FULL EPISODE: Matter Thirsty Rogue Planet - October 8, 2025
Happier In A Couple Or Alone
The Last Show with David Cooper
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Show Notes
Foreign correspondent Tony Five starts the show with: SPCA seeks Montrealers willing to foster baby squirrels; and Stolen California gas station dinosaur returned with an apology note. Psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Lewis explains how clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted group therapy help reduce depression and burnout among healthcare workers. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson covers science news stories: Junk food can scramble memory in just four days; Strange rogue planet spotted guzzling matter like a star; and Scientists learn that rare bacterium plays dead to survive. (Check out Jesse's book Daydreaming in the Solar System here.) On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, Gary Direnfeld and David discuss the difficulties of friendship in a digital age. Social psychology researcher Helena Qin describes the shift between life as a single person and life coupled up. Experimental psychology researcher Sarah Mohammadi explains why karma feels good after being unfairly excluded.
Segments:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:43) Tony Five
- (10:00) Dr. Benjamin Lewis
- (20:00) Dr. Jesse Rogerson pt. 1
- (30:00) Dr. Jesse Rogerson pt. 2
- (39:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1
- (49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2
- (59:50) Helena Qin
- (1:09:50) Sarah Mohammadi
- (1:19:21) Sign-off
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