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TRC #332: Wind Chill + Bad Pharma Overview + Does Bottled Water Expire?

Even with Adam away, TRC delivers! Cristina blows in with an interesting breakdown of the Wind Chill Index, while Darren probes the book “Bad Pharma” by British physician and academic Ben Goldacre.  Finally, Pat flushes out the truth behind why … Continue reading

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TRC #331: Bad Luck & Cancer + Annual Predictions + Sushi & Wasabi

Happy New Year from TRC!  On this week’s episode, Darren doubles down on whether cancer is mostly the result of bad luck, while Adam looks into his crystal ball for our Annual Predictions. Pat rounds out the show with the … Continue reading

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TRC #330: The Fourth Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular

With half of the regular TRC crew off for the holidays, Pat and Cristina hijack the show for a fourth year running and revisit some of the best parodies and highlights of the year. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/TRC_330.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If … Continue reading

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TRC #329: Murder Down Under + Cake or Death + The Sitting Dead + #HomicideTheNorth

The Reality Check panel delivers a morbidly merry episode this holiday season! Pat goes down under to see if Adelaide is worthy of its ‘murder capital’ rep, while Cristina presents the odds of dying on your birthday. Next, Adam relaxes … Continue reading

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TRC #328: Superintelligence Overview + Guinness Two-Pour + Is Grumpy Cat a ‘100-millionaire’?

TRC drops another informative show with some hilarious outtakes! Darren takes over the world show with an in-depth overview of Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence, Cristina gives us a sobering look at whether the Guinness Two-Pour is a must or a … Continue reading

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TRC 327: Racial Disparity + Perception Quiz + The Cheerleader Effect

This week’s show is #1!  Dina stirs the melting pot and gives us a taste of racial disparity as it relates to education, employment, and the penal system, Darren tests our knowledge of key social issues in our own backyard, … Continue reading

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TRC #326: Bates Method + Outlet Malls + Does Roomba Map a Room + Hope & Resurrection

This week’s awesome episode kicks off with Pat focusing on The Bates Method. Cristina shops for facts about outlet malls, while Adam cleans up with a segment about Roombas. Lastly, Darren raises our awareness with a recent troubling news story. … Continue reading

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TRC #325: Cells On A Plane + Effective Donating Revisited + Sad Music

On this week’s show, Adam rings in about whether we really have to turn off cell phones on a plane, Darren contributes by revisiting effective donating, and Cristina conducts a minor segment about why we listen to sad music when … Continue reading

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TRC #322: Fewer Kids Trick or Treating? + SFoSF: Coffee + BDSM Illegal? + Losing Elan

The TRC boys deliver another great show with Adam kicking things off by slaughtering myths around trick or treating.  Elan challenges the guys to a java-fuelled science fact or science fiction while Darren dominates a segment about the legalities around BDSM. … Continue reading

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TRC #321: Ebola + Google Traffic + Sexy Ebola Nurse Costume

On this week’s show, Darren explores whether it’s time to hit the panic button on Ebola, Adam navigates us through how Google Traffic really works, and Pat examines whether the Sexy Ebola Nurse Costume is a trick. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/TRC_321.mp3 Download direct: mp3 … Continue reading

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