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The Reality Check

The Reality Check

Canada"s weekly podcast that explores a wide range of controversies and curiosities using science and critical thinking.

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All Episodes

36:07

TRC #312: Gamer Stats - Adult Women Vs Teenage Boys +...

The Reality Check ·

2014/08/30

Episode 312 is all that and more! First Adam frags some headlines claiming that adult women gamers outnumber teenage boy gamers. Next Pat hunts for the facts to answer a listener's questions about deer. Lastly Darren clears the smoke on whether Puff The Magic Dragon is about marijuana.

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45:50

TRC #311: Suicide + Small vs. Big Meals + Sharks...

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2014/08/23

Episode 311 of The Reality Check is really amazing. Darren leads it off with a discussion about some misconceptions people have about suicide. Next, Elan looks into whether you should eat 3 regular meals a day or multiple small meals. Adam closes things out by answer whether it's true that sharks can smell blood from a long distance away.

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46:08

TRC #310: Vanity Awards + Afghan 9/11 Awareness +...

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2014/08/15

This episode of The Reality Check is the best piece of content on the internet. Pat leads things off by going in depth into his investigation of a vanity award scam. Next Darren discusses if people in Afghanistan know about the events of 9/11. Finally Elan answers whether it's true that a 17 year old woman named Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig consecutively.

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43:17

TRC #309: WWI Myths + Great Outdoors Game + Toasting...

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2014/08/09

With Darren away at a conference, former TRC host Jon Abrams steps in to take over the hosting duties for episode 309 of The Reality Check, and leads things off with a segment where he discusses a number of World War 1 myths. Next, Elan leads a game of Science Fact or Science Fiction: Great Outdoors Edition. Adam closes things out by looking into the origin of toasting glasses comes from people trying to avoid getting poisoned.

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50:57

TRC #308: Crossfit + SETI + Dogs And Ice Water

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2014/08/02

Episode 308 is here. First Darren tries to work out whether Crossfit is suing scientists. Next Adam searches for answers in reply to a listener's email about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Lastly, Pat pours over evidence on whether or not it is safe for dogs to drink ice water.

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41:35

TRC #307: Bananas and Fishing + Deer Whistles + Air...

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2014/07/26

The core four are back together for the best 307th episode of any podcast ever! Pat leads things off with a superstition he learned about on his vacation regarding fishing and bananas. Next, Elan answers a listener email about deer whistles and whether they actually work. This is followed by an in-depth fact-checking of the movie Air Bud by Adam. Darren closes things out by informing the world how alcohol sales work in Ontario.

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55:41

TRC #306: Facebook Mood Manipulation Study + Steven...

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2014/07/19

With Pat away for the second week in a row, the gang calls in the big guns in the form of public health and stats professional Dina Tsirlin to sub in. Darren leads off the show by answering if Facebook deliberately made people sad and what, if anything, was learned. Next Adam discusses the odd reactions some people had to a photo of Steven Spielberg beside a triceratops. Dina closes things out by answering a listener email about whether there is a wage gap between men and women.

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40:17

TRC #305: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing +...

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2014/07/13

Pat's away but the guys still pull off one of the greatest episodes of all time with #305. Elan starts off the show with an overview of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST). P-values galore! Next, Adam looks into whether some dogs are racist and why that may be. Darren closes out the show by discussing a recent article that measured the most common times and places that supposed UFO sightings occur.

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44:50

TRC #304: Productivity Hacks + Name That Topical...

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2014/07/05

Episode 304 of The Reality Check will likely break every podcast record ever set. Darren leads things off by analyzing some productivity hacks he read on the internet. Pat then leads a game of Name That, with a totally topical theme. Adam ends the show by answering if Sheng Long was a real Street Fighter character.

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40:12

TRC #303: Earlobe Creases + Is Venus The Cat A...

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2014/06/28

Episode 303 of TRC is here. First, Pat takes a 'frank' look into whether earlobe creases are a sign of heart disease. Next, Adam purrrrrsues an answer to whether the beloved internet cat, Venus, is truly a chimera. Lastly, Elan dives hand first into the question of why our fingers prune in water.

