Norwegian golf expert (probably) Tony Five reports on a bandit plaguing a golf course in Norway and the January blues. Management professor Madeline Kneeland explains how your workplace's next offsite can help you with your career. Music researcher and lecturer Hussein Boon chats with David about the current state of AI voice synthesis, the ethics of its use, and the social issues around recreating female voices. Professor of psychology Steve Joordens reasons about why people are spending less time than ever with friends. Kurtis Smejkal – host of the podcast Three Angry Nerds – gives his nerdy 2026 predictions for TV, movies, technology, and video games. Then, it's the stigma of teledildonics with experimental psychology researcher ⁠Madison Williams⁠ who reveals ⁠the reverse sexual double standard in sextech use⁠. Psychology researcher McKell Jorgensen-Wells is joined by David's partner Miranda (of all people) to go over ⁠the psychology map of romance in Taylor Swift's songs⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:23) Tony Five (10:00) Madeline Kneeland (20:00) Hussein Boon pt. 1 (30:00) Hussein Boon pt. 2 (39:50) Steve Joordens (49:50) Kurtis Smejkal (59:50) Madison Williams (1:09:50) McKell Jorgensen-Wells & Miranda (1:19:24) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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