Reality Check (podcast)

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The Reality Check
Presentation
Hosted by	Adam Gardner Cristina Roach Darren McKee Pat Roach
Genre	Skepticism
Updates	Weekly
Production
No. of episodes	614
Publication
Original release	August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14) – present
Website	www.trcpodcast.com
The Reality Check Intro Music Menu 0:00

The Reality Check (TRC) is a weekly podcast hosted by members of The Ottawa Skeptics.^[1] The show is hosted by Darren McKee, Adam Gardner, Cristina Roach and Pat Roach.^[2][3] The show was initially created and headed by Jonathan Abrams, the founder of The Ottawa Skeptics,^[4] until he left the show at episode 198.^[5] Former co-hosts include Elan Dubrofsky, Xander Miller and Catherine LeBel.^[6]

The show explores "Scientific controversies and curiosities" and the topics of discussion are varied and include the Moon landing hoax, Bigfoot, Feng Shui and the treatment of hiccups. In keeping with the satirical nature of the show, the opening theme music is often a parody of a well-known melody and performed by the co-host Pat Roach and his wife, Cristina.^{[clarification needed]} By November 2012, the podcast was receiving between 4000 and 5000 weekly downloads and has reached the 1 million total download milestone.^[7]

TRC won the 2018 "Mixcloud Radio Online Award" ("MORA") in the "Best Online Talk Show" of "Science/Technology" category.^[8][9][10] It was referred to as one of the "five science podcasts to expand your mind" by Global News.^[11]

Episodes[]

2008[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #1	Pilot	August 14, 2008
TRC #2		August 21, 2008
TRC #3	Winged cats, Magnetic Cows, Measles/Mumps outbreak, FDA approves food irradiation, Myth of the Week: We only use 10% of our brain...	August 29, 2008
TRC #4	Nutmeg overdosing, psychic fair, and new age ads	September 4, 2008
TRC #5	Alt Med Primer, Aspartame, and Creatine	September 11, 2008
TRC #6	The Placebo Effect, Science on TV, and the art of persuasion in politics	September 18, 2008
TRC #7	Cancerous Cell Phones, Conspiracy Videos, and Ghosts with Rich Taste	September 24, 2008
TRC #8	Ogopogo, Bigfoot vs Politicians, and Pond Scum	October 1, 2008
TRC #9	Vitamin C + Chemotherapy, Maggie the Counting Dog, and Out of Body Study	October 9, 2008
TRC #10	Islamic Doll, What Energy Is Essay, and Cognitive Dissonance	October 16, 2008
TRC #11	Franken-foods, Acai Berries, and UK UFO Documents Revealed!	October 23, 2008
TRC #12	Persinger's God Helmet and Halloween Dangers	October 30, 2008
TRC #13	Calorie Restricted Diets, Wedding Superstitions, Bisphenol A, and Unlucky Numbers	November 5, 2008
TRC #14	The Trouble With Astrology, Scientific Medical Preventions Under Attack, and "Yes Captain, I do"	November 13, 2008
TRC #15	JFK Assassination, pesticides+cancer, and does the brain prove evolution?	November 20, 2008
TRC #16	Mortality/Risk + Evidence/Falsifiability + Coriolis Effect/Toilets	November 26, 2008
TRC #17	Zombies + Crime Stats + Moon Illusion	December 3, 2008
TRC #18	Prayer + Safety Laws + Coke Tabs	December 4, 2008
TRC #19	Pseudoegyptology + Feng Shui + The Rule of Thumb	December 18, 2008
TRC #20	Xmas Origins + Is Santa Real? + Holiday Suicide Myth	December 18, 2008

2009[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #21	Angels + Celebrities + Spider Eating Myth	January 8, 2009
TRC #22	Big Pharma Inconsistencies + Alien Faces + Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day	January 14, 2009
TRC #23	Cancer Epidemic Fears + Acupressure + The Myth of Gum Digestion	January 21, 2009
TRC #24	Social Class/Health + Chemophobia + Black Belt Myth	January 28, 2009
TRC #25	Bear Armour + Evolution Book Reviews + Dream Myth	February 5, 2009
TRC #26	Evolution's History + Carbon Dating + Vestigial Organs	February 11, 2009
TRC #27	Scientific Progress + Money as Debt + Lemmings Myth	February 18, 2009
TRC #28	The Sun's True Colour + Google Atlantis + Great Wall of China Myth	February 25, 2009
TRC #29	The Nocebo Effect + Circumcision/AIDS + Chicken Eggs Myth	February 26, 2009
TRC #30	Homosexuality/Natural? + Teaching 9/11 Truth + Friday 13th Accident Rates	March 15, 2009
TRC #31	Evolution Acceptance + Zeitgeist + Staring at the Sun	March 19, 2009
TRC #32	Cold Reading + Baby Einstein Videos + Shaving Myth	March 26, 2009
TRC #33	Who has more sex? + King Tut's Curse + JFK Was a Donut?	April 2, 2009
TRC #34	Pyramid Theory + Singularity + Frog Myth	April 19, 2009
TRC #35	Climate Change + Plastic Bags + Ozone Depletion	April 24, 2009
TRC #36	Japanese Horror + Bible Code + Soda Can Myth	May 3, 2009
TRC #37	Skeptic Course + Pentawater + Swine Flu Myth	May 10, 2009
TRC #38	Politics/Skepticism + Climate Change Questions + Red Bull Myth	May 15, 2009
TRC #39	Wikipedia/Britannica + Homemade Pesticides + Dark Meat Myth	May 24, 2009
TRC #40	Children's Cold Medicine + Ad Hominem + Pool Urine Dye	June 1, 2009
TRC #41	Landfills + Chelation + Safety in Numbers	June 11, 2009
TRC #42	Critical Thinking 101 + Psychic Dogs + Myopic Myth	June 12, 2009
TRC #43	Real Vaccine Dangers + Cosmetics + Bilateral Symmetry	June 20, 2009
TRC #44	Avro Arrow Conspiracy + Brain Drain + Beavertails	June 26, 2009
TRC #45	BMI + Michael Jackson Skin Colour + Eskimo Words for Snow	July 5, 2009
TRC #46	Wind Turbine Illness + Madoff & Ponzi Schemes + Post-Mortem Nail Growth Myth	July 8, 2009
TRC #47	TAM7 + Adam Savage Interview + Twitter Popularity	July 17, 2009
TRC #48	Moon Hoax + Interview with Bob and Jay Novella from the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe + Taste Myth	July 26, 2009
TRC #49	Homeopathy 101 + Harriet Hall Interview + Sex on the Mind Myth	August 1, 2009
TRC #50	Spot Reduction + Aquatic Ape Theory Interview + More People Alive Now Than In All History	August 8, 2009
TRC #51	What the Bleep Review + Richard Saunders Interview + Usa Myth	August 15, 2009
TRC #52	Scifi vs UFO Reporting Interview (David Clarke) + Zombies! Study Interview (Robert Smith?)	August 23, 2009
TRC #53	Pet Domestication + Joe Nickell Interview + Monkey Descent Myth	August 29, 2009
TRC #54	Jurassic Park + Consciousness + 21 Grams	September 6, 2009
TRC #55	Time Travel + Multitasking + Well Starseeing Myth	September 13, 2009
TRC #56	Umami/MSG + Ray Hyman Interview + Baldness Myth	September 20, 2009
TRC #57	Free Will/Determinism + Interview with Evan Bernstein	September 27, 2009
TRC #58	Alternative Style Auctions + Interview with Tim Farley + Flamingo Colour Myth	October 4, 2009
TRC #59	HIV Myths + Steven Novella Interview + Cocaine Money Myth	October 11, 2009
TRC #60	Swine Flu Vaccine Fears + Brian Brushwood Interview + Coal Crushing Myth	October 18, 2009
TRC #61	Interview with Phil Plat, the Bad Astronomer	October 22, 2009
TRC #62	Halloween Origins + Ghost Hunter Interview + Black Cat Myths	October 31, 2009
TRC #63	Satanic Ritual Abuse + Animal Hybrids + Male vs Female Drivers	November 8, 2009
TRC #64	Dark Side of the Moon + 2012 + Start of Spring	November 15, 2009
TRC #65	False Pregnancy + Bill 179/Naturopathy Interview + Psychological Treatments for Cancer	November 22, 2009
TRC #66	Cameron/Comfort's Origin of Species + Music Therapy + Alcohol Kills Brain Cells Myth	November 29, 2009
TRC #67	ABO Blood Type Personality + Moral Consistency + Fortune Cookies	December 6, 2009
TRC #68	Climategate + How To Be An Expert + Hand Sanitizers	December 13, 2009
TRC #69	Santa Claus Origins + Festivus Origins + Snowflake Sameness	December 20, 2009

