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The Last Show with David Cooper

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  • 15. Jingle First, Content Second - November 12, 2024

    01:29:24||Season 3, Ep. 15
    David has a special musical surprise for foreign correspondent Tony Five. Then, it's Sex, Etc. with sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty. David asks what ever happened to 1-900 numbers. The two discuss recovering from an fidelity breach. Scientist Dhananjay Thakur shares his research on a novel way to prevent mosquitoes from having sex, to stop the spread of dengue fever. Dr. Joseph Dzierzewski from The National Sleep Foundation explains some findings on the dangers of drowsy driving. Finally, Ricardo Wolff at INNOCEAN Berlin talks about digital condoms.

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  • 14. The Sexy Pen Pal - November 8, 2024

    01:27:46||Season 3, Ep. 14
    The show starts with bat biologist Daniel Riskin on The Science Appliance. David gushes over an AI toilet camera startup. Dan talks about vampire bats (surprise). Fish tongue parasites are mentioned. UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five and David give themselves Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday. After that, Tony's Ahead of the Curve (In Reverse) as he discovers the band New Kids On The Block. A "sexy pen pal" calls the show from the north of England and tells us of the craft of writing erotic letters. Michelle Hanlon, attorney at space law breaks down what it means to be a space lawyer, and where the field is headed with the increasing commercialization of space. Assistant professor of computer science Matthew Guzdial discusses using video games to test AI models' ingenuity.We're off Monday, so we'll catch you on November 12th!
  • 13. The Throne - November 7, 2024

    01:29:44||Season 3, Ep. 13
    David opens The Last Show with tech expert Carmi Levy on It's Time For Technology Time. Topics discussed: A post-election Google search cliché; The government of Canada forcing TikTok to shutter its doors; A fired Disney employee; and more. David's hero and the sh*ttiest CEO around Scott Hickle describes his startup Throne that snaps pics of your poop, mixes them with AI, and improves your gut health. Foreign Correspondent Tony Five hops on to give Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday. Psychology professor Norman Farb discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and cycles of depression with David. Psychiatry professor Dr. Bernard Lerer shares his promising study showing that psilocybin (magic mushrooms) could be a viable treatment option for OCD and Tourette's syndrome.
  • 12. It's Not Me, It's You - November 6, 2024

    01:30:34||Season 3, Ep. 12
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five discusses the United Kingdom's response to the election. David and Tony play AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday. Sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty joins David for Sex, Etc. After answering rapid fire sex questions, Samantha outlines some baselines for what you ought to say to people when breaking up with them. After that, we tackle when it might be a good idea to see a therapist on Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday with Gary Direnfeld. Meteorologist and paleoclimate modeler Dr. Alex Farnsworth shares predictions for how and when humans and mammals will face extinction. Associate professor of psychology Adriano Lameira goes over a hypothesis of where kissing comes from.
  • 11. Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday - November 5, 2024

    01:23:14||Season 3, Ep. 11
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David give birth to a new segment AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday (see album cover). David loses it. Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford tells the sad tale of Peanut the Squirrel. Rat exterminator Kurtis Brown from Orkin Canada shares that Toronto is the "rattiest" city in the country. Psychology professor Luke Hyde shares study results stating parenting affects kids' brains differently at different ages. Recent biology grad Emma Kominek who works in wildlife rehab reveals the most Canadian animals. The show's producer Dani joins David for Dani's Crime Den.
  • 10. Controlled Cheating - November 4, 2024

    01:32:34||Season 3, Ep. 10
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five – having a great day – tells the tale of the Poo Hands Girlfriend. David goes off on what to do to prepare for a future bad day. Sex worker and model Katija Cortez educates us on controlled cheating. Postdoctoral research fellow studying animal behavior Dr. Erin Siracusa shares her findings that keeping fewer friends protects aging monkeys from disease. Professor of ecology at Oxford Dr. Rob Salguero-Gómez shares his (complementary) findings that species which are more social live longer. Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman and David chat about adult hobbies. Canadian ghost hunter Curtis Riersgard introduces himself and his trade.
  • 9. Brown Isn't Real - November 1, 2024

    42:04||Season 3, Ep. 9
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five confirms the so-called "infinite monkey theorem" has been disproven. Then, it's The Science Appliance (complete with a theme song) with science communicator Dan Riskin. David tells Dan that the color brown isn't real, and the two discuss geostationary orbits and the horrors of the daylight to standard time switch.