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Billionaires in Jets: Apocalypse Early Warning System

Los Angeles-based artist and coder ⁠Kyle McDonald⁠ [https://www.kylemcdonald.net/] shares ⁠how he created a billionaire jet tracker to warn people about a possible apocalypse, and then how the data started getting weird⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/programmer-artist-kyle-mcdonald-billionaire-private-jets-predict-emergencies-2026-5]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: How to Change Your Personality - June 2, 2026

Los Angeles-based artist and coder Kyle McDonald [https://www.kylemcdonald.net/] shares how he created a billionaire jet tracker to warn people about a possible apocalypse, and then how the data started getting weird [https://www.businessinsider.com/programmer-artist-kyle-mcdonald-billionaire-private-jets-predict-emergencies-2026-5]. Cognitive science professor Dr. Elizabeth Torres [http://elizabeth] explains how tracking tiny facial movements could offer a more objective way to measure pain [https://www.rutgers.edu/news/tracking-tiny-facial-movements-could-offer-new-way-measure-pain]. Social-personality psychologist William Chopik [https://psychology.msu.edu/directory/chopik-bill.html] reveals how we aren't great at telling how cynical our friends are [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-cynical-friends.html], and then how you can change your personality. For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-radke-1257b513/] goes over times in history when aliens allegedly attacked, namely the 1942 Battle of Los Angeles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles] and 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter]. (Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast here⁠ [https://pod.link/1316684637] and follow the show on YouTube here⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheUncoverUp].) Physicist Alexandre Morozov [https://physics.rutgers.edu/people/faculty-list/faculty-profile/morozov-alexandre-v] takes a fresh look at the prisoner's dilemma which shows hope for cooperation [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-physicist-fresh-prisoner-dilemma-reveals.html]. Joining The Last Show's around the world travel series is Dan Auker from Barry's Car Barn [https://www.barryscarbarn.com/], who details why Intercourse is great for the whole family… Intercourse, Pennsylvania [https://www.villageofintercourse.com/], that is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A Huge Heterosexual Dating Myth

Psychology professor ⁠Paul Eastwick⁠ [https://pauleastwick.com/pauleastwick] – co-host of ⁠the Love Factually podcast⁠ [https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/] – debunks ⁠a myth about dating troubles for high-earning women⁠ [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/opinion/couples-with-woman-earning-more-than-man/], and discusses why people are dating less and struggling to find partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Turning a Job Loss Into an Opportunity

Professor of strategy and organization ⁠Madeline Toubiana⁠ [https://telfer.uottawa.ca/en/directory/madeline-toubiana/] explains how ⁠playing the entrepreneurial game can turn job loss into opportunity⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-playing-entrepreneurial-game-job-loss.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

iPad Rage and Kids

Clinical psychologist ⁠Dr. Gabie Izralson⁠ [https://drgabie.com/] goes over ⁠iPad rage and what parents should do about it⁠ [https://www.thecut.com/article/children-tech-tantrums-psychology-parenting.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]