The Reality Check

Pat and Cristina bring you a music themed mashup! First Pat sets the tone with a segment on high fidelity audio players and whether Neil Young's Pono device is as 'righteous' as its name claims. Darre...

21 Jul 201736min

Darren kicks off this week's show looking into whether seeing the colour of your wine influences your perception of its taste. Cristina digs into the purported health benefits of the latest activated ...

14 Jul 201733min

This week the crew is joined once again by 'Physics Commando' Barry Panas who challenges us to think about the labels we use to describe what we feel when it comes to force and motion. Pat gives us a ...

8 Jul 201737min

Happy Canada Day Checkers! This week, Adam looks into a claim by Anonymous making headlines that NASA is about to announce the discovery of aliens. Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures, Cristina digs ...

1 Jul 201729min

Producer Pat is joined in the studio by his dog Holden while the rest of the crew has the week off.  So, of course, all the topic are about dogs in this mashup episode. Darren digs into headlines that...

23 Jun 201731min

On this week's show, Darren takes a closer look at the fuel icon on your car's dashboard. Adam channels his skepticism into fact-checking the various purported claims of Himalayan Salt Lamps. Finally,...

17 Jun 201723min

The weekend is here and so is TRC! First, Pat does an engine check on what would happen if someone put sugar in your gas tank. Darren looks into some big news in the skeptical community regarding the ...

10 Jun 201725min

What a better way to kick off the month than a new dose of The Reality Check! First, Pat schools us on which mountain is really the tallest and why. Cristina digs into various studies to see if there ...

3 Jun 201732min