FULL EPISODE: Naughty Mode - March 19, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What health risks are associated with popular headphones?
Hi, welcome in. Pull up a bar stool. It's the last show, not the first show. You will learn a lot of interesting things on the show tonight. We've got a lot to cover. Here are some of the topics we'll hit. Coming soon to an AI chat bot near you, naughty mode. ChatGPT is set to unleash an adult mode where you can have erotic conversations with it. In 10 minutes time, we'll rain on your parade because mental health professionals say it's a terrible idea.
What alarming incident occurred with the Cybertruck?
Then after that, the psychology of dad jokes. Why did the dad joke make the dad joke? Because I don't know any good dad jokes. But we won't be just tackling this topic superficially. A bunch of psychologists did a controlled research study to figure out what dad jokes do between children and parents. And it turns out they serve as a kind of social glue between parent and child. So the next time somebody rolls their eyes at a stupid dad joke, there's something important they need to know. And it's this. Actually, we'll tell you halfway through the hour. So stay tuned for that.
Why did mental health experts oppose ChatGPT's 'naughty mode'?
Those are some of the topics we'll cover on the show. There will be more. You will learn more. But for now, we'd better dive in.
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You buy a pair of headphones. You put them on your head because what else would you do? And then you find out there are traces of chemicals in them that could do serious damage for your health.
How does laughter contribute to father-child bonding?
Well, that is what has happened. So much so that European retailers are yanking certain headphone models off the shelves because of weird, toxic chemicals in them. Great. And these aren't just like one-off headphones. These are popular brands. We're here to discuss this story and more from the tech sector as it is time for Technology Time. Carmi Levy is here. Carmi, welcome to the show.
Great to be with you, David.
What impact do difficult people have on our biological aging?
Thanks for having me.
I thought we got rid of this one plastic called BPA, you know, that the old Nalgene bottles were made out of. And then we heard there was hormone-disrupting chemicals that would leach into your water and blah, blah, blah. And I know there's still some products with BPA, but mostly... retailers have phased them out and blah, blah, blah. Are they healthy for you? Are they not healthy for you? Probably not. The research, not exactly clear. The more we know, the more toxic we find out they are.
How can classical musicians demonstrate resilience?
I'll stop talking soon, but I guess headphones were not a place I thought this would happen.
You know, I thought the same thing, David. I mean, you know, for years, you know, bisphenol or BPA was verboten. We know that they had been banned. When I buy water bottles for my bike, for example, I look for that BPA-free sign and that, you know, that shows that it's safe. Phthalates, another common chemical that was supposed to have been outlawed, flame retardants in soft plastics. Yet, for whatever reason, this Czech nonprofit known as Arnica Inc., did some digging and they looked at wearables, headphones from Apple, Beats, Samsung, Bose, JBL, Sennheiser, all the big names. And they found that in a number of them, they looked at about 80 of them, but in a number of them, the levels of these what we call forever chemicals were significantly higher
than what should have been, than what is mandated in the law.
What are the effects of extreme heat on wildlife?
And it's frankly scary. As you can tell, I'm wearing a regular pair of headphones now. I wear Apple AirPods fairly frequently. Thankfully, Apple's devices are below the appropriate levels. They didn't find those chemicals there. But other devices, for example, JBL, HP, Razer, they all had levels that are really high. And the worry here is that These are headphones that are often worn by younger people, kids who are playing games for lots of, you know, late into the night. They're worn by pregnant women who are especially susceptible to these chemicals leaching through their bloodstream.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:24
2
What health risks are associated with popular headphones?
0:24–0:52
3
What alarming incident occurred with the Cybertruck?
0:52–1:27
4
Why did mental health experts oppose ChatGPT's 'naughty mode'?
1:27–1:53
5
How does laughter contribute to father-child bonding?
1:53–2:15
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What impact do difficult people have on our biological aging?
2:15–2:38
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How can classical musicians demonstrate resilience?
2:38–3:33
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What are the effects of extreme heat on wildlife?
3:33–1:20:37
Speakers
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