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
- 820
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
280. Thirty-Three Year Old Baseball Card Gum
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of chewing 33 year old baseball card gum.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
279. Letting a 20 Month Old Try Kombucha
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
278. Unprocessed, Unrefrigerated Apple Butter
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming unprocessed, unrefrigerated apple butter received as a gift.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
277. Chicken Taco in a Backpack for a Day and a Half
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a chicken taco in a backpack for a day and a half.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
276. Cold-Soaked Freeze-Dried Backpacking Food
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cold-soaking freeze-dried backpacking food for 8 hours.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
275. Cooking While COVID-19 Positive
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transmitting COVID-19 when cooking while COVID-19 positive
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
274. COVID-19 and Revolving Doors
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
273. Cooking With Himalayan Soup Salter on a Rope
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking with a himalayan soup salter on a rope.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
272. Thirteen Year Old Tapioca Flour
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 13 year old tapioca flour.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
271. Salt Rising Bread
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from salt rising bread.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
270. Rice, Chicken, and Lo Mein Leftovers
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of shock, multiple organ failure, and rash after eating rice, chicken, and lo mein leftovers.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
269. Cat Licked Cake
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cake licked by a cat.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
268. Old Outbreak Peanut Butter
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating peanut butter linked to a food poisoning outbreak more than a decade ago.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
267. Single Mouse Turd Near the Guacamole Ingredients
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from guacamole made from ingredients with a mouse turd nearby.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
266. Linda's Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a Molten Chocolate Lava Cake recipe suggested by front of the show Dr. Linda Harris
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
265. Sewer Shrimp
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating shrimp harvested from a sewer and washed in a bathroom.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
264. Kapchunka
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Kapchunka.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
263. Eating Foods Labeled as “Made in a Facility” With a Food To Which You’re Allergic
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating foods labeled as “made in a facility” with a food to which you are allergic.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
262. Justin's Leftover Steak, Cooked on the Use-By Date and Eaten Two Days Later
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of steak, cooked on the use-by date and eaten two days later.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
261. Sam's Plowed Snow and Ice
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks faced by Ben’s son Sam when Sam eats plowed up snow and ice at his school.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