Podcast Episodes

Blue Balls: A Ball-Faced Lie?

Season 14 Episode 11

We join forces with Sarah Marshall from You’re Wrong About to dive into a question for the ages: Blue balls — are they real? And we’ve got some BIG b…

3 years, 1 month ago

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The Dentist: Toss the Floss? Flush the Brush?

Season 14 Episode 10

The dentist tells us to floss, brush, avoid certain food and drinks ... but what actually matters when it comes to having healthy teeth? We're drilli…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Skin Care: Is Anti-Aging a Scam?

Season 14 Episode 9

When it comes to keeping our skin looking younger, what works? Retinol, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C? This simple question has become confused by the b…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Did We Predict the Pandemic?

Season 14 Episode 8

Just two months before Covid-19 broke out, we made a fictional pandemic episode that was like “Contagion” but with citations. And we played it for Dr…

3 years, 1 month ago

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I’ll Be Dammed: Beavers Fighting Climate Change

Season 14 Episode 7

Today, we give a dam about beavers. These busy rodents don’t just chill and go with the flow — it turns out their grabby paws are actually helping ha…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Ketamine: How Special is Special K?

Season 14 Episode 6

For years, ketamine has been thought of mostly as a horse tranquilizer — or a street drug that puts you in a scary-sounding K-hole. But now, we’re he…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Pit Bulls: Bad to the Bone?

Season 14 Episode 5

Pit bulls have a dark reputation. And some people say the science backs this up: that they bite people more often and do more damage when they chomp …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?

Season 14 Episode 4

Imagine getting an infection, going to the doctor, and having no little pill to make you better. Welcome to a world of SUPERBUGS. For years we've bee…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Hangovers: What Really Helps?

Season 14 Episode 3

What actually cures a hangover? Water? Crushed up Advil? Maybe a burger, fries and a Diet Coke? We wanted to know what the science says about how to …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Alcohol: Time to Put a Cork in It?

Season 14 Episode 2

For decades we’ve been yanked around over alcohol: one day it’s actually good for us, the next day it’s a killer. And recently there’ve been reports …

3 years, 3 months ago

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