Reality Check (podcast)

The Reality Check
Presentation
Hosted by Adam Gardner
Cristina Roach
Darren McKee
Pat Roach
Genre Skepticism
Updates Weekly
Production
No. of episodes 416
Publication
Debut August 14, 2008
Website www.trcpodcast.com
The Reality Check Intro Music

The Reality Check is a weekly, 45 minute 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, Big Foot, 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. By November 2012, the podcast was receiving between 4000 and 5000 weekly downloads and has reached the 1 million total download milestone.[7]

Episode List

Episodes are available for free from the Reality Check iTunes page, or the Reality Check website.

Year 2008

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #1PilotAugust 14, 2008
TRC #2August 21, 2008
TRC #3Winged 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 #4Nutmeg overdosing, psychic fair, and new age adsSeptember 4, 2008
TRC #5Alt Med Primer, Aspartame, and CreatineSeptember 11, 2008
TRC #6The Placebo Effect, Science on TV, and the art of persuasion in politicsSeptember 18, 2008
TRC #7Cancerous Cell Phones, Conspiracy Videos, and Ghosts with Rich TasteSeptember 24, 2008
TRC #8Ogopogo, Bigfoot vs Politicians, and Pond ScumOctober 1, 2008
TRC #9Vitamin C + Chemotherapy, Maggie the Counting Dog, and Out of Body StudyOctober 9, 2008
TRC #10Islamic Doll, What Energy Is Essay, and Cognitive DissonanceOctober 16, 2008
TRC #11Franken-foods, Acai Berries, and UK UFO Documents Revealed!October 23, 2008
TRC #12Persinger's God Helmet and Halloween DangersOctober 30, 2008
TRC #13Calorie Restricted Diets, Wedding Superstitions, Bisphenol A, and Unlucky NumbersNovember 5, 2008
TRC #14The Trouble With Astrology, Scientific Medical Preventions Under Attack, and "Yes Captain, I do"November 13, 2008
TRC #15JFK Assassination, pesticides+cancer, and does the brain prove evolution?November 20, 2008
TRC #16Mortality/Risk + Evidence/Falsifiability + Coriolis Effect/ToiletsNovember 26, 2008
TRC #17Zombies + Crime Stats + Moon Illusion December 3, 2008
TRC #18 Prayer + Safety Laws + Coke TabsDecember 4, 2008
TRC #19 Pseudoegyptology + Feng Shui + The Rule of ThumbDecember 18, 2008
TRC #20 Xmas Origins + Is Santa Real? + Holiday Suicide MythDecember 18, 2008

Year 2009

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #21 Angels + Celebrities + Spider Eating MythJanuary 8, 2009
TRC #22 Big Pharma Inconsistencies + Alien Faces + Drink 8 Glasses of Water a DayJanuary 14, 2009
TRC #23 Cancer Epidemic Fears + Acupressure + The Myth of Gum DigestionJanuary 21, 2009
TRC #24 Social Class/Health + Chemophobia + Black Belt MythJanuary 28, 2009
TRC #25 Bear Armour + Evolution Book Reviews + Dream MythFebruary 5, 2009
TRC #26 Evolution's History + Carbon Dating + Vestigial OrgansFebruary 11, 2009
TRC #27 Scientific Progress + Money as Debt + Lemmings MythFebruary 18, 2009
TRC #28 The Sun's True Colour + Google Atlantis + Great Wall of China MythFebruary 25, 2009
TRC #29 The Nocebo Effect + Circumcision/AIDS + Chicken Eggs MythFebruary 26, 2009
TRC #30Homosexuality/Natural? + Teaching 9/11 Truth + Friday 13th Accident RatesMarch 15, 2009
TRC #31 Evolution Acceptance + Zeitgeist + Staring at the SunMarch 19, 2009
TRC #32 Cold Reading + Baby Einstein Videos + Shaving MythMarch 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 MythApril 19, 2009
TRC #35 Climate Change + Plastic Bags + Ozone DepletionApril 24, 2009
TRC #36 Japanese Horror + Bible Code + Soda Can MythMay 3, 2009
TRC #37 Skeptic Course + Pentawater + Swine Flu MythMay 10, 2009
TRC #38 Politics/Skepticism + Climate Change Questions + Red Bull MythMay 15, 2009
TRC #39 Wikipedia/Britannica + Homemade Pesticides + Dark Meat MythMay 24, 2009
TRC #40 Children's Cold Medicine + Ad Hominem + Pool Urine DyeJune 1, 2009
TRC #41 Landfills + Chelation + Safety in NumbersJune 11, 2009
TRC #42 Critical Thinking 101 + Psychic Dogs + Myopic MythJune 12, 2009
TRC #43 Real Vaccine Dangers + Cosmetics + Bilateral SymmetryJune 20, 2009
TRC #44 Avro Arrow Conspiracy + Brain Drain + BeavertailsJune 26, 2009
TRC #45 BMI + Michael Jackson Skin Colour + Eskimo Words for SnowJuly 5, 2009
TRC #46 Wind Turbine Illness + Madoff & Ponzi Schemes + Post-Mortem Nail Growth MythJuly 8, 2009
TRC #47 TAM7 + Adam Savage Interview + Twitter PopularityJuly 17, 2009
TRC #48 Moon Hoax + Interview with Bob and Jay Novella from the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe + Taste MythJuly 26, 2009
TRC #49 Homeopathy 101 + Harriet Hall Interview + Sex on the Mind MythAugust 1, 2009
TRC #50 Spot Reduction + Aquatic Ape Theory Interview + More People Alive Now Than In All HistoryAugust 8, 2009
TRC #51 What the Bleep Review + Richard Saunders Interview + Usa MythAugust 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 MythAugust 29, 2009
TRC #54 Jurassic Park + Consciousness + 21 GramsSeptember 6, 2009
TRC #55 Time Travel + Multitasking + Well Starseeing MythSeptember 13, 2009
TRC #56 Umami/MSG + Ray Hyman Interview + Baldness MythSeptember 20, 2009
TRC #57 Free Will/Determinism + Interview with Evan BernsteinSeptember 27, 2009
TRC #58 Alternative Style Auctions + Interview with Tim Farley + Flamingo Colour MythOctober 4, 2009
TRC #59 HIV Myths + Steven Novella Interview + Cocaine Money MythOctober 11, 2009
TRC #60 Swine Flu Vaccine Fears + Brian Brushwood Interview + Coal Crushing MythOctober 18, 2009
TRC #61 Interview with Phil Plat, the Bad AstronomerOctober 22, 2009
TRC #62 Halloween Origins + Ghost Hunter Interview + Black Cat MythsOctober 31, 2009
TRC #63 Satanic Ritual Abuse + Animal Hybrids + Male vs Female DriversNovember 8, 2009
TRC #64 Dark Side of the Moon + 2012 + Start of SpringNovember 15, 2009
TRC #65 False Pregnancy + Bill 179/Naturopathy Interview + Psychological Treatments for CancerNovember 22, 2009
TRC #66 Cameron/Comfort's Origin of Species + Music Therapy + Alcohol Kills Brain Cells MythNovember 29, 2009
TRC #67 ABO Blood Type Personality + Moral Consistency + Fortune CookiesDecember 6, 2009
TRC #68 Climategate + How To Be An Expert + Hand SanitizersDecember 13, 2009
TRC #69 Santa Claus Origins + Festivus Origins + Snowflake SamenessDecember 20, 2009

Year 2010

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #70 Trepanation + Conspiracy Skeptic Interview + New Year Driving RisksJanuary 3, 2010
TRC #71 Neurological/Moral Reactions + The G-Spot + Twinkie Shelf-LifeJanuary 10, 2010
TRC #72 Gambler's Fallacy + Cryonics + SuperFreakonomics ReviewJanuary 17, 2010
TRC #73 Quantum Mechanics + Creation Movie Review + Drinking MythJanuary 24, 2010
TRC #74 Counterfeiting + Daniel Loxton Interview + Celery MythJanuary 31, 2010
TRC #75 Ginkgo Biloba + Audio Cables + Fugu (Puffer Fish) MythFebruary 7, 2010
TRC #76 Graphology/Handwriting Analysis + Kosher Food + Drinking/PregnancyFebruary 14, 2010
TRC #77 Chocolate/Strokes + Olympic Mascots + KFC MythFebruary 21, 2010
TRC #78 Chicken/Egg Precedent Problem + Weasle Words + GutenbergFebruary 28, 2010
TRC #79 Olympics Revisited + Euphemism Treadmill + Audiobooks vs BooksMarch 7, 2010
TRC #80 IQ Correlations + Dr Yoni Freedhoff Interview + Trillium MythMarch 14, 2010
TRC #81 Buying the Cosmos + TV Ratings + Head Heat Loss MythMarch 21, 2010
TRC #82 Mike Duffy and Critical Thinking + HFCS Study + Frown MythMarch 28, 2010
TRC #83 Easter Origins + Vitamin C for the Common Cold + Brain Calorie LossApril 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 CuresApril 15, 2010
TRC #86 Snakes + Shampoo + Michael Jackson vs Sonic the HedgehogApril 25, 2010
TRC #87 Boobquake + Brain Age + White ChocolateMay 2, 2010
TRC #88 Stephen Hawking vs Aliens + Sky Mall Products + Printer InkMay 9, 2010
TRC #89 Shisha + 3D Technology + ToothpasteMay 16, 2010
TRC #90 Why Sex? + Pigeon Head-bob + Dog Colour VisionMay 23, 2010
TRC #91 OCD + Dr. Tim Valentine Interview + Wild West Violence MythMay 30, 2010
TRC #92 Denialism + Lotteries + Missing Dollar RiddleJune 6, 2010
TRC #93 Nostradamus + Multiple Personality Disorder + Brain Food MythJune 13, 2010
TRC #94 Abiogenic Oil + Homosexuality and Evolution + Koala BearsJune 20, 2010
TRC #95 Black Hole Pareidolia + Paul Ingraham Interview + Mice Love Cheese MythJune 27, 2010
TRC #96 Meat Healthiness + Premium Beer + Carrot Eyesight MythJuly 4, 2010
TRC #97 TAM8 + Casino Odds + Slot Machines + Sport IncentivesJuly 12, 2010
TRC #98 TAM8 Highlights + Psychic Jamming + DJ Grothe Interview + Elephants and MiceJuly 18, 2010
TRC #99 Census + He-Man vs Dynasty + Are Blondes Dumber?July 25, 2010
TRC #100Don't Start Believin' + Mistakes Were Made By Us + Myth RecapAugust 2, 2010
TRC #101Vitamin D + Brainstorming + Red Car CostAugust 8, 2010
TRC #102Deafness Leads to Supersight? + iDosing + Penny CN Tower MythAugust 15, 2010
TRC #103WiFi/BPA Fear + Allergies + Mars Size MythAugust 22, 2010
TRC #104Chiropractic Adventures + James Randi Interview + Internet Is For Porn?August 29, 2010
TRC #105EMP + Ben Radford Interview + 215 Bones MythSeptember 6, 2010
TRC #106Photo Analysis + The Bermuda Triangle + Was Hitler Jewish?September 12, 2010
TRC #107Language and Thoughts + Danger and Cognitive Bias + Fruit Fly MythSeptember 19, 2010
TRC #108 Space Elevator + Ahmadinejad and 9/11 + Walt Disney MythSeptember 26, 2010
TRC #109 Science vs Dating Tips + NLP + Ostrich MythOctober 3, 2010
TRC #110 Baldness + Chain Letters + Bread in the FridgeOctober 11, 2010
TRC #111 Framing + Peanut Allergy Risk + McDonalds Decompose MythOctober 17, 2010
TRC #112 Wicca + Fear + Wolf HowlsOctober 24, 2010
TRC #113 African Starvation Stats + Daylight Savings + Most Downloaded WomanOctober 31, 2010
TRC #114 Cesar Millan + John Titor + Alice in Wonderland MythNovember 7, 2010
TRC #115 Moral Landscape Review + Nose Blowing + Sleep RequirementsNovember 14, 2010
TRC #116 Multi-level Marketing + Electrocution + Bird Spoiling MythNovember 21, 2010
TRC #117 Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare? + Does Money Leads to Happiness? + MattressesNovember 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 RingsDecember 12, 2010
TRC #120 Baby Sign Language + Real Toxins + Homosexuality and P********aDecember 19, 2010
TRC #121 Most Wonderful Time. + Kwanzaa + Chanukkah MythDecember 26, 2010

Year 2011

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #122 Prosecutor's Fallacy + Queueing Theory + 2011 PredictionsJanuary 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 MythFebruary 6, 2011
TRC #127 Crystal Deodorant + Mermaids + ButtonsFebruary 13, 2011
TRC #128 Valentine's Day Origins + Chem Trails + Space PenFebruary 21, 2011
TRC #129 Stages of Grief + What Does Human Flesh Taste Like? + Fruit Juics vs SodaFebruary 27, 2011
TRC #130 Taboo Topics + Do Video Games Lead To Rape? + Synchronization of Menstrual CyclesMarch 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 + VomitoriumApril 3, 2011
TRC #135 Brushing Teeth With Soap + Toyota Acceleration Hysteria + Drowning MythApril 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 ContestMay 1, 2011
TRC #139 The Decline Effect + Birthers + MLK Jr MisquoteMay 8, 2011
TRC #140 Criminal Profiling + Happiness Book Reviews + Plane Crash Survival RatesMay 15, 2011
TRC #141 Brazilian Labour Rights + DCA Cancer Cure Resurgence + The Five SensesMay 22, 2011
TRC #142 Children's Toy Preferences + Interview with Jon Kay + Video Game MythsMay 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 MemoryJune 19, 2011
TRC #146 Micro-financing + Light Bulb Longevity + Cold CausesJune 26, 2011
TRC #147 Asbestos + Fan Death + Exercise on an Empty Stomach MythJuly 3, 2011
TRC #148 McDonalds Myths + Teething Necklaces + Long Weekend Fuel PricesJuly 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 LengthJuly 25, 2011
TRC #151 Aspartame + Cryotherapy + Dentist SuicidesAugust 1, 2011
TRC #152 Home Field Advantage + Talking YouTube Animals + Internet Explorer User IQAugust 8, 2011
TRC #153 Anti-oxidants + Prisoner's Dilemma + Bert and Ernie SexualityAugust 14, 2011
TRC #154 Four Letter Word Origins + Is TV Dangerous? + Mosquito MythsAugust 21, 2011
TRC #155 Meat Eating Arguments + Sleepwalking SafetyAugust 28, 2011
TRC #156 Ape Language + Maraschino Cherry DigestionSeptember 4, 2011
TRC #157 Uncanny Valley + Equilibrium Bandz + TRC OriginsSeptember 11, 2011
TRC #158 Movie Review Quotes + The Illuminati + Hudson's Bay GravitySeptember 18, 2011
TRC #159 Has Batman Ever Killed? + Hawthorne Effect + Pirate MythsSeptember 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 + MoneybagsOctober 10, 2011
TRC #162 Elvis + Interview with Dr Stu Farrimond + Hair vs FurOctober 16, 2011
TRC #163 Consciousness + Stranger Danger + Gregorian MonksOctober 23, 2011
TRC #164 Black Cat Abuse On Halloween + Blue Blood + Vampire EcologyOctober 30, 2011
TRC #165 Global Corporate Conspiracy? + 7 Billion People! + Flushing Hot FlashesNovember 6, 2011
TRC #166 Fundamental Attribution Error + Self CPR + Green Poppy CentresNovember 13, 2011
TRC #167 Gamer Glasses + Radionics + EntrapmentNovember 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 PrankDecember 4, 2011
TRC #170 Microexpressions + Child Homicide Stats Reporting + Let Them Eat Cake MythDecember 11, 2011
TRC #171 Bad Stats in Science + Lay Lines + One-Word Answer on ExamDecember 18, 2011
TRC #172 War on X-mas + Christmas Shopping Science Fact or Science Fiction + Artificial Christmas TreesDecember 26, 2011

Year 2012

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #173 Pat + Cristina's End of Year Parody Spectacular!January 2, 2012
TRC #174 New Years Resolutions + Water Boiling + Past Year PredictionsJanuary 8, 2012
TRC #175 The Debunking Handbook + Alien Implants + Coloured PencilsJanuary 15, 2012
TRC #176 Hockey Fights + The Paleo Diet + Does Alcohol Heat You Up?January 22, 2012
TRC #177 Vampires + Vacuum Survival + Rib Removal MythsJanuary 29, 2012
TRC #178 Climate Change Redux + Groundhog Day + Cold BatteriesFebruary 5, 2012
TRC #179 Mouth Wash + The Dunning-Kruger Effect + New Climate Change MythFebruary 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 ExperimentFebruary 26, 2012
TRC #182 Organic vs Conventional Farming + Leap Year + KokomoMarch 4, 2012
TRC #183 Valium + Dog Years + GravityMarch 11, 2012
TRC #184 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs + Myers-Briggs Personality Tests + Oprah Book ClubMarch 18, 2012
TRC #185 Life Expectancy + Box Office Math + Sad OnionsMarch 25, 2012
TRC #186 Gas Boycotts + Chris Hassall + Mattress TagsApril 1, 2012
TRC #187 The Turing Test + Does P = NP? + Double JeopardyApril 8, 2012
TRC #188 HIV Denial + Exodus Evidence + Titanic MythsApril 15, 2012
TRC #189 Little Genius + Truth Serum + 420April 22, 2012
TRC #190 Internet Piracy + Weird Pepsi Ingredients + Blue MoonApril 29, 2012
TRC #191 Science Retractions + Expiry Dates + Oil ChangesMay 6, 2012
TRC #192 Geocentrism + Sky Mall Redux + BlackleMay 13, 2012
TRC #193 Animal Pain + Energy Efficiency + Nicotine in Tim Hortons CoffeeMay 20, 2012
TRC #194 Slavery + Hollow Earth + Poppy SeedsMay 30, 2012
TRC #195 Epigenetics + Sanctuary + Kiddie ColoursJune 3, 2012
TRC #196 Amelia Earhart + EA Cover Curse + Easter Island BodiesJune 10, 2012
TRC #197 Male Lactation + Expanding Earth Theory + Vintage HD MoviesJune 17, 2012
TRC #198 Marijuana and Cancer + Kobe Beef + Start a Skeptic GroupJune 24, 2012
TRC #199 Sunscreen Myths + $0.99 + 1 Phone CallJuly 2, 2012
TRC #200 Favourite Segments + TRC Mistakes + Myth RecapJuly 9, 2012
TRC #201 Fuel Savers + Bug Repellent + Ice DietJuly 16, 2012
TRC #202 Energy Drinks + Tommy Westphall + Microwaved WaterJuly 22, 2012
TRC #203 Alkaline Diet + GDP + Counting CardsJuly 30, 2012
TRC #204 Water Fluoridation + Olympics SFSF + Turning Off LightsAugust 5, 2012
TRC #205 Allergy Tests + Bottled Water + Single Cause Fallacy + AdidasAugust 12, 2012
TRC #206 Violence Declining + Judge Shows + Steve Jobs Stole The MouseAugust 20, 2012
TRC #207 POM Wonderful + Music SFSF + Birds Die From GumAugust 27, 2012
TRC #208 Reproductive Pills and Mate Preference + Are We All Related + When the Dinosaurs DiedSeptember 3, 2012
TRC #209 Influencing Child Gender + Instant Noodles + Laser Sniper RiflesSeptember 10, 2012
TRC #210 Dark Side of the Rainbow + Toxic School Supplies + Post Hoc FallacySeptember 16, 2012
TRC #211 Walk or Run in the Rain + The Global Consciousness Project + A Year SupplySeptember 23, 2012
TRC #212 Avogadro's Number + The Golden Ratio + The Astronomical UnitSeptember 30, 2012
TRC #213 Sexism in Science + Blowing in Nintendo Cartridges + Do Canadians Say ZedOctober 7, 2012
TRC #214 Tattoo Removal + Eidetic Memory + All You Can Eat Buffet StrategiesOctober 14, 2012
TRC #215Schrödinger's Cat + Secret Shoppers + Furbies Are SpiesOctober 21, 2012
TRC #216 Ghosts + Halloween SFoSF + Cloud Computing and Bad WeatherOctober 27, 2012
TRC #217 Social Media and Isolation + Monsanto + CastoreumNovember 3, 2012
TRC #218 Price Gouging + Intentionally Deceptive Reporting + Does Captain Go Down With the ShipNovember 10, 2012
TRC #219 Can Men and Women be Friends + Foods With Animals + Van Halen M&MsNovember 17, 2012
TRC #220 Plant Perception + Name That... + Tick Bites Leading to Red Meat AllergiesNovember 24, 2012
TRC #221 Cell Phones and Driving + Cycling Helmets and Risk + Copyright, Privacy and FacebookDecember 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 DrivesDecember 15, 2012
TRC #224 Working From Home + PZ Myers Interview + TRC PredictionsDecember 24, 2012
TRC #225 Pat and Cristina Holiday Parody SpectacularDecember 29, 2012

Year 2013

EpisodeContentDate
TRC #226 Do Doctors Kill More Than Guns + Udo Schuklenk + Hydrogen PeroxideJanuary 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

Year 2014

EpisodeContentDate
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

Year 2015

EpisodeContentDate
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

Year 2016

EpisodeContentDate
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 + Pokemon 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

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