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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Criminology researcher ⁠Mags Lesiak⁠ shares ⁠her findings that certain domestic abusers forge 'trauma bonds' before abuse begins⁠.

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Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ slams into the program with the following ridiculous news stories:

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Mycology professor ⁠Dr. Monika Fischer⁠ explains ⁠how fire-loving fungi help forests heal⁠.

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Foreign correspondent Tony Five slams into the program with the following ridiculous news stories: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of Doritos for a weapon; and Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo and visits the bear exhibit. On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert Carmi Levy covers these stories: Amazon Web Services outage spotlights the global economy's fragile foundation (and causes Tony Five's smart bed to attack him); Steve Wozniak, Prince Harry and 800 others seek ban on AI 'superintelligence'; YouTube is rolling out a likeness detection tool to combat deepfakes; Miami police have a drone-launching car that can drive itself; and OpenAI launches its new Atlas web browser. Mycology professor Dr. Monika Fischer explains how fire-loving fungi help forests heal. 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.) Criminology researcher Mags Lesiak shares her findings that certain domestic abusers forge 'trauma bonds' before abuse begins. Sociologist Dr. Wenhao Jiang tells us that words matter when it comes to wages and prestige linked to female-associated jobs. Music cognition researcher Dr. Iballa Burunat Perez informs David why the songs from our teens leave a lasting mark on us.

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On Vet Talk (or Pet Talk), ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ covers:

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For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke discusses halloween-themed urban legends.

⁠Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up here⁠.

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