Episodes

  • It's Not Me, It's You - November 6, 2024

    It's Not Me, It's You - November 6, 2024
    Nov 7 2024
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five discusses the United Kingdom's response to the election. David and Tony play AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday. Sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty joins David for Sex, Etc. After answering rapid fire sex questions, Samantha outlines some baselines for what you ought to say to people when breaking up with them. After that, we tackle when it might be a good idea to see a therapist on Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday with Gary Direnfeld. Meteorologist and paleoclimate modeler Dr. Alex Farnsworth shares predictions for how and when humans and mammals will face extinction. Associate professor of psychology Adriano Lameira goes over a hypothesis of where kissing comes from.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday - November 5, 2024

    Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday - November 5, 2024
    Nov 6 2024
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David give birth to a new segment AFY-TSY: Advice For Your Tomorrow's Self Yesterday (see album cover). David loses it. Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford tells the sad tale of Peanut the Squirrel. Rat exterminator Kurtis Brown from Orkin Canada shares that Toronto is the "rattiest" city in the country. Psychology professor Luke Hyde shares study results stating parenting affects kids' brains differently at different ages. Recent biology grad Emma Kominek who works in wildlife rehab reveals the most Canadian animals. The show's producer Dani joins David for Dani's Crime Den.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Controlled Cheating - November 4, 2024

    Controlled Cheating - November 4, 2024
    Nov 5 2024
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five – having a great day – tells the tale of the Poo Hands Girlfriend. David goes off on what to do to prepare for a future bad day. Sex worker and model Katija Cortez educates us on controlled cheating. Postdoctoral research fellow studying animal behavior Dr. Erin Siracusa shares her findings that keeping fewer friends protects aging monkeys from disease. Professor of ecology at Oxford Dr. Rob Salguero-Gómez shares his (complementary) findings that species which are more social live longer. Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman and David chat about adult hobbies. Canadian ghost hunter Curtis Riersgard introduces himself and his trade.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Brown Isn't Real - November 1, 2024

    Brown Isn't Real - November 1, 2024
    Nov 2 2024
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five confirms the so-called "infinite monkey theorem" has been disproven. Then, it's The Science Appliance (complete with a theme song) with science communicator Dan Riskin. David tells Dan that the color brown isn't real, and the two discuss geostationary orbits and the horrors of the daylight to standard time switch.

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    42 mins
  • Happy Halloween - October 31, 2024

    Happy Halloween - October 31, 2024
    Oct 31 2024
    Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David discuss Halloween in the UK vs. North America. Physics professor Neil Johnson dives into his study on how hate speech spread online after the 2020 US election. Psychology and neuroscience lecturer Dr. Pablo Arias-Sarah shares his research on how AI filters can influence our perceived attractiveness. Biological sciences professor Bruce Jayne tells David how an invasive Python in Florida can eat larger prey than previously thought. Finally, writer and and voice actor Emily Kellogg gives us an introduction to Parkdale Haunt – a horror fiction podcast.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • I'm Going to Hillary's After - October 30, 2024

    I'm Going to Hillary's After - October 30, 2024
    Oct 31 2024
    It's Conspiracy Corner on The Last Show and David interviews political science professor Dr. Lee Kuhnle about the strange disappearance of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in the 1980s. (Check out Lee's podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast.) 15 year old reporter Wyatt Sharpe describes what it's like to be a young journalist. David shares what heights of fame he wants to reach with London-based foreign correspondent Tony Five. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday Gary Direnfeld tells us when it's a bad idea to go to therapy. Finally, it's poet and english professor at the University of Toronto, Ian Williams on how to talk to people when you live alone.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Crisps Around The World - October 29, 2024

    Crisps Around The World - October 29, 2024
    Oct 30 2024
    David's top stories: a cheese heist; the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in NYC; and a new mascot for the Vatican. Carmi Levy joins the show for It's Time For Technology Time and discusses an AI daydreaming and one startup's claims of linking dreaming brains. Foreign correspondent Tony Five and David review crisps (chips) around the world! Professor of marketing at Baylor University Jim Roberts shares his new study that reveals people turn to social media out of weakness, not ego. Finally, marine geophysicist and distinguished professor emeritus at UC Santa Barbara Ken Macdonald tells us how to spot the early signs of Earth's sixth ocean.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Shoes In The Bed - October 28, 2024

    Shoes In The Bed - October 28, 2024
    Oct 29 2024
    David's top stories: Lily Allen's foot income; A $1.5M art banana; and Apple awarded just $250. Foreign correspondent Tony Five discuss why TV actors put their shoes in the bed, embarrassing workplace stories, and the Madison Square Garden political rally. New York and Berlin-based comedian Annick Adelle goes over their time at a dancing meditation retreat (complete with nude hot springs). The show's producer Dani walks David through a clickbait article.

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    1 hr and 24 mins