Risky or Not?
Hosted by Dr Don and Professor Ben · Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
4.7from 150 ratings
- 993
- Episodes
- 98
- Transcribed
- 150
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
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.
- Publisher
- Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
- Category
- health & fitness · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
98 of 993 episodes have a transcript.
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994. Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
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993. Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
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992. Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
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994. Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So Don reheated chicken wings falling into a sink. and then consuming them, risky or not. Well, Ben, once again, I will pull out my CV and point to the article that we published on the five-second rule. So yeah, and thanks to Ryan for this. We also covered this at the Texas Environmental Health Association meeting, but I think it's worth covering here as well. And I think Ryan really has done all of our homework for us, right? He's explained that he reheated the buffalo wings. He doesn't have a temperature, but it sounds like they were pretty hot when they came out of there. And so that's going to have some benefit. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 85 ratings
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- 4.5 / 5
- 65 ratings
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Dr Don and Professor Ben host the show. Published by Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman.
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