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Toys That Kill Oct 22, 2012

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Deadly toys discussed include Steven's Model Dockyard Locomotive, Slip 'n' Slide, lawn darts, Cabbage Patch Snack Time doll, the Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab, Flubber, Silly String, Koba Kick, Hang Ten Mini-Hammock, Bucky Balls, Water Balz, Aquadots and more! Music: "The Toy Trumpet" by Raymond Scott CHARITY DE JOUR: British Toy & Hobby Association - http://www.btha.co.uk/ Established in 1944 to raise safety standards of practice in the toy industry, from safety in design to manufacturing of the products. Images Links Epic Toy Fail Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPnX-hx94OU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8efguf0XOs

Dogs Oct 15, 2012

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Sit! Lie down! Roll over! Now sacrifice your face for our safety! Good boy! In this episode of Caustic Soda, Joe, Kevin, and Toren fetch the weird and the gross about man's best friend: the domestic dog. We've got dog-on-human and human-on-dog weirdness for you, plus our favorite dogs in pop culture! Music: "Ill Barkio" by Spike Jonez Images Links Star Wars Inspired Museum Exhibition 'SANDSTORM' by Chris Woods Life Magazine images of Shavka and Brodyaga Judy (dog) Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvZThr3POlQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxVvKb0fGAY

The Post-Apocalyptic World Oct 08, 2012

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Live from VCON 37 in Surrey BC, the regular nerds talk about life in the post-apocalyptic wasteland with the help of Hugo Award-winning author and Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee Connie Willis and Nebula Award-winning science fiction author and astrophysicist Gregory Benford. Plus the lesser of two evils: Life after a nuclear armageddon or the biblical apocalypse? Music: "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong Images Links ConnieWillis.net Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford Blackout by Connie Willis Apocalypse Now? A 2012 Survival Guide 20 Necessary Post-Apocalypse Skills Wasteland Weekend Tales from the Wasteland The Road -- John Hillcoats diary Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYQ1rj9I8FI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWLE-1xpBtU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BUXkQ7puw4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOKO19BMPKk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oavwndvq-ZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8aLKHShv9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnCRj5-bC4

Smuggling Oct 02, 2012

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Sorry we're late. We had trouble getting this episode over the border! This week involves animals, drugs, and even drugs in animals! Kevin, Toren, and Joe are joined by the mysterious "Agent Smith" to take a look at the ups and downs -- let's face it mostly downs -- of smuggling! Music: "Caravan" by David Grisam Images

Mormonism Sep 24, 2012

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Brigham Young University faculty member Stuart Parker helps us discern Mormon doctrine from folklore as we discuss Joseph Smith's assassination, the Mountain Meadows massacre, retroactive baptism, polygamy and racism in both the mainstream and splinter Mormon groups. Plus suggestions from the Quorum of Twelve on how to break your masturbation habit, and the Church of Latter Day Saints in film and TV. Music: "Tarred & Feathered" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6brMrFw0E Charity: http://www.mormonabuse.com/

Bubonic Plague Sep 17, 2012

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Joe, Toren and Kevin are joined by Dr. Jenna to talk about not just the bubonic, but all things yersinia pestis-y: Bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plagues! We discuss the three "great" plagues of history as well as modern occurrences and outbreaks and even some pestilence-laden movies. Music: "Please God No" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Charity: Doctors without Borders

Followups 9 Sep 10, 2012

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Follow ups, listener mail and updates on spina bifida, screech, cannibalism, running amok, cyclopea, parasitic barnacles, snake venom party drug, mesoamerican shrunken heads, drunk driving decapitation, Wesley Warren Jr's scrotal lymphodema, plus more! Music: "Spina Bifida" by Toren Atkinson (after The Beatles) Images Links http://absencecomic.com/ Charity World Wildlife Federation - Sharks Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada

Booby Traps Sep 03, 2012

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Panji, door, spike, tiger, and whip traps, military applications and those more... "personal". From Vietnam to Hollywood to video games, Kevin, Toren, and Joe take a caustic look at booby traps! Plus: booby traps in the recent news! Music: "Execute Operation: Get the Hell Out of Here" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links Vietnam War Booby Traps Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc

Body Snatchers Aug 27, 2012

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Mortsafes, Chinese Corpse Brides, and stealing corpses for profit -- Kevin, Toren, and Joe look at the creepy world of the body snatcher! Music: "All Of Me" by Frank Sinatra Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5jxpZ8A8kE

Psychosis Aug 20, 2012

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Dr Rob returns to explain post-partum psychosis, Capgras delusion, Fregoli delusion, alien hand syndrome, wendigo psychosis, koro syndrome, Paris syndrome, reduplicative paramnesia, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, plus loads of pop culture. Music: "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" by Al Dexter Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwMsXL_YUEo Charity Canadian Mental Health Association

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