TRC #601: Essential Oils Safe For Kids? + Colour In Hubble Photos + Can Former Presidents Drive?
Cristina looks into the safety of so-called 'essential' oils when it comes to use around children. Friend of the show, Dr. Stuart Robbins, answers a question about why those picturesque astronomy phot...
12 Sep 202028min
TRC #600: Does Cancel Culture Exist? + Name That: Memory + Seeds From China
Guess who's back? The crew is back together again for TRC's 600th episode! Darren asks if 'cancel culture' really exists. Producer Pat tests the gang's memories with a game of 'Name That: Previous Gam...
5 Sep 202035min
TRC #599: Trust Online Reviews? + USPS Conspiracy? + Checkout Donations
Cristina looks into online shopping and asks how useful are online reviews really? Adam takes an objective look at the recent alarming USPS news, and whether there is evidence that Donald Trump is sab...
22 Aug 202028min
TRC #598: Does Anonymous Hiring Work? + What Happens To Plastic Bottles?
Darren looks into anonymous hiring and whether it helps reduce discrimination after a recent article argued that auditions for violinists should no longer be anonymized. Cristina takes a deep dive int...
16 Aug 202026min
TRC #597: Cans and Coins During The Pandemic + Talking Craters With Dr. Stuart Robbins
Adam kicks off the show by looking into whether people's changing habits during COVID-19 is causing shortages of aluminum cans and coins. We round out the show with our good friend Dr. Stuart Robbins,...
7 Aug 202025min
TRC #596.5: Voluntourism
With the recent spotlight on the WE Charity, we revisit a segment Darren originally covered in 2015 which explores the very disturbing downside of well-intentioned Voluntourism.
1 Aug 202016min
TRC #596: Bricks For Protesters? + Pre COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories + Closest Galaxy
Darren looks into headlines suggesting that bricks were being left for protesters to incite violence. Cristina gives us a history lesson on conspiracy theories related to plagues and pandemics. Adam a...
29 Jul 202023min
TRC #595: Can The Oura Ring Detect COVID-19? + LSA vs Steven Pinker
Cristina dunks into a segment about the NBA and how it's hoping to protect its players with wearable technology as the league resumes the season in a Disneyworld-based bubble. Does the Oura smart ring...
18 Jul 202026min
