Weaponized Incompetence - September 15, 2025
Tony's New Hobby
The Last Show with David Cooper
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Show Notes
The show opens with Vet Talk or Pet Talk with Dr. Cliff Redford discussing the following pet-related topics: What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs); Diagnostic system developed for identifying ADHD-suspected dog; and Dog spots suitcases being packed, what he does next changes everything. Pop culture writer Callie Ahlgrim explains how weaponized incompetence is back, and that it's driving modern women out of their marriages. Gloria Kostadinova tells the story of the 95 year-old solo traveler she sat next to on an international flight who's now her pen pal, teaching her a lot about life. In the search for a hobby for foreign correspondent Tony Five, listener Lauren pitches hobby horsing. Urban innovation researcher Andrew Irvin tells David why it's time for a new orbital activity treaty governing the ever-increasing number of satellites. Marketing and behavioral science professor Dr. Yanwen Wang reveals how AI salespeople aren't better than humans... yet. Dr. Søren Dinesen Østergaard goes over his predictions about ChatGPT psychosis and what can be done now that cases of it have appeared.
Segments:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:46) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1
- (10:00) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2
- (20:00) Callie Ahlgrim
- (30:00) Gloria Kostadinova
- (39:50) Listener Lauren & Tony Five
- (49:50) Andrew Irvin
- (59:50) Dr. Yanwen Wang
- (1:09:50) Dr. Søren Dinesen Østergaard
- (1:19:07) Sign-off
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