A Return From The Desert - September 8, 2025

Host David Cooper returns from vacation at The Burning Man festival⁠ and discusses it with foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five. On ⁠Noah vs. The Unknown⁠, TV personality ⁠Noah Cappe⁠ and David chat about the strange Tunguska event. Future-of-work reporter ⁠Tim Paradis describes how applying for jobs has never been easier and why that's a problem. Senior economics reporter Juliana Kaplan shares how millennials and Gen Z in their first jobs out of college might actually tell the story of the economy. David celebrates his 6 years of sobriety from alcohol with addiction expert Yonah Budd. Psychology and AI researcher David Saeteros reveals the catch with AI's personality-reading powers. Sociology researcher Zosia Cooper explains that Gen Z is the most investment-savvy generation.

Segments:

• (00:00) Introduction
• (01:46) Tony Five pt. 1
• (10:00) Tony Five pt. 2
• (20:00) Noah Cappe
• (30:00) Tim Paradis
• (39:50) Juliana Kaplan
• (49:50) Yonah Budd
• (59:50) David Saeteros
• (1:09:50) Zosia Cooper
• (1:19:07) Sign-off

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