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43:04

TRC #302: Female vs. Male Hurricanes + Airplane Food...

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2014/06/21

The gang is fully recovered from the episode 300 celebration (301 was the hangover episode) and explodes which their best episode yet with number 302. Darren leads the way with a segment about some recent research on whether female-named hurricanes kill more people than their male-named counterparts. Next, Pat discusses if airline food tastes worse than food on the ground. Elan closes things out by looking into why people are wearing surgical masks out in public.

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55:19

TRC #301: Finish Your Plate + Fertility Game + Turing...

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2014/06/14

Episode 301 of The Reality Check is the pinnacle of audio media. The show begins with Adam looking into whether parents should tell their kids to "finish their plates". Next, Elan hosts an exciting rendition of the classic TRC game, Science Fact or Science Fiction, with a theme of fertility. Darren closes things out by discussing whether or not the Turing Test was recently passed.

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57:05

TRC #300: Vanessa's Law + Mistakes Were Made + Bad...

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2014/06/07

All four panelists are back together to celebrate 300 episodes of The Reality Check! Pat starts us off with a look a Vanessa's Law. Adam then takes us through some mistakes that were made in the last 100 episodes. Darren gives us a light-hearted segment about bad student writing and the show closes with a look at the panelists' favourite and least favourite segments..

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54:14

TRC #299: Godzilla + Book Reviews + Snuff Films

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2014/05/31

Episode 299 has arrived! With Elan away, the rest of the crew still delivers. First Adam looks into whether on not Godzilla could exist. Darren then gives us not one, not two, not three but FOUR book reviews. Lastly Pat looks into whether there has ever been a true snuff film.

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40:44

TRC #298: China Study + Conscious After Decapitation...

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2014/05/24

With both Darren and Adam away, former host Jon Abrams steps up in style! First Elan takes a look at the book 'The China Study.' Next Jon asks whether someone decapitated by a guillotine might see their own body. Lastly Pat looks at the difference between asteroids, comets, meteoroids, meteors and meteorites.

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37:39

TRC 297: Most Relaxing Song + "Dangerous" Beers +...

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2014/05/17

TRC episode 297 would win the podcast equivalent of a Pulitzer if that kind of thing existed. Pat leads off the show with some investigative journalism into whether or not scientists really did discover the most relaxing song of all time, as was reported widely in the media. Next, Elan looks into a article that has been trending about beers that should be avoided at all costs because they have dangerous ingredients. Darren closes out the show by exploring if mitochondria is only inherited through

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36:17

TRC #296: Did Life On Earth Begin On Another Planet?...

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2014/05/10

The whole gang is back together and what a show! First Adam explores whether life on earth began on another planet. Next, Darren shares his talk from skepticamp about foreign aid myths with us. Lastly Pat intoxicates us with a look into whether drinking beer through a straw will get you drunk faster.

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35:52

TRC #295: Fraud And Facebook Likes + Fresh Vs. Frozen...

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2014/05/02

With Adam away and Pat sick, the rest of the crew is joined by special guest Alex Commons. First Alex tells us about fraud and fake facebook likes. Next Elan fills us up with the details on fresh vs frozen fruits and vegetables. Lastly, Darren looks into whether the state of Kansas is trying to block the television series Cosmos.

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28:59

TRC #294: Loch Ness Monster + Astronomy Name That...

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2014/04/25

In probably the greatest podcast you'll ever hear, the guys bring the skepticism in a big way for episode 294 of The Reality Check. Adam starts things off by exploring whether or not there really is a sea monster in Loch Ness. Next, Pat hosts a game of Name That with questions about astronomy. Darren closes out the show by answering whether or not elephants can jump. Enjoy!

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35:12

TRC #293: Jenny McCarthy Isn't Anti Vax? + Blast...

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2014/04/19

Episode 293 of The Reality Check is action packed! First Pat looks at whether Jenny McCarthy's claims that she isn't an anti vaxxer hold up. Next special guest Sean Corse (aka Sean Orange) of the Famicom Dojo podcast joins the crew to answer a listener request about 'Blast Processing.' Darren then provides an update on the charitable campaign he started last year. Lastly Elan looks into whether bats are actually blind.

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