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Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.

Risky or Not‪?‬ Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

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Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.

    Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample From Your Birth Year

    Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample From Your Birth Year

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a cocktail using ice from a core sample from your birth year.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    xkcd: Ice Core bioRxiv.org - the preprint server for Biology Camellia sinensis - Wikipedia Diversity and association of psychrophilic bacteria in Antarctic sea ice | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Professor Thomas McMeekin AO | Australian of the Year About Ice Cores | NSF Ice Core Facility Human and Environmental Impacts of Volcanic Ash

    • 15 min
    Eating Rare Bear Meat

    Eating Rare Bear Meat

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bear meat.
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear | Ars Technica Outbreak of Human Trichinellosis — Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 2022 | MMWR Trichiniasis: Report of an Outbreak Caused by Eating Trichinous Bear Meat in the Form of Jerky | JAMA Network A common-source outbreak to trichinosis from consumption of bear meat - ProQuest Outbreak of Trichinellosis Associated with Eating Cougar Jerky | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Trichinella Nativa Outbreak With Rare Thrombotic Complications Associated With Meat From a Black Bear Hunted in Northern Ontario | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Trichinella spiralis: Effect of high temperature on infectivity in pork - ScienceDirect Trichinae - Pork Information Gateway RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain - The New York Times

    • 13 min
    Eating Expired Baby Carrots

    Eating Expired Baby Carrots

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating baby carrots passed their expiration date.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not? Inhibitory effects of raw carrots on Listeria monocytogenes | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Inhibition of foodborne pathogens by native microflora recovered from fresh peeled baby carrot and propagated in cultures - PubMed ComBase Models Are Valid for Predicting Fate of Listeria monocytogenes on 10 Whole Intact Raw Fruits and Vegetables - ScienceDirect How to Store Carrots and Make Them Last | Glad® Grimmway Farms Voluntarily Recalls Certain Retail-Packaged Carrots Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination | FDA

    • 9 min
    Arden's Lukewarm Singara

    Arden's Lukewarm Singara

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming lukewarm singara in Bangladesh that might have been sitting on some money.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Easy Traditional Red Sangria | Minimalist Baker Recipes Singara Recipe | Bengali Shingara » Dassana’s Veg Recipes Dan Bern quote: So often these days eating Indian food passes for spirituality…  Money and transmission of bacteria | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

    • 11 min
    Duck Fat Washed Whiskey Cocktail

    Duck Fat Washed Whiskey Cocktail

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making duck fat washed whiskey cocktail, including if the duck fat is stored at room temperature.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    The Science of Fat-Washing Cocktails Fat-Wash Your Whisky for a Richer Cocktail Amazon.com : EPIC Rendered Duck Fat, Keto Friendly, Gluten Free, 11 oz Jar : Grocery & Gourmet Food Duck Fat - 100% Pure and All Natural Schmaltz - Wikipedia Tubby Schmalz - Wikipedia

    • 12 min
    Pizza With White Glue

    Pizza With White Glue

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pizza made with white glue.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Katie Notopoulos on X: “It’s time https://t.co/hkTO5G9Eai” / X SG-r01 on X: “https://t.co/6ALCbz6EjK” / X Elmer’s Glue-All - CAMEO Elmer’s Polyvinyl acetate - CAMEO Polyvinyl alcohol - CAMEO Propylene glycol - CAMEO Homemade white glue - Creative recipes - Educatall Rutgers SEBS Chairs: Departments Amazon.com: Elmer’s White PVA Glue | 225 mL | Washable and Kid Friendly | Great for Making Slime and Crafting : Arts, Crafts & Sewing The Elmer’s Glue Pizza Error Is More Fascinating Than You Think Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza - The Verge Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol Toxicity: What is Propylene Glycol? | Environmental Medicine | ATSDR Public Health Statement Vinyl Acetate CAS#: 108-05-4 Elmers Safety Data Sheet.pdf The role of beverage congeners in hangover and other residual effects of alcohol intoxication: a review - PubMed

    • 16 min

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