2010[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #70	Trepanation + Conspiracy Skeptic Interview + New Year Driving Risks	January 3, 2010
TRC #71	Neurological/Moral Reactions + The G-Spot + Twinkie Shelf-Life	January 10, 2010
TRC #72	Gambler's Fallacy + Cryonics + SuperFreakonomics Review	January 17, 2010
TRC #73	Quantum Mechanics + Creation Movie Review + Drinking Myth	January 24, 2010
TRC #74	Counterfeiting + Daniel Loxton Interview + Celery Myth	January 31, 2010
TRC #75	Ginkgo Biloba + Audio Cables + Fugu (Puffer Fish) Myth	February 7, 2010
TRC #76	Graphology/Handwriting Analysis + Kosher Food + Drinking/Pregnancy	February 14, 2010
TRC #77	Chocolate/Strokes + Olympic Mascots + KFC Myth	February 21, 2010
TRC #78	Chicken or the egg + Weasle Words + Gutenberg	February 28, 2010
TRC #79	Olympics Revisited + Euphemism Treadmill + Audiobooks vs Books	March 7, 2010
TRC #80	IQ Correlations + Dr Yoni Freedhoff Interview + Trillium Myth	March 14, 2010
TRC #81	Buying the Cosmos + TV Ratings + Head Heat Loss Myth	March 21, 2010
TRC #82	Mike Duffy and Critical Thinking + HFCS Study + Frown Myth	March 28, 2010
TRC #83	Easter Origins + Vitamin C for the Common Cold + Brain Calorie Loss	April 4, 2010
TRC #84	Miracluin Tablets + Price Discrimination + Does Eating Late Cause Weight Gain?	April 11, 2010
TRC #85	Do Violent Video Games Lead To Violence? + Alcohol in Soft Drinks + Hangover Cures	April 15, 2010
TRC #86	Snakes + Shampoo + Michael Jackson vs Sonic the Hedgehog	April 25, 2010
TRC #87	Boobquake + Brain Age + White Chocolate	May 2, 2010
TRC #88	Stephen Hawking vs Aliens + Sky Mall Products + Printer Ink	May 9, 2010
TRC #89	Shisha + 3D Technology + Toothpaste	May 16, 2010
TRC #90	Why Sex? + Pigeon Head-bob + Dog Colour Vision	May 23, 2010
TRC #91	OCD + Dr. Tim Valentine Interview + Wild West Violence Myth	May 30, 2010
TRC #92	Denialism + Lotteries + Missing Dollar Riddle	June 6, 2010
TRC #93	Nostradamus + Multiple Personality Disorder + Brain Food Myth	June 13, 2010
TRC #94	Abiogenic Oil + Homosexuality and Evolution + Koala Bears	June 20, 2010
TRC #95	Black Hole Pareidolia + Paul Ingraham Interview + Mice Love Cheese Myth	June 27, 2010
TRC #96	Meat Healthiness + Premium Beer + Carrot Eyesight Myth	July 4, 2010
TRC #97	TAM8 + Casino Odds + Slot Machines + Sport Incentives	July 12, 2010
TRC #98	TAM8 Highlights + Psychic Jamming + DJ Grothe Interview + Elephants and Mice	July 18, 2010
TRC #99	Census + He-Man vs Dynasty + Are Blondes Dumber?	July 25, 2010
TRC #100	Don't Start Believin' + Mistakes Were Made By Us + Myth Recap	August 2, 2010
TRC #101	Vitamin D + Brainstorming + Red Car Cost	August 8, 2010
TRC #102	Deafness Leads to Supersight? + iDosing + Penny CN Tower Myth	August 15, 2010
TRC #103	WiFi/BPA Fear + Allergies + Mars Size Myth	August 22, 2010
TRC #104	Chiropractic Adventures + James Randi Interview + Internet Is For Porn?	August 29, 2010
TRC #105	EMP + Ben Radford Interview + 215 Bones Myth	September 6, 2010
TRC #106	Photo Analysis + The Bermuda Triangle + Was Hitler Jewish?	September 12, 2010
TRC #107	Language and Thoughts + Danger and Cognitive Bias + Fruit Fly Myth	September 19, 2010
TRC #108	Space Elevator + Ahmadinejad and 9/11 + Walt Disney Myth	September 26, 2010
TRC #109	Science vs Dating Tips + NLP + Ostrich Myth	October 3, 2010
TRC #110	Baldness + Chain Letters + Bread in the Fridge	October 11, 2010
TRC #111	Framing + Peanut Allergy Risk + McDonalds Decompose Myth	October 17, 2010
TRC #112	Wicca + Fear + Wolf Howls	October 24, 2010
TRC #113	African Starvation Stats + Daylight Savings + Most Downloaded Woman	October 31, 2010
TRC #114	Cesar Millan + John Titor + Alice in Wonderland Myth	November 7, 2010
TRC #115	Moral Landscape Review + Nose Blowing + Sleep Requirements	November 14, 2010
TRC #116	Multi-level Marketing + Electrocution + Bird Spoiling Myth	November 21, 2010
TRC #117	Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare? + Does Money Leads to Happiness? + Mattresses	November 28, 2010
TRC #118	Number Stations + Bart Farkas Interview + Do Men Notice High Heels?	December 5, 2010
TRC #119	Benford's Law + Review of Whole Earth Discipline + Indestructible Titanium Rings	December 12, 2010
TRC #120	Baby Sign Language + Real Toxins + Homosexuality and P********a	December 19, 2010
TRC #121	Most Wonderful Time. + Kwanzaa + Chanukkah Myth	December 26, 2010

2011[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #122	Prosecutor's Fallacy + Queueing Theory + 2011 Predictions	January 3, 2011
TRC #123	Biorhythms + Celebrity Sexcapades + Do Sharks Get Cancer?	January 16, 2011
TRC #124	Will David Beckham Have a 4th Son? + Pleistocence Park + Are Pretty People Dumb?	January 23, 2011
TRC #125	DNA Scam + Ex-gay + Do Bulls Hate Red?	January 30, 2011
TRC #126	Future Babble Review + Ancient Number Systems + Camel Hump Myth	February 6, 2011
TRC #127	Crystal Deodorant + Mermaids + Buttons	February 13, 2011
TRC #128	Valentine's Day Origins + Chem Trails + Space Pen	February 21, 2011
TRC #129	Stages of Grief + What Does Human Flesh Taste Like? + Fruit Juics vs Soda	February 27, 2011
TRC #130	Taboo Topics + Do Video Games Lead To Rape? + Synchronization of Menstrual Cycles	March 6, 2011
TRC #131	False Confessions + Heaven is for Real Review + Did Vikings Really Wear Horns?	March 13, 2011
TRC #132	Do Earthquakes Mean The End Times? + Radiation Dangers + Is It Healthy To Looks At Women's Breasts?	March 20, 2011
TRC #133	Destiny + Sara Mayhew Interview + Is Tommy Hilfiger a Racist?	March 27, 2011
TRC #134	Suspicious Movie Goofs + Libyan HIV Trial + Vomitorium	April 3, 2011
TRC #135	Brushing Teeth With Soap + Toyota Acceleration Hysteria + Drowning Myth	April 10, 2011
TRC #136	Medical Science Reliability + Is The Cookie Monster a Vegetarian? + Does 1 = 0.9999...?	April 17, 2011
TRC #137	e-cigarettes + Is Paul Dead? + Does Chocolate Have Caffeine?	April 24, 2011
TRC #138	Cancer Dogs + Robot Sex + Tootsie Pop Wrapper Contest	May 1, 2011
TRC #139	The Decline Effect + Birthers + MLK Jr Misquote	May 8, 2011
TRC #140	Criminal Profiling + Happiness Book Reviews + Plane Crash Survival Rates	May 15, 2011
TRC #141	Brazilian Labour Rights + DCA Cancer Cure Resurgence + The Five Senses	May 22, 2011
TRC #142	Children's Toy Preferences + Interview with Jon Kay + Video Game Myths	May 29, 2011
TRC #143	Speed Reading + Bitcoin + Can People Really Rip Phone Books?	June 5, 2011
TRC #144	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and XMRV + Risk Compensation + Does Lightning Strike Twice?	June 12, 2011
TRC #145	The Halo Effect + Hypnosis + Gold Fish Memory	June 19, 2011
TRC #146	Micro-financing + Light Bulb Longevity + Cold Causes	June 26, 2011
TRC #147	Asbestos + Fan Death + Exercise on an Empty Stomach Myth	July 3, 2011
TRC #148	McDonalds Myths + Teething Necklaces + Long Weekend Fuel Prices	July 10, 2011
TRC #149	Divorce Statistic Myths + Is Cheeze Whiz One Molecule Away From Plastic?	July 17, 2011
TRC #150	Dreams + Mood Rings + Feet vs Penis Length	July 25, 2011
TRC #151	Aspartame + Cryotherapy + Dentist Suicides	August 1, 2011
TRC #152	Home Field Advantage + Talking YouTube Animals + Internet Explorer User IQ	August 8, 2011
TRC #153	Anti-oxidants + Prisoner's Dilemma + Bert and Ernie Sexuality	August 14, 2011
TRC #154	Four Letter Word Origins + Is TV Dangerous? + Mosquito Myths	August 21, 2011
TRC #155	Meat Eating Arguments + Sleepwalking Safety	August 28, 2011
TRC #156	Ape Language + Maraschino Cherry Digestion	September 4, 2011
TRC #157	Uncanny Valley + Equilibrium Bandz + TRC Origins	September 11, 2011
TRC #158	Movie Review Quotes + The Illuminati + Hudson's Bay Gravity	September 18, 2011
TRC #159	Has Batman Ever Killed? + Hawthorne Effect + Pirate Myths	September 25, 2011
TRC #160	Does Bisexuality Exist? + All About Hiccups + Should You Have Sex Before Playing Sports?	October 2, 2011
TRC #161	Gaydar + Nonsense on Stilts Book Review + Moneybags	October 10, 2011
TRC #162	Elvis + Interview with Dr Stu Farrimond + Hair vs Fur	October 16, 2011
TRC #163	Consciousness + Stranger Danger + Gregorian Monks	October 23, 2011
TRC #164	Black Cat Abuse On Halloween + Blue Blood + Vampire Ecology	October 30, 2011
TRC #165	Global Corporate Conspiracy? + 7 Billion People! + Flushing Hot Flashes	November 6, 2011
TRC #166	Fundamental Attribution Error + Self CPR + Green Poppy Centres	November 13, 2011
TRC #167	Gamer Glasses + Radionics + Entrapment	November 20, 2011
TRC #168	Quantum Jumping + Is Pizza a Vegetable? + Do Twins Skip a Generation?	November 27, 2011
TRC #169	Comparing Animal Calories + Tourette Syndrome + Warm Water Prank	December 4, 2011
TRC #170	Microexpressions + Child Homicide Stats Reporting + Let Them Eat Cake Myth	December 11, 2011
TRC #171	Bad Stats in Science + Lay Lines + One-Word Answer on Exam	December 18, 2011
TRC #172	War on X-mas + Christmas Shopping Science Fact or Science Fiction + Artificial Christmas Trees	December 26, 2011

