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Two Brad For You

Bradley van Paridon

A science show that doesn"t sound like all the others. Join science journalist Brad van Paridon as he explores all manner of weird science topics with friends from all walks of life and through discussions with scientists and science journalists.

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Episode 66 - Leaky Labs, Lockdowns and Revived Ebola

Two Brad For You ·

2021/03/26

Brad, aka Flash, is here with some Friday afternoon thoughts on two overly politicized corona issues, the lab leak scenario and the harm from lockdowns. Spoiler alert, there is no definitive answer so get ready to sit on some fence. Stick around for some intriguing Ebola news at the end as well. As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts and get in touch on Twitter or Instagram. You can also send us an email at twobradforyou@gmail.com or leave a voice message at

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01:33:40

TBFY In Conversation 19-Communicating from The Ivory...

Two Brad For You ·

2021/03/19

It was a pleasure to host veterinary parasitologist and friend of the show Martin Nielsen for a discussion on science communication from an academic perspective. Lessons learned, challenges, issues with pre-print publishing, restoring faith in expertise and much more. Follow Martin on Twitter, @MartinKNielsen and Youtube, Martin K Nielsen Equine Parasitology. As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts and get in touch on Twitter or Instagram. You can also send us an email at

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59:43

Episode 65-Corona Variants, Ebola and Crap Fueled...

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2021/02/04

Both Brads are back in the saddle after a short hiatus to answer a listener question about the new coronavirus variants, discuss some interesting findings in Ebola survivors and speculate on what it might mean for long haul COVID cases. Plus, Brad introduces us to a new bio-fueled rocket company that aims to be the Uber of space flight. As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts and get in touch on Twitter or Instagram. You can also send us an email at twobradforyou@gmail.com or

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01:14:51

Two Brad For Politics 6 - SHAMBOLIC

Two Brad For You ·

2021/01/06

The regular, ordinary Two Brad For Politics panel assembled early in this New Year filled with....let's say Christmas cheer. The discussion ranged from shambolic styles of governance, focusing on our home province of Alberta, to whether the spend, spend, spend Federal Liberals in Canada will face and ultimately win a spring election. The guys also gave their picks for 2020's winners and losers as well as top Rudy Giuliani moments of the year. As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get

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01:04:54

Episode 64 - 2020 A Year of Science

Two Brad For You ·

2021/01/04

Happy New Year listeners and many thanks for your support for another year. In this New Year's episode Brad and Brad discuss how to view what was challenging year for all in a more positive light. For better or worse 2020 was dominated by science and some incredible breakthroughs were made out of necessity, but there is also a real opportunity to make some positive changes in our lives and in society. As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts and get in touch on Twitter or

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57:24

Episode 63 - Coronavirus mRNA Vaccines Real Talk

Two Brad For You ·

2020/12/15

Brad, aka Flash, is here to give you the real talk concerning coronavirus vaccines. What we know, what we don't and of course, how safe are they? He breaks down some of the concerns listeners and friends have expressed about how quickly these were developed and the new mRNA technology behind them.Follow, subscribe, rate and comment wherever you get podcasts. You can also reach out to us on Twitter and Instagram @twobradforyou or send an email to twobradforyou@gmail.com. For full show notes and links

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01:04:49

TBFY In Conversation 18 - The Science of Why with Jay...

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2020/12/01

The great Jay Ingram returns to the show to talk about his latest book The Science of Why 5 and for a discussion on science communication in a pandemic. Jay is a long-time science communicator, broadcaster, author and host of two iconic, Canadian science programs, Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio and Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada. Now, aside from authoring books Jay does live shows, sometimes with a band, panel discussions, talks and evidently, guest spots on small time science

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01:27:12

TBFY In Conversation 17 - Deep Glass Sponge Diving...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/26

Hamish Tweed, technical diving instructor and team lead for the Deep Glass Sponge Research Team (@deepglasssponge on Instagram/Facebook) joined to talk about their efforts to document the rare glass sponge reefs off the coast of British Colombia. Hamish was the subject of the documentary Moonless Oasis (check out episode 15 of TBFY In Conversation) and continued the conversation about these amazing creatures, the challenges and rewards of diving to visit them and the importance of protecting these

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01:25:49

Episode 62- A Teacher's View on Social Media and...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/22

This episode has a family connection as Brad's brother Darrell, a ten year vet of teaching, joins to talk about social media use in adolescents and mental health. Darrell provides an in classroom perspective of how kids are growing up with technology and the discussion covers many aspects of the research into youth mental health. Things like social media of course, but also the decline in play behavior and social interaction and the increase in pressure for kids to be perfect.

