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Risky or Not?
by Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Today: #134 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #76 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #134 | #118 | — |
| Oct 26 | #137 | #120 | — |
| Oct 25 | #125 | #106 | — |
| Oct 24 | #118 | #106 | #82 |
| Oct 23 | #131 | #120 | #79 |
| Oct 22 | #72 | #45 | #45 |
Latest episodes
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997. Cutting Carrots With Your Mouth for a Slow Cooker Meal
October 23, 2026 · 9 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from "cutting" carrots with your mouth for a slow cooker meal. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - YouTube 'Louie Louie': The…
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Two Decade Old Fish Sauce
October 21, 2026 · 18 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two decade old fish sauce. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town |…
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Canning Corn in Hand-Soldered Tins
October 19, 2026 · 13 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned corn in hand-soldered tins. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ To Can Corn (soldered tins) — Don't Cook That Synergistic Inactivation of Spores of Proteolytic…
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Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
October 16, 2026 · 13 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 hockey - Risky or Not? The Rise & Fall … & Rise of Midget Hockey…
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Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
October 14, 2026 · 27 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia Texas Environmental Health Association Stuffing and…
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Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
October 12, 2026 · 12 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a teenage boy from consuming deli meat and cheese left on the counter for 10 hours Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼| Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey…
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Toothpaste From Kristin's Split Toothpaste Tube
October 9, 2026 · 11 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toothpaste that came from a tube split during the packaging process. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Contents of toothpaste - safety implications…
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990. Bacon With a Pinhole Leak in the Package
October 7, 2026 · 18 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating bacon with a pinhole leak in the package. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Great Value Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon, 12 oz Naturally Smoked Pork Bacon…
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Eating Re-cooked Store Bought Lasagna Left Out Over Night
October 5, 2026 · 10 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fulminant Bacillus cereus food poisoning with fatal multi-organ failure | BMJ Case Reports Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at…
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Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel
October 2, 2026 · 15 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming or preparing Vichy squirrel. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Vichy - Wikipedia Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH…
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987. Ant Yogurt
September 30, 2026 · 17 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating ant yogurt. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Rob Dunn | Applied Ecology Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food…
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Eating an Unopened Package of Live It Up® Super Greens That Was Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
September 28, 2026 · 19 minDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Super Greens recalled for Salmonella contamination. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant…
About the show
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.