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The Body of Evidence — 273 episodes

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183 - Hyaluronic Acid – miracle cream or simple moisturizer

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182 - Sleep Posture: Front vs. Back

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181 – Peptides... the latest injectable craze

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180 – Nicotine – the latest health hack

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179 – Fibermaxxing – too much of a good thing

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178 – Cholesterol in Kids: if you don’t look for it, you won’t find it

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177 – Will going in the sauna ruin my sperm?

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176 – Prostate Cancer Update

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175 - Nasal Strips - do they pass the sniff test?

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174 – Norovirus – our most disgusting episode ever

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173 – The Man Flu

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172 – Japanese walking: the latest internet craze

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171 - Worms: if you’re squeamish, you may want to skip this episode

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170 – Facial Fillers and the Myth of Reversibility

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169 – The ABC’s of university degrees

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168 - How safe are ultrasounds in pregnancy?

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167 – Food allergies – a decade of good news

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166 - Could That Actually Happen?! More crazy cases from Grey's Anatomy

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165 - 2025 Year End Wrap Up - Part 2

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164 - 2025 Year End Wrap Up - Part 1

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163 – Do high heels cause bunions?

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162 – Mercury in your mouth

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161 – How to Spot Logical Fallacies in Medical Misinformation

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160 - What do pharmacists do?

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159 – Red Light Masks to Treat Wrinkles

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158 – The Enhanced Games – “a farce, an extremely dangerous one”

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157 – Case Challenge

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156 – Pregnancy myths

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155 – Using Artificial Intelligence to teach critical thinking

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154 – Trump, RFK Jr, leucovorin, and autism

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153 - Saunas - are the health benefits real?

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152 – Why RFK Jr. is wrong to claim that Tylenol causes autism

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151 – Scrambler Therapy: how good is it at treating chronic pain

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150 – How Scientific Skepticism Makes us More Empathetic

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149 – Leaky Gut Syndrome

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148 – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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147 – Genetic Testing

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146 – Radon – the invisible houseguest

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145 – Case Challenge: rare and common cardiac conditions

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144 – Mommy Myths

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143 – A possible diabetes cure using stem cells

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142 – How metabolism changes as we age

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141 – Teaching kids how to navigate social media

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140 – Cholesterol denialism with Unbiased Science

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139 – Explaining the carnivore diet

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138 – Can vitamin D treat multiple sclerosis?

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137 - What Grey’s Anatomy got right, and really wrong

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136 - Does acupuncture work?

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135 – Seed oils vs. beef tallow, with Unbiased Science

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134 – Medical Cannabis: where are we?

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133 – IVF, infertility and pineapples

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132 – Ice baths, cold plunges and Wim Hof

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131 – Can ‘sleepmaxxing’ help you sleep better?

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130 – Is Bill Gates committing genocide? How to debunk misinformation.

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129 – These puzzles can teach kids about critical thinking

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128 – Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy a cure-all?

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127 - The reality of living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

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126 - Case Challenge: What role did drugs play in two mystery conditions?

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125 - The Monogamy Myth?

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124 - Why was Red Dye No. 3 banned in the US?

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123 - BMI and the Lancet Commission on Obesity

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122 - Menopausal Hormone Therapy is back. Why?

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121 - The Case of the Red Buttocks and an Important Announcement

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120 - Pain (with Leon Tourian)

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119 - Mold/Mould

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118 - Burnout (with Emma Jones)

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117 - Fluoride Update

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116 - Do You Know What's Inside Your Natural Health Product?

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115 - Quitting Smoking

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114 - Down the Rabbit Hole and Out (with Lewis, a former conspiracy theorist)

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113 - Pesticides and Cancer

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112 - COVID-19 Fall Update

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111 - Rabies

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110 - Chelation Therapy for Heart Disease

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109 - Cranberries for UTIs and a New Menopause Treatment

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108 - Wellness (with Rina Raphael)

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107 - Kidney Stones

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106 - The Case of the She-Hulk Toddler / Announcement

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Lyme Disease, Acute and Chronic (with Andrea Love)

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105 – Malaria / Ecstasy for PTSD / Statin Overprescription

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Bounty Hunting for Science (with Ian Hussey)

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104 – LASIK / HIV PrEP and STIs / Krill Oil for Knee Osteoarthritis

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Hours of Boredom, Minutes of Terror (with Anesthesiologist Matthew Cameron)

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103 – Lupus / Tylenol in Pregnancy / Red Meat

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102 – Too Tired to Party / Avian Flu / Earwax

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101 - Measles / AG1 / A Day in the Life of a Doctor

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100 - Ask Us Anything

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099 - Acne / New Food Allergy Drug / Answering Emails

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098 - The Case of the Injured Water-Skiier / Cancer Update

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097 – Microplastics / Long COVID Update / CRISPR Therapy Approved

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Sport Science 4 - Social Media Influencers

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Sport Science 3 - Supplements