2012[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #173	Pat + Cristina's End of Year Parody Spectacular!	January 2, 2012
TRC #174	New Years Resolutions + Water Boiling + Past Year Predictions	January 8, 2012
TRC #175	The Debunking Handbook + Alien Implants + Coloured Pencils	January 15, 2012
TRC #176	Hockey Fights + The Paleo Diet + Does Alcohol Heat You Up?	January 22, 2012
TRC #177	Vampires + Vacuum Survival + Rib Removal Myths	January 29, 2012
TRC #178	Climate Change Redux + Groundhog Day + Cold Batteries	February 5, 2012
TRC #179	Mouth Wash + The Dunning-Kruger Effect + New Climate Change Myth	February 12, 2012
TRC #180	Thinking Fast and Slow Review + Mammoth Sighting + Einstein Math Failure?	February 20, 2012
TRC #181	Spontaneous Human Combustion + Fukushima Fallout + Ben Franklin Kite Experiment	February 26, 2012
TRC #182	Organic vs Conventional Farming + Leap Year + Kokomo	March 4, 2012
TRC #183	Valium + Dog Years + Gravity	March 11, 2012
TRC #184	Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs + Myers-Briggs Personality Tests + Oprah Book Club	March 18, 2012
TRC #185	Life Expectancy + Box Office Math + Sad Onions	March 25, 2012
TRC #186	Gas Boycotts + Chris Hassall + Mattress Tags	April 1, 2012
TRC #187	The Turing Test + Does P = NP? + Double Jeopardy	April 8, 2012
TRC #188	HIV Denial + Exodus Evidence + Titanic Myths	April 15, 2012
TRC #189	Little Genius + Truth Serum + 420	April 22, 2012
TRC #190	Internet Piracy + Weird Pepsi Ingredients + Blue Moon	April 29, 2012
TRC #191	Science Retractions + Expiry Dates + Oil Changes	May 6, 2012
TRC #192	Geocentrism + Sky Mall Redux + Blackle	May 13, 2012
TRC #193	Animal Pain + Energy Efficiency + Nicotine in Tim Hortons Coffee	May 20, 2012
TRC #194	Slavery + Hollow Earth + Poppy Seeds	May 30, 2012
TRC #195	Epigenetics + Sanctuary + Kiddie Colours	June 3, 2012
TRC #196	Amelia Earhart + EA Cover Curse + Easter Island Bodies	June 10, 2012
TRC #197	Male Lactation + Expanding Earth Theory + Vintage HD Movies	June 17, 2012
TRC #198	Marijuana and Cancer + Kobe Beef + Start a Skeptic Group	June 24, 2012
TRC #199	Sunscreen Myths + $0.99 + 1 Phone Call	July 2, 2012
TRC #200	Favourite Segments + TRC Mistakes + Myth Recap	July 9, 2012
TRC #201	Fuel Savers + Bug Repellent + Ice Diet	July 16, 2012
TRC #202	Energy Drinks + Tommy Westphall + Microwaved Water	July 22, 2012
TRC #203	Alkaline Diet + GDP + Counting Cards	July 30, 2012
TRC #204	Water Fluoridation + Olympics SFSF + Turning Off Lights	August 5, 2012
TRC #205	Allergy Tests + Bottled Water + Single Cause Fallacy + Adidas	August 12, 2012
TRC #206	Violence Declining + Judge Shows + Steve Jobs Stole The Mouse	August 20, 2012
TRC #207	POM Wonderful + Music SFSF + Birds Die From Gum	August 27, 2012
TRC #208	Reproductive Pills and Mate Preference + Are We All Related + When the Dinosaurs Died	September 3, 2012
TRC #209	Influencing Child Gender + Instant Noodles + Laser Sniper Rifles	September 10, 2012
TRC #210	Dark Side of the Rainbow + Toxic School Supplies + Post Hoc Fallacy	September 16, 2012
TRC #211	Walk or Run in the Rain + The Global Consciousness Project + A Year Supply	September 23, 2012
TRC #212	Avogadro's Number + The Golden Ratio + The Astronomical Unit	September 30, 2012
TRC #213	Sexism in Science + Blowing in Nintendo Cartridges + Do Canadians Say Zed	October 7, 2012
TRC #214	Tattoo Removal + Eidetic Memory + All You Can Eat Buffet Strategies	October 14, 2012
TRC #215	Schrödinger's Cat + Secret Shoppers + Furbies Are Spies	October 21, 2012
TRC #216	Ghosts + Halloween SFoSF + Cloud Computing and Bad Weather	October 27, 2012
TRC #217	Social Media and Isolation + Monsanto + Castoreum	November 3, 2012
TRC #218	Price Gouging + Intentionally Deceptive Reporting + Does Captain Go Down With the Ship	November 10, 2012
TRC #219	Can Men and Women be Friends + Foods With Animals + Van Halen M&Ms	November 17, 2012
TRC #220	Plant Perception + Name That... + Tick Bites Leading to Red Meat Allergies	November 24, 2012
TRC #221	Cell Phones and Driving + Cycling Helmets and Risk + Copyright, Privacy and Facebook	December 2, 2012
TRC #222	The Simulation Argument + Breaking Bad SFoSF + Subliminal Advertising + Law of Averages (This episode was also video taped at the "Eschaton 2012" conference.)	December 8, 2012
TRC #223	Planet X + Are Men Stronger Than Women + Canned Food Drives	December 15, 2012
TRC #224	Working From Home + PZ Myers Interview + TRC Predictions	December 24, 2012
TRC #225	Pat and Cristina Holiday Parody Spectacular	December 29, 2012

