Risky or Not?

Risky or Not?

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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.

Episode List

883. Eggnog in a Plastic Wine Bottle

Jan 30th, 2026 12:00 PM

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eggnog commercially sold in a plastic wine bottle. Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 10 of the Best Finger Lakes Wineries You Must Visit

882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer

Jan 28th, 2026 12:00 PM

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a home automatic ice maker ice. Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines - ScienceDirect Microbiological quality of packaged ice from various sources in Georgia - PubMed Outbreaks in Health Care Settings - PMC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities

881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee

Jan 26th, 2026 12:00 PM

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 40 year old dry aged coffee. Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube Double Rainbow (viral video) - Wikipedia Risky or Not? 310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans β€” Risky or Not? Instagram What Is Aged Coffee? [TOMT] [Conspiracy Tool] What's it called when you use red string to connect a bunch of pieces of information when trying to unravel a conspiracy? : r/tipofmytongue Starbucks Dua Kali: A Bold Reinvention of Sumatra Coffee : Starbucks Stories Asia

880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine

Jan 23rd, 2026 12:00 PM

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 44 year old wine stored upright. Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Compounds causing cork taint and the factors affecting their transfer from natural cork closures to wine – a review - SEFTON - 2005 - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research - Wiley Online Library Should I be concerned about wine bottles stored upright in a wine shop or restaurant? Chambord (liqueur) - Wikipedia Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cork Taint | Wine Enthusiast Magazine 1979 Jim Beam Snow Goose AND Blue Goose Decanters Set C. Miller - EMPTY Does Plastic Wrap Rescue a Corky Wine? Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia

879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old

Jan 21st, 2026 12:00 PM

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking homemade egg nog over 2 years old- Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Eggnog - Wikipedia 238. Raw Egg Eggnog Refrigerated for 6 Months β€” Risky or Not? TAINTED EGGNOG FATAL TO 4 RESIDENTS OF A COUNTY NURSING HOME IN JERSEY - The New York Times Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7% ethanol - ScienceDirect

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