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Sport Science 2 - Recovery

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Sport Science 1 - Wearables

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Solving Cases for Christmas (Special)

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Bad Air Can Make You Sick (with Joey Fox)

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Is Red Meat as Bad as Cigarettes? A Radio Play

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096 - Ozempic / Running for Depression / The Case of the Baseball Player's Heart

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Misinformation Blah Blah Blah (with David Scales)

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095 - Macular Degeneration / Fall Vaccines / Blue-Blocking Glasses

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Trans People Need Gender-Affirming Care (with Michelle Cohen)

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That Potential Neurological Syndrome in New Brunswick (Special)

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094 - Air Quality / OTC Birth Control Pill / Chris Tries to Solve Another Case

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The Anti-Vaccine Movement, Then and Now (with Anna Merlan)

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093 - Bioidentical Hormones / Gene Therapy / Natural Health Product Regulation

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The Crisis in Canadian Emergency Departments (with Ken Milne)

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Digressions 92 - Fever / Metformin for Long COVID (Bonus)

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092 - Fever / Strep Infections on the Rise / Chris on the Hot Seat

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BPA and Endocrine Disruptors (with Julie Robitaille)

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091 - Gluten / Ice Cream Conspiracy / Abortion Pill

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Personality Disorders: Fact vs Fiction (with Carla Sharp)

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090 - Violent Video Games / Slate's Long COVID Piece / Prostate Biopsies

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Interview - Justin Sanders on Medical Assistance in Dying

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089 - Erectile Dysfunction / Unvaxxed Transplant / Mpox+HIV Combo

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Interview - Vincent Denault on Lie Detection Pseudoscience

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Special - "Cochrane Review Says Masks Don't Work"

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088 - Hospital-Acquired Infections / CBD for Cancer / #DavosStandard

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Interview - Tom Thumb on Talking Science with Hippies

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087 - Osteoporosis / Melanoma Breakthrough / Travel Insurance

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Interview - Jonathan Howard on Contrarian Doctors

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086 - Gun Control / Cannabis Poisonings in Kids / RSV Vaccines

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Special - We Got Lulled into a False Sense of Security

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085 - Cholesterol Part 2 / Sudden Soccer Deaths / Colonoscopies

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Interview - Nick Tiller on Exercising

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084 - Cholesterol Part 1 / Cognitive Decline / Vaccines and Asthma

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Interview - Swapnil Hiremath on Blood Pressure

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083 - Botox / Boosters / Magic Mushrooms

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Are Vitamins a Waste of Money? (Pilot)

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Special - Your Doctor's Physical Exam May Be BS

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082 - STIs / Monkeypox / Hepatitis in Kids

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Special - Dr. Labos on Weight Bias in Healthcare on HFMA's Voices in Healthcare Finance Podcast

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081 - MSG / Artificial Sweeteners / Boosters Forever

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Interview - Paul Ingraham on Quitting Massage Therapy

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Special - What's in a Name? Medical Edition

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Interview - Barbara Hofer and Gale Sinatra on Science Denial

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080 - Asthma / Screen Time / Exercise Motivation

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Interview - Brooke Binkowski on Joe Rogan and the Internet

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079 - Dementia / Long COVID / No-Vax Tax

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Interview - Olivier Drouin on Children and COVID

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078 - Immunity / Omicron / Reproducibility

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Introducing: The Body of Evidence

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Interview - René Dreifuss on Evidence-Based Martial Arts

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077 - Obesity Myths / Hydroxychloroquine Revelations / Q&A

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Interview - Natália Pasternak on Brazil's COVID-19 Response

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076 - Endometriosis / COVID Vaccine in Children / Aspirin a Day

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Interview - Effie Greathouse on Fluoride

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075 - Blood Pressure / Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / COVID Risks

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Interview - Jack Lawrence and Gid M-K on Ivermectin

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Special - Medical Specialties Part 2

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074 - Ergonomics / Juul Controversy / Q&A

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Interview - Lindsay Duncan on Doping in Sport

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073 - Fibromyalgia / Mixing Vaccines / Myocarditis Risk

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Interview - Tania Bubela on Vaccine Patents

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072 - Liver Disease / Sleep Disorder / Grab Bag

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Interview - Clay Jones on Newborns and Kids

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071 - Menopause and Psychedelics

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070 - Car Safety and the AstraZeneca Saga

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Interview - Gid M-K on Australia's COVID-19 Response

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Special - Medical Specialties Part 1

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069 - UTIs and the iPhone 12

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Interview - OmiSoore Dryden on Racism in Healthcare

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068 - Health Behaviour Change and Delayed Second Doses

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Interview - Alan Levinovitz on Expertise

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067 - The COVID-19 Vaccines

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066 - Breast Implants and Statins' Nocebo Effect

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Interview - Matthew Remski on Conspirituality

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Interview - Ivan Oransky on Scientific Papers

