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TRC #336: American Sniper + Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering + Rent-To-Own
With Cristina filling in as host, Adam slings a segment about the real story behind American Sniper, while guest Brian Tomasik opens our eyes to Wild Animal Suffering in part 1 of 2 interview segments. Finally (last yet again…) Pat … Continue reading
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TRC #335: Meditation + Name That: Anatomy Edition + V-Steam & Gwyneth Paltrow
When Darren’s away, the panel will play! On this week’s show, guest host Dina reflects on claims surrounding Meditation, Pat tests our knowledge of Anatomy with another edition of Name That, and Cristina blows off steam regarding the recent controversial … Continue reading
TRC #334: Blasphemy in Canada + Why Allergy Myths Persist + Does Cake Mix Really Need an Egg?
On this week’s fun and fact-filled show, Darren kicks things off swearing Blasphemy is alive and well in Canada. Cristina breaks out in a segment about why debunked allergy myths continue to persist. Lastly, Adam mixes it up by asking … Continue reading
TRC #333: Cali Causes Cancer? + Talking Transgender + The Most Bombed Country is…
Adam is back from his vacation/reconnaissance mission in California where he investigates why everything in the State purports to cause cancer or birth defects. Pat addresses gender identity in an interview with friend of the show Sebastien LeBel. Lastly, Darren … Continue reading
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TRC #332: Wind Chill + Bad Pharma Overview + Does Bottled Water Expire?
Even with Adam away, TRC delivers! Cristina blows in with an interesting breakdown of the Wind Chill Index, while Darren probes the book “Bad Pharma” by British physician and academic Ben Goldacre. Finally, Pat flushes out the truth behind why … Continue reading
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TRC #331: Bad Luck & Cancer + Annual Predictions + Sushi & Wasabi
Happy New Year from TRC! On this week’s episode, Darren doubles down on whether cancer is mostly the result of bad luck, while Adam looks into his crystal ball for our Annual Predictions. Pat rounds out the show with the … Continue reading
TRC #330: The Fourth Annual Holiday Parody Spectacular
With half of the regular TRC crew off for the holidays, Pat and Cristina hijack the show for a fourth year running and revisit some of the best parodies and highlights of the year. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/TRC_330.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If … Continue reading
TRC #329: Murder Down Under + Cake or Death + The Sitting Dead + #HomicideTheNorth
The Reality Check panel delivers a morbidly merry episode this holiday season! Pat goes down under to see if Adelaide is worthy of its ‘murder capital’ rep, while Cristina presents the odds of dying on your birthday. Next, Adam relaxes … Continue reading
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TRC #328: Superintelligence Overview + Guinness Two-Pour + Is Grumpy Cat a ‘100-millionaire’?
TRC drops another informative show with some hilarious outtakes! Darren takes over the world show with an in-depth overview of Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence, Cristina gives us a sobering look at whether the Guinness Two-Pour is a must or a … Continue reading
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TRC 327: Racial Disparity + Perception Quiz + The Cheerleader Effect
This week’s show is #1! Dina stirs the melting pot and gives us a taste of racial disparity as it relates to education, employment, and the penal system, Darren tests our knowledge of key social issues in our own backyard, … Continue reading
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