The Last Show with David Cooper

Foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] reports that drones are dropping zombie knives and kilos of drugs into UK prisons [https://www.lbc.co.uk/crime/prisons-struggling-under-overwhelming-drug-smuggling/]. Noah Cappe [https://www.instagram.com/noahcappe/] joins David for Noah vs. The Unknown [https://www.instagram.com/noahvstheunknown] and describes the strange Buga Sphere object from Columbia [https://people.com/mysterious-metal-sphere-sparks-ufo-debate-never-seen-a-piece-like-this-11741579]. Cognitive and brain sciences researcher Christian Montag [https://christianmontag.de/about_me/] explains that positive attitudes toward AI are linked to problematic social media use [https://www.psypost.org/positive-attitudes-toward-ai-linked-to-more-prone-to-problematic-social-media-use/]. Retail analyst Bruce Winder [https://brucewinder.com/] gives the lowdown on Prime Day 2025. On Sex, Et Cetera, sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty [https://www.samanthabitty.com/] describes how best to send a sext (responsibly). Tony Five and David give themselves Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self, Yesterday (AFY-TSY). Divorce attorney John Nachlinger [https://www.centraljerseyfamilylaw.com/our-team/john-nachlinger/] and David discuss the gen Z student who got a $10,000 "inheritance" from their dad in lieu of unpaid support money [https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-student-gets-10k-dad-fury-unexpected-twist-2094209]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:51) Tony Five pt. 1 * (09:59) Noah Cappe * (19:59) Christian Montag * (29:59) Bruce Winder * (39:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 1 * (49:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 2 * (59:49) Tony Five pt. 2 * (1:09:49) John Nachlinger * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Top stories on News You Can't Use with foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive]: Woman convicted of triple murder after serving a fatal beef Wellington [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/australian-mushroom-cook-is-convicted-of-triple-murder-after-serving-a-fatal-beef-wellington-lunch/]; and Bees attack in French town [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/unusual-bee-attack-in-french-town-leaves-24-injured-3-critically/]. Psychology professor Dr. Daniel Casasanto [https://www.human.cornell.edu/people/djc457] reveals that the idea that lefties are more creative is a misconception [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-lefties-creative-theyre.html]. Evolutionary anthropology researcher Dr. Joseph Feldblum [https://josephfeldblum.weebly.com/] explains that chimpanzee babies do better when their moms have strong social connections [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-village-chimpanzee-babies-moms-social.html]. On Pet Talk (or is it Vet Talk?) with Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] we cover: Extreme heat linked to increased pet dog deaths [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-extreme-linked-pet-dog-deaths.html]; Pets get hay fever too [https://theconversation.com/pets-get-hay-fever-too-how-to-spot-it-and-manage-it-259155]; Standing out from the crowd can be a survival mechanism [https://phys.org/news/2025-07-aposematism-crowd-survival-mechanism.html]; and Orcas offer food to humans in the wild [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-killer-whales-kind-gestures-orcas.html]. (Check out Cliff's podcast here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368911].) Freelance journalist Eric Hal Schwartz [https://x.com/erichschwartz] discusses how you don't have to be real to score brand deals as an influencer [https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/you-dont-have-to-be-real-to-score-brand-deals-as-an-influencer]. Political scientist David Macdonald [https://polisci.ufl.edu/directory/david-macdonald/] goes over his findings that student loan debt doesn't deter civic engagement [https://www.psypost.org/student-loan-debt-doesnt-deter-civic-engagement-it-may-actually-drive-it-new-research-suggests/]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:27) Tony Five pt. 1 * (09:59) Tony Five pt. 2 * (19:59) Dr. Daniel Casasanto * (29:59) Dr. Joseph Feldblum * (39:49) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (49:49) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (59:49) Eric Hal Schwartz * (1:09:49) David Macdonald * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

David's top stories: Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/snake-on-a-plane-delays-a-flight-in-australia/]; and Hurdler gets modeling offer after shorts malfunction during race [https://www.themirror.com/sport/other-sport/chris-robinson-sprinter-penis-underwear-1236778]. Social-personality psychologist William Chopik [https://psychology.msu.edu/directory/chopik-bill.html] explains what we get wrong in our misjudgments about people with tattoos [https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-uncovers-surprisingly-consistent-misjudgments-of-tattooed-individuals/]. Foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] joins in to chat with environmental psychologist Dr. Jim Uttley [https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture-landscape/people/academic/jim-uttley] about why only certain types of crime, but not others, increases after dark [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-uk-crime-dark.html]. Mark – a man who saved a bumblebee [https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1l8vthk/wingless_bumblebee_living_her_best_life/] – shares [https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1la94qm/beelinda_update_day_3/] his story [https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1lcpodm/the_final_update_about_beelinda/] with Tony and David. (Donate to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust here [https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/join-and-donate/donate/].) Jill Connolly from RC Pets [https://rcpets.com/] convinces us to leash our cats [https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/not-just-for-dogs-cat-leashes-are-a-growing-trend/]. Psychology researcher Annika From [https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/people/graduate-students/annikaf.html] reveals that similarity in long‑term romantic couples probably matters less than you'd think [https://www.psypost.org/similarity-in-long%e2%80%91term-romantic-couples-probably-matters-less-than-we-think/]. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson⁠ [https://www.jesserogerson.com/] describes our first look from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory⁠ [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/science/vera-rubin-telescopes-first-images.html]. Relationship scientist Dr. Marisa Cohen⁠ [https://www.marisatcohen.com/] explains how to spot (and avoid dating) a "man child"⁠ [https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/lifestyle/how-to-avoid-dating-a-man-child/]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:52) Snake on a plain * (05:28) Hurdler shorts oops * (09:59) William Chopik * (19:59) Dr. Jim Uttley & Tony Five * (29:59) Mark (Bumblebee Saver) & Tony Five * (39:49) Jill Connolly * (49:49) Annika From * (59:49) Dr. Jesse Rogerson * (1:09:49) Dr. Marisa Cohen * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The show opens with News You Can't Use, and foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] covering cryptic tears shed in British parliament [https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx247rn0252t] causing economic turmoil [https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2076676/rachel-reeves-crying-live-shades]. On It's Time For Technology Time, Carmi Levy [https://bsky.app/profile/carmilevy.bsky.social] dives into the following: Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/half-a-million-spotify-users-are-unknowingly-grooving-to-an-ai-generated-band/]; Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death dies after 40 years of memes, jokes, t-shirts [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsofts-blue-screen-of-death-dies-after-40-years-of-memes-jokes-t-shirts/]; Amazon now has 1 million robots steadily pushing humans out [https://gizmodo.com/amazon-now-has-1-million-robots-steadily-pushing-humans-out-2000623002]; and Google launches Doppl, a new app that lets you visualize how an outfit might look on you [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/google-launches-doppl-a-new-app-that-lets-you-visualize-how-an-outfit-might-look-on-you/]. Dr. Jess Dominguez [https://ci.uky.edu/about/directory/jess-dominguez] explains that friendships between queer people can improve well-being, however there's nuance [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-friendships-queer-people-nuance.html]. Dr. Jonathan Bernstein [https://med.uc.edu/landing-pages/profile/Index/Pubs/bernstja] goes over the people who are allergic to other humans (and their fluids) [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250613-the-people-who-are-allergic-to-humans]. David interviews comedian/musician Avery Pearson [https://www.averypearson.com/about]. ⁠Reporter Matthew Alston [https://www.mattalston.com/]⁠ discusses things you should never share at work – no matter how much you trust your coworkers [https://vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/nat-9-things-you-should-never-share-at-work-no-matter-how-much-you-trust-your-coworkers/]. Dr. John-Patrick Alao shares how caffeine could slow cellular aging [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-caffeine-cellular-aging.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:14) Tony Five * (09:59) Carmi Levy pt. 1 * (19:59) Carmi Levy pt. 2 * (29:59) Dr. Jess Dominguez * (39:49) Dr. Jonathan Bernstein * (49:49) Avery Pearson * (59:49) Matthew Alston * (1:09:49) Dr. John-Patrick Alao * (1:19:14) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On News You Can't Use, foreign correspondent Tony Five [https://x.com/realTonyFive] explains how Superman was spotted 1,000ft over London, England [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/superman-london-shard-hollywood-blockbuster-b1235872.html]. David talks about how he toasts his nuts. (Cashews – get your head out of the gutter!) Mentalist Mysterion the Mind Reader [https://mysterionthemindreader.com/] chats about his career breaking brains and reading minds. Therapist Gary Direnfeld [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] joins the show for Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday and discusses how requesting childcare from grandparents can be fraught with trouble [https://brightside.me/articles/i-demanded-my-dil-pay-me-for-babysitting-and-it-broke-our-family-harmony-832551/]. Amina Yousaf [https://www.guelphhumber.ca/about-uofgh/directory/amina-yousaf] shares how summer break brings uncertainty for children, and how kindness at home can make a difference for them [https://theconversation.com/summer-break-brings-uncertainty-for-children-and-kindness-at-home-matters-258332]. Chris Dawson [https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/chris-dawson] describes his research showing why smarter people make better decisions [https://phys.org/news/2025-06-iq-smarter-people-decisions.html]. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:38) Tony Five pt. 1 (09:59) Tony Five pt. 2 (19:59) Mysterion the Mind Reader pt. 1 (29:59) Mysterion the Mind Reader pt. 2 (39:49) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (49:49) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (59:49) Amina Yousaf (1:09:49) Chris Dawson (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]