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065 - Diabetes and Masks

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Interview - Brennen McKenzie on Pets

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064 - Breastfeeding and Vaccine Placebos

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Interview - Jen Novakovich on Beauty Products

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063 - Stomach Ulcers and COVID-19

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Special - Navigating the Healthcare System

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Special - Blood

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Interview - Elisabeth Bik, Science Detective

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062 - Infertility and RNA Vaccines

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Interview - Brooke Binkowski on Social Media and Journalism

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061 - HIV and COVID-19 Therapies

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Mini-Interview - Amanda Seigler on USA vs Bleach

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Interview - David Robert Grimes on 5G

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060 - The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Special - House of God

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The Body of Evidence Presents Magic of the Mind

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059 - Arthritis and Biosimilars

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Interview - Paul Ingraham on Massage Myths

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058 - The Flu and That New Coronavirus

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Interview - Stephan Guyenet on Obesity and Hunger

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057 - Salt and Abstaining from Alcohol

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Interview - Trysha Gellis and Jacqueline Joza on CPR and Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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056 - Drinking Water and Olivier Bernard

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Interview - Ourselves

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055 - Prostate Cancer and Artificial Lights

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Interview - Campaign Against Phony Autism Cures

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054 - Breast Cancer Screening and Generic Drugs

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053 - Smart Drugs and Fluoride

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Special - The Healthcare System

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052 - Baldness and Vaping

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Interview - Ryan Armstrong on Regulating Pseudoscience

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051 - Diet Pills and Hot Yoga

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Special - Talking Science in the Age of Fake News

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050 - The Anniversary Edition

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Interview - Timothy Caulfield Returns

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049 - Autism and the New York Measles Epidemic

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Interview - Brian Nosek on Open Science

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048 - Heart Attacks and the Devil's Eggs

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Interview - Jonathan Howard on Errors of Thinking in Medicine

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047 - Fasting and a Worrisome DNA Kit

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046 - Concussions and the Canadian Food Guide

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045 - Fitness Trackers and Baby Powder

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Interview - Pixie Turner: From Peak Wellness to Food Positivity

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044 - Vaccines and CRISPR Babies

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Interview - Nick Saik on GMOs and Agriculture

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Interview - Cameron Smith on Evolution and Anthropology

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043 - Allergies and Organic Food

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042 - Childbirth and Crowdfunding Quackery

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041 - Cell Phones and Peanut Allergies

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Interview - Michael Marshall

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040 - Omega-3s and the Mediterranean Diet

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Special - Science Is a Human Enterprise, Part 2: You Killed These Poor Bunnies

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Special - Science Is a Human Enterprise, Part 1: We're Not Trained for This

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Interview - Science Moms

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039 - Keto Diet and Vaginal Dryness

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Interview - Ryan Armstrong on Chiropractic

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038 - Coffee and Medical Errors

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037 - Birth Control and Instant Chemistry

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036 - Diets and Californian Cell Phones

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Special - End-of-Year 2017

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035 - Chemotherapy and Stents (and Steven Novella!)

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Special: The Art of Science

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034 - Hypnotherapy and Anti-Vaccination

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Special - Thank You

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033 - The Opioid Crisis and Flatliners

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032 - Low Back Pain and Essential Oils

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031 - Sugar Addiction and Tamiflu

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Special - Alternative Health Conversations 2

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030 - Vitamin D and Clinical Trials

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029 - Antidepressants and Fluoride

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Interview - Timothy Caulfield

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028 - Testosterone and Bad Food Science

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027 - Aspartame and the Liberation Therapy

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026 - Marijuana and Beach Umbrellas

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025 - Love Potions and Winter Blues

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Interview - John Dupuis and the Wars on Science

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Interview - Vox.com's Julia Belluz

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024 - Energy Drinks and Gardasil in the Media

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Special - Alternative Health Conversations

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Special - End-of-Year 2016

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Interview - CBC's Erica Johnson

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023 - Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing and Homeopathy

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022 - Symposium Edition 2016 (Science and the Media)

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021 - Sleep and Bad Statistics

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020 - Probiotics and Antibiotics

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019 - Sunscreen and the MMR Vaccine

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018 - Lyme Disease and Veritasium

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017 - Evidence and Exercise

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016B - Stage Show 1 - Talk

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016A - Stage Show 1 - Quiz

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015 - Fat and Denialism

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014 - Brain Training and Cancer Cures

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013 - Chocolate and Influenza

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012 - Female Viagra and Science Journalism

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011 - Carcinogens and Brian Clement

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010 - Symposium Edition (GMOs! Vaccines! Cell Phones!)

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009 - Blooper Reel #1

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008 - Smoking

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007 - Red Wine

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006 - Milk

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005 - E-Cigarettes

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004 - Beauty Products

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003 - Vitamins

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002 - Annual Checkups

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Special - Dr. Labos and Jonathan on CJAD (March 31 2015)

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001 - Natural Health Products