TRC #535: Border Walls In History with Professor Buzzkill
With Darren and Adam away, Pat and Cristina have a chat with historian and author Joe Coohill. Better known as Professor Buzzkill from the podcast of the same name, Joe recently put out an interesting...
22 Feb 201925min
TRC #534: Measles vs Anti-Vax Parents + Canada's Forests & Carbon Emissions + Quebec Politician Falls Flat?
Cristina brings the stats and facts behind recent measles outbreaks and highlights the importance of teaching young people how to think critically. Darren explores whether Canada's forests actually em...
16 Feb 201931min
TRC #533: Wipers: Up Or Down? + 'Bell Let's Talk Day' + Who is Cecilia Payne?
Pat exhausts several resources to help answer the burning question on our minds this Winter. Should you leave windshield wipers up, or down? Adam unpacks the 'Bell Let's Talk Day' campaign which takes...
9 Feb 201934min
TRC #532: Super Bowl Myths + Canada's Food Guide + Are Noise Meters Fake?
Cristina kicks off the show by separating the facts from the fumbles around Super Bowl myths. Darren digs into Canada's latest Food Guide and asks whether its current revamp is line with the best evid...
2 Feb 201930min
TRC #531: Lincoln Memorial Incident + Puffery + Bohemian Rhapsody & Brian May
It's a brand new TRC! First, Darren looks at the backlash over a recent confrontation between protesters and school kids at the Lincoln Memorial. Cristina examines 'puffery' and its implications in th...
25 Jan 201933min
TRC #530: Favourite Segments 2018 + Name That: Year In Review + Predictions
The TRC crew is back to usher in the New Year with a fun-filled show! First, we look back at our favourite segments from 2018. Next, Pat challenges the panel with a year in review game of 'Name That'....
21 Jan 201945min
TRC #529: The Neuroscience Of Addiction with Dr. Kim Hellemans
Happy 2019, Checkers! The crew will be back with regular shows soon. In the meantime, we bring you a fascinating interview with Dr. Kim Hellemans about the neuroscience of addiction. Kim is an award-...
5 Jan 201938min
TRC #528: The Science Of Reindeer
Happy holidays, Checkers. The RC crew is off but Adam couldn't stay away from the mic. He belongs in the air! We bring you a holiday segment all about reindeer. Is the Rudolph the red-nosed reindee...
22 Dec 201814min
