Risky or Not? – Details, episodes & analysis
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Risky or Not?
Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Frequency: 1 episode/2d. Total Eps: 933

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845. Family Dinner Into Which a Cat Dropped a Mouse
Episode 845
lundi 3 novembre 2025 • Duration 17:57
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating dinner into which a cat dropped a mouse.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Security camera catches cat dropping mouse into human family's dinner - UPI.com
- Food Defect Levels Handbook | FDA
- Survival of leptospires in the environment - Leptospirosis Information
- Ecologic studies of rodent reservoirs: their relevance for human health - PMC
- Controlling Wild Rodent Infestations | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
844. Eating Candy Given to You by a Streaker
Episode 844
vendredi 31 octobre 2025 • Duration 11:42
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating candy given to you by a streaker.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
835. "Cooking" a Wrapped Egg in a Compost Pile
Episode 835
vendredi 10 octobre 2025 • Duration 12:35
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking a wrapped egg in a compost pile.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
745. Reusing Pasta Water That's Been Sitting Out Overnight
Episode 745
vendredi 14 mars 2025 • Duration 11:54
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks reusing pasta water that's been sitting out overnight.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- NACCHO
- Bacillus sp. R2 α-amylase production optimization: Pasta cooking water as medium of amylase production | African Journal of Biotechnology
- Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning - PMC
- Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
- Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - Akineden - 2015 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in foods - ScienceDirect
- A survey study on safety and microbial quality of "gluten-free" products made in Italian pasta factories - ScienceDirect
- The occurrence of Bacillus cereus in fast foods: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol 49, No 4
- Toxin producing Bacillus cereus persist in ready-to-reheat spaghetti Bolognese mainly in vegetative state - ScienceDirect
- Microbiological Quality of Filled Pasta in Relation to the Nature of Heat Treatment - ScienceDirect
744. Superb Owl Shrimp That's Been Out of Temperature, Refrigerated and Reheated
Episode 744
mercredi 12 mars 2025 • Duration 10:00
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Superb Owl shrimp that's been out of temperature, refrigerated and reheated.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Watch the Football! ⚽ | That Mitchell and Webb Look - BBC - YouTube
- 2025 Super Bowl LIX Sunday - When, Where & More - NFL.com
- A comprehensive review of the spoilage of shrimp and advances in various indicators/sensors for shrimp spoilage monitoring - ScienceDirect
- FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov
- Food Lion Shrimp Ring, with Cocktail Sauce, Cooked Same-Day Delivery or Pickup | Food Lion
743. Kissing a Raven
Episode 743
lundi 10 mars 2025 • Duration 11:57
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from kissing a raven.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Ragnar raven in a lovely chatty and affectionate mood. | Raven Talking | TikTok
- Julie Andrews – My Favorite Things Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
- Elton John - Rocket Man (Official Music Video) - YouTube
- Salmonella ravens - Google Scholar
- Salmonella in Sheep in Iceland - PMC
- Prevalence, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Salmonella Isolates in Large Corvid Species of Europe and North America Between 2010 and 2013 - Janecko - 2015 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library
- Bacterial Diversity in Feces of Wild Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens from the Pacific Northwest Coast, U.S.A | bioRxiv
- Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Lyrics) - YouTube
742. Stirring Your Coffee With "Pickle" the Barista Bird Daily
Episode 742
vendredi 7 mars 2025 • Duration 13:04
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting a parrot stir you coffee with a spoon every day.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Pickle the barista birb loves to stir my coffee every morning : r/aww
- Salmonella | Cornell Wildlife Health Lab
- Psittacosis (Ornithosis) fact sheet
- Human Salmonellosis Outbreak Linked to Salmonella Typhimurium Epidemic in Wild Songbirds, United States, 2020–2021 - Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
- Salmonella pet birds - Google Scholar
- Full article: Zoonotic potential and prevalence of Salmonella serovars isolated from pets
- Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Salmonella spp. in Fecal Samples of Pet Birds | Avian Diseases
- Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella spp. in Pet Mammals, Reptiles, Fish Aquarium Water, and Birds in Trinidad - Seepersadsingh - 2003 - Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B - Wiley Online Library
- Salmonella Newport outbreak in Brazilian parrots: confiscated birds from the illegal pet trade as possible zoonotic sources - Saidenberg - 2021 - Environmental Microbiology Reports - Wiley Online Library
- Zoonoses in pet birds: review and perspectives | Veterinary Research
741. Using a Dishwasher to Wash a Bird Feeder
Episode 741
mercredi 5 mars 2025 • Duration 12:56
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a dishwasher to wash a bird feeder.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Infectious Diseases of Garden Birds - Minimising the Risks - UFAW
- Outdoor Cleaning Products | Jeyes Fluid
- Method to Evaluate Factors Influencing the Microbial Reduction in Domestic Dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
- Jeyes Fluid - Wikipedia
- John Jeyes - Wikipedia
- p-Chlorocresol - Wikipedia
740. Using a "Snot Sucker" With Ones Mouth
Episode 740
lundi 3 mars 2025 • Duration 15:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by using a "snot sucker" with ones mouth.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- NoseFrida the SnotSucker – Frida | The fuss stops here.
- NoseFrida: Winter Colds and Baby's Snot: A Better Way to Clear It Out • ItsaBelly Doulas
- Amazon.com : BABY-VAC Clinically Tested Baby Nasal Aspirator - Vacuum-Powered Nose Sucker with Suction Head & Cleaning Brush for Safe and Gentle Relief : Baby Bathing Products : Baby
- Comparing nasal suction devices in children with bronchiolitis: A pilot randomized control trial - Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families
- Nasal Suction Tip: Little Sucker® Nasal Tip - Neotech Products
- NoseFrida HYGIENE FILTERS – Frida | The fuss stops here.
739. Nugget Shoes
Episode 739
vendredi 28 février 2025 • Duration 12:53
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a toddler placing chicken nuggets in their shoes.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼









