The Last Show with David Cooper

The Grocery Store: Fast Food's Newest Rival

Journalist ⁠Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/katherine-tangalakis-lippert] reports that ⁠fast food’s newest rival is not another burger chain, but the grocery store⁠ [https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-chains-face-growing-competition-from-grocery-stores-2026-7]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Your Libido? Don't Worry About It! - July 13, 2026

Management professor Ji Woon Ryu [https://www.jiwoonryu.com/home] explains how an employee's 24-hour biological clock (and their beliefs about it) drive workplace cooperation [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hour-day-employee-biological-clocks.html]. Consumer economics professor Brenda Cude [https://www.fcs.uga.edu/people/bio/brenda-cude] warns of the potential problems with using generative AI to manage your finances [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-chatbot-bank-account-analysis.html]. Journalist Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/katherine-tangalakis-lippert] reports that fast food’s newest rival is not another burger chain, but the grocery store [https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-chains-face-growing-competition-from-grocery-stores-2026-7]. Associate professor Chiara Farronato [https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=775022] from Harvard Business School outlines how online restaurant reviews can reveal a restaurants's health track record, but shouldn't replace health inspections [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-online-health-inspectors-fast.html]. Sexual health researcher and psychology professor Caroline Pukall [https://dbms.queensu.ca/faculty/caroline-pukall] digs into her study showing that more than 50 percent of adults worry about their libido [https://www.psypost.org/more-than-50-percent-of-adults-worry-about-their-libido-new-study-finds/]. Network science researcher Sagar Kumar [https://www.sagarkumar.net/about] goes over their research showing that fashion's "plus-size" models are still smaller than the average American woman [https://www.psypost.org/new-research-shows-fashions-plus-size-models-are-still-smaller-than-the-average-american-woman/]. Exercise scientist Keith Diaz [https://www.columbiacardiology.org/profile/keith-diaz-phd] illustrates why sitting at a desk for hours is terrible for our health and happiness, and extols the benefits of brief walking breaks [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78yzz936evo]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:05) Ji Woon Ryu * (10:00) Brenda Cude * (20:00) Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert * (30:00) Chiara Farronato * (39:50) Caroline Pukall * (49:50) Sagar Kumar * (59:50) Keith Diaz pt. 1 * (1:09:50) Keith Diaz pt. 2 * (1:19:03) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Lists Perform Strange Gymnastics with Your Mind

David crowns marketing professor ⁠Jackie Silverman⁠ [https://www.jackiesilverman.com/] as the world's foremost list expert as she explains ⁠how people misread rankings and why shorter lists win⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-shorter-people-misread.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Working from Home Could Damage Romantic Relationships

Organizational behavior researcher ⁠Alejandro Hermida⁠ [https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.hermida-carrillo] shares why ⁠remote work could threaten your romantic relationship⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/remote-work-could-threaten-your-relationship/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How to Support Perfectionistic Students

Child and youth studies professor ⁠Danielle Molnar⁠ [https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/child-and-youth-studies/people-in-our-department/danielle-s-molnar/] outlines ⁠the best way to support perfectionistic students⁠ [https://theconversation.com/whats-the-best-way-to-support-perfectionistic-students-teachers-dont-always-agree-284646]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]