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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The Last Show with David Cooper episodes:

July 31, 2026 Discovery Completely Turns Our Galaxy on Its Side
Astrobiologist ⁠Sarah Rugheimer⁠ flips everything you thought you knew about our own Milky Way galaxy by revealing ⁠how it appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago⁠. See what we did there?
Check out Sarah's course Experiencing James Webb on The Great Courses here⁠.

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11min
July 31, 2026FULL EPISODE: Robot Rescue Snakes - July 30, 2026
On It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Sources say OpenAI failed to notice for a week that one of its AI agents had spent days hacking a company; Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings; and eBay reaches a $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers that it terrorized in 2019. Astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer flips everything you thought you knew about our own Milky Way galaxy by revealing how it appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. See what we did there? (Check out Sarah's course Experiencing James Webb on The Great Courses here.) Organizational scientist Matt Poepsel discusses the Gen-Z leadership crisis: how younger people feel misjudged and underutilized, with 62% being passed over due to skill misperceptions. Psychology professor Paul Eastwick – co-host of the Love Factually podcast – talks about 'The Friend Zone', the trope that if men seem too nice and if they're friends with women, they will be taken advantage of. (Check out Paul's book Bonded by Evolution here.) Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy Marianne Brandon warns that AI agents are coming for your sex life, and explains how the next frontier of sex tech will be even more personal. (Listen to more of Marianne on The Sex Doctors Podcast here.)

Segments:
(00:00) Introduction

(01:05) Carmi Levy pt. 1

(10:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2

(20:00) Sarah Rugheimer

(30:00) Matt Poepsel

(39:50) Paul Eastwick pt. 1

(49:50) Paul Eastwick pt. 2

(59:50) Marianne Brandon pt. 1

(1:09:50) Marianne Brandon pt. 2

(1:19:10) Sign-off

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1h 28min
July 30, 2026Multiple Multitasking Stories; Earth's Disaster Cycle; Collective Cockroach Memory
Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ covers science news with the following stories:
Here's one way that men multitask worse than women⁠;

Your brain can rewire itself to allow true multitasking⁠;

Earth's greatest catastrophes seem to follow a mysterious 27-million year pulse⁠;

Scientists say modern life is pushing the human mind beyond its limits⁠; and

Cockroaches have a 'collective memory' that emerges from their social networks⁠.

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31min
July 30, 2026 Whose Job Is It to Be a Kid?
For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ discuss whose job is it to be a kid: the parent or the child?

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11min
July 30, 2026 Does Everyone Have an Inner Monologue?
Psychology professor ⁠Alain Morin⁠ reveals how ⁠not everyone experiences an inner voice streaming through their head⁠.

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21min
July 30, 2026FULL EPISODE: Your Inner Voice (or Lack Thereof) - July 29, 2026
Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson covers science news with the following stories: Here's one way that men multitask worse than women; Your brain can rewire itself to allow true multitasking; Earth's greatest catastrophes seem to follow a mysterious 27-million year pulse; Scientists say modern life is pushing the human mind beyond its limits; and Cockroaches have a 'collective memory' that emerges from their social networks. Technology and culture reporter Katie Notopoulos warns that AI slop is coming for your kids. Psychology professor Alain Morin reveals how not everyone experiences an inner voice streaming through their head. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld discuss whose job is it to be a kid: the parent or the child? Criminology professors Jose Pina-Sánchez and Toby Davies share details of their investigation into whether car traffic increases street crime.

Segments:
(00:00) Introduction

(01:02) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1

(10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2

(20:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 3

(30:00) Katie Notopoulos

(39:50) Alain Morin pt. 1

(49:50) Alain Morin pt. 2

(59:50) Gary Direnfeld

(1:09:50) Jose Pina-Sánchez & Toby Davies

(1:19:09) Sign-off

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1h 28min
July 29, 2026 Why a Handful of Actors Dominate Hollywood
Mathematician ⁠Emma Zajdela⁠ walks David through ⁠the surprising math behind how a handful of actors have come to dominate Hollywood⁠.

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11min
July 29, 2026 On AI Acting Roles
Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney ⁠Jonathan Handel⁠ explains ⁠how AI is coming for actors' jobs⁠.

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10min
July 29, 2026 Behind Every Conspiracy Theory Is an Individual
For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies ⁠Nathan Radke⁠ describes how behind every wild conspiracy theory is a person whose life is impacted by their beliefs. Nathan tells the story of a friend he lost.
Check out Nathan's new book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠.

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21min
July 29, 2026 What Makes You Satisfied in Your Friendships?
Psychology researcher ⁠Dr. Hyewon Yang⁠ shares details of ⁠her study challenging some major assumptions about what makes us satisfied in our friendships⁠.

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11min

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