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.

905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands 03/23/2026

904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs 03/20/2026

903. Three Month Old Compound Butter 03/18/2026

902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder 03/16/2026

901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear 03/13/2026

900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap 03/11/2026

899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats 03/09/2026

898. Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands 03/06/2026

897. Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths 03/04/2026

896. Not Washing a Cats Water Bowl for a Week 03/02/2026

895. Caramel Apple That's Been Shipped Priority Mail 02/27/2026

894. Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the Restaurant 02/25/2026

893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear 02/23/2026

892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall 02/20/2026

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking 02/18/2026

890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water 02/16/2026

889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain 02/13/2026

888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked 02/11/2026

887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean 02/09/2026

886. Attending a Pickle Party 02/06/2026

885. Snowcream 02/04/2026

884. Using a Screen Porch as a Refrigerator in December in Upstate New York 02/02/2026

883. Eggnog in a Plastic Wine Bottle 01/30/2026

882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer 01/28/2026

881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee 01/26/2026

880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine 01/23/2026

879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old 01/21/2026

878. Not UV Sterilizing Coffee Scoop After Use 01/19/2026

877. One Liter of Water From an "Uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal Water Fountain 01/16/2026

876. Continuously Reusing an Unwashed French Press for Coffee and Tea 01/14/2026