A short podcast about everyday risks from germs
The image shows an open pint of vanilla ice cream in a plain, unbranded container on a clean kitchen counter. The surface of the ice cream is marked with mysterious, faintly glowing green spots, creating an eerie, unnatural appearance. The setting is softly lit, emphasizing the unusual details.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with mysterious green spots in ice cream.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - The image depicts a large maple syrup bottle standing on a kitchen countertop with its top off. The bottle takes up a significant portion of the frame, emphasizing its size. A smooth stream of amber-colored maple syrup is pouring into the bottle from a source outside the top of the frame, creating ripples as it fills the bottle. The background shows a cozy kitchen setting with warm, soft lighting, and subtle details like utensils, though the main focus remains on the bottle and the flowing syrup. The atmosphere feels homely and inviting.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of pouring unused maple syrup back into the container.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking single barrel bourbon with a cork that looks moldy.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Actual image of actual jar lid
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from strawberry jam with black and white colored mold.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - A close-up view of an open grill with a piece of salmon resting on a wooden plank. The wooden plank is visibly aged and covered in patches of green mold
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating salmon cooked on moldy cedar planks.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - An automatic dishwasher with the door open, filled to capacity with plates, cups, and silverware. All the dishes and silverware are densely packed and moldy.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating off plates covered in mold after they were washed twice in an automatic dishwasher on the sanitize cycle.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - An airplane meal on an airplane tray. The meal consists of rice, green beans, and chicken tikka masala. There are several spots of black mold on the food.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating moldy food on a flight.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat from a moldy bun
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of moldy maple syrup that has been boiled to make it safe.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E generated glass bottle of simple syrup with mold in it. This is not the bottle discussed on the podcast. This is an imaginary bottle made up by an Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing simple syrup at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from really old coffee beans.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 13 year old tapioca flour.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating old extra blue, blue cheese.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread after removing a small amount of mold.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a batch of berries after the one moldy berry is removed.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
"Friend of the pod" Dr. Linda Harris said: "Don - I appreciate your RON link to UCFood Safety website. BUT I found that our link to this was outdated. You should update your link to this:"
Best practice: don't re-host PDF's on your website, link to the original and then update links when they go stale.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cutting mold off hard cheese
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