2013[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #226	Do Doctors Kill More Than Guns + Udo Schuklenk + Hydrogen Peroxide	January 5, 2013
TRC #227	fMRI + High Heels + Sally Field	January 14, 2013
TRC #228	Mind Projection Fallacy + Ian Cromwell + Do Rabbits Eat Carrots	January 20, 2013
TRC #229	Cobra Effect + Christopher diCarlo + Radon	January 27, 2013
TRC #230	Hibernation + Hockey Science Fact or Fiction + Beyonce Lip Sync	February 4, 2013
TRC #231	Sex Drive + Skeptical Activism #dropjenny + Al Gore Invented Internet	February 11, 2013
TRC #232	Happy Birthday Song + Lent SFoSF + Sex Cereal	February 18, 2013
TRC #233	Asexuality + Name That + Does HAL=IBM?	February 23, 2013
TRC #234	The Internet And Nuclear War + Was Kurt Cobain Murdered + Adam's Apples	March 3, 2013
TRC #235	Smarter Donating + Eye Colour + Roll Up the Rim	March 9, 2013
TRC #236	Crying + Ghost Orbs + Napoleon	March 16, 2013
TRC #237	Mandatory Minimum Sentences for crimes, Epilepsy misconceptions & are cattle more well fed than some people?	March 27, 2013
TRC #238	Near Miss Bias + Internet and Nuclear War Part 2 + Missing Sex Tape	March 31, 2013
TRC #239	Tea Health Effects + Urine SFoSF + Lions Most Deadly in Africa	April 6, 2013
TRC #240	Water Purification Scams + Grass vs. Grain Fed Beef + Red Hair Extinction	April 14, 2013
TRC #241	Breast Cancer Screening + Sweat + Pong	April 21, 2013
TRC #242	Cosmetics Industry + Dinosaur Myths + Kitchen Sink vs. Toilet	April 28, 2013
TRC #243	Detoxification + Health At Every Size + Jewish Burial And Tattoos	May 5, 2013
TRC #244	Penis Theft + Atacama Humanoid + Brown vs. White Eggs	May 12, 2013
TRC #245	Quinoa + Pain Relievers + Misattributed Paternity	May 19, 2013
TRC #246	Where Does the Sun Rise and Set + Bodily Fluids Game + Shaving Dog in Summer	May 26, 2013
TRC #247	Beardmore Relics + 1 Night Where Everything Is Legal + Bruce Lee Ping Pong	June 2, 2013
TRC #248	Australia Myths + Moral Thought Experiments + Elevator Mirrors	June 8, 2013
TRC #249	Oak Island Money Pit + Teddy Wilson + Do Cell Signals Go To Space?	June 15, 2013
TRC #250	Alcohol & Breast Cancer + Coin Toss Odds + Viral Video Analysis	June 22, 2013
TRC #251	Local Food + Aphrodisiacs + Most Recognized Symbols	June 29, 2013
TRC #252	Washing Fruits + Wine Competitions + GIF Pronunciation	July 6, 2013
TRC #253	MSM Blood Donations + Katy Perry Twitter Hoax + Swimming After Eating	July 13, 2013
TRC #254	Barefoot Running + Darren's Eurotrip + Barefoot Driving	July 19, 2013
TRC #255	Canada Myths + Quirky Ways to Cool Down + Cesarean Section	July 25, 2013
TRC #256	Gluten-Free Diet + Wedding Game + Is Toronto Dangerous	August 2, 2013
TRC #257	Unreported Crime + Cat Declawing + A Red Sky Predicts Weather	August 10, 2013
TRC #258	Five Year Anniversary Show	August 17, 2013
TRC #259	Area 51 + Weather Forecasting Accuracy + Vector Cereal	August 24, 2013
TRC #260	Wood Smoke + Sitting vs Squating + Cracking Knuckles and Arthritis	August 30, 2013
TRC #261	Common Pregnancy Myths + Exercise and Hair Loss + Bra Burning	September 6, 2013
TRC #262	Fukushima Effects + Stress and grey hair + Almond Joy's got nuts	September 14, 2013
TRC #263	Intimate Partner Violence + Polybius + General Tso's Chicken	September 21, 2013
TRC #264	Super Size Me + Skeptical Activism: Nosodes + Superman Coins and Catching Lois	September 28, 2013
TRC #265	Motivated Numeracy + Does Cat Purring Heal Bones? + Chinese Food Hunger After an Hour	October 4, 2013
TRC #266	Should You Let Your Kids Watch TV + Name That: Scientist Edition + What Is Killing Birds In Canada	October 12, 2013
TRC #267	Supervised Injection Sites + Who Owns The Future + Are Refrigerators Death Traps?	October 19, 2013
TRC #268	Krokodil + Oreos vs. Cocaine + Does Reading in Dark Damage Eyes	October 26, 2013
TRC #269	Talking Calories w/ Stephan Guyenet + Money Game + 50 Shades of Twilight	November 1, 2013
TRC #269.5	Darren On Ron Corbett Unscripted	November 2, 2013
TRC #270	Effective Altruism + Drinking While Eating + Square on Toothpaste Tube	November 8, 2013
TRC #271	Computer Use & Carpal Tunnel + Name That: Number Edition + Facebook Word Search	November 15, 2013
TRC #272	Rob Ford + Sleeping Twice Per Night + Vaccine Myths + George Washington Wooden Teeth	November 23, 2013
TRC #273	Krokodil + Effective Altruism + Homeopathy + Aspartame + Punting + Friends	November 30, 2013
TRC #274	Cosmological Overview + Icelandic Elves + Marriage Annulment and Consummation	December 11, 2013
TRC #275	Validity of Astrology + Effectiveness of Prayer + Holiday Suicide Rates	December 14, 2013
TRC #276	Can Mice Inherit Fear + "Name That" Holiday Edition + Salvation Army Hoax	December 21, 2013
TRC #277	The Third Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular	December 27, 2013

2014[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #278	This Will Make You Smarter + Predictions + Female Falsetto	January 4, 2014
TRC #279	Infinity + Placebo Revisited + Was Canada Colder Than Mars	January 10, 2014
TRC #280	Fahrenheit + Do Cats Care About Their Owners + Aloe vera	January 18, 2014
TRC #281	Race In Biomedical Research + Is Reality TV Real? + Skeptical Newlywed Game	January 25, 2014
TRC #282	Rice and Positive Thinking + Colour of Food + Adding Salt to Boiling Water	January 31, 2014
TRC #283	Trees + Lying SFoSF + Lighters Burning Snow Videos	February 8, 2014
TRC #284	Planning Your Own Death + Yawning + Does Chocolate Contain Insects	February 14, 2014
TRC #285	Raelians and Clitoral Restoration + Planning Your Own Death 2 + Drinking Fluids For Cold	February 22, 2014
TRC #286	Review Of 'Moral Tribes' + Bribing Kids and Grades + Three Felonies A Day?	March 1, 2014
TRC #287	Open Concept Offices + Name That Smoking Edition + Alcohol to Sterilize Wound	March 7, 2014
TRC #288	Is Andy Kaufman Dead + Fish Fridays + Sheri's Berries	March 15, 2014
TRC #289	Malaysian Flight 370 + Congruence Bias + Who is Dankey Kang?	March 22, 2014
TRC #290	Smoking and Lung Cancer + Dogs Sensing Magnetic fields + Diet and Acne + Patterson Best Selling Author	March 29, 2014
TRC #291	Mozi-Q + Does Rain Melt Snow + Cutting Boards	April 5, 2014
TRC #292	Are Parents Less Happy? + Is AA Effective? + Books At Harvard Bound In Human Skin	April 12, 2014
TRC #293	Jenny McCarthy Isn't Anti Vax? + Blast Processing + Darren's Charity Update + Are Bats Blind?	April 19, 2014
TRC #294	Loch Ness Monster + Astronomy Name That Game + Can Elephants Jump	April 25, 2014
TRC #295	Fraud And Facebook Likes + Fresh Vs. Frozen + Kansas Banning Cosmos?	May 2, 2014
TRC #296	Did Life On Earth Begin On Another Planet? + Foreign Aid Myths + Drinking Beer With A Straw?	May 10, 2014
TRC #297	Most Relaxing Song + "Dangerous" Beers + Paternal Mitochondria	May 17, 2014
TRC #298	China Study + Conscious After Decapitation + Asteroids vs Comets vs Meteoroids	May 23, 2014
TRC #299	Godzilla + Book Reviews + Snuff Films	May 31, 2014
TRC #300	Vanessa's Law + Mistakes Were Made + Bad Student Writing + Best and Worst Segments	June 7, 2014
TRC #301	Finish Your Plate + Fertility Game + Turing Test News	June 14, 2014
TRC #302	Female vs. Male Hurricanes + Airplane Food + Surgical Masks	June 21, 2014
TRC #303	Earlobe Creases + Is Venus The Cat A Chimera? + Why Do Our Fingers Prune?	June 28, 2014
TRC #304	Productivity Hacks + Name That Topical Edition + Sheng Long	July 5, 2014
TRC #305	Null Hypothesis Significance Testing + Racist Dogs + UFO Sighting Distribution	July 13, 2014
TRC #306	Facebook Mood Manipulation Study + Steven Spielberg Dinosaur Hunter + Wage Gap Between Sexes	July 19, 2014
TRC #307	Bananas and Fishing + Deer Whistles + Air Bud + Alcohol in Ontario	July 26, 2014
TRC #308	CrossFit + SETI + Dogs And Ice Water	August 2, 2014
TRC #309	WWI Myths + Great Outdoors Game + Toasting to Avoid Poisoning	August 9, 2014
TRC #310	Vanity Awards + Afghan 9/11 Awareness + Jackie Mitchell	August 15, 2014
TRC #311	Suicide + Small vs. Big Meals + Sharks Smelling Blood	August 23, 2014
TRC #312	Gamer Stats - Adult Women Vs Teenage Boys + Deer + Puff The Magic Dragon Is About Pot?	August 30, 2014
TRC #313	Mashup Episode: Canned Food Drives + Blowing In Nintendo Cartridges + Van Halen M&Ms	September 5, 2014
TRC #314	Parasites & Multiple Sclerosis + How Big Is The Universe + Tim Hortons Cup Sizes	September 13, 2014
TRC #315	Grounding Mats + Sweetener vs. Cocaine + Tooth Colour	September 20, 2014
TRC #316	Three-Breasted Woman + Name That: Cryptozoology Edition + Cow Tipping	September 27, 2014
TRC #317	Programmer Productivity + Parody Websites + iPhone Bending	October 3, 2014
TRC #318	Do Glasses Weaken Eyes? + Smoking in Movies = R-rating + Pluto A Planet Again?	October 11, 2014
TRC #319	Mothers' Milk Vs Mothers' Guilt + Red Wine Health Benefits + Green Eggs And Ham Banned?	October 17, 2014
TRC #320	Bradford Hill Criteria + Cold Reading + Does The Earth Orbit The Sun?	October 25, 2014
TRC #321	Ebola + Google Traffic + Sexy Ebola Nurse Costume	November 1, 2014
TRC #322	Fewer Kids Trick or Treating? + SFoSF: Coffee + BDSM Illegal? + Losing Elan	November 7, 2014
TRC #323	Mashup Episode: SkyMall + Mattress Doubles In Weight + Almond Joy's Got Nuts	November 14, 2014
TRC #324	Serial Killer Myths + Name That: Weights and Measures + Is Chocolate Poison To Dogs?	November 22, 2014
TRC #325	Cells On A Plane + Effective Donating Revisited + Sad Music	November 30, 2014
TRC #326	Bates Method + Outlet Malls + Does Roomba Map a Room + Hope & Resurrection	December 6, 2014
TRC #327	Racial Disparity + Perception Quiz + The Cheerleader Effect	December 12, 2014
TRC #328	Superintelligence Overview + Guinness Two-Pour + Is Grumpy Cat a '100-millionaire'?	December 20, 2014
TRC #329	Murder Down Under + Cake or Death + The Sitting Dead + #HomicideTheNorth	December 26, 2014

