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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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48:20

Episode 56-COVID Kids And The Vaccine Races

Two Brad For You ·

2020/07/17

Flash is again on his own doing the hard work of addressing listener concerns right before he takes off for a week of vacation. This episode breaks down the data regarding COVID-19 illness and transmission among kids in the context of re-opening schools. Spoiler, there is some positive signs. Also, a new segment is introduced. The vaccine races!! What is the status of coronavirus vaccines, who's in the race and who's in the lead?

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49:02

Episode 55-Dubious Claims About Cellphone Radiation

Two Brad For You ·

2020/07/08

This episode is a response to a listener question! That's right we're digging into the mailbag and answering a question regarding the science behind products claiming to protect you from harmful cellphone radiation. Spoiler, there is nothing to protect you from but to find out why and for tips on how to sniff out dubious claims listen on listener!

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01:23:10

Episode 54-Dunking On The USA

Two Brad For You ·

2020/06/30

Good friends of the show Jared in Vancouver and Coleman in Edmonton joined to talk about corona tracking apps and the re-launch of professional sport. While that was accomplished numerous dunks on the US also occurred. Largely, for their failures of leadership and failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which of course will impact the ability of North America to hold sporting events.

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01:31:41

Episode 53-Search For Truth, Diseases and Aliens

Two Brad For You ·

2020/06/25

Flash is joined by one of his oldest friends, Matt Easton, to have a wide ranging and entertaining chat about how we find truth on the internet, coronavirus, prion disease, aliens, gain of function research and more.

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01:30:26

Episode 52-A Dope Viral Episode

Two Brad For You ·

2020/06/19

Flash and Brad are back and Brad struggles to use relevant slang right off the top. Familiar territory is quickly reached as news from the Ebola situation is covered, along with a summary/explanation of the types corona tests that you've heard about and will be hearing about for the next year, followed by some personal thoughts on the opening up situation in the UK and Germany.

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01:31:10

Episode 51-If You Could Give MDMA To One Animal..

Two Brad For You ·

2020/06/09

Friend of the show Jared Cuthbertson drops by to talk about researchers giving psychedelics to animals and he brought along his friend Owen Roche to join the discussion and share his experience taking part in an ayahuasca retreat in Peru. Owen gave us a thoughtful and open take on his reasons for taking part, the experience itself and how he found value in the trip (no pun intended).

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01:52:08

Two Brad For Politics 2-The Teflon Pan of Allegations

Two Brad For You ·

2020/05/27

We are back with the panel of regular guys and their musings on politics. We start provincial with an assessment of the Alberta government and move on up from there, touching on the Canadian response to COVID unemployment, universal basic income, the circus of American politics and how "alternative media" sources play a role in all the noise.

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01:14:59

Episode 50-Who'd Of Thought We'd Make It This Far?

Two Brad For You ·

2020/05/25

Thank you all for listening and for helping us get to 50!!! To mark the occasion we answered your questions both personal and scientific, which gave us a chance to look back on how and why we started the podcast and to peer into the future of both the show and the state of humans on this planet.

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45:35

TBFY In Conversation 13-Meat The Future with Liz...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/04/30

Award winning Canadian documentary film maker Liz Marshall joins to discuss her new film Meat The Future. The film follows cellular based meat pioneer Uma Valeti and the creation of his company Memphis Meats. Go to meatthefuturefilm.com to learn more and follow the film on Facebook and Instagram @meathefuturefilm and on Twitter @MTFFilm.

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01:34:18

Episode 49-Did 5G Emerge From A Wet Market?

Two Brad For You ·

2020/04/28

Flash is joined by friend of the show Jared Cuthbertson to breakdown the hard science showing that SARS 2 most likely didn't come from a lab and the history and current state of injecting, not disinfectant no.... but young blood to prevent aging.

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01:31:09

Episode 48-We've Been Distancing For Years

Two Brad For You ·

2020/04/20

Both Brads are back for this one and we take a break from corona and get back to our usual format, random, cool science stories. Today we have wart cream that helps prevent mosquito disease, modelling traffic jams, new memory pathways in your brain, dog noses and miracle hangover drugs.

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01:39:08

Episode 47-Steer Into The Madness with Coleman Wilkinson

Two Brad For You ·

2020/04/15

Social distancing expert and friend of the show Coleman Wilkinson, aka. @lionelsteel, took some time to go over the basics of isolation. What it does to the human body and what we can do to overcome it. Two big takeaways if there's words, read them and steer into madness.

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01:54:07

Episode 46-The Disaster We Deserve with Josh Pollard

Two Brad For You ·

2020/04/03

Good friend of the show and self-described pessimist/worrier Josh Pollard joined for this episode and we talked corona, of course, but after some epidemiology chat at the start we delve into the economics and politics side of things. What does a post-corona world look like and what cracks in our systems are showing due to the pandemic? Enjoy!

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01:23:27

Episode 45-Prepping For Quarantine with The Housecoat...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/03/17

After a short more serious intro addressing the new developments that sees many of us facing unprecedented changes to society, we welcome back Jared and Robby on the West Coast aka. The Housecoat Boys. We talk about the wild week, how weird it is, debunk some BS cures, why the world is buying up TP and give our quarantine Netflix picks.

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01:12:02

Episode 44-Corona, Malaria Mishaps, Mad Mike, New Matter

Two Brad For You ·

2020/03/04

Recorded at the end of February, the lads discuss the latest corona news and what we might expect moving forward. Then a story about some controversy regarding a new malaria vaccine trial. They also touch on and disagree on the significance of the loss of Mad Mike Hughes and then get weird with two stories about quantum entanglement and new forms of matter.

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01:29:54

TBFY In Conversation 12-Parasites and Immunity with...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/02/27

Constance Finney is an infectious disease immunologist who studies how the body handles multiple types of infections at once. We chatted parasites, the immune system, what it is like to have a tapeworm, what it is like to be a woman in STEM and much more!Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:20:45

Episode 43-Conspiracy Theories!!

Two Brad For You ·

2020/02/20

To tackle conspiracy theories surrounding coronavirus all the way to Q Anon and lizard people we're joined by good friends in Vancouver, Robby Scheurs aka. Rob Micheals, and resident weird Internet stuff guru, Jared Cuthbertson.

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01:50:24

TBFY Does Canadian Politics-Cuts, Corruption,...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/02/16

The first official TBFY on Canadian politics. A politics chat by everyday folks for everyday folks. We chat Alberta, the Federal Conservative leadership race, the ongoing protests and a bit on the US primary.

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34:09

Episode 42-Viral Update Coronavirus

Two Brad For You ·

2020/01/29

You probably saw this coming so here it is, Flash gives some background and his thoughts on the Coronavirus outbreak. Check out the show notes on the website for sources and great Twitter accounts to follow to stay up to date.

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01:01:34

TBFY In Conversation 11-Science and Art with Lucy...

Two Brad For You ·

2020/01/27

This episode I was joined by Lucy the founder of Blue Ceiling Dance in Toronto to discuss her science inspired dance shows and Matt who lectures in astrophysics and does science-art-music outreach. They spoke about the intersections of science and art, their motivations and their latest projects, specifically the Blue Ceiling show they collaborated on titled 8 minutes and 17 seconds. Follow them on both on social media at @lucybluedance and @astromattrusso or visit www.astromattrusso.com,

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