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 w... more

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October 10, 2025FULL EPISODE: A Crisis Of Reality Itself - October 9, 2025
Foreign correspondent Tony Five reports on a story in Wales involving the phrase "top of the morning to ya" and then a firing. Tony talks about transcranial direct current stimulation and darkness retreats. On It's Time For Technology Time, Carmi Levy covers tech stories of the day, including: Apple's Find My leads cops to thousands of smuggled iPhones; OpenAI's Sora makes disinformation easy; Japan's most popular beer is running low after a cyberattack; and more. Professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke joins David for Conspiracy Corner, and discusses how AI videos are going to dramatically shift how we know what's true. (⁠⁠Listen to Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up here⁠⁠.) Finally, on Pet Talk (or Vet Talk), Dr. Cliff Redford discusses the terrible scene for Beluga wales at a shuttered Marineland and why snow leopards are in a precarious situation genetically. (⁠Check out Cliff's podcast Vet Life here⁠.)

Segments:
(00:00) Introduction

(01:37) Tony Five pt. 1

(10:00) Tony Five pt. 2

(20:00) Carmi Levy pt. 1

(30:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2

(39:50) Nathan Radke pt. 1

(49:50) Nathan Radke pt. 2

(59:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1

(1:09:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2

(1:19:21) Sign-off

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1h 28min
October 09, 2025 Dr. Jesse Rogerson: Memory Scrambling By Junk Food - October 8, 2025
Astrophysicist ⁠Dr. Jesse Rogerson⁠ covers science news stories: ⁠Junk food can scramble memory in just four days⁠; ⁠Strange rogue planet spotted guzzling matter like a star⁠; and ⁠Scientists learn that rare bacterium plays dead to survive⁠.
⁠⁠Check out Jesse's book Daydreaming in the Solar System here⁠⁠.

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22min
October 09, 2025 Gary Direnfeld: Friendship In A Digital Age - October 8, 2025
On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss the difficulties of friendship in a digital age.

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22min
October 09, 2025 Tony Five: Fostering Baby Squirrels - October 8, 2025
Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ starts the show with: ⁠SPCA seeks Montrealers willing to foster baby squirrels⁠; and ⁠Stolen California gas station dinosaur returned with an apology note⁠.

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10min
October 09, 2025 Dr. Benjamin Lewis: Psilocybin Treating Healthcare Burnout - October 8, 2025
Psychiatrist ⁠Dr. Benjamin Lewis⁠ explains how ⁠clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted group therapy help reduce depression and burnout among healthcare workers⁠.

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11min
October 09, 2025FULL EPISODE: Matter Thirsty Rogue Planet - October 8, 2025
Foreign correspondent Tony Five starts the show with: SPCA seeks Montrealers willing to foster baby squirrels; and Stolen California gas station dinosaur returned with an apology note. Psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Lewis explains how clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted group therapy help reduce depression and burnout among healthcare workers. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson covers science news stories: Junk food can scramble memory in just four days; Strange rogue planet spotted guzzling matter like a star; and Scientists learn that rare bacterium plays dead to survive. (⁠Check out Jesse's book Daydreaming in the Solar System here⁠.) On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, Gary Direnfeld and David discuss the difficulties of friendship in a digital age. Social psychology researcher Helena Qin describes the shift between life as a single person and life coupled up. Experimental psychology researcher ⁠Sarah Mohammadi⁠ explains ⁠why karma feels good after being unfairly excluded⁠.

Segments:
(00:00) Introduction

(01:43) Tony Five

(10:00) Dr. Benjamin Lewis

(20:00) Dr. Jesse Rogerson pt. 1

(30:00) Dr. Jesse Rogerson pt. 2

(39:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1

(49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2

(59:50) Helena Qin

(1:09:50) Sarah Mohammadi

(1:19:21) Sign-off

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1h 28min
October 08, 2025 Tony Five: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday - October 7, 2025
Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ reports on ⁠the London fatberg weighing 100 tonnes removed from a sewer⁠ and ⁠modeling scams⁠. Tony and David give themselves Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday (AFY-TSY).

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21min
October 08, 2025 Dr. Vered Shwartz: How Persuasive Is AI? - October 7, 2025
Computer science professor ⁠Dr. Vered Shwartz⁠ shares ⁠just how persuasive AI can be⁠.

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11min
October 08, 2025 Dr. Eric Kam: Fun Money - October 7, 2025
It's "fun money" with economics professor ⁠Dr. Eric Kam⁠ who talks about ⁠the subtleties of inheritance when certain family members are excluded⁠.

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11min
October 08, 2025 Bob Hendrikx: The Mushroom Casket - October 7, 2025
Bob Hendrikx⁠ – founder of ⁠Loop Biotech⁠ – tells David about ⁠Loop's eco-friendly mushroom coffin⁠.

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11min

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