Risky or Not?
Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 821
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
481. Eating Chopped Salad From Portillo’s While Pregnant
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a chopped salad from Portillo’s while pregnant.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
480. Sparky Guacamole
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating guacamole that is sparking.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
479. Homemade Halloumi With Fresh Raw Milk
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making homemade halloumi with fresh raw milk.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
478. Living Next to a Farm
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of living next to a farm.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
477. Accidentally Eating A Tiny Spider In A Bunch Of Grapes
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a tiny spider in a bunch of grapes.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
476. Worlds Purest Cookie
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating the “worlds purest cookie”.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
475. Bamboo Straw Used for Smoothies Without a Brush for Cleaning
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using bamboo straws for smoothies without a brush for cleaning.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
474. Toilet Paper
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toilet paper to wipe your butt.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
473. Splenda
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by the sweetener Splenda based on a recent research study from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍…
472. Rutgers University Fraternities
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of being in Rutgers University fraternities because of some data shared on Reddit.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
471. Sink Pasta
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks draining pasta in your sink instead of a colander.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
470. Recalled Cold Brew Coffee With a Bolt
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking cold brew coffee that was recalled because of a missing bolt.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
469. Marinated Feta in a Jar
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks consuming marinated feta (with garlic) in oil in a jar bought at a farmers market.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
468. One Sip of Opened 16 Hour Unrefrigerated Fruit and Veggie Blend
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a child from taking one sip from an open and unrefrigerated container of fruit and veggie blend after 16 hours.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben …
467. Rich's Hard Boiled Eggs (With Bra Egg Bonus)
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming hard boiled eggs stored for five hours at room temperature or for a similar but undetermined amount of time in a bra.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍…
466. Drinking From a Wine Spit Bucket
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drink wine from a spit bucket like in the movie Sideways.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Kurtis's Puffy Sausage
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming frozen sausage that had gas formation in the freezer.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
464. Veronica's Puffy Tofu
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming frozen tofu that had gas formation in the freezer.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
463. Homemade Cookie Dough Left Out Overnight at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cookies made with homemade cookie dough left out overnight at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
462. Doing the Norwex Raw Chicken Demo
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from licking a plate that had raw chicken juice on it and was only cleaned with Norwex.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