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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.

White Bread

14 mins; August 13, 2025

Using a Towel With a "Big Brown Streak"

16 mins; August 11, 2025

Sushi Left on the Counter Overnight

11 mins; August 08, 2025

Eating Raw Frozen Spinach in a Smoothie

11 mins; August 06, 2025

Chicken From a Bag With Chicken in the Seam

11 mins; August 04, 2025

Mamma Birding (Chewing Food for Other People)

14 mins; August 01, 2025

Ben's Missing Thermometer

16 mins; July 30, 2025

Unpasteurized Suitcase Saint Nectaire Cheese

25 mins; July 28, 2025

Sealed Jar With Sauce on the Rim and No Pop

16 mins; July 25, 2025

Letting Your Drunk Partner Cook Raw Chicken While You Prepare a Fresh Salad in a Small Kitchen

10 mins; July 23, 2025

Linda's Vichyssoise

17 mins; July 21, 2025

Combining Breastmilk Collected in Shells Over Three Days to Feed a Healthy Infant

11 mins; July 18, 2025

Dave's Pancakes From Old Sourdough Leftovers

16 mins; July 16, 2025

Ben's Pants Pocket Forks

19 mins; July 14, 2025

Raw Chicken That Is at 67 °F After More Than 12 Hours

16 mins; July 11, 2025

Cooking in Bacon and/or Sausage Grease Stored Room Temperature for Up to 30 Days

16 mins; July 09, 2025

Cold-Ish, Prepared Oatmeal From a Community Vat Made Earlier That Day

10 mins; July 07, 2025

Peeled, Hardboiled Eggs Stored Immersed in Water in the Fridge at a Chain Hotel

20 mins; July 04, 2025

Microwaving Your Kitchen Sponges

17 mins; July 02, 2025

Sourdough With Fruit Inclusions at a Farmer's Market From a Home Processor in NY

26 mins; June 30, 2025

Eating From a Bag of Popcorn After Hype the Mascot Has "Eaten" From It

13 mins; June 27, 2025

Licking a Fake Cupcake That Has Been Repeatedly Tossed Into an Inflatable Donut on an Astroturf Field

