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TRC #492: Gun Violence In Canada Increasing? + Name That: 'Easter' + Fake Passport Website Apr 01, 2018

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Happy Spring Equinox, Checkers! This week, Adam questions whether gun violence in Canada is really increasing by targeting the facts. Pat challenges the crew to an Easter-ish version of everybody's favourite mostly guessing game. Lastly, Darren warns us about an online passport service taking advantage of unsuspecting Canadians.

TRC #491: Hawaiian Islands + Euthanasia Drugs In Dog Food + Amelia Earhart's Bones Mar 25, 2018

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Aloha Checkers! The whole crew is here for a brand new show. Back from a trip to Hawaii, Darren discusses how the islands that make up the State came to be. Cristina, once again, looks into the question: are euthanasia drugs showing up in dog food? Lastly, Adam looks into some recent headlines claiming that Amelia Earhart's bones have been found.

TRC #490: Mashup: Brian Tomasik on Wild Animal Suffering Mar 17, 2018

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Brian Tomasik from Reducing-Suffering.org discusses ethics, animal welfare and far-future scenarios from a suffering-focused perspective. Here is his interview from 2015 presented in its entirety for the first time. This was one of the more controversial interviews on TRC and generated quite a bit of conversation. As always, we're interested to hear what you think. The crew will be back next week with a freshly minted show. Enjoy!

TRC #489: Busting History Myths With Professor Buzzkill Mar 03, 2018

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Did Mussolini make the trains run on time? Was Rosa Parks just 'too tired' to give up her seat? The crew is off this week so Cristina and Pat seize the opportunity to chat with fellow podcaster, author and historian extraordinaire Professor Buzzkill, aka Joseph Coohill. Joe schools us on history myths, 'good' evidence, and some interesting topics he's covered on Professor Buzzkill: History 101.

TRC #488: Urine-Based Test For Sex Of Fetus + How Many Neurons? Feb 24, 2018

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The crew has the week off but still brings you a new fact-filled TRC! Cristina and Pat chat with Ryan Armstrong from Post-Truth Health and Bad Science Watch. He tells us whether urine-based tests coming to Canada can determine the sex of a fetus during pregnancy. Next Darren delivers a promised follow-up to his segment about neurons asking how many neurons does the human brain have?

TRC #487: Solar Eclipse Fallout + The Bicameral Mind + eHarmony Backed By Science? Feb 17, 2018

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This week, Darren looks into the potential downside of watching a solar eclipse and asks, 'Is it worth it?' Adam gets all 'Darren' on us with an interesting segment about consciousness and the bicameral mind. Lastly, Cristina investigates whether an online dating site has the evidence to back up their claims that they use science to match people.

TRC #486: Valentine's Day Myths + Name That: V-Day Edition + The Heart Feb 11, 2018

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Another theme-filled show coming at you! First, Cristina combs through widely-held Valentine's Day myths to find out what's fact and what's fiction. Pat challenges the panel with another game of Name That: V-Day Edition. Finally, Darren rounds out the show with a 'heartfelt' segment about the amazing organ behind Valentine's Day.

TRC #485: Neurons + YouTube Copyright Claims + Why Does February Only Have 28 Days? Feb 03, 2018

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Another week, another great episode of TRC! On this week's show, Darren follows his impulses and takes a deep dive on neurons. Adam looks into YouTube's content ID system to find out why a video of white noise could possibly set off a copyright claim. Finally, Cristina explains the real reason that February is the shortest month of the year.

TRC #484: Contact Lenses + Vegetarianism Rates + Plastic vs Reusable Bags Jan 28, 2018

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After a recent run-in with a rogue contact lens Cristina asks, what would happen if you never took your contacts out? Darren looks at the rates of vegetarianism and what the statistics really mean. Finally, Adam breaks downs how many times you need to use reusable bags to offset the use of plastic ones.

TRC #483: Mailbag + Raw Water + Do Bears Hibernate? Jan 20, 2018

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The Fab Four is back this week! Adam kicks off the show with some interesting listener email. Cristina dives into the latest raw water fad to bring you the raw facts. Finally, Darren ponders whether bears really hibernate.

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