2015[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #330	The Fourth Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular	January 2, 2015
TRC #331	Bad Luck & Cancer + Annual Predictions + Sushi & Wasabi	January 10, 2015
TRC #332	Wind Chill + Bad Pharma Overview + Does Bottled Water Expire?	January 16, 2015
TRC #333	Cali Causes Cancer? + Talking Transgender + The Most Bombed Country is...	January 23, 2015
TRC #334	Blasphemy in Canada + Why Allergy Myths Persist + Does Cake Mix Really Need an Egg?	January 31, 2015
TRC #335	Meditation + Name That: Anatomy Edition + V-Steam & Gwyneth Paltrow	February 6, 2015
TRC #336	American Sniper + Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering + Rent-To-Own	February 13, 2015
TRC #337	Women In Science + Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering Part 2 + Blue Blood	February 20, 2015
TRC #338	Stradivarius Debate + SFoSF Inventions + How To Predict The Future On The Internet	February 28, 2015
TRC #339	Was Everyone In The Middle Ages Drunk? + Lie Detection + Dressgate	March 6, 2015
TRC #340	Interview With Thomas Clark From The Center For Naturalism	March 13, 2015
TRC #341	Health Canada & Natural Remedies + Food Stereotypes + Why Paper Cuts Hurt So Much	March 20, 2015
TRC #342	Talking Pluto with Dr. Stuart Robbins + Name That: Grade 9 Edition + Arsenic Levels in California Wines	March 27, 2015
TRC #343	Voluntourism + Higher Thread Counts + Sleepwalking 101	April 4, 2015
TRC #344	Animal Memory + Name That: Random Technology Quiz + The Humidex	April 10, 2015
TRC #345	Trigger Warnings + Food Labelling + Poland's Enigma Code Breakers	April 18, 2015
TRC #346	The Grape Ice Cream Debate + QRay Wellness Bracelets + Things Women Couldn't Do Before The 70's + Eye Floaters	April 25, 2015
TRC #347	Nepal Disaster Relief + Fecal Transplants + Diamonds + Star Trek Red Shirts	May 2, 2015
TRC #348	Earth-Sized Exoplanets + Name That: Which Came First + Israeli Stamps In Passports	May 9, 2015
TRC #349	Dubious Health Bloggers + Crop Circles + Tax-Free Savings Account	May 16, 2015
TRC #350	Ontario's Sex-Ed Curriculum + Magic School Bus Meme + Medical Procedures You May Not Need	May 23, 2015
TRC #351	DNR Revisited + Penile Duplication + Vulcan Salute & Death Grip	May 29, 2015
TRC #352	doTerra Essential Oils + Tiananmen Square + Do Sunflowers Track The Sun?	June 6, 2015
TRC #353	Perfect Pitch + Name That: Weather & Climate Edition + Is July 4 Really Independence Day?	June 13, 2015
TRC #354	Caitlyn Jenner vs Noah Galloway + Bayesian Statistics 101 with Alex Demarsh + Biodynamic Farming	June 20, 2015
TRC #355	Mashup Episode: Breast Cancer Screening + Sexism in Science + Jackie Mitchell	June 26, 2015
TRC #356	Rachel Dolezal and Transraciality + Alternative Cancer Therapies for Pets + Did Stockbrokers Really Jump Out of Windows?	July 3, 2015
TRC #356	Mobile Medical Apps + Sesame Street vs Preschool + Viral Nonsense: Confederate Flag Edition	July 11, 2015
TRC #358	Guerrilla Skepticism + Foul-mouthed Minions + The Munchies	July 18, 2015
TRC #359	High Fidelity Audio Players + Sunscreen Revisited + Catapult GPS	July 25, 2015
TRC #360	Hydration + Donating Your Body To Science + Two-Way Mirrors	August 1, 2015
TRC #361	Bullying + Shroud of Turin + Kanye vs Wheelchair Basketball Team	August 8, 2015
TRC #362	Simpson's Paradox + Name That: GMO Edition + Traveller's Diarrhea Myths	August 14, 2015
TRC #363	Talking New Horizons with Dr. Stuart Robbins + The Great Berenstain Bear Debate	August 22, 2015
TRC #364	Can You Catch Up On Sleep? + Trickle-down Economics + Is An Asteroid Coming?	August 29, 2015
TRC #365	Reproducibility of Psychological Science + Are Octopuses Aliens? + Happy Birthday TRC!	September 5, 2015
TRC #366	Accent Bias + Electroshock Therapy + Did A Cat Take A Bullet For A Kid?	September 12, 2015
TRC #367	Susan Gerbic of GSoW + Industry Funded Studies + Deaths From Heat and Cold	September 19, 2015
TRC #368	Barcodes and 666 + Ahmed Mohamed's Clock + Do Tax Cuts Cause Job Growth	September 26, 2015
TRC #369	Follow Your Career Passion? + Farmer's Almanac + Subway Becoming Halal?	October 4, 2015
TRC #370	Antibacterial Soap + Maple Water + Anti-Vaxxers Funding Fail + Top CO2 Emitters	October 10, 2015
TRC #371	Riveted With Jim Davies + Is Polling Effective? + Extraneous Factors & Judicial Decisions	October 16, 2015
TRC #372	Knowledge Translation with Dr. Ken Milne + Name That: Nobel Edition + Ghost Weddings	October 24, 2015
TRC #373	WHO Processed Meat Cancer Study + The Science of Gremlins + Do Bras Cause Cancer?	October 31, 2015
TRC #374	Conversion Therapy + Did Booze Influence The Australian Accent? + Vampires Drunk On Blood?	November 7, 2015
TRC #375	Supporting TRC + Immortality + Bloodletting	November 14, 2015
TRC #376	Are Religious Children Less Altruistic + Are There Pets in Pet Food?	November 20, 2015
TRC #377	Unethical Experiments Proven Useful + Game That + Photographs and Smiling	November 28, 2015
TRC #378	Ethical Automated Cars? + Adult Colouring Books + The Halitosis Influence	December 5, 2015
TRC #379	Charitable Giving + Premium vs Regular Gas + Elf On The Shelf	December 12, 2015
TRC #380	Starbucks Hates X-mas? + When Is A Cold Contagious? + Kubrick Admits To Faking Moon Landings?	December 19, 2015
TRC #381	The 5th Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular + Dr. Ken Milne's SGEM vs SPIDES	December 26, 2015

