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The Last Show with David Cooper

FULL EPISODE: Flirting For Favors - January 6, 2026

07 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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unfiltered discussions unexpected guests no topic is off limits from sex and relationships to the human condition personal anxieties and so much more the only talk show of its kind in the world world this is

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Chapter 2: What is the controversy surrounding the McDonald's McRib lawsuit?

24.314 - 45.474 David Cooper

Hi, hi, hi, welcome. We got a lot of great topics tonight and here are some of them. Here are some of the things you're gonna learn on the night show. Is that flirty wink about romance or a free drink? Some people flirt for love, others for leverage. In about 10 minutes time, we'll unpack why some who flirt a lot might be manipulating you with hidden motives.

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46.015 - 60.076 David Cooper

We'll teach you how not to mistake that flirtatious smile, that flirtatious comment with somebody expressing genuine interest. Then, we've lived with dogs for thousands of years. But how good are we at reading how they feel?

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Chapter 3: How are dark personality traits linked to flirting for personal gain?

60.136 - 81.22 David Cooper

Most pet owners think they can read their pup, but when studied by animal behaviorists, eh, let's face it, we're not great at it. Worse still, the way we feel when we interpret a dog's face, we sort of project that onto the dog. We'll give you details of that study halfway through the hour. That is some of the things we'll cover on tonight's show. There will be more, but for now, let's dive in.

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81.2 - 104.238 David Cooper

And in McDonald's-based news, we are joined by special foreign correspondent Tony Five in London, England, to discuss the arrival of the McRib and some surprises that customers aren't happy about, so much so that there's a major lawsuit that McDonald's is facing. Tony Five, welcome to the program. Hello, McHello, David. How are you, my friend? I am McDoingGreat.

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Chapter 4: What does research say about our ability to read pets' emotions?

104.278 - 106.321 David Cooper

We're trying to get a McDonald's sponsorship here, clearly.

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106.341 - 128.735 Tony Five

I know. It would be wonderful if we could. I have never, ever, ever understood that whole popularity with the McRib. It's kind of a pop culture icon when it comes. It's always a limited release. And it's a, for those who don't know, it's a burger and it's called the McRib, but they have like a, I think a beef patty. It's a pork patty. It's rib, isn't it? It's a pork rib, yeah.

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Chapter 5: How can improving social fitness be a New Year's resolution?

128.995 - 142.254 Tony Five

Covered in like barbecue sauce, but it's not really that. It's kind of gelatinous, I felt. I find it quite sickly. People do love it. It's in like a sub roll or whatever, but people go crazy for it. Oh my God, they should bring the McRib back.

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142.294 - 155.233 Tony Five

And I don't know whether it's kind of a joke in on itself, but people have like sort of sued McDonald's because it genuinely, people think they've been misled because it's not a genuine rib, a real pork rib.

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155.956 - 171.243 David Cooper

A 45-page lawsuit was filed at the end of last month in northern Illinois by a bunch of plaintiffs. And they're saying the McRib doesn't really have – let's just say the word allegedly because McDonald's legal counsel has deep pockets.

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Chapter 6: What is time blindness and how does it affect punctuality?

171.944 - 176.091 David Cooper

But they're saying that it, like, doesn't have real rib in it. It's just random pork parts.

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176.071 - 195.345 Tony Five

Well, can I tell you what the constituents are? And then you'll maybe rethink it. So it's a process combination of cuts, such as the shoulder, the heart, tripe. I've no idea what tripe is, but it sounds disgusting. And scalded stomach, David. Scalded stomach, not just regular stomach, scalded stomach. Apparently, none of which are just rib meat.

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195.815 - 197.477 David Cooper

It's what the lawsuit claims.

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Chapter 7: How is AI being used to combat academic dishonesty?

197.497 - 199.099 David Cooper

We want to say that very clearly.

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199.599 - 200.22 Tony Five

Allegedly.

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200.24 - 203.183 David Cooper

Allegedly. Yeah, don't sue us, McDonald's. In fact, sponsor us.

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203.203 - 207.648 Tony Five

We love you. I can imagine Ronald McDonald just kicking your door in and just having a go at you. But okay, carry on.

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207.688 - 210.852 David Cooper

No, it would be the Hamburglar would come in and rough me up.

210.872 - 211.432 Tony Five

That's right.

Chapter 8: What is the historical significance of ice cream?

211.452 - 223.746 Tony Five

Yeah, that's right. Yeah, Hamburglar. Oh, what happened to him? Do you reckon he's really behind bars? I feel like he's typecast. Like he maybe did something many, many years ago. And for the last like 40 years, he just has to wear the stripy outfits and stuff.

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223.979 - 235.4 David Cooper

Yeah, the sorry state of the legal system. He just can't get a job because, you know, he got convicted of a crime. Now, every time he goes in for a background check to get an honest job, it's hamburger theft.

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235.46 - 241.371 Tony Five

He just fails it. He absolutely fails it all the time. And that Zorro hat he wears doesn't do him any favours, does it?

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241.692 - 244.958 David Cooper

It does not. He's got a real record with Grand Theft Hamburger.

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245.157 - 274.59 David Cooper

um that's what they're saying a tripe by the way is like a one of the stomachs of a cow and it's delicious if prepared well um but it is very much like a strong meaty like livery organ meat flavor for sure very lovely texture i feel like you would like tripe i over thanksgiving you tried liver and you liked it maybe you would like tripe did i yes you had a little bit of liver oh no the liver parfait i did try that yes the chopped liver yes i did i did i did that was nice you didn't hate it

274.57 - 291.93 David Cooper

Okay, but back to this lawsuit. McDonald's is saying their response to this is that it is a distortion of the facts and many of the claims in the lawsuit are inaccurate. But I feel like that's maybe an admission of guilt. They're saying many of the claims, not all the claims.

291.95 - 297.115 Tony Five

Well, they say it's 100% pork, which it is. I mean, it all comes from a pig. I get it.

297.135 - 303.042 David Cooper

But it has to be rib for it to be a McRib. And apparently they're advertising that it's rib.

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I guess so. But, you know, like they're quarter pounders. Are they genuinely all a quarter pound? I don't know. You know, and they're cheeseburgers. Do they have cheese in it, David? What is the meaning of life?

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