The Reality Check

Special guest, Lars, gets things started by examining whether barter is the origin of money. Next, Pat looks into whether there are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way. Lastly, Darren give...

23 Dec 201625min

Pat starts things off by digging for the truth about truffle oil. Next, Adam looks into the science behind the movie 'Idiocracy' and asks: is natural selection making us dumb? Lastly, Cristina coughs ...

16 Dec 201627min

Adam kicks things off by decoding the common phrase 'possession is 9/10ths of the law'. Next Cristina looks into whether direct-to-consumer genetic tests can really help predict a child's athletic pre...

9 Dec 201629min

'Tis the season for giving so TRC brings you an extra show this week. Darren and Adam revisit a segment on effective donating during the holidays with some updates for 2016. This show is brought to yo...

6 Dec 201619min

Adam kicks off the show looking at whether it is better to measure pregnancy in weeks or months. Next, Pat tests the panel's "Canadianness" with a game of 'Name That' featuring questions from Canadian...

2 Dec 201626min

Darren kick off the show looking at headlines about fake news, Facebook and the U.S. election.  Cristina looks at new FTC rules regarding homeopathy.  Lastly, Adam brings us a segment about determinin...

25 Nov 201629min

Pat kicks off The Reality Check's first post-US election show looking into claims that voters may have thrown off the election results by voting Harambe 2016. Adam gives any disgruntled American frien...

19 Nov 201630min

Cristina reality checks some common misconceptions about Daylight Saving Time.  Darren looks at recent headlines about a male birth control study which was stopped due to adverse effects.

11 Nov 201627min