FULL EPISODE: People Confessing To Bad Things - December 18, 2025

Motivated by Dawn O'Porter getting an absurd tattoo in tribute to her husband Chris O'Dowd, foreign correspondent Tony Five and David discuss regrettable tattoos. Behavioral economist Kate Whitman reveals how to get survey participants to be more honest about morally questionable behavior by asking about good deeds first. Neurologist Dr. Kenneth Lee explains what happens to your brain as the days get shorter and sleep quality lowers and stress levels rise. On It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers: The Oscars will exclusively air on YouTube starting in 2029; Merriam-Webster's word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content; The future of long-term data storage is clear and will last 14 billion years; and Age verification causes problems for social media in Australia. Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford warns of potential holiday issues for your pets (read: avoid tinsel). Cliff covers the following veterinary medicine stories: Canine parvo preventative gets full USDA approval; and New study finds combined therapy promising for feline infectious peritonitis. Economics professor ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Eric Kam⁠ gives his opinion on two 'am I the a-hole?' dilemmas. (No, don't pitch in to buy your boss a present.) Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:26) Tony Five (10:00) Kate Whitman (20:00) Dr. Kenneth Lee (30:00) Carmi Levy pt. 1 (39:50) Carmi Levy pt. 2 (49:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 (59:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 (1:09:50) Dr. Eric Kam (1:19:19) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices