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The Reality Check #100: Don’t Start Believin’ + Mistakes Were Made By Us + Myth Recap

    You can get the latest show every week by: Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Full length song “Don’t Start Believin’” based on Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”. Adam reminds everyone of all the mistakes … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #99: Census + He-Man vs Dynasty + Are Blondes Dumber?

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren talks about the recent controversy surrounding part of the Canadian census to an optional survey. Xander explores a supposed link between the 80s TV shows He-Man and Dynasty. Elan … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #98: TAM8 Highlights + Psychic Jamming + DJ Grothe Interview + Elephants and Mice

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Xander fills in the rest of the gang what happened while they were away at The Amazing Meeting. Jon and Adam interview JREF president DJ Grothe. Darren answers the question … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #97: TAM8 + Casino Odds + Slot Machines + Sports Incentives

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Recorded in front of a live studio audience at The Amaz!ng Meeting 8 in Las Vegas. Jay Novella from the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe joins Adam, Elan, and Jon to discuss … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #96: Meat Healthiness + Premium Beer + Carrot Eyesight Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren tells you everything you need to know about the dangers of eating meat. Elan finds out what the ‘premium’ in ‘premium beer’ means. Adam debunks the myth that carrots … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #95: Black Hole Pareidolia + Paul Ingraham Interview + Mice Love Cheese Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Adam discusses the latest example of pareidolia run amok, a greeting card that supposedly uses some naughty language. Jon interviews Paul Ingraham of saveyourself.ca about epsom salts and massage therapy. … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #94: Abiogenic Oil + Homosexuality and Evolution + Koala Bears

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Jon talks about where crude oil comes from and the controversial abiogenic origin hypothesis. Elan looks into why homosexuality hasn’t been removed by natural selection. Adam busts the myth that … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #93: Nostradamus + Multiple Personality Disorder + Brain Food Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. As predicted, Elan discusses Nostradamus. Adam, and his friends, analyze multiple personality disorder. Finally, Darren annoys fish lovers by tackling the myth that fish is brain food. Listen now: http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_93_-_2010-06-10.mp3 … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #92: Denialism + Lotteries + Missing Dollar Riddle

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren explores the source of denialism and how people justify their denialist beliefs. Adam explains why playing the lottery is “stupid”. Elan poses the “Missing Dollar Riddle” to the panel … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #91: OCD + Dr. Tim Valentine Interview + Wild West Violence Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Adam discusses obsessive compulsive disorder. Elan interviews Dr. Tim Valentine about his research into people’s poor abilities to recognize faces. Jon debunks (maybe?) the myth that the Wild West was … Continue reading

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