17 mins; June 25, 2025

5-Year-Old Homemade Vanilla Extract From Reddit

12 mins; June 23, 2025

Mayonnaise From a Recently Opened Jar Kept in a Cabinet Less Than a Week

12 mins; June 20, 2025

Never Washing the Salad Spinner

13 mins; June 18, 2025

Fried Chicken From a Old Public Restroom in a State Park

15 mins; June 16, 2025

Eating Major Intersection Grapes

22 mins; June 13, 2025

Homemade Chimichurri Left at Room Temp for Months

10 mins; June 11, 2025

Mechanically Tenderized Beef, Medium Rare

21 mins; June 09, 2025

Dubai Chocolate

15 mins; June 06, 2025

Playing Games at a Table in a Restaurant

10 mins; June 04, 2025

Eating Canned Beans From WWII in 2006

9 mins; June 02, 2025

Out of Date Simpson's Ham

10 mins; May 30, 2025

Eating Deviled Eggs Made From Home-Canned, Split Open Hard-Boiled Eggs

18 mins; May 28, 2025

Eating a Half Eaten Candy Bar After the Pandemic

18 mins; May 26, 2025

Coin in Cup for Freezer Safety After Power Outages

13 mins; May 23, 2025

Room Temperature Candied Lemon Peels

11 mins; May 21, 2025

Single Cup Hotel Coffee Makers

13 mins; May 19, 2025

Reusing Bench Flour

9 mins; May 16, 2025

Eating Steaks Flipped With Licked Bare Hands

10 mins; May 14, 2025

Consuming Dairy Products Given Cuts to FDA

18 mins; May 12, 2025

Onion and Shallot Black Mold

8 mins; May 09, 2025

Putting on Gloves Without Washing Your Hands

17 mins; May 07, 2025

Eating and Drinking at Nudist Bar

10 mins; May 05, 2025

Room Temperature Overnight Oats

19 mins; May 02, 2025

Big Open Spoiled Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature

19 mins; April 30, 2025

Canned Pineapple From a Gray Container

17 mins; April 28, 2025

Yogurt or Cottage Cheese Directly Out of the Container

9 mins; April 25, 2025

Garlic Yogurt Dip 10 Days Post Making, Just Prior to Surgery

11 mins; April 23, 2025

Cleaning the Fridge With Water Only

10 mins; April 21, 2025

Eggs Recalled for Salmonella

12 mins; April 18, 2025

759. Big Open Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature

16 mins; April 16, 2025

Reusing Plastic Drinking Water Jugs Without Washing

18 mins; April 14, 2025

Rusty Can Opener

22 mins; April 11, 2025

Apples Bitten by Stink Bugs

11 mins; April 09, 2025

Reusable Straws

26 mins; April 07, 2025

Reusing a Hot Chocolate Milk Spoon

21 mins; April 04, 2025

753. Re-Heating Leftovers Indefinitely and the Lasagna of Theseus

11 mins; April 02, 2025

Frozen Sliced Liver From the Last Century

8 mins; March 31, 2025

Leaving Green Juice in the Car Overnight in the Winter

15 mins; March 28, 2025

Corned Beef Left Out for a Couple of Hours

13 mins; March 26, 2025

Two Week Old Cookie Style Lemon Bars

13 mins; March 24, 2025

Butter That a Mouse Churned

10 mins; March 21, 2025

Cooking in an Oven With Mouse Droppings

16 mins; March 19, 2025

Homemade Nut Butter Containing Honey

8 mins; March 17, 2025

Reusing Pasta Water That's Been Sitting Out Overnight

11 mins; March 14, 2025

Superb Owl Shrimp That's Been Out of Temperature, Refrigerated and Reheated

10 mins; March 12, 2025

Kissing a Raven

11 mins; March 10, 2025

Stirring Your Coffee With "Pickle" the Barista Bird Daily

13 mins; March 07, 2025

Using a Dishwasher to Wash a Bird Feeder

12 mins; March 05, 2025

Using a "Snot Sucker" With Ones Mouth

15 mins; March 03, 2025

Nugget Shoes

12 mins; February 28, 2025

Girl Scout Cookies

16 mins; February 26, 2025

Using a Bath Towel (Laundered Weekly) to Dry Hands After Using the Bathroom and Before Preparing Food

8 mins; February 24, 2025

Reusing Old Sleep-Water in Cold Humidifiers

8 mins; February 21, 2025

Armpit Riceballs

10 mins; February 19, 2025

Sun Drying Onions, Ginger and Garlic for 4 Days

18 mins; February 17, 2025

Ben's Garbage Disposal Strawberry

14 mins; February 14, 2025

Don's Slow Cooling Veggie Chili

22 mins; February 12, 2025

731. Sticking Energy Chews to a Bike's Frame for Easy Access

6 mins; February 10, 2025

Accidentally Eating Some Seeds or Sprouts From a Chia Pet

13 mins; February 07, 2025

Eating Raw Milk Gouda Cheese in an Unregulated Brazilian Facility

18 mins; February 05, 2025

Using Stale Bread in Brown Sugar

12 mins; February 03, 2025

Placing Raw Meat Dishes Directly in the Dishwasher

13 mins; January 31, 2025

Sunny Side Up Egg From a Bird Infected With Bird Flu

16 mins; January 29, 2025

Landfilling Ground Up HPAI Infected Chickens Without PPE

12 mins; January 27, 2025

Licking Cheetos Dust Off Your Fingers

12 mins; January 24, 2025

Occasionally Eating Roof Icicles

19 mins; January 22, 2025

Eating Baby Poop Regularly

8 mins; January 20, 2025

Coffee Cupping in January

12 mins; January 17, 2025

Accidentally Leaving Your Contact Lens Solution Bottle Open

20 mins; January 15, 2025

Freezer Ajar for 24 Hours

11 mins; January 13, 2025

Cutting Bones on a Band Saw

11 mins; January 10, 2025

Eating Opened Processed Deli Turkey a Month Past Its Best Before Date

17 mins; January 08, 2025

Arranging Objects on a Table Using Only Your Face

10 mins; January 06, 2025

Blueberries That Had a New Hat Fall Into Them Twice

8 mins; January 03, 2025

Baby Licking a Snake

9 mins; January 01, 2025

Curb Butternut Squash

9 mins; December 30, 2024

Alley Turkey

13 mins; December 27, 2024

Leaving Cookies and Milk Out for Santa

13 mins; December 25, 2024

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