Hidden Health Risks of Cats; What is Toxoplasmosis?

Money Questions to Ask on a First Date

Los Angeles-based divorce attorney ⁠Jackie Combs⁠ [https://www.blankrome.com/people/jacqueline-combs/] goes over ⁠money questions you should consider asking on a first date⁠ [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/6-money-questions-to-ask-on-a-first-date-according-to-a-divorce-attorney.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Hidden Health Risks of Cats; What is Toxoplasmosis?

For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] explains ⁠the hidden health risks associated with New York City's free-roaming cats⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-health-york-city-free.html] and reveals ⁠just how dangerous toxoplasmosis – a brain parasite that many people live with – really is⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-people-toxoplasmosis-dangerous-brain-parasite.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Mosquito Zapping Drones - July 16, 2026

On It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: The death of the status update and why 55% of Americans have stopped posting on social media [https://www.pcmag.com/news/death-of-the-status-update-why-55-americans-stopped-posting-social-media]; FCC approves orbital space mirrors, first test satellites will launch this year [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/fcc-approves-orbital-space-mirrors-first-test-satellites-will-launch-this-year-large-spacecraft-reflects-sunlight-to-earths-surface-for-construction-sites-search-and-rescue-lighting-and-more]; New startup is building mini drones to wage a war of total destruction on mosquitos [https://gizmodo.com/new-startup-is-building-mini-drones-to-wage-a-war-of-total-destruction-on-mosquitos-2000785790]; and China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it [https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/china-recovered-its-first-reusable-rocket-and-showed-a-new-way-to-do-it/]. To celebrate AI Appreciation Day [https://aiappreciationday.org/], psychology professor Michael Inzlicht [https://michaelinzlicht.com/about] discusses AI companions and their ability to be empathetic, and David explains a mechanism by which artificial intelligence could be conscious right now. For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] explains the hidden health risks associated with New York City's free-roaming cats [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-health-york-city-free.html] and reveals just how dangerous toxoplasmosis – a brain parasite that many people live with – really is [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-people-toxoplasmosis-dangerous-brain-parasite.html]. Los Angeles-based divorce attorney Jackie Combs [https://www.blankrome.com/people/jacqueline-combs/] goes over money questions you should consider asking on a first date [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/6-money-questions-to-ask-on-a-first-date-according-to-a-divorce-attorney.html]. Accounting professor Joshua Khavis [https://management.buffalo.edu/faculty/academic-departments/accounting-law/faculty/joshua-khavis.html] shares details of the link between newspaper closures and distorted crime reporting [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-links-newspaper-closures-distorted-crime.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:06) Carmi Levy pt. 1 * (10:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2 * (20:00) Michael Inzlicht pt. 1 * (30:00) Michael Inzlicht pt. 2 * (39:50) Jackie Combs * (49:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (59:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (1:09:50) Joshua Khavis * (1:19:08) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Uranium Eating Bacteria; Why Is Your Dominant Hand So Dominant?

Professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ [https://www.jesserogerson.com/about] swoops in with the following science news stories: * Uranium-eating bacteria discovered in radioactive former Soviet mine⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/uranium-eating-bacteria-leave-just-5-of-the-radioactive-metal-in-toxic-mine-water-scientists-discover]; * Octopus brains defy a long-held rule about why animals evolve intelligence⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-dominant-hand-isnt-a-hard-wired-preference-a-new-study-suggests-heres-why-its-better]; * Study suggests that your dominant hand isn't actually hardwired⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-dominant-hand-isnt-a-hard-wired-preference-a-new-study-suggests-heres-why-its-better]; and * Strange honeycomb structures recently spotted on Mars⁠ [https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/honeycomb-structures-spotted-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-14-2026]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Past Baggage Affects You Now

For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] joins David to discuss how to work through past emotional baggage that still affects you today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]