The Reality Check

The crew has the week off but still brings you a new fact-filled TRC! Cristina and Pat chat with Ryan Armstrong from Post-Truth Health and Bad Science Watch. He tells us whether urine-based tests comi...

24 Feb 201822min

This week, Darren looks into the potential downside of watching a solar eclipse and asks, 'Is it worth it?' Adam gets all 'Darren' on us with an interesting segment about consciousness and the bicamer...

17 Feb 201830min

Another theme-filled show coming at you! First, Cristina combs through widely-held Valentine's Day myths to find out what's fact and what's fiction. Pat challenges the panel with another game of Name ...

11 Feb 201826min

Another week, another great episode of TRC! On this week's show, Darren follows his impulses and takes a deep dive on neurons. Adam looks into YouTube's content ID system to find out why a video of wh...

3 Feb 201833min

After a recent run-in with a rogue contact lens Cristina asks, what would happen if you never took your contacts out? Darren looks at the rates of vegetarianism and what the statistics really mean. Fi...

28 Jan 201837min

The Fab Four is back this week! Adam kicks off the show with some interesting listener email. Cristina dives into the latest raw water fad to bring you the raw facts. Finally, Darren ponders whether b...

20 Jan 201826min

With Darren away this week, the crew is joined by our favourite "physics commando" Barry Panas. First, Cristina looks into the latest 'wellness' gadget that Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP is peddling. Spoiler...

13 Jan 201831min

The TRC crew is back to usher in the New Year with a fun-filled show! First, we look back at our favourite and most surprising segments from 2017. Next, Pat challenges the panel with a year in review ...

6 Jan 201846min