for the rock duo Angine de Poitrine signals a prog rock renaissance. 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...
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To Avoid Being Frail: Walk Briskly
Physical therapy and human movement sciences researcher Margaret Danilovich describes how one simple walking change may help older adults reverse frailty. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year. Learn more about your ad…
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FULL EPISODE: Is Doomsday the Next Friday the 13th? - October 2, 2026
For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price...
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Detector Shows Basically Everyone's Using AI
Chief correspondent Aki Ito from Business Insider explains how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year. Learn more about...
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Are Influencers Lame?; Super Bowl Halftime Performers; Cuffing Season
For pop culture news, media personality Caitlin Green covers: Pete Davidson mocking social media influencers; The forthcoming Super Bowl halftime performer announcement (which David calls the Super Time halfbowl); PEOPLE’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive; and Cuffing season. Listen to Caitlin co-host...
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Losing Attraction to Your Fiancé
Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman weighs in on a dilemma involving a woman losing attraction to her fiancé. 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
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All Things Gray: Getting Older and Grey Divorce
On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David discuss going gray: getting older – the good with the bad – and the phenomenon of so-called gray divorce. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get...
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FULL EPISODE: The Super Time Halfbowl - October 1, 2026
Chief correspondent Aki Ito from Business Insider explains how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David discuss going gray:...
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Collapsing Volcanoes; Mind Control Parasite Might Not Control Minds
Professor Jesse Rogerson joins David to cover the following science news: Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazard; Just five infections responsible for more than 2 million new cancer cases annually; The 'mind control' cat parasite manipulating you may have a simple...
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Ancient Aliens Didn't Build the Pyramids. Here's Why.
On Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle makes the case that ancient aliens did not build the pyramids. Learn more about 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...
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New Penguin Species; Alberta Eradicated Rats... or Did It?
or Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford reports on: A new penguin species discovered for the first time in 100 years; An endangered wild cat faces a new threat: SpaceX's expansion in Texas; Alberta's self-image as the world's only rat-free region shattered by the discovery of…
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"Coral Reefs" on Mars; Why Is Uranus Sideways?
Zooming out from Earth into space, astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer discusses: Strange 'coral reef' deposits reveal Mars' climate history; Perseverance rover finds evidence of ancient hot water in Red Planet crater; Why Uranus is tilted on its side; and Icy moons may hold on to their…
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FULL EPISODE: The Rat-Free Place, Now With Rats - September 30, 2026
Professor Jesse Rogerson joins David to cover the following science news: Sudden collapse of submarine volcano drives extreme hazard; Just five infections responsible for more than 2 million new cancer cases annually; The 'mind control' cat parasite manipulating you may have a simple explanation;...
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Is Scheduled Sex Sexy?
Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy Dr. Marianne Brandon walks us through: Why scheduling sex – something almost everyone hates – can be a great idea; Why "trying something new in the bedroom" often fails, and what actually makes sex better; and What to do when your partner treats...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 relatability.Have a story or something to say? Leave a comment or call toll-free from the US & Canada: 1-888-505-66-44 (message and data rates may apply from your carrier; we do not charge for text messages)
Follow us everywhere: https://li
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