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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.

Mystery Green Spots in Ice Cream

12 mins; December 23, 2024

Homemade Roasted Sriracha Chickpeas at Room Temperature for Days

9 mins; December 20, 2024

Expired Pasteurized Cows Milk Used for Yogurt

11 mins; December 18, 2024

Eating Fruit That's Been Bitten by a Bat

14 mins; December 16, 2024

Reused Dog Licked Sauce Lid

23 mins; December 13, 2024

Washing Poultry Blotting Towels in Cold Water

15 mins; December 11, 2024

Eating a Paper Ballot

16 mins; December 09, 2024

Using a Strangers Paper Napkin Found in a Parking Lot

14 mins; December 06, 2024

Reusing a Paper Towel Used to Cover Microwaved Kraft Dinner

13 mins; December 04, 2024

Reusing Unwashed Cutlery With Food Particles

15 mins; December 02, 2024

Dog Tongue Kiss

22 mins; November 29, 2024

Using a Black Plastic Spatula

12 mins; November 27, 2024

Deep Frying a Turkey

16 mins; November 25, 2024

Thanksgiving Leftovers

13 mins; November 22, 2024

Thawing a Turkey in the Garage

14 mins; November 20, 2024

Rinsing Your Turkey in the Sink

15 mins; November 18, 2024

Relying on a Pop Up Thermometer

16 mins; November 15, 2024

Inexperienced Home Chefs and Potlucks

16 mins; November 13, 2024

692. Guacamole Left Out Overnight

12 mins; November 11, 2024

Freeze Dried Beef Organs and Colostrum Smoothie

12 mins; November 08, 2024

Letting a Toddler Eat Raw Flour

11 mins; November 06, 2024

Eating Mussels Unopened After Cooking

19 mins; November 04, 2024

Eating Slivered Onions Today

22 mins; November 01, 2024

Nerds Gummy Clusters

12 mins; October 30, 2024

Eating an Egg Fried on Astroturf

18 mins; October 28, 2024

Pouring Unused Maple Syrup Back Into the Container

16 mins; October 25, 2024

Recalled Treehouse Waffles

19 mins; October 23, 2024

683. Pastor Pinkston's Putrid Pumpkin Products

18 mins; October 21, 2024

Storing Food in a Glass Jar That Used to Be a Fish Tank

11 mins; October 18, 2024

Cookie Dough Dreams Raw Cookie Dough

15 mins; October 16, 2024

Drinking Single Barrel Bourbon With a Moldy Cork

22 mins; October 14, 2024

Ben's Moldy Strawberry Jam

20 mins; October 11, 2024

Immunocompromised Person Eating Mac and Cheese Left at Room Temperature for Two Hours

16 mins; October 09, 2024

Eating a Properly Cooked Egg With a Crack in It

11 mins; October 07, 2024

Drinking Beer When the Bottle Has Been in Contact With the Beer

9 mins; October 04, 2024

Working Out in a Gym With a Live Chicken

8 mins; October 02, 2024

Open Can of Soup Outdoors in the Summer for More Than a Day

7 mins; September 30, 2024

Ramen

12 mins; September 27, 2024

Plastic Cutting Boards Because of Microplastics

12 mins; September 25, 2024

Older Man Kayaking With Fresh Wounds in Water Which Regularly Fails Coliform Tests

