Pat starts things off by Reality Checking a remark from a previous episode that it’s unlikely to get lung cancer if you’ve never smoked. Adam then looks into if dogs can sense magnetic fields. Next Elan answers a listener question regarding whether eating chocolate causes acne. Darren closes out the show by answering whether it’s true that James Patterson is a best selling author.
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The Four Horsemen of the Skeptpocalypse are back with another fun and interesting episode for number 289. Darren leads things off with an analysis of the media coverage of the missing Malaysian Flight 370. Next Elan re-opens fallacy/bias school with an overview of congruence bias and how it affects our daily lives. Adam closes out the show by answering if someone really wrote the words “Dankey Kang” as an answer to a clue on Jeopardy.
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Episode 288 of The Reality Check is a prime example of why podcasting was invented. Elan leads off the show with an exploration into the claim that Andy Kaufman is still alive. Next, Adam answers whether or not there is a conspiracy by fishermen that has led to many people eating fish on Fridays. Pat closes out the show with a segment on a factual misrepresentation in ads for Sheri’s Berries.
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It’s time for your weekly dose of skepticism with episode 287 of The Reality Check. Adam leads things off by looking into open concept offices and whether or not they deliver all of the productivity boosts that are claimed. Next, Pat leads a spirited game of Name That with questions on the topic of smoking. Darren closes out the show by answering the question of whether or not you should use alcohol to sterilize a wound.
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Episode 286 is here! First the gang discusses the book ‘Moral Tribes’ by Joshua Greene. Next Elan looks into whether bribing kids leads to better school grades. Lastly Adam looks into whether we commit three felonies a day.
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With the full crew in attendance, episode 285 of The Reality Check delivers some top notch skeptical content. Adam starts things off by looking into the Raelian movement and their clitoral restoration efforts. Next, Pat brings us the second half of his journey into how to plan for your own death. Elan closes out the show by answering a listener voicemail about drinking fluids when you’re sick.
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With Adam away the gang is short-staffed for episode 284 but still deliver the goods! Pat leads things off with a very interesting segment about planning for your own death. Elan then answers a listener question about yawning. Darren ends the show with a segment about if chocolate contains insects.
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With Adam away, the rest of the crew is joined by Owen Clarkin who knows an awful lot about trees. Next Elan hosts a game of ‘SFoSF’ all about lying. Lastly Darren takes on videos which have been surfacing lately showing lighters burning snow.
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The core TRC gang is back together for episode 282 of The Reality Check. Darren starts things off by looking into a recent viral Facebook post regarding positive thinking and its effect on rice. Next, Adam talks about the effect of colour on our perception of food. Elan closes out the show with a segment on whether or not adding salt to heated water will make it boil faster.
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It’s ladies’ night at The Reality Check! With Darren away, the rest of the crew is joined by Cristina Roach and Dina Tsirlin. First Dina discusses the role of race in biomedical research. Cristina then looks at whether reality TV is really real. Lastly Adam challenges the two couples to a skeptical version of the Newlywed Game.
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