The Last Show with David Cooper

The first openly gay professional hockey player, ⁠⁠Brock McGillis⁠⁠, joins David – and later Tony Five – for a candid look at what it's like to be gay in pro sports, and how to break barriers toward real inclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ reveals an intimate and heartbreaking story of what happened to his dog Frank over the weekend. Please reach out to Tony via email at ⁠tony@lastshow.pizza⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natural language processing researcher ⁠Myra Cheng⁠ shares ⁠her research showing people-pleasing chatbots may boost your ego, but weaken your judgment⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perpetual cognitive neuroscientist ⁠Leanne Chukoskie⁠ explains ⁠the uncanny valley and why dolls like Chucky freak us out so much⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Therapist ⁠⁠⁠⁠Laurel van der Toorn⁠ discusses ⁠the dad who supported his daughter's veganism, but who refused when she asked him to stop eating meat⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Last Show opens with foreign correspondent Tony Five revealing an intimate and heartbreaking story of what happened to his dog Frank over the weekend. (Please reach out to Tony via email at tony@lastshow.pizza.) Intimacy coordinator Jen Viens describes her job of assisting actors with sex scenes on screen. Perpetual cognitive neuroscientist Leanne Chukoskie explains the uncanny valley and why dolls like Chucky freak us out so much. The first openly gay professional hockey player, ⁠Brock McGillis⁠, joins David – and later Tony Five – for a candid look at what it's like to be gay in pro sports, and how to break barriers toward real inclusion. Therapist ⁠⁠⁠Laurel van der Toorn discusses the dad who supported his daughter's veganism, but who refused when she asked him to stop eating meat. Natural language processing researcher Myra Cheng shares her research showing people-pleasing chatbots may boost your ego, but weaken your judgment. Management professor Howie Xu explains that flexible schedules and other negotiated arrangements affect office teams' success. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Tony Five (10:00) Jen Viens (20:00) Leanne Chukoskie (30:00) Brock McGillis (39:50) Brock McGillis & Tony Five (49:50) Laurel van der Toorn (59:50) Myra Cheng (1:09:50) Howie Xu (1:19:06) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joelle Andres, owner of ⁠the world's cutest dog⁠ named ⁠Bastian⁠, shares the story about rescuing her "talking" dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ joins the show for The Umbrage Chronicles and covers ⁠the outrage with The London Underground refusing to remove video encouraging people to take cats aboard⁠ and ⁠tech billionaires doom prepping⁠. David asks Tony what to do with his parents while they visit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political science professor Dr. Rachel Torres explains that ⁠people are more likely to honk at bad drivers with political bumper stickers⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent Tony Five joins the show for The Umbrage Chronicles and covers the outrage with The London Underground refusing to remove video encouraging people to take cats aboard and tech billionaires doom prepping. David asks Tony what to do with his parents while they visit. Political science professor Dr. Rachel Torres explains that people are more likely to honk at bad drivers with political bumper stickers. Joelle Andres, owner of the world's cutest dog named Bastian, shares the story about rescuing her "talking" dog. Psychology professor Dr. Jessica Lougheed shares her study revealing how sex education fails queer students. Auditory neuroscientist Mercede Erfanian chats about misophonia and how research shows it's linked to other, deeper psychological traits. Work and organization studies professor Dr. Natalia Slutskaya discusses how waste management workers have gone from hero to zero in the public's eyes since the pandemic. Marking professor ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Riley Krotz⁠⁠⁠ reveals that ⁠⁠⁠the perk that motivates employees most of all is free food⁠⁠⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:52) Tony Five pt. 1 (10:00) Tony Five pt. 2 (20:00) Dr. Rachel Torres (30:00) Joelle Andres (39:50) Dr. Jessica Lougheed (49:50) Mercede Erfanian (59:50) Dr. Natalia Slutskaya (1:09:50) Dr. Riley Krotz (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss the difficulties of friendship in a digital age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychiatrist ⁠Dr. Benjamin Lewis⁠ explains how ⁠clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted group therapy help reduce depression and burnout among healthcare workers⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices