The show opens with The Science Appliance with science communicator Dr. Dan Riskin. Dan shares the mathematical wonders of 2025, how to be more believable, and how pooping can make you smarter and faster. (Sign up for Dan's newsletter here.) Then, it's Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday) with therapist Gary Direnfeld. Despite David's many tangents, Gary and David tackle the topic of navigating stressful life events. Professor Ronnie Shachar shares insights into how storytelling may be the key to a meaningful life. Finally, social psychologist from VU Amsterdam Leonard Peperkoorn discusses how and why wearing the colour red once gave better results in sports, and how that's now no longer the case. See you on Monday!

Segments:

• (00:25) Introduction
• (01:12) Dan Riskin pt. 1
• (10:47) Dan Riskin pt. 2
• (21:28) Dan Riskin pt. 3
• (32:55) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1
• (43:20) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2
• (54:20) Ronnie Shachar pt. 1
• (1:04:38) Ronnie Shachar pt. 2
• (1:15:49) Leonard Peperkoorn
• (1:25:56) Sign-off

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The show begins with media personality Caitlin Green on the hilarious captions used during The Golden Globes on Pop Cultured, Like Fungus. David talks about Golden Globe winner A Real Pain with its unique genre of Holocaust comedy. (It's not as bad as it sounds.) The two debate the merits of safety/cancer warnings on alcohol. (Check out Caitlin on The Jann Arden podcast.) After that, it's Conspiracy Corner with Dr. Lee Kuhnle with the strange LSD cult that changed America. (Listen to Lee's podcast The Uncover Up here.) Then, it's veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford on Pet Talk covering pet diabetes and his upcoming trip to the arctic. Cybersecurity expert Francis Syms chats about illegal and dangerous items ending up on Facebook disguised as car parts. Finally, associate professor Dr. Irfan Mehmood shares how bot detection is broken.

Segments:

• (00:26) Introduction
• (01:29) Caitlin Green pt. 1
• (12:26) Caitlin Green pt. 2
• (23:44) Dr. Lee Kuhnle pt. 1
• (35:35) Dr. Lee Kuhnle pt. 2
• (48:06) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1
• (58:12) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2
• (1:09:03) Francis Syms
• (1:20:13) Dr. Irfan Mehmood
• (1:30:37) Sign-off

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Happy New Year! David's top stories: Russia fines "gay-looking" partygoers; and Breathalyzer designer gets caught by breathalyzer. Then it's Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday) with Gary Direnfeld with the heartfelt topic of: words of wisdom. Zoology professor Tim Coulson from Oxford explains how the humble octopus could give rise to the next civilization if humans die out. Finally, It's Time For Technology Time with Carmi Levy. Topics covered: Trump urging the Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban; Greece prevents children from doom scrolling; "smart" microwaves; CES 2025; and more.

Segments:

• (00:25) Introduction
• (01:59) Russia fines "gay-looking" partygoers
• (05:30) Breathalyzer designer gets caught by breathalyzer
• (08:44) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1
• (20:04) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2
• (30:45) Tim Coulson pt. 1
• (40:14) Tim Coulson pt. 2
• (52:49) Carmi Levy pt. 1
• (1:04:30) Carmi Levy pt. 2
• (1:15:09) Carmi Levy pt. 3
• (1:26:16) Sign-off

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