2016[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #382	Dunning-Kruger Effect + Deep Learning + Do The British Have Bad Teeth?	January 2, 2016
TRC #383	Lardass Autocorrect Kardashian? + Name That: Internet 2015 Edition + Last Year's Fave Segments + 2016 Predictions	January 9, 2016
TRC #384	Did Nikola Tesla Contact Aliens? + FTC vs Lumosity + Ugly Baby Lawsuit?	January 16, 2016
TRC #385	Health & Fitness Myths + Name That: Game That + Why Can't We See Apollo Mission Remnants With A Telescope?	January 23, 2016
TRC #386	Planet Nine with Dr. Stuart Robbins + Lettuce Worse Than Bacon? + Cats vs Cucumbers	January 29, 2016
TRC #387	Zika virus + Wisdom Teeth Removal A Racket? + Battery Charging Myths	February 6, 2016
TRC #388	Science vs "Resting bitch face" + Death By Super Bowl? + Gravity Of Melting Ice	February 13, 2016
TRC #389	Left-Right Confusion + Cats Meow Only At Humans? + Superforecasting Review	February 20, 2016
TRC #390	Is The Solar System A Vortex? + Peanut Butter vs Alzheimer's + Sitting Too Close To The TV	February 26, 2016
TRC #391	Apple Retro 1970 Bug + Hitler's Micropenis? + Leap Year Revisited + Video Gaming's First Transgender Character	March 5, 2016
TRC #392	Is 4K TV Worth It? + Is Trump Really A Good Businessman?	March 12, 2016
TRC #393	Talking Mirrors with Barry Panas + Clinton Onion Conspiracy + Splenda vs Cancer	March 18, 2016
TRC #394	Money & Happiness + An Evening With Neil deGrasse Tyson + How Is Easter Sunday Determined?	March 25, 2016
TRC #395	Tribeca vs Vaxxed + Double-Dipping + Tay: Microsoft's AI "Racist" Chatbot + Energy-Infused Beauty Products	April 2, 2016
TRC #396	French's Ketchup Better For Ontario? + Misleading Headlines + China Bans April Fools'?	April 8, 2016
TRC #397	Star Wars Droids with Jim Davies + Misleading Terms In Psych Fields + Star Wars Myths	April 16, 2016
TRC #398	The Physics of Superheroes + Name That: High School Edition + Green Moon	April 23, 2016
TRC #399	Free Throw Distraction + Differentiating Science From Pseudoscience + Do Politicians Keep Promises	April 29, 2016
TRC #400	Panel Questions + Do Dogs Hate Hugs? + Alberta Toddler Meningitis Case	May 7, 2016
TRC #401	Did Apple Steal Your Music? + Disaster Relief + Catterbox	May 14, 2016
TRC #402	Helping Or Hurting Wildlife? + Is Uber A Scam? + Did A Teen Find A Lost Mayan City?	May 20, 2016
TRC #403	Lamb Of God Vs Joel Osteen + ElbowGate + Dogs Detect Low Blood Sugar?	May 27, 2016
TRC #404	Lunar Effect + Name That: Apollo Missions + Are The Stars We See Dead?	June 3, 2016
TRC #405	Spoon Bending 101 + Hillary vs. Bernie + Changing O Canada	June 11, 2016
TRC #406	Solar System Mashup – Pluto A Planet? + Planet 9 Discovered	June 27, 2016
TRC #407	Panelists Disagreeing Mashup – Geeks and glasses + 0.9999 = 1? + Bike Helmet Safety	July 4, 2016
TRC #408	8 Glasses Of Water A Day + 2016 Celebrity Deaths + Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?	July 25, 2016
TRC #409	Melania Trump vs Science + Pokémon Go + Our Mathematical Universe	August 1, 2016
TRC #410	Iraq Bans Bomb Detectors + Redheads and Pain + More Celebrity Medical Advice	August 8, 2016
TRC #411	Olympic Medal Counts + Name That: Olympics + Is Air Conditioning Sexist?	August 20, 2016
TRC #412	Do People Read Past A Headline? + Should You Floss? + Is Cancer A Modern Disease?	August 26, 2016
TRC #413	Helium Infused Beer? + Stuart Robbins On Proxima B, SETI Signal, New Horizons + Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin	September 2, 2016
TRC #414	Talking To Dogs + How Saintly Was Mother Teresa? + Kids' Dream Jobs Study	September 10, 2016
TRC #415	22 Push-up Challenge + Name That: Hoax Edition + Are Parents Naming Their Kids After Pokémon?	September 17, 2016
TRC #416	Trisodium Phosphate in Kid's Cereal? + Vicks VapoRub + Bottle Flip Physics	September 24, 2016
TRC #417	Advertorial + Balance Eggs On Equinox + Is Psychology In Crisis? + Did NASA Change Your Zodiac Sign	September 30, 2016
TRC #418	Should You Rake Your Leaves? + Name That: World Producers Edition + The Great Pitbull Debate	October 10, 2016
TRC #419	Are Bees Endangered? + Peanut Butter Deadly To Dogs? + Transcendental Meditation	October 15, 2016
TRC #420	Origin of 420 + Gem Newman of Bad Science Watch + History Of Halloween	October 21, 2016
TRC #421	US Election Polls + Fake Academic Papers + Plain Cigarette Packaging	October 28, 2016
TRC #421.5	Darren On Ron Corbett Unscripted	October 31, 2016
TRC #423	Daylight Saving Time + Stopped Male Birth Control Study	November 11, 2016
TRC #424	Harambe For President? + Moving To Canada + Trump Predictions	November 19, 2016
TRC #425	Fake News, Facebook & The Election + FTC Vs Homeopathy + Ultrasound Determining Fetal Sex	November 25, 2016
TRC #426.5	Effective Donating 2016	December 6, 2016
TRC #426	Measuring Pregnancy: Weeks Vs Months? + Name That: Canadian Citizenship + The 5 Second Rule	December 2, 2016
TRC #427	Possession Is 9-10ths Of The Law? + Genes Predict Athletic Performance? + What Is Organic?	December 10, 2016
TRC #428	Truffle Oil + The Science Of Idiocracy + Paid Sick Leave	December 16, 2016
TRC #429.5	Programming Ethics Into A.I	December 27, 2016
TRC #429	Is Barter The Origin Of Money? + More Trees Than Stars? + Snowflakes	December 23, 2016
TRC #430	The 6th Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular	December 30, 2016

2017[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #431	Annual Prediction Game + Fave Segments of 2016 + Was 2016 Really The Worst Year?	January 6, 2017
TRC #432	Winter Insects + Miracle Cream & Free Trials + Star Wars' Old Republic Women's Healthcare	January 13, 2017
TRC #433	Fingerprint Theft From Selfies? + Revisiting Celebrity Death Stats + The Birthday Paradox	January 20, 2017
TRC #434	Menstrual Synchrony + Name That: Internet 2016 + Have Your Cake And Eat It Too?	January 27, 2017
TRC #435	Do We Live In A Black Hole + The Drake Equation + Solar Flares Vs Earth's Magnetic Field With Dr. Stuart Robbins	February 3, 2017
TRC #436	Applied Kinesiology + Japanese Tourists & Northern Lights? + Coconut Oil	February 11, 2017
TRC #437	Tariffs Vs The Border Wall + Movie Myths + Statue Of Liberty: Muslim?	February 19, 2017
TRC #438	Fossil Fuel Vs Dinosaurs + How Animals Survive Winter + Dry Cleaning Dry?	February 24, 2017
TRC #439	Would Aliens Be Hostile? + Lunar Effect + Name That: Powers Of 10	March 3, 2017
TRC #440	Emotions You Don't Feel?	March 10, 2017
TRC #441	Nintendo Switch And Flavour Tripping + Gossip + School Buses And Seat Belts	March 17, 2017
TRC #442	Implicit Association Test + Eiffel Tower Night Photos Illegal? + Irish Slaves A Myth?	March 24, 2017
TRC #443	Theory Vs Scientific Theory + Pesticides In Canadian Water? + Cheerios: Bring Back The Bees	March 31, 2017
TRC #444	Mashup: Breast Feeding And Lactivism + Are Parents Less Happy?	April 8, 2017
TRC #445	Social Priming + Feral Girl Living With Monkeys? + Origin Of The Dollar Sign	April 14, 2017
TRC #446	Is "Fearless Girl" Bull? + Name That: Baby Edition + Survival Of The Fittest	April 22, 2017
TRC #447	March For Science + Is Witchcraft a Crime in Canada? + Does a Unicorn Frappuccino Contain Coffee?	April 28, 2017
TRC #448	Justin Trudeau & Cupping + Ask An Astronomer ft Dr. Stuart Robbins + Duct Tape	May 6, 2017
TRC #449	Why Use Stop In Telegrams? + Ask An Astronomer ft Dr. Stuart Robbins + Do Babies Look Like Dad To Avoid Abandonment?	May 13, 2017
TRC #450	Save Knocked Out Teeth With Milk? + Physics Of Zelda Ft Barry Panas + Car Colour vs Insurance Rates	May 19, 2017
TRC #451	Does Paper Burn at 451 Degrees Fahrenheit? + Did Humans Migrate To The Americas 130K Years Ago? + Does Wearing Red Make You More Attractive?	May 27, 2017
TRC #452	Mount Everest The Tallest Mountain? + Does Music Calm Your Canine? + Avril Lavigne Death Conspiracy	June 3, 2017
TRC #453	Sugar In The Gas Tank? + Conceptual Penis Hoax + Sailor Moon The Voice Of Wonder Woman?	June 10, 2017
TRC #454	Gas Pump Icon + Himalayan Salt Lamps + Why Do We Cook At 350 Degrees?	June 17, 2017
TRC #455	Mashup: Talking To Dogs + Dogs and Peanut Butter + Do Dogs Hate Hugs?	June 23, 2017
TRC #456	Anonymous vs NASA + The Matilda Effect + Wonder Woman Pay Gap?	July 1, 2017
TRC #457	Perception Of Force + Name That: Food Edition + Does It Always Rain On Canada Day?	July 8, 2017
TRC #458	Wine Tasting Bias? + Activated Charcoal Food Trend + Did Amelia Earhart Survive Crash?	July 14, 2017
TRC #459	Mashup: High Fidelity Music Players + Puff The Magic Dragon Vs Pot + Perfect Pitch	July 21, 2017
TRC #460	Sam Harris vs Scott Adams On Trump + Highway Signs + Consequences Of Animal Activism	July 29, 2017
TRC #461	Online Harassment Research + Arcade Fire vs Fake News + How Far Away Is Lightning?	August 5, 2017
TRC #462	Sophomore Slump + Name That: Darren Edition + Do Millennials Cheat Less?	August 12, 2017
TRC #463	Google Memo + Eclipse Myths + Do Twins Run In the Family Or Skip A Generation?	August 19, 2017
TRC #464	Glyphosate In Food? + Average Female & Male Interests Differ? + Is Laughter The Best Medicine?	August 26, 2017
TRC #465	Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones + Climate Change vs Hurricanes + Hurricane Evacuation	September 3, 2017
TRC #466	Science Of Summer + Biased Algorithms + Lord Of The Flies Plausibility?	September 9, 2017
TRC #467	Truth In Advertising Vs Goop + Boil Hot Or Cold Water? + Cuba And Classic Cars	September 16, 2017
TRC #468	Human Swallowed By Whale? + Breast Thermography + The Voynich Manuscript	September 27, 2017
TRC #469	Can A Computer Program Tell If Someone Is Gay? + Name That: World's Largest + Nuclear Myths	October 7, 2017
TRC #470	Vegas Shooting Conspiracies + Britt Wray & Rise Of The Necrofauna + Enchroma Glasses	October 15, 2017
TRC #471	McGurk Effect + Britt Wray & Rise Of The Necrofauna 2 + Sharks Vs Vending Machines	October 20, 2017
TRC #472	Blue Moonlight In Movies? + Halloween Myths + Fake Melania Trump?	October 27, 2017
TRC #473	Does Sugar Cause Diabetes? + Allergy Doc Dave Stukus Pt. 1 + SGEM Hang With Dr. Jen Gunter	November 4, 2017
TRC #474	Buffett Challenge: Hedge Vs Index Funds + Allergy Doc Dave Stukus Pt. 2	November 11, 2017
TRC #475	Age Of Consent + Elections Signs + 'Allah' Found At Viking Burial Site?	November 19, 2017
TRC #476	MAGA Transformers Toy? + Name That: Spot The Fake + Tilapia and Omega-6	November 25, 2017
TRC #477	Wedding Night Sex? + Game Farm Photography + Effective Giving	December 2, 2017
TRC #478	Mashup: Skeptical Newlywed Game + Ghost Weddings	December 9, 2017
TRC #479	Dowsing + Violence Decreasing? + #1 Restaurant Fake?	December 17, 2017
TRC #480	Aluminum Christmas Trees + Habitable Zones + Baby, It's Cold Outside	December 28, 2017