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01:30:10

Two Brad For Politic 5 - Milking Trump for More Content

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/17

The full panel of regular, everyday normal Canadians assembled to milk the last bits of content from the Trump administration and engage in a lively conversation about the potential slow creep of populism, Trumpism and truth defying rhetoric into Canada. They also touched on how the new US administration might tackle the appalling coronavirus situation and struggle to maintain solidarity within the Democratic party.

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01:05:05

TBFY In Conversation 16-Connecting The Dots with...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/11

Noemi Weis, an award-winning filmmaker joins us to talk about her latest documentary Connecting The Dots, a film about the global youth mental health crisis. It was a great chat and it's an important topic. Please check out their website connectingthedotsfilm.com to join the global screening and roundtable on Nov 19th or to host your own screening. You can also follow on Instagram and Facebook, @connectingthedotsfilm or with #RaiseYourHand

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01:13:25

Episode 61-We're Not Culling Humans...Yet

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/07

The Brads reunite to talk about the new strain of corona found in Denmark and explain why that has the Danish government culling 17 million mink. They also discuss a proposal from one bioethicist arguing we should considered paying people to get vaccines. Finally, Brad provides a recap of the Nobel prize wins for physics, medicine and chemistry.

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59:23

TBFY In Conversation 15-Moonless Oasis with Nate...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/04

Filmmakers Nate Slaco and Bryce Zimmerman join the show to talk about their new documentary Moonless Oasis. The film follows a group of citizen scientists as they attempt to document the habitat of the rare glass sponge. These sea creatures were once thought extinct but have been discovered off the West Coast of Canada. Nate and Bryce talk about the sponges, the dedication of the crew who at times put themselves in danger to do this work, and their thoughts on tackling scientific topics as

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01:41:35

Two Brad For Politics 4-Spontaneous, Spooky,...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/11/01

The panel of regular, ordinary dudes who like to talk politics reconvened for this spur of the moment discussion about the upcoming American election. Coleman and Steve lay out their pre-election thoughts and talk about polling, Supreme Court decisions and past precedents. As well as, how to deal with uncredible stories emanating from Rudy Giuliani’s trousers, social media and the reach of platforms like The Joe Rogan Experience?All with plenty of flatulence jokes. You’re welcome.

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01:25:13

TBFY In Conversation 14-Anthropology in a Pandemic...

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2020/10/23

An anthropologists view of an Ebola epidemic. Sarah Bell, PhD candidate at Oxford Brookes University joined to chat about her work researching how messaging around the consumption of "bush meat" affected people's behavior and perceptions of the epidemic. Her work is very relevant to the conspiracy theories and misinformation we are seeing with COVID and we touched on that and the Pan Verus Project Sarah started to help with conservation efforts in Sierra Leone. Check her out at @sarahsgonewild,

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01:33:59

Two Brad For Politics 3-Scandal Alert! Trudeau is Old

Two Brad For You ·

2020/10/05

The panel of everyday, regular guys is back, minus one, to talk politics in Canada and of course the US. The summer in Canada that saw a WE scandal and a new Conservative party leader elected was covered. Plus, scandal alert! That new leader Erin O'Toole is younger than Justin Trudeau. And of course, we talked extensively about the, to put it politely, situation unfolding in world superpower and reigning world military champion, the United States of America.

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Episode 60-Corona Vaccines, Big Pharma and DIY'ers

Two Brad For You ·

2020/09/18

Flash is here to update the race for the coronavirus vaccine and he has a few new tricks up his podcasting sleeve. The importance of completing Phase 3 trials is covered, we're looking at you Russia, and so is the new technology that the front-runners are employing; the adenovirus and mRNA vaccines. Brad explains how these work and what they mean for vaccine production going forward. He also touches on a disturbing report of DIY vaccine producers needing to be reminded that this is a bad idea.

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01:17:26

Episode 59-Emerging From the Internet Chrysalis

Two Brad For You ·

2020/09/01

The cool west coast guys are back! Jared and Robby join to talk about everything cyborg. We cover the usual talk of robot limbs and tails, but also things like enhanced skin and attempts to hack into the biological communication networks of cells.

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01:03:12

Episode 58-Update on Ebola, Malaria, Corona and...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/08/12

Another classic TBFY here as both Brads are present and talking about disease. This episode has a short Ebola update, news about a disturbing find in malaria populations, more research into the origins of SARS-2 and finally a chat about Space X's lesser known project.

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Episode 57-The COVID Kids Aren't Alright

Two Brad For You ·

2020/08/06

We are back from vacay with an update on COVID and COVID transmission via kids all in the context of schools opening. Flash goes over a large study about transmission from Korea and the thoughts on this work from two trusted experts in the field.

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