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A weekly show that explores the world of science, pseudoscience, and the paranormal. Canada's podcast dedicated to scientific controversies and curiosities. If you're a fan of other podcasts like the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Skeptoid, Skepticality, or Stuff You Should Know, you should definitely give The Reality Check a shot!

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

TRC #177: Vampires + Vacuum Survival + Rib Removal Myths


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Monday, January 23, 2012

TRC #176: Hockey Fights + The Paleo Diet + Does Alcohol Heat You Up?


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

TRC #175: The Debunking Handbook + Alien Implants + Coloured Pencils


Darren goes over some practical types on how to debunk topics when talking to friends, taken from the Debunking Handbook. Jon lo..


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Monday, January 9, 2012

TRC #174: New Years Resolutions + Water Boiling + Past Year Predictions


The award winning skeptic manga artist Sara Mayhew joins as a guest host for the show. Elan runs a game of "Science Fact or Scie..


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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

TRC 173: Pat + Cristina's End of Year Parody Spectacular!


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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

TRC #172: War on X-mas + Christmas Shopping Science Fact or Science Fiction + Artificial Christmas Trees


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

TRC #171: Bad Stats in Science + Lay Lines + One-Word Answer on Exam


Darren talks about bad stats in science. Jon looks into ley lines. Elan finds out whether anyone got an A on a philosophy exam b..


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Monday, December 12, 2011

TRC #170: Microexpressions + Child Homicide Stats Reporting + Let Them Eat Cake Myth


Jon looks at whether the science of "microexpressions" (popularized by the TV show Lie To Me) works as claimed. Darren turns his..


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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

TRC #169: Comparing Animal Calories + Tourette Syndrome + Warm Water Prank


Darren describes which animal provides the most calories per life. Adam looks into what Tourette Syndrome is, and what it is not..


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Sunday, November 27, 2011

TRC #168: Quantum Jumping + Is Pizza a Vegetable? + Do Twins Skip a Generation?


Elan covers the outrageous website "Quantum Jumping". Adam looks into a recent news item, whether the US Congress really decided..


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Monday, November 21, 2011

TRC #167: Gamer Glasses + Radionics + Entrapment


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

TRC #166: Fundamental Attribution Error + Self CPR + Green Poppy Centres


Elan talks about the cognitive bias "Fundamental Attribution Error" where people don't see situational causes for why people do ..


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TRC #165: Global Corporate Conspiracy? + 7 Billion People! + Flushing Hot Flashes


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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

TRC #164: Black Cat Abuse On Halloween + Blue Blood + Vampire Ecology


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