How Cynical Are Your Friends?

Organ Donation Nightmare: Donor Transmits Rabies!

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine ⁠Dr. Isaac Bogoch⁠ [https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/19189-isaac-bogoch] breaks down ⁠a bizarre case of an organ donor unexpectedly giving rabies to kidney and cornea graft recipients⁠ [https://people.com/organ-donor-unknowingly-gave-rabies-to-two-recipients-11987300]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why is Economic Inequality the Status Quo?

Behavioral scientist ⁠Daniel Connolly⁠ [https://www.danieljconnolly.com/] explores ⁠why economic inequality is the status quo⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-economic-inequality-status-quo.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Cat Ownership and Schizophrenia; When Your Kitty Eats String

Veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics: * Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/cat-ownership-linked-to-increased-risk-of-schizophrenia-study-suggests]; * Cats snoring is uncommon and generally normal, but sometimes a sign of medical trouble⁠ [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/cat-snoring-it-normal]; and * What to do if your cat has eaten string⁠ [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-heath/what-to-do-if-your-cat-has-eaten-string]. David asks Cliff a "listener submitted" question about their pet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Real Cost of Fast-Delivered Packages

Human resource studies professor ⁠Alex Kowalski⁠ [https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/people/alexander-kowalski] shares how ⁠fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fast-deliveries-worsen-conditions-commerce.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: An Unbelievable Case of Rabies - June 4, 2026

Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics: Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia [https://www.sciencealert.com/cat-ownership-linked-to-increased-risk-of-schizophrenia-study-suggests]; Cats snoring is uncommon and generally normal, but sometimes a sign of medical trouble [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/cat-snoring-it-normal]; and What to do if your cat has eaten string [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-heath/what-to-do-if-your-cat-has-eaten-string]. David asks Cliff a "listener submitted" question about their pet. Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch [https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/19189-isaac-bogoch] breaks down a bizarre case of an organ donor unexpectedly giving rabies to kidney and cornea graft recipients [https://people.com/organ-donor-unknowingly-gave-rabies-to-two-recipients-11987300]. Human resource studies professor Alex Kowalski [https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/people/alexander-kowalski] shares how fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fast-deliveries-worsen-conditions-commerce.html]. Behavioral scientist Daniel Connolly [https://www.danieljconnolly.com/] explores why economic inequality is the status quo [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-economic-inequality-status-quo.html]. Psychology researcher Christoph Bamberg [https://christophbg.github.io/] explains how you're probably wrong about fasting, as it may not have a negative impact on your brainpower [https://www.sciencealert.com/we-were-wrong-about-fasting-massive-study-finds]. Cognitive psychology professor Erik Reichle [https://www.erikdreichle.com/] discusses how we absorb information that we read on paper versus on screens [https://theconversation.com/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen-281849]. Cognitive psychology professor Clara Colombatto [https://claracolombatto.com/] reveals how people overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-overestimate-confident-ai-responses.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:05) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (10:00) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (20:00) Dr. Isaac Bogoch * (30:00) Alex Kowalski * (39:50) Daniel Connolly * (49:50) Christoph Bamberg * (59:50) Erik Reichle * (1:09:50) Clara Colombatto * (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]