13 mins; September 23, 2024

Cooking Salmon on Moldy Cedar Planks

12 mins; September 20, 2024

Items Washed Twice in a Festered Moldy Dishwasher

8 mins; September 18, 2024

Using a Microwave Because They Are Contaminated With Bacteria

11 mins; September 16, 2024

Cooking Dry Beans in Slow Cookers

10 mins; September 13, 2024

Drinking Alcohol from Uranium Glassware

22 mins; September 11, 2024

Leaving a Cut Unripe Avocado at Room Temperature for a Day

11 mins; September 09, 2024

Putting Chairs on a Sanitized Restaurant Table

12 mins; September 06, 2024

Eating Foods With Pathogens as Long as You Are Drinking Alcohol

13 mins; September 04, 2024

Enjoying a Sourtoe Cocktail

9 mins; September 02, 2024

Blowing Air Over Raw Chicken

13 mins; August 30, 2024

Coffee Made With Water From a Strangers Water Bottle

12 mins; August 28, 2024

Drinking Coffee or Tea on an Airplane

16 mins; August 26, 2024

Eating Fish in the Olympic Village

10 mins; August 23, 2024

Swimming in the Seine during the 2024 Olympics

14 mins; August 21, 2024

Eating Fruit and Vegetables Washed With Cleaning Vinegar

14 mins; August 19, 2024

Eating Moldy Food on a Delta Flight

13 mins; August 16, 2024

Cut Watermelon at Room Temperature for One Day or More

10 mins; August 14, 2024

New York Times Escovitch Fish Recipe at Room Temperature for 12 Hours

18 mins; August 12, 2024

New York State Jam and Relish Purchased From a Farmers Market

12 mins; August 09, 2024

Eating Fresh New York State Roadkill Bear Meat That's Properly Cooked

20 mins; August 07, 2024

Yogurt From a Grocery Store Fridge With No Door

8 mins; August 05, 2024

Drinking Cicada-Infused Malört Shots

16 mins; August 02, 2024

Using a Turtle to Open a Beverage On a Golf Course

11 mins; July 31, 2024

Not Washing Hands After Pooping

16 mins; July 29, 2024

Taking Your Coffee Cup Into the Bathroom With You

13 mins; July 26, 2024

Eating at the Toe Beans Cat Cafe

13 mins; July 24, 2024

Vacuum Packed Cheddar at Room Temperature for 24 hours

16 mins; July 22, 2024

Drinking an Unknown Liquid Found in a Bottle at Sea

20 mins; July 19, 2024

642. Watery Honey

12 mins; July 17, 2024

Using a Dishwasher With a Failing Heating Element

13 mins; July 15, 2024

Using a Sink That's Been Used to Wash a Stadium Mop

16 mins; July 12, 2024

Nate's Meat Diet Cast Iron Pan Grease

19 mins; July 10, 2024

Using the Pot My Roommate Boils Her Diva Cup In

10 mins; July 08, 2024

Holding Sushi Rice for 4 Hours and Then Refrigerating

13 mins; July 05, 2024

Brewing Tea in Nacho Cheese

11 mins; July 03, 2024

Eating 3-Day-Old Fast Food Chicken Tacos

11 mins; July 01, 2024

Before the 5th Inning Baseball Hotdog

12 mins; June 28, 2024

Mailbox Lasagne

22 mins; June 26, 2024

Eating a Food Recalled for Misbranding if You Are Not Allergic to Any of the Ingredients

11 mins; June 24, 2024

Thawing a Whole Turkey in a Hot Garage Twice

12 mins; June 21, 2024

Eating at a New York City Restaurant With a "C" Rating

14 mins; June 19, 2024

Picking Up Dog Poop Using a Composable Bag

13 mins; June 17, 2024

Washing Produce in the Dishwasher

17 mins; June 14, 2024

Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample From Your Birth Year

15 mins; June 12, 2024

Eating Rare Bear Meat

13 mins; June 10, 2024

Eating Expired Baby Carrots

9 mins; June 07, 2024

Arden's Lukewarm Singara

11 mins; June 05, 2024

Duck Fat Washed Whiskey Cocktail

12 mins; May 31, 2024

Pizza With White Glue

16 mins; May 29, 2024

Making a Sandwich With Bruce the Cow

14 mins; May 27, 2024

Eating the Minnesota Twins Lucky Sausage

12 mins; May 24, 2024

Raw Cheese Made With Milk Containing HPAI

10 mins; May 22, 2024

HPAI in Pasteurized Milk

17 mins; May 20, 2024

Thawing and Refreezing Meat Multiple Times

16 mins; May 17, 2024

Pickles From a Jar Used to Marinate Raw Pork

14 mins; May 15, 2024

Waffle House Magic Marker System

15 mins; May 13, 2024

Poultry Grill Tongs Rinsed Under Very Hot Water

10 mins; May 10, 2024

Making Smoothies in a Blender Carafe and Rinsing With Very Hot and High Pressure Water but No Soap

19 mins; May 08, 2024

Eating at a Restaurant Under a Bridge

12 mins; May 06, 2024

Unrefrigerated Unlabeled Pickled Quail Eggs From a Country Store

19 mins; May 03, 2024

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