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Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Risky or Not?
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    979. Cooking S'mores With Marshmallows Over a Burning Circuit Board

    2026/09/11 | 11 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks cooking s'mores with marshmallows over a burning circuit board.
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows
    3270: Toasting Marshmallows - explain xkcd
    374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal — Risky or Not?
    Occupational health hazards related to informal recycling of E-waste in India: An overview - PMC
    The Hidden Threat: Unmasking the Environmental Hazards of E-waste | Landbell Canada
    Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines in Cooked Meat Products: Causes, Formation, Occurrence, and Risk Assessment - Gibis - 2016 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
    Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Grilled Marshmallows - PMC
    Cancer - YouTube
    xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows
    365. Roadside Rúgbrauð — Risky or Not?
    574 Want some s'more? The hidden risks of marshmallows - PMC
  • Risky or Not?

    978. Not Breaking Apart Iceberg Lettuce to Wash Every Leaf

    2026/09/09 | 16 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not breaking apart iceberg lettuce to wash every leaf.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Butter Lettuce | What is Butter Lettuce? | Nutrition Info & Pictures
    Healthier eating, better tracking results in more produce-related foodborne illness cases | CAES Field Report
    Tossing salads - UGA Today
    Processing may spread E. coli - Los Angeles Times
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    977. Boiled Peanuts Left in a Hot Car for Two Days

    2026/09/07 | 14 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled peanuts left in a hot car for two days
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube
    Classic Boiled Peanuts Recipe
    Peanut and peanut products: A food safety perspective - ScienceDirect
    Contamination of Nuts/Nut Butters | Food Safety
    Boiled peanuts culprit of salmonella outbreak | Salmonella Blog
    Growth of Bacillus cereus in Media Containing Plant Seed Materials and Ingredients Used in Chinese Cookery | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
    Peanuts and Coke - Wikipedia
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    976. Butchering a Legally Hunted Bear in a Communal Residence Hall Kitchen

    2026/09/04 | 31 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with butchering a legally hunted bear in a communal residence hall kitchen.
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    Land-Grant University FAQ - APLU
    (14) Post by @pkpd-babe.bsky.social — Bluesky
    University Prohibits Processing Wild Animals in Communal Kitchens After Bear Skinning Uproar - The Cornell Daily Sun
    Cornell Students Skin Bear in Ganędagǫ: Hall Communal Kitchen, No Charges Filed - The Cornell Daily Sun
    The Cornell Bear Skinner Speaks Out | The MeatEater Podcast Ep. 770 - YouTube
    Ganędagǫ: Hall | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University
    Ganędagǫ: Hall - Google Maps
    Meat sources of infection for outbreaks of human trichinellosis - ScienceDirect
    Eurosurveillance | Outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of bear meat from Canada, France, September 2005
    Occurrence of Trichinella spp. infestations in black bears in Quebec, Canada - Simon Krückemeier, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, 2026
    "Letterkenny" Les Hiques (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb
    Goat Slaughtered in China Grove Captain's Galley Possible Source of E. coli | Marler Blog
    Escherichia coli isolated from feces of brown bears (Ursus arctos) have a lower prevalence of human extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli virulence-associated genes - PMC
    New-to-U.S. antibiotic-resistant Salmonella found in bear | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
    Ontario Academic Credit - Wikipedia
    hockey - Risky or Not?
    Lambton Hall | University of Guelph
    Cuyahoga Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
    Lifes Rich Pageant - Wikipedia
    Cuyahoga (song) - Wikipedia
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    975. A Bottle of Guinness From a 162-Year-Old Shipwreck

    2026/09/02 | 5 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a really old bottle of Guinness found in a shipwreck.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Alec Guinness - Wikipedia
    Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck - The Washington Post
    Verstrepen Lab - Group leader
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About 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.
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