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TRC #561: How IKEA Names Stuff + Absolute Zero + Amazon Fires Sep 08, 2019

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Cristina looks into the naming convention for IKEA products. Is KOLBJÖRN just Swedish for where's the allen key? Darren does a deep dive on absolute zero. Adam looks into recent headlines about fires in the Amazon rainforest. The facts may surprise you.

TRC #560: Mail Bag + Dr. Stuart Robbins And Retrograde + Name That: Apollo 11 Edition Aug 25, 2019

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TRC's 'Fifth Beatle' Dr. Stuart Robbins, aka AstroStu, joins us this week for a fun and fact-packed show! Adam kicks things off highlighting recent listener's feedback. Stuart fact-checks Cristina and brings us a more in-depth look at retrograde in Astronomy. Finally, Pat gets cheeky with a game of 'Name That' about the moon landing.

TRC #559: NY Times Best Seller List + Epstein Suicide? + The Secret Of Our Success Aug 17, 2019

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Cristina kicks off the show by taking a closer look at the NY Times Best Seller list and what being a "bestselling author" really means. Adam puts Occam's razor to good use while exploring whether it's plausible that Jeffrey Epstein may have committed suicide in jail. Finally, Darren digs into anthropologist Joseph Henrich's book, "The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter."

TRC #558: Can Hippos Swim? + Neil deGrasse Tweetstorm + Mona Lisa True Colours Aug 09, 2019

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After we posted a funny meme on TRC's Facebook page, a couple of Checkers question whether hippos can really swim so Pat goes on a mission to find out. Simple yes or no answer, right? Not on this show! Darren breaks down Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweet and apology around recent U.S. shootings that made some people more than a little upset. Finally, Adam gives us a cool art history lesson after visiting an exhibit on Leonardo da Vinci and realizing the Mona Lisa may not be who she seems.

TRC #557: Mercury Retrograde + Is All Table Salt Sea Salt? + 'Why We Sleep' Aug 04, 2019

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Are you having a bad month, Checkers? Mercury is said to be in retrograde but what does that really mean? Cristina takes us on a little fact-finding mission through the Cosmos to find out. Next, Adam brings the panel another great 'I did not know that!' segment when he breaks down the origin of salt after Neil deGrasse Tyson tweets all salt comes from the Sea. Finally, Darren helps busts some sleep myths after reading 'Why We Sleep' by neuroscientist Matthew Walker.

TRC #556: Talking Irish Famine Myths With Professor Buzzkill Jul 27, 2019

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This week we bring you a special episode after an Irish listener writes in and asks us to fact-check myths surrounding the Irish Famine. Luckily friend of the show, historian and author Joe Coohill, literally wrote the book on Ireland. Better known as Professor Buzzkill from the awesome podcast of the same name, Joe helps us set the record straight debunking historical myths on the tragedy.

TRC #555: Quantum Uncertainty + Lost NASA Tapes? + Storming Area 51 Jul 20, 2019

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Your fave fact-checking crew is back with a new show! First, Darren kicks things off by most certainly looking at quantum uncertainty...or not...or both. Next, Cristina celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing by probing whether a former NASA intern is really auctioning off "lost" footage of the first moonwalk. Finally, Adam questions the validity of the Facebook event "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us".

TRC #554: Talking Flat Earth With Stuart Robbins And Ed Robertson Jul 05, 2019

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Not your typical episode of The Reality Check. We bring you a conversation with friends of the show Dr. Stuart Robbins and Ed Robertson. We discussed conspiracy theories and Ed's recent run in with a flat earther. Stuart is a professional astro/geophysicist. Ed is the frontman of Barenaked Ladies and wrote the theme song for The Big Bang Theory.

TRC #553: Talking Germs with Jason Tetro Jun 29, 2019

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This week we bring you an interview with Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro, recorded earlier this month. Jason is a researcher in microbiology and immunology. He is a best selling author of "The Germ Code" and "The Germ Files." Jason is also the host of the Super Awesome Science Show podcast.

TRC #552: Surprising Loch Ness Proof? + Drake Curse + Where Does Space Begin? Jun 21, 2019

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Adam dives deep into recent headlines suggesting that the Loch Ness monster could possibly be real based on some murky DNA research. Cristina throws her hands in the air and tries to set the record straight on the alleged Drake, aka Drizzy, curse rocking the sports world. Lastly, Ed Robertson, of the band Barenaked Ladies, asks Dr. Stuart Robbins "where does the Earth's atmosphere end and space begin?

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