The Last Show with David Cooper

David and foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive]'s top story: The manhunt is on for a naked dog walker traumatizing Salisbury village in the UK [https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/30/manhunt-naked-dog-walker-traumatising-village-23794165/]. Communication studies professor Dr. Paul Schrodt [https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/paul-schrodt/] goes over his research showing that when parents get involved in their kids' love lives, it can go sideways [https://www.psypost.org/when-parents-get-involved-in-their-kids-love-lives-it-can-shake-up-their-own-relationship/]. On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert Carmi Levy [https://bsky.app/profile/carmilevy.bsky.social] covers stories: Drones will be 'first responders' to 911 police calls in Mississauga and Brampton [https://www.insauga.com/drones-will-be-first-responders-to-911-police-calls-in-mississauga-and-brampton/]; and Hackers steal images from women's dating safety app that vets men [https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/tea-app-suffers-breach-exposing-thousands-of-user-images-190731414.html]. Tony Five joins the conversation with Carmi to discuss ChatGPT CEO's warning that there's no legal confidentiality when using the platform as a therapist [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/sam-altman-warns-theres-no-legal-confidentiality-when-using-chatgpt-as-a-therapist/]. Freelance writer Tayla Blaire [https://taylablaire.com/] explains that she's highly organized and productive, so her ADHD diagnosis at age 32 surprised some people [https://www.businessinsider.com/organized-productive-hid-adhd-diagnosis-adulthood-2025-7]. Comparative psychology researcher Luca Marie Lüpken shares how stress strengthens group bonds, and fuels intergroup conflict [https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-stress-group-bonds-fuels-intergroup.html]. Etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau [https://etiquettejulie.com/] chats about soft skills, etiquette and Gen Z: What went missing and how to bring it back [https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know-why-gen-z-may-struggle-with-soft-skills-at-work/]. Divorce attorney ⁠John Nachlinger [https://www.centraljerseyfamilylaw.com/our-team/john-nachlinger/]⁠ and David debunk a viral video claiming that you can go after a sperm donor for child support [https://www.facebook.com/reel/1235673054499302]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:52) Tony Five * (09:59) Dr. Paul Schrodt * (19:59) Carmi Levy * (29:59) Carmi Levy & Tony Five * (39:49) Tayla Blaire * (49:49) Luca Marie Lüpken * (59:49) Julie Blais Comeau * (1:09:49) John Nachlinger * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] begins with top story: WNBA game comes crashing to a halt as a sex toy is thrown on the court [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wnba/article-14953073/WNBA-game-crashing-halt-SEX-TOY-thrown-court.html]. Robbie Torney [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/press-room/experts/93850] discusses how teens are turning to generative AI for social interaction [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-are-turning-to-chatgpt-for-social-interaction]. Relationship expert Dr. Wendy Walsh [https://www.drwendywalsh.com/] explains how Gen Z men are three times more likely than the older generations to prioritize 'dominance' [https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-men-3-times-more-likely-boomers-prioritize-dominance-2103767]. Philosopher of science Byron Hyde [https://replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team/byron-hyde/] reveals that counterintuitively, lying increases public trust in science [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-science.html]. Tony Five and therapist Gary Direnfeld [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] discuss facing the final chapter of your loved one's lives (and medical assistance in dying) on Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday. Stepmom coach Mindy Kyle [https://www.mindykylecoaching.com/] goes over mistakes that stepparents make and how you can avoid them [https://www.businessinsider.com/step-parenting-coach-outlines-mistakes-blended-families-make-should-avoid-2025-7]. Dr. Sarah Forgie [https://medicine.usask.ca/contacts/dean-of-medicine.php] and Dr. Marghalara Rashid [https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/marghala] go over how promoting joy on the job is the antidote to burnout in health care [https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/07/antidote-to-burnout-health-care-promote-joy.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:52) Tony Five * (09:59) Robbie Torney * (19:59) Dr. Wendy Walsh * (29:59) Byron Hyde * (39:49) Gary Direnfeld & Tony Five pt. 1 * (49:49) Gary Direnfeld & Tony Five pt. 2 * (59:49) Mindy Kyle * (1:09:49) Dr. Sarah Forgie & Dr. Marghalara Rashid * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

