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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.

Not Fully Drying Your Hands

16 mins; January 20, 2023

Found Fries

15 mins; January 18, 2023

San Francisco Mystery Poop

10 mins; January 16, 2023

Boiling Moldy Maple Syrup to Make It Safe

16 mins; January 13, 2023

Dark Chocolate

18 mins; January 11, 2023

Maggot Cheese (Casu Marzu)

18 mins; January 09, 2023

Taking an Infant and Toddler to a Goat Feeding Farm

13 mins; January 06, 2023

Hallucinogenic Austrailian Leafy Greens

10 mins; January 04, 2023

Unrefrigerated Jalapeño Queso Dip

12 mins; January 02, 2023

Simple Syrup Stored at Room Temperature

12 mins; December 30, 2022

Eating Decorative Kale

13 mins; December 28, 2022

Using Stretch-Tite to Cover a Pot of Boiling Water

11 mins; December 26, 2022

Whole Turkey Sent Through the Mail

16 mins; December 23, 2022

Puffy Clam Chowder

10 mins; December 21, 2022

Open Dippin' Dots in a Sporting Event Bathroom Stall

16 mins; December 19, 2022

Home Canning Water

20 mins; December 16, 2022

Nancy's Home Delivered Food Left Out Overnight

14 mins; December 14, 2022

Polly's Old Olives

13 mins; December 12, 2022

Washing Shoes in a Commercial Dishwasher

11 mins; December 09, 2022

Tongs Up Self Service Utensils

14 mins; December 07, 2022

Special Italian Style Christmas Spaghetti Ornaments

13 mins; December 05, 2022

That Hand Move in Face Off

9 mins; December 02, 2022

Licking a Sonoran Desert Toad

15 mins; November 30, 2022

Pink Burger at 170 °F

8 mins; November 28, 2022

George Costanza Trash Eclair

10 mins; November 25, 2022

Mother In-Law's Well Rested Thanksgiving Turkey

10 mins; November 23, 2022

Smoking a 27 Lb Turkey

16 mins; November 21, 2022

Don's Condolences Chili

16 mins; November 18, 2022

Eating Random Mushrooms From the Forest

9 mins; November 16, 2022

Ninety Minute Room Temperature Delivery Sushi

8 mins; November 14, 2022

Jeff's 12 Hour Delayed Start Short Ribs

12 mins; November 11, 2022

Toast

13 mins; November 09, 2022

Election Night Pizza

13 mins; November 07, 2022

Ben's Bagel Shop Knife Cleaning

11 mins; November 04, 2022

Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak

11 mins; November 02, 2022

Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal

13 mins; October 31, 2022

Sharing Popcorn With a Fox

9 mins; October 28, 2022

Siracusa's Gull Bite Sandwich

10 mins; October 26, 2022

Ben and Jerry's Pet Ice Cream for Humans

14 mins; October 24, 2022

Chuck's Cold Brew

8 mins; October 21, 2022

Thermos Cooking

10 mins; October 19, 2022

Butter Boards

13 mins; October 17, 2022

Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse

9 mins; October 14, 2022

Unrefrigerated Ranch Dressing Topped Off for Days

16 mins; October 12, 2022

Roadside Rúgbrauð

13 mins; October 10, 2022

Leeching Acorns in a Toilet Tank to Make Acorn Flour

18 mins; October 07, 2022

Transporting Watermelons in a Grass Lined Flume

11 mins; October 05, 2022

Nyquil Chicken

10 mins; October 03, 2022

Used Egg Shells, Planted With Cress Seeds for Grandchildren

11 mins; September 30, 2022

Redditer's Purple Butter

16 mins; September 28, 2022

Cooking with Cow Dung

6 mins; September 26, 2022

Vintage Jello

8 mins; September 23, 2022

Frog in Canadian Lettuce

11 mins; September 21, 2022

Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day

15 mins; September 19, 2022

Corn Water

10 mins; September 16, 2022

Max's Mom's Borscht

15 mins; September 14, 2022

Cooking Chicken in a Hotel Coffeepot

17 mins; September 12, 2022

Slab Pancetta, 2 Months at 36 °F

11 mins; September 09, 2022

Kissing a Bird

8 mins; September 07, 2022

350. Everything apron? Cross-contamin-apron?

11 mins; September 05, 2022

Refrigerating Food in Joshes Weird Tall Cup

10 mins; September 02, 2022

Drinking a Glass of Polluted Water From a 'Holy River'

13 mins; August 31, 2022

Soaking Uncooked Rice Overnight

18 mins; August 29, 2022

Skittles

12 mins; August 26, 2022

Keith's Exploding Canned Oranges

7 mins; August 24, 2022

Max's Unwashed Basil

9 mins; August 22, 2022

Monkeypox in Food and on Food Packaging

11 mins; August 19, 2022

Bedroom Pasta

27 mins; August 17, 2022

Leslie's Artichoke Dip

12 mins; August 15, 2022

Dried Chicken Juice Sponge

12 mins; August 12, 2022

Storing Used Eggshells in the Carton

8 mins; August 10, 2022

Precooked Frozen Dino Nuggies Eaten by 2.5 Year Old

14 mins; August 08, 2022

Toilet Paper Roll Tubes for Crafts for Kids

9 mins; August 05, 2022

Unrefrigerated Ham & Cheese Croissant

13 mins; August 03, 2022

Using a Chainsaw to Cut a Turkey in Antarctica

11 mins; August 01, 2022

Snacklebox

9 mins; July 29, 2022

Pink Sauce

15 mins; July 27, 2022

Unwashed Produce From a Bush Shared With Deer

14 mins; July 25, 2022

Sucking the Air Out of a Bag of Raw Chicken

10 mins; July 22, 2022

TK's Flat Seltzer

12 mins; July 20, 2022

Dr. Don's Sluggy Arugula

22 mins; July 18, 2022

Dr. Don's Soapy Pasta

19 mins; July 15, 2022

Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours

11 mins; July 13, 2022

Foods in Oil Stored for a Long Time

19 mins; July 11, 2022

Ellens Dropped Water Bottle Lid

12 mins; July 08, 2022

Lemon Wedge in Your Drink

12 mins; July 06, 2022

Stirring Your Coffee With a Hotel Pen

15 mins; July 04, 2022

Chickpeas in a Leaky Microwaveable Pouch

13 mins; July 01, 2022

Promptly Refrigerated Baked Potato Wrapped in Foil

16 mins; June 29, 2022

Nut Mylk

10 mins; June 27, 2022

Five Hour Sun Pasta

12 mins; June 24, 2022

Eating a Shoe

13 mins; June 22, 2022

Preparing Food in a Bitchen

16 mins; June 20, 2022

Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl

10 mins; June 17, 2022

Continuing to Eat a Jar of Recalled Jif Peanutbutter

13 mins; June 15, 2022

Unrefrigerated Cut Watermelon Over Night

10 mins; June 13, 2022

Nibbling a Rhubarb Leaf

13 mins; June 10, 2022

Months Old Stock Under Rendered Fat

9 mins; June 08, 2022

River Pickles

9 mins; June 06, 2022

310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans

9 mins; June 03, 2022

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