Social Prescribing and Nature: A Cure for Loneliness

Free-Range vs. Pet Dogs; Data Center Near a Zoo

Animal welfare consultant ⁠Dr. Holly Molinaro⁠⁠ [https://animalwellbeingsolutions.com/about-us/] covers free-ranging dogs vs. pet dogs and ⁠the proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo that's sparking heavy pushback⁠ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/data-center-nashville-zoo-pushback/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Fake AI Sci-Fi Thriller

Reporter ⁠Dan Whateley⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-whateley] discusses ⁠the $500K sci-fi thriller starring AI actors he watched, and how it made him feel something real for a moment⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-movie-hell-grind-higgsfield-feel-something-real-for-moment-2026-6]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Can Meditation Make Your Brain Younger?

Neurology professor ⁠Dr. Brandon Westover⁠ [https://profiles.stanford.edu/michael-westover] reveals how ⁠advanced meditation techniques are linked to younger brain age during sleep⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/advanced-meditation-techniques-linked-to-younger-brain-age-during-sleep/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Monster Is Pooh-Poohed! - June 16, 2026

Aki Ito [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aki-ito] from Business Insider explains the rise of the antisocial workplace [https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-workplace-more-productive-less-social-2026-5] due to AI. Neurology professor Dr. Brandon Westover [https://profiles.stanford.edu/michael-westover] reveals how advanced meditation techniques are linked to younger brain age during sleep [https://www.psypost.org/advanced-meditation-techniques-linked-to-younger-brain-age-during-sleep/]. Reporter Dan Whateley [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-whateley] discusses the $500K sci-fi thriller starring AI actors he watched, and how it made him feel something real for a moment [https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-movie-hell-grind-higgsfield-feel-something-real-for-moment-2026-6]. Animal welfare consultant Dr. Holly Molinaro⁠ [https://animalwellbeingsolutions.com/about-us/] covers free-ranging dogs vs. pet dogs and the proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo that's sparking heavy pushback [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/data-center-nashville-zoo-pushback/]. For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-radke-1257b513/] does a cryptid roundup, telling David about the Loveland Frog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveland_frog], the Flatwoods Monster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster], and the Enfield Horror [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Monster]. (Pre-order Nathan's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Uncover-Up/Lee-Kuhnle/9781770418875].) Economics professor Eric Kam [https://www.torontomu.ca/economics/people/faculty/eric-kam/] goes over a messy money matter involving potentially canceling a trip over a sibling's wedding [https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1u6v357/aitah_for_not_wanting_to_cancel_a_trip_for_my/]. Clinical psychologist Frederik Wienicke [https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederik-wienicke-6680a2193/] outlines how antidepressants and talk therapy show similar results, but medication leads in severe depression cases [https://www.psypost.org/antidepressants-and-talk-therapy-show-similar-results-but-medication-leads-in-severe-depression-cases/]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:05) Aki Ito * (10:00) Dr. Brandon Westover * (20:00) Dan Whateley * (30:00) Dr. Holly Molinaro * (39:50) Nathan Radke pt. 1 * (49:50) Nathan Radke pt. 2 * (59:50) Eric Kam * (1:09:50) Frederik Wienicke * (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Where Are All the Sex Bots?

Business news reporter ⁠Henry Chandonnet⁠ [https://www.henrychandonnet.com/] explains how ⁠in the 2010s we were promised sex robots by now, yet they're nowhere to be found⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/we-were-promised-sex-robots-2026-6]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]