TRC #543: The Dr. Katie Bouman Narrative + Another Segment About Cats + Measles Parties
Happy Pagan Spring Weekend! Darren kicks off the show by looking at recent media coverage around Dr. Katie Bouman and how she 'accidentally' became the face of the Black Hole project. Adam brings us a...
19 Huhti 201932min
TRC #542: Social Influencers Vs The FDA + Critical Thinking In Practice + Closest Planet To Earth?
My very excellent mother says it's a new TRC! Cristina kicks off the show with a look at the dicey world of social influencers and sponsored medical content. Next, Darren tells us more about his trip ...
14 Huhti 201936min
TRC #541.5: First Image Of A Black Hole With Dr. Stuart Robbins
A little extra content for all you checkers this week! Given the recent headlines about the first image of a black hole, Pat and Cristina give our favourite astronomer a call to help us understand wha...
11 Huhti 201910min
TRC #541: Shen Yun & Falon Gong + Is Disney On Ice? + Bad Astronomy
This week Adam looks at Shen Yun Performing Arts and investigates its ties to the Falon Gong, the Chinese Government, Communism and organ harvesting. Next, Cristina examines a longstanding notion that...
6 Huhti 201933min
TRC #540: What We Learned This Week Ft Greg & Mitch of AsapSCIENCE & Sidenote + Name That: Spot The Fake
This week, Greg Brown and Mitch Moffit, the dynamic duo behind the hugely successful AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel and Sidenote podcast, grace TRC's studio for a fun and fact-filled show! Mitch kicks th...
29 Maalis 201931min
TRC #539: The Centrifuge Brain Project + Damaged Egyptian Sculpture + Police and DNA Databases
Happy Spring, Checkers! Pat kicks off the show with one of his fun deep dives and looks into a suspicious online video of an amusement park ride that has gone viral to the tune of over 100 million vie...
22 Maalis 201931min
TRC #538: Ancient Egypt + J.D. Power Awards + Hocus Pocus
The whole crew is back on the cast this week! Fresh from his trip to Egypt and Jordan, Darren digs into some fascinating ancient Egyptian myths. After seeing car commercials lauding J.D. Power & Assoc...
16 Maalis 201930min
TRC #537: Food Allergies with Dr. David Stukus
We are thrilled to have Dr David Stukus back on TRC! He tells us what the science has to say about introducing allergenic foods into an infant's diet plus he answers some checker's questions. Dave i...
8 Maalis 201927min
