Tony Five – correspondant étranger – brings top stories: New public toilets make you watch ads to get toilet paper; and Police officer charged after going for pizza instead of responding to a shooting. Creative writing lecturer Alice Vernon explains why we keep hunting ghosts, and what it says about us. (Check out Alice's book Ghosted here.) Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks reveals that successful career women still shoulder the majority of the 'mental load' at home. Psychology of education professor Neil Humphrey informs David why school isolation rooms are damaging pupil well-being. Bioengineering PhD Candidate ⁠Lara Weed⁠ says that ⁠a shift to 'permanent standard time' could prevent strokes and obesity⁠. Psychology and sexuality researchers Dr. Sari van Anders and Carolina de Barros describe how romantic and platonic relationships might be more similar than you'd think. Senior lecturer in education Joanne Taberner discusses her study looking at why a third of new teachers quit within five years. Professor of human resource management Dr. Rebecca Greenbaum chats about the hidden impact of social media in the workplace.

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Psychology professor ⁠Dr. Simon Howard⁠ reveals ⁠that white people dance worse under stereotype threat⁠.

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Foreign correspondent ⁠⁠Tony Five ponders when exactly it is time to call time on a friendship.

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Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ and David are joined by modern European history professor ⁠Dr. Laura O'Brien⁠ to share ⁠the turbulent history of the royal jewels stolen during the Louvre heist⁠.

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For ⁠Noah vs. The Unknown⁠, tv host ⁠Noah Cappe⁠ tells the strange tale of the ⁠Ariel School UFO incident⁠.

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Astrobiologist ⁠Dr. Sarah Rugheimer⁠ explains ⁠why comet 3I/ATLAS was catalogued for interstellar defense⁠ – and no, it's not aliens.

⁠Check out Sarah's Audible Original Searching for Extraterrestrial Life here⁠.

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In advance of Halloween, social psychologist ⁠Frank McAndrew⁠ tells David why people pay good money to have the living daylight scared out of them.

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The show opens with astrobiologist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer explaining why comet 3I/ATLAS was catalogued for interstellar defense – and no, it's not aliens. (Check out Sarah's Audible Original Searching for Extraterrestrial Life here.) In advance of Halloween, social psychologist Frank McAndrew tells David why people pay good money to have the living daylight scared out of them. Psychology professor Dr. Simon Howard reveals that white people dance worse under stereotype threat. For Noah vs. The Unknown, tv host Noah Cappe tells the strange tale of the Ariel School UFO incident. Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David are joined by modern European history professor Dr. Laura O'Brien to share the turbulent history of the royal jewels stolen during the Louvre heist. Tony ponders when exactly it is time to call time on a friendship. Strategy and organizational theory professor Leda Stawnychko discusses why we fear conflict (and what to do about it). Cognitive psychology researcher Emily Ives decribes how people with dark personality traits can use touch to manipulate their partners.

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On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ covers these stories:

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Economist ⁠Dr. Corinne Low⁠ reveals that ⁠domestic work inequality is a factor in economic disparity and marriage trends⁠.

⁠Check out Corinne's book Having It All here⁠.

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