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TRC #415: 22 Push-up Challenge + Name That: Hoax Edition + Are Parents Naming Their Kids After Pokémon? Sep 17, 2016

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Darren explores whether the recent 22 Push-up Challenge making the rounds actually helps veterans. Pat tests the panel's knowledge on hoaxes with another edition of Name That. Finally, Adam looks into whether parents are really naming their babies after Pokémon.

TRC #414: Talking To Dogs + How Saintly Was Mother Teresa? + Kids' Dream Jobs Study Sep 10, 2016

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It's TRC's 8th birthday! This week, Darren digs into recent headlines that suggest science has confirmed our canine friends understand us. Cristina examines the controversy swirling around the canonization of Mother Teresa. Finally, Adam looks at how a study came up with the 10 most common childhood dream jobs.

TRC #413: Helium Infused Beer? + Stuart Robbins On Proxima B, SETI Signal, New Horizons + Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin Sep 02, 2016

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Is helium infused beer really a thing? Pat looks into the science behind a video making the social media rounds. Our favo(u)rite astronomer stops by to answer our questions about the recent exoplanet discovery, mysterious SETI signal, and the latest on New Horizons. Finally, Adam dives in to determine whether Scrooge McDuck could swim in his money bin.

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TRC #412: Do People Read Past A Headline? + Should You Floss? + Is Cancer A Modern Disease? Aug 26, 2016

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Cristina looks into some research asking whether people share articles that they haven't actually read. Next Darren check into recent headlines suggesting that maybe you shouldn't bother flossing your teeth. Lastly, Adam examines whether cancer is a modern disease.

TRC #411: Olympic Medal Counts + Name That: Olympics + Is Air Conditioning Sexist? Aug 20, 2016

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Darren looks into who is really winning the Olympics and whether the way we count medals is fair. Pat tests the panels knowledge of the Olympics with a game of name that. Adam checks out the idea that air conditioning is sexist.

TRC #410: Iraq Bans Bomb Detectors + Redheads and Pain + More Celebrity Medical Advice Aug 08, 2016

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Pat takes a look into the history of the ADE-651 bomb detectors used in Iraq. Next, Darren explores whether people with read hair feel more pain. Lastly, those wacky celebrities are at it again! Cristina fact checks Khloe Kardashian's advice that you should put vitamin E on your V.

TRC #409: Melania Trump vs Science + Pokemon Go + Our Mathematical Universe Aug 01, 2016

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Cristina takes us back to high school to explore the probability that Melania Trump plagiarized part of Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic convention speech. Adam travels across the land searching far and wide to debunk recent news stories about Pokémon Go. Finally, Darren takes an in depth look at the non-fiction book Our Mathematical Universe by Swedish-American cosmologist Max Tegmark.

TRC #408 - 8 Glasses Of Water A Day + 2016 Celebrity Deaths + Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? Jul 25, 2016

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Darren explores the idea that you should drink eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated and healthy, Cristina looks at whether 2016 has been atypically bad for celebrity deaths and Adam checks into whether cell phones cause cancer.

TRC #407: Panelists Disagreeing Mashup - Geeks and glasses + 0.9999 = 1? + Bike Helmet Safety Jul 04, 2016

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TRC #406: Solar System Mashup - Pluto A Planet? + Planet 9 Discovered Jun 27, 2016

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With the full crew on vacation, we bring you a special mashup episode featuring honorary TRC panelist Dr. Stuart Robbins of the Exposing PsuedoAstronomy blog and podcast. First Stu takes the panel through the history of what we call planets and also addresses a listener email about the decision to reclassify Pluto. Next he breaks down news headlines that claim astronomers have found a 9th planet in our solar system.

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