2018[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #480	Aluminum Christmas Trees + Habitable Zones + Baby, It's Cold Outside	December 28, 2017
TRC #481	Fave Segments of 2017 + Name That: Year In Review + Annual Predictions	January 6, 2018
TRC #482	Coffee Enemas + The Physics Of Curling + Did The CDC Ban 7 Words?	January 13, 2018
TRC #483	Mailbag + Raw Water + Do Bears Hibernate?	January 20, 2018
TRC #484	Contact Lenses + Vegetarianism Rates + Plastic vs Reusable Bags	January 28, 2018
TRC #485	Neurons + YouTube Copyright Claims + Why Does February Only Have 28 Days?	February 3, 2018
TRC #486	Valentine's Day Myths + Name That: V-Day Edition + The Heartc	February 11, 2018
TRC #487	Solar Eclipse Fallout + The Bicameral Mind + eHarmony Backed By Science?	February 18, 2018
TRC #488	Urine-Based Test For Sex Of Fetus + How Many Neurons?	February 24, 2018
TRC #489	Busting History Myths With Professor Buzzkill	March 3, 2018
TRC #490	Mashup: Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering	March 17, 2018
TRC #491	Hawaiian Islands + Euthanasia Drugs In Dog Food + Amelia Earhart's Bones	March 25, 2018
TRC #492	Gun Violence In Canada Increasing? + Name That: 'Easter' + Fake Passport Website	April 1, 2018
TRC #493	Cadbury's War On Easter? + Jordan Peterson + Lebron Gained 7lbs During A Game?	April 8, 2018
TRC #494	Talking Clean Meat With Paul Shapiro	April 15, 2018
TRC #495	Treason Tags + The Atacama Mummified Skeleton + Godwin's Law	April 23, 2018
TRC #496	Snake Bites + Are Nature Documentaries Fake? + Vasectomies	April 29, 2018
TRC #497	Mosquitoes Choosy Biters? + Humboldt: Value Of Life + Streisand's Cloned Dogs	May 6, 2018
TRC #498	Bulverism Fallacy + Dr. Oz + Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness	May 13, 2018
TRC #499	Yanny vs Laurel + Video Compression ft Dr. Stuart Robbins + Do You Have Genghis Khan DNA?	May 19, 2018
TRC #500	Segments That Were True + Name That: Spot The Fake	May 25, 2018
TRC #501	Mail Bag + Einstein Rejection Letter + Grapefruit and Drugs Don't Mix? + U.S. Lost 1500 Migrant Children?	June 9, 2018
TRC #502	Mashup: Dunning-Kruger Effect + Matilda Effect + McGurk Effect	June 16, 2018
TRC #503	Implicit Bias Training + Mexican World Cup Fans Cause Earthquake? + Saudi Arabia Drone Fashion Show?	June 25, 2018
TRC #504	IV Therapy + Baby Foreskin Beauty Cream? + Adult & Youth Correctional Stats	June 30, 2018
TRC #505	Memory Palaces + Donating Used Clothing	July 7, 2018
TRC #506	Open Plane Door Mid Flight? + 5MWaA: Parallax + The U.S Is 10th Most Dangerous Country For Women?	July 14, 2018
TRC #507	Review: Stumbling On Happiness + 5MWaA: Lagrangian Points + Ingesting Collagen Has Skin Benefits?	July 22, 2018
TRC #508	Politicians Use Songs Without Permission? + Plastic Straws and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch + Wear Sunscreen	July 29, 2018
TRC #509	Mashup: Food Labeling + Trisodium Phosphate In Cereal? + What Is Organic?	August 5, 2018
TRC #510	Alex Jones & Free Speech + Winnie The Pooh China Ban? + Kombucha Health Claims	August 12, 2018
TRC #511	Checker Mail Bag + Name That: Water Edition	August 18, 2018
TRC #512	Does Cough Medicine Work? + Mosquito Prevalence + Amelia Earhart Distress Signals	August 25, 2018
TRC #513	Mashup: Boil Hot Or Cold Water? + Maple Water + Does Bottled Water Expire?	September 2, 2018
TRC #514	Flat Earth with Dr. Stuart Robbins	September 9, 2018
TRC #515	GOOP Lawsuit + Hot Dog Vs Bun Ratio Conspiracy? + Sex Ed + Sitcom Surprise	September 15, 2018
TRC #516	Fundamental Value Differences + Apple Ends Music Downloads? + Did Sony Release Fake MJ Songs?	September 23, 2018
TRC #517	Science of Cooking With Dr. Stuart Farrimond + Name That: Spot The Fake + Flu Shot Timing	September 30, 2018
TRC #518	Abortion Law In Canada + I Before E, Except After C? + Does Twitter Shadowban Users?	October 8, 2018
TRC #519	Is Justin Trudeau Fidel Castro's Son? + O Cannabis + Book Review: The Big Picture	October 15, 2018
TRC #520	Did We Get Banksied? + UN Climate Change Report + Did Taylor Swift Increase Voter Registration?	October 20, 2018
TRC #521	Brief History Of Early Earth + Hoax Academic Papers + Does Exposing Kids To Alcohol Mitigate Dependence?	October 27, 2018
TRC #522	Recent Anti-Vax Article + Errors In Textbooks with Barry Panas + Passwords	November 3, 2018
TRC #523	Anti-Vax Article Update + Beauty Product Claims + Brief History Of Early Life + Trump's Offspring US Citizens?	November 12, 2018
TRC #524	Science Behind The Perfect Roast Turkey Ft. Dr. Stuart Farrimond + Cigar-shaped 'Oumuamuau' An Alien Spacecraft?	November 17, 2018
TRC #525	Turkey Cooking Temps + Skepticism & The Tourism Industry With András Pinter + Name That: Europe Edition	November 24, 2018
TRC #526	Effective Donating + Dr. Stuart Robbins Vmail + How Does Citizenship Work If You're Born In The Air Or At Sea?	December 2, 2018
TRC #527	Baby It's Cold Outside	December 8, 2018
TRC #528	The Science Of Reindeer	December 22, 2018

