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Cancer Nov 07, 2011

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Cancer! Dr. Rob returns as our expert for the big 'C'. We discuss how jabbing radioactive beads in your prostate works, how mustard gas led to chemotherapy, "soot wart," and common cancer myths. All this plus "Lesser of Two Evils" (would you rather have colon cancer or listen to your loved one being eaten by a bear?) and a special appearance by Marielle Kho! SPECIAL NOTE TO OUR FANS: Say "fuck you!" to cancer the Caustic Soda way! Hey soda jerks, you probably knew that you can go to the website of the Canadian Cancer Society and make a donation. But did you also know that If you want to be extra suck-uppy, you can select "Caustic Soda Podcast" under the Tribute Gift Information Field, or that there is also a "Where would you like to designate your donation?" field where you can select any of the cancers we talked about including Hodgkins research? Think about it! Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/causticcancer There. Now you can never say we're a bunch of heartless bastards. Music: "After You're Gone" by Quintette Du Hot Club De France Images Videos Links 5 Things They Say Give You Cancer (and why they're wrong) ACS page on aspartame Movies Green Mile Toren: 8/10 Joe: 8/10 Kevin: 7/10 50/50 Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 8/10

Halloween Oct 31, 2011

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Costumes, the confusing origins of Halloween customs, Devil's night, old-fashioned candy vs. chocolate bars, candy-poisoning urban legends and of course Halloween movies and television specials! Music: Ogdru Jahad by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links (some cut from the show for time!) BeeDogs Zombie Pumpkins X-Entertainment

Axes of Evil Oct 24, 2011

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A brief history of axes and notable murders, news items, movies, comics and "The Lesser of Two Evils": murder by axe or murder by sword? Music: "Butcher Pete" by Roy Brown Images Movies So I Married an Axe Murderer Toren: 7/10 Joe: 7/10 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Toren: 8/10 Joe: 9/10 Two Towers Toren: 7/10 Joe: 9/10 Return of the King Toren: 7/10 Joe: 9/10 (they all blur together) The Shining Toren: 8/10 Joe: 8/10 American Psycho Joe: 7/10

Flies ‘n’ Maggots Oct 17, 2011

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Caustic Soda is a labor of larva! Get to know the bot, tsetse, tumbu, bat and coffin fly, not to mention screw worm, sheep ked and ant decapitator. Also - what is myiasis? All this plus flies and maggots in pop culture and current events. Guest: Gavin Pitts Music: I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Burl Ives Images Video Movies The Fly (1958) Kevin: 5/10 Gavin: 6/10 The Fly (1986) Toren: 6/10 Kevin: 8/10 Gavin: 10/10 Joe: 7/10 The Fly II Gavin: 7/10 Return of the Fly Gavin: 5/10

Dystopias (Recorded Live at VCON) Oct 10, 2011

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Special guests science fiction legend Larry Niven and Buffy/Angel/Firefly editor Lisa Lassek join Kevin, Joe, and Toren at Vancouver's VCON! We cover the dysfunctional tech society of Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", the system-spanning Alliance of Firefly, the comic book supervillain heaven of "Wanted" and more! Images Links The Feeling of Power, by Isaac Asimov

Bacteria Oct 03, 2011

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E-Coli, Salmonella, gut bacteria social networks (no, really!) and lots more infectious awesomeness! Jenna Capyk joins Kevin, Joe, and Toren for a podcast so chock full of prokaryotes it's our longest yet! Music: "Colour Me Green" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Images Videos

Followups 5 Sep 26, 2011

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It's Fünf for the whole Familie! More shark, crocodile AND bear attacks, self surgery, decapitations, Chinese internet addiction boot camps, art made of pee and poo, armadillo leprosy. All this plus witch's nipples! Music: "The Preacher and the Bear" - Phil Harris Links: Museum of Bad Art Images Videos

Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 1: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and HPV Sep 19, 2011

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Caution, cyprianophobes! Katie Scoular doles out the facts on three of the most common STIs: the slang, the history, and the science. Plus news, pop culture and "The Lesser of Two Evils." Music: "Once In Love With Amy" by Ray Bolger Images Links Death Talks About Life

Scorpions Sep 12, 2011

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What you don't know about scorpions can kill you! The biggest, the oldest, the deadliest, plus scorpions in biological warfare! Music: Raymond Scott "Twilight in Turkey" Images Videos Movies Scorpion King Toren: 5/10 Kevin: 3/10 Joe: 4/10 Transformers Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 7/10 Joe: 5/10 Mortal Kombat Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 6/10 Joe: 5/10 Clash of the Titans 1981 Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 7/10 Joe: 5/10 Clash of the Titans 2010 Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 5/10 The Black Scorpion Toren: 3/10

Small Arms Sep 05, 2011

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Mike T. joins Joe, Toren, and Kevin to talk about small arms -- firearms carried by an individual soldier. From the "grenade on a stick" beginnings of the fire lance all the way to caseless ammunition, Caustic Soda covers the history and science of these small arms, and even manages to talk about some of their favorite depictions of firearms in pop culture. Music: "Pistol Packin' Mama" by the Andrews Sisters Images Videos Links Internet Movie Firearms Database Cracked.com Walton Creel - Deweaponizing the Gun

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