It's News You Can't Use with foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] and top stories: Police officer caught in compromising position by Google Street View camera [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14938209/police-officer-naked-google-street-view-argentina.html]; and Veteran celebrates long-awaited bar mitzvah at 101 years of age [https://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-s-d-day-veteran-101-bar-mitzvah]. Reporter from Business Insider Julia Pugachevsky [https://www.juliapugachevsky.com/] explains why millennials are reluctant to have three or more children [https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-rethink-family-size-case-against-having-a-third-child-2025-7]. Tony Five and Nathan Radke join the show for Conspiracy Corner and discuss the conspiracies of climate control [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/27/california-sunlight-dimming-experiment-collapse-00476983]. (⁠Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up here⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uncover-up-conspiracy-cast/id1316684637].) On Sex, Et Cetera, sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty [https://www.samanthabitty.com/] and David chat about what to do when you don't like your friend's partner, and how to deal with a friend that keeps complaining about their messy relationship. On Vet Talk – or is it Pet Talk? – veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] and David discuss pet psychics then cover stories: Study links dog breed, environment to canine obesity [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-links-dog-environment-canine-obesity.html]; Study shows dogs can sniff out Parkinson's disease [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dogs-parkinson-disease.html]; and Couple go to animal shelter, take a chance on 'oldest, goodest' dog there [https://www.newsweek.com/couple-adopts-oldest-goodest-dog-animal-shelter-2099361]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:52) Tony Five * (09:59) Julia Pugachevsky * (19:59) Nathan Radke & Tony Five pt. 1 * (29:59) Nathan Radke & Tony Five pt. 2 * (39:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 1 * (49:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 2 * (59:49) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (1:09:49) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

David and foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] from London, England cover absurd stories: Man carrying home gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/28/man-allotment-gardening-tools-arrest-armed-police-manchester]; and Chuck E. Cheese handcuffed and arrested at... Chuck E. Cheese [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chuck-e-cheese-handcuffed-arrested-florida-charges-using-stolen-credit-rcna221104]. After that, Swedish psychologist Katarina Blom [https://www.katarinablom.com/] from NBC's The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning [https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-gentle-art-of-swedish-death-cleaning] walks Tony through how he might approach helping his mother downsize on her items before she passes – through Swedish death cleaning. Psychology professor Dr. Johanna Peetz [https://carleton.ca/psychology/people/johanna-peetz/] walks through her research showing that a higher income may boost your odds of finding a romantic partner [https://www.psypost.org/higher-income-may-boost-the-odds-of-finding-a-romantic-partner/]. AI researcher Dr. Aaron French reflects on whether or not generative AI is making us stupid [https://theconversation.com/is-chatgpt-making-us-stupid-255370]. Professor of teaching Dr. Peter Arthur [https://education.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/peter-arthur/] answers whether artificial intelligence helps students learn smarter or just faster [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-artificial-intelligence-uni-students-smarter.html]. Pet (and people) psychic Carrie Kenady [https://talktopets.com/] discusses with a somewhat skeptical David how she connects with pets from the beyond. Economics professor Dr. Titus Galama [https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/titus-galama/] explains what happens when society stops expecting you to work. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:51) Tony Five * (09:59) Katarina Blom & Tony Five pt. 1 * (19:59) Katarina Blom & Tony Five pt. 2 * (29:59) Dr. Johanna Peetz * (39:49) Dr. Aaron French * (49:49) Dr. Peter Arthur * (59:49) Carrie Kenady * (1:09:49) Titus J. Galama * (1:19:06) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] ponders the privacy implications of new online age verification rules that came into effect in the UK today [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq7ye3q2zwo]. Mia de Graaf [https://www.miadegraaf.com/] and Julia Pugachevsky [https://www.juliapugachevsky.com/] from Business Insider explain that everyone is hooking up at work – even bosses – and how HR departments should handle it [https://www.businessinsider.com/why-workplace-romance-relationship-irresistible-2025-7]. Dr. Isaiah Kletenik [https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/190136] from Harvard Medical School describes how an injury to specific brain connections might explain some people's criminal behavior [https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-injury-specific-brain-people-criminal.html]. Career coach Bill Hoogterp [https://lifehikes.com/bill-hoogterp/] says that billionaires, politicians, and CEOS are ambitious but also lazy [https://fortune.com/2025/07/20/most-successful-billionaires-ceos-politiciansnot-smartest-ambitious-and-lazy-career-coach/]. Noah Cappe [https://www.instagram.com/noahcappe/] joins the program for Noah vs. The Unknown [https://www.instagram.com/noahvstheunknown/] to tell David all about the ancient ruins of Puma Punku [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumapunku]. Professor of writing Dr. Ryan Leack [https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/ryan-leack/] raises the question: Can AI think [https://theconversation.com/can-ai-think-and-should-it-what-it-means-to-think-from-plato-to-chatgpt-256648]? Career coach Kolby Goodman [https://www.kolbygoodman.com/] reveals that Gen Z has regrets: 1 in 4 say they wish they hadn't gone to college or picked a higher-paying industry [https://fortune.com/2025/07/20/gen-z-regrets-going-to-college/]. Professor of sustainable enterprise ⁠Dr. Andrew Hoffman [https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/andy-hoffman]⁠ discusses ⁠rethinking how we teach MBAs [https://theconversation.com/rethinking-the-mba-character-as-the-educational-foundation-for-future-business-leaders-259223]⁠. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:52) Tony Five * (09:59) Mia de Graaf & Julia Pugachevsky * (19:59) Dr. Isaiah Kletenik * (29:59) Bill Hoogterp * (39:49) Noah Cappe * (49:49) Dr. Ryan Leack * (59:49) Kolby Goodman * (1:09:49) Dr. Andrew Hoffman * (1:19:14) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]