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Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Risky or Not?
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    976. Butchering a Legally Hunted Bear in a Communal Residence Hall Kitchen

    04/09/2026 | 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

    02/09/2026 | 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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    974. Leftover Rice Transported Out of Temperature Control for About 5 Hours

    31/08/2026 | 11 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating brown rice held out of temperature control for about five hours.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    A response surface model to describe the effect of temperature and pH on the growth of Bacillus cereus in cooked rice - PubMed
    Model Bacillus Growth
    Predictive model for growth of Bacillus cereus during cooling of cooked rice - ScienceDirect
    Abhinav Mishra - People | Food Science & Technology
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    973. Out of Date $0.85 Jalapeno Snack From a Farmers Market

    28/08/2026 | 15 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks for eating an out of date discounted snack food purchased at a farmers market.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Pop'ums Jalapeño Jack | Snack Factory®
    Are stores allowed to sell expired food products? | Consumer Ed, brought to you by the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division
    Food Safety at Farmers' Markets | Agriculture and Markets
    Walmart Shares Slump on Weakest Sales Growth in Over Six Years - WSJ
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    972. Corn Chowder in the Fridge for a Week

    26/08/2026 | 8 mins.
    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating corn chowder stored in the refrigerator for a week.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    The Best Corn Chowder Recipe
    ComBase
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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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