2019[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #529	The Neuroscience Of Addiction with Dr. Kim Hellemans	January 5, 2019
TRC #530	Favourite Segments 2018 + Name That	January 21, 2019
TRC #531	Lincoln Memorial Incident + Puffery + Bohemian Rhapsody & Brian May	January 25, 2019
TRC #532	Super Bowl Myths + Canada’s Food Guide + Are Noise Meters Fake?	February 2, 2019
TRC #533	Wipers	February 9, 2019
TRC #534	Measles vs Anti-Vax Parents + Canada’s Forests & Carbon Emissions + Quebec Politician Falls Flat?	February 16, 2019
TRC #535	Border Walls In History with Professor Buzzkill	February 22, 2019
TRC #536	Food Science with Dr. Stuart Farrimond	March 2, 2019
TRC #537	Food Allergies with Dr. David Stukus	March 8, 2019
TRC #538	Ancient Egypt + J.D. Power Awards + Hocus Pocus	March 16, 2019
TRC #539	The Centrifuge Brain Project + Damaged Egyptian Sculpture + Police and DNA Databases	March 22, 2019
TRC #540	What We Learned This Week Ft Greg & Mitch of AsapSCIENCE & Sidenote + Name That	March 29, 2019
TRC #541	Shen Yun & Falon Gong + Is Disney On Ice? + Bad Astronomy	April 6, 2019
TRC #541.5	First Image Of A Black Hole With Dr. Stuart Robbins	April 11, 2019
TRC #542	Social Influencers Vs The FDA + Critical Thinking In Practice + Closest Planet To Earth?	April 14, 2019
TRC #543	The Dr. Katie Bouman Narrative + Another Segment About Cats + Measles Parties	April 19, 2019
TRC #544	Notre Dame & Ubisoft + Planetary Pictures with Stuart Robbins + Nature Doc Suffering	April 26, 2019
TRC #545	What Gaslighting Is & Isn’t + So-Called Facts + Loch Ness Monster Effect	May 4, 2019
TRC #546	Aura Readings + Stand-up Comedy NDAs + Who’s Tracking Your Browsing History?	May 11, 2019
TRC #547	What Is A SIN? + Global Population Growth + Sonic Doll Made Of Human Skeleton?	May 18, 2019
TRC #548	Presidential War On Press? + Science Proves Hip Hop Is Most Influential Genre? + Energy Costs Vs Waste	May 25, 2019
TRC #549	Forever Fries & Onion Tears With Dr. Stuart Farrimond + Name That	June 2, 2019
TRC #550	Did NBA’er Manute Bol Coin ‘My Bad’? + Unmarried People Happier? + Fortnite Vs The Doppler Effect	June 8, 2019
TRC #551	Talking Brain Tumours With Dr. Stuart Farrimond	June 14, 2019
TRC #552	Surprising Loch Ness Proof? + Drake Curse + Where Does Space Begin?	June 21, 2019
TRC #553	Talking Germs with Jason Tetro	June 29, 2019
TRC #554	Talking Flat Earth With Stuart Robbins And Ed Robertson	July 5, 2019
TRC #555	Quantum Uncertainty + Lost NASA Tapes? + Storming Area 51	July 20, 2019
TRC #556	Talking Irish Famine Myths With Professor Buzzkill	July 27, 2019
TRC #557	Mercury Retrograde + Is All Table Salt Sea Salt? + ‘Why We Sleep’	August 4, 2019
TRC #558	Can Hippos Swim? + Neil deGrasse Tweetstorm + Mona Lisa True Colours	August 9, 2019
TRC #559	NY Times Best Seller List + Epstein Suicide? + The Secret Of Our Success	August 17, 2019
TRC #560	Mail Bag + Dr. Stuart Robbins And Retrograde + Name That	August 25, 2019
TRC #561	How IKEA Names Stuff + Absolute Zero + Amazon Fires	September 8, 2019
TRC #562	The Earth’s Lungs + The Gay Gene + Canadian Election	September 14, 2019
TRC #563	Citations And Science Reporting + Swearing Makes You Stronger + Evolution Of Skin Colour	September 21, 2019
TRC #564	Catching Up With Dr. Stuart Farrimond	September 27, 2019
TRC #565	Plant-based Burgers Healthier? + Bruce Lee Death Conspiracies + OK Sign A Hate Symbol?	October 5, 2019
TRC #566	Are Federal Election Votes Counted Equally? + Name That	October 12, 2019
TRC #567	Longest Word + Shag Harbour UFO Coin + OK Hate Symbol Pt. 2	October 19, 2019
TRC #568	Halloween THC Candy + Blob With 720 Sexes + Hillary Clinton NASA Denial Letter	October 26, 2019
TRC #568.5	Halloween Debate On Ron Corbett Unscripted	October 30, 2019
TRC #569	Did Eagles Rack Up Roaming Charges? + Kids These Days + Peter Singer’s Practical Ethics	November 2, 2019
TRC #570	Lead In Canada’s Water + Flu Shot + Windshield Egg-Throwing Thugs?	November 10, 2019
TRC #571	Did China Ban Video Games After 10PM? + Did Portugal Solve Its Drug Crisis? + Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking To Strangers	November 16, 2019
TRC #572	Blue Light Lens Mania + Donating Effectively + Marie Kondo’s Store	December 1, 2019
TRC #573	Arizona Vortex + Home Alone Booby Traps + ‘The Devastating Consequences Of Urban Violence’ Overview	December 22, 2019

2020[]

Episode	Content	hideDate
TRC #574	Year End Wrap Up	January 11, 2020
TRC #575	Impeachment + Future Of Work + Placenta-eating?	January 19, 2020
TRC #576	10,000 Steps? + Transgender Violence A U.S. Epidemic? + The Master Algorithm	January 31, 2020
TRC #577	Talking Close Relationships with Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk	February 12, 2020
TRC #578	Does 9-1-1 need 9-1-1? + Why Is Bagged Milk A Canadian Thing? + Keeping Up With Coronavirus	February 29, 2020
TRC #579	Mad Mike’s Rocket Crash + Mercury Precession x General Relativity + Revealed Preferences	March 14, 2020
TRC #580	COVID-19 Vs Flu + WHO COVID-19 Mythbusting + Toilet Paper Shortage?	March 21, 2020
TRC #581	Should You Try DIY Sanitizer? + Science x Sonic The Hedgehog + Naming COVID-19	March 30, 2020
TRC #582	COVID-19 Risk Of Death + Tom Nook Greedy Capitalist?	April 4, 2020
TRC #583	Planning A Mission To Pluto With Dr. Stuart Robbins	April 10, 2020
TRC #584	Why Didn’t We Quarantine Pre-COVID-19? + How Is Your Phone Tracked? + Overview Of The Precipice By Toby Ord	April 19, 2020
TRC #585	Talking Food and Space with Drs. Robbins and Farrimond	April 24, 2020
TRC #586	Effective Giving During COVID-19 + Does Your Stomach Shrink? + Cats And COVID-19	May 4, 2020
TRC #587	Is Beta Male Body Language A Thing? + The Perfect Weapon + McMindfulness	May 17, 2020
TRC #588	Evidence Of A Parallel Universe? + Cruise Industry Booming?	May 24, 2020
TRC #589	Copper Face Masks Better? + Is Bill Gates Evil? + Do Anime Characters Look White?	May 30, 2020
TRC #590	Talking About Race, Police, Anything? + Yellowstone Eruption Overdue? + Is Luke Skywalker Human?	June 9, 2020
TRC #591	COVID-19 Temperature Checks? + Evidence & Context + Mayans Doomsday Prediction 2020 Edition	June 21, 2020
TRC #592	Trump COVID-19 Coins? + Flushable Wipes + SpongeBob Gay? + Life In North Korea	June 28, 2020
TRC #593	36 Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy? + Modern Slavery	July 4, 2020
TRC #594	Mashup Mania	July 11, 2020
TRC #595	Can The Oura Ring Detect COVID-19? + LSA vs Steven Pinker	July 18, 2020
TRC #596	Bricks For Protesters? + Pre COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories + Closest Galaxy	July 29, 2020
TRC #596.5	Voluntourism	August 1, 2020
TRC #597	Cans and Coins During The Pandemic + Talking Craters With Dr. Stuart Robbins	August 7, 2020
TRC #598	Does Anonymous Hiring Work? + What Happens To Plastic Bottles?	August 16, 2020
TRC #599	Trust Online Reviews? + USPS Conspiracy? + Checkout Donations	August 22, 2020
TRC #600	Does Cancel Culture Exist? + Name That	September 5, 2020
TRC #601	Essential Oils Safe For Kids? + Colour In Hubble Photos + Can Former Presidents Drive?	September 12, 2020
TRC #602	Life On Venus? + David Bowie Art Hoax? + Book Reviews	September 19, 2020
TRC #603	Call To Cancel Netflix Over ‘Cuties’ + Is Jeff Bezos Too Rich?	September 25, 2020
TRC #604	The ‘Benadryl Challenge’ + The Moon’s Luminosity	October 3, 2020
TRC #605	Calculating The Mass Of Earth + Subway Bread Isn’t Bread?	October 9, 2020
TRC #606	James Randi	October 22, 2020
TRC #607	Trust U.S. Election Polls? + What Is The Red Pill + Skill Testing Questions	October 26, 2020
TRC #608	Is ‘Sexual Preference’ Offensive? + Book Reviews	October 31, 2020
TRC #609	COVID-19 Testing in Canada + 2000 Year Old Cat Carving in Peru? + Coke in Coke?	November 8, 2020
TRC #610	Who ‘Caused’ Biden to Win? + Rules Around Naming Babies Worldwide	November 21, 2020
TRC #611	Why Are Albums So Long Now? + Antarctica Pyramids? + Donating Effectively	November 29, 2020
TRC #612	‘The Village Effect’ + Is There A Loneliness Epidemic?	December 5, 2020
TRC #613	Brussel Sprouts + 12 Days Of Christmas Christian Code? + Books, Books, Books!	December 12, 2020
TRC #614	Why 2 High Tides? + Dangers Of Double Male End Plugs + Life On Venus Update	December 20, 2020

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