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TRC #513: Mashup: Boil Hot Or Cold Water? + Maple Water + Does Bottled Water Expire?
With Darren away in Europe and Adam moving, Cristina takes the helm for a water themed mashup. First, Darren asks: is it better to boil hot water or cold water? Next, Adam taps into health claims lauding the benefits of … Continue reading
TRC #509: Mashup: Food Labeling + Trisodium Phosphate In Cereal? + What Is Organic?
This week Producer Pat plays DJ bringing you a mashup show all about food labels. First Cristina bites into a segment about misleading product claims and food labeling. Next, Pat explores a viral video about trisodium phosphate in kid’s cereal. … Continue reading
TRC #502: Mashup: Dunning-Kruger Effect + Matilda Effect + McGurk Effect
A mashup episode all about ‘effects’. Darren discusses the sometimes misunderstood cognitive bias called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures, Cristina digs into the Matilda Effect and highlights some groundbreaking women scientists who were famously and shamelessly … Continue reading
TRC #490: Mashup: Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering
Brian Tomasik from Reducing-Suffering.org discusses ethics, animal welfare and far-future scenarios from a suffering-focused perspective. Here is his interview from 2015 presented in its entirety for the first time. This was one of the more controversial interviews on TRC and … Continue reading
TRC #478: Mashup: Skeptical Newlywed Game + Ghost Weddings
While the crew takes the week off in honour of Adam’s nuptials, Producer Pat brings you a wedding-themed mashup episode! First, Adam plays game show host during a skeptical (and highly entertaining) version of the newlywed game featuring special guests … Continue reading
TRC #459: Mashup: High Fidelity Music Players + Puff The Magic Dragon Vs Pot + Perfect Pitch
Pat and Cristina bring you a music themed mashup! First Pat sets the tone with a segment on high fidelity audio players and whether Neil Young’s Pono device is as ‘righteous’ as its name claims. Darren clears the smoke on … Continue reading
TRC #455: Mashup: Talking To Dogs + Dogs and Peanut Butter + Do Dogs Hate Hugs?
Producer Pat is joined in the studio by his dog Holden while the rest of the crew has the week off. So, of course, all the topic are about dogs in this mashup episode. Darren digs into headlines that suggest … Continue reading
TRC #407: Panelists Disagreeing Mashup – Geeks and glasses + 0.9999 = 1? + Bike Helmet Safety
While continue to prepare for our move to radio we’re putting together yet another Mashup. This week we present segments where our panelists disagreed about things. First up is a classic segment looking at the correlation between geekiness and glasses, … Continue reading
TRC #406: Solar System Mashup – Pluto A Planet? + Planet 9 Discovered
With the full crew still on vacation, we bring you a special mashup episode featuring honorary TRC panelist Dr. Stuart Robbins of the Exposing PsuedoAstronomy blog and podcast. First Stu takes the panel through the history of what we call … Continue reading
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TRC #323: Mashup Episode: SkyMall + Mattress Doubles In Weight + Almond Joy’s Got Nuts
Elan is your DJ for this “humour” themed mash-up episode. Unfortunately it is also his last appearance as a regular panelist on the podcast. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/TRC_323.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you like the show, please leave us a review … Continue reading
