A short podcast about everyday risks from germs
DALL·E - A very old-looking refrigerator with a slightly open door. Inside, a thermometer is visible, displaying a temperature of 45°F.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing food in a refrigerator that keeps food at 42-45 °F.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - An illustration of a neti pot made of ceramic, gently pouring a clear stream of water. In the foreground, a magnifying glass hovers over the stream, revealing happy little bacteria.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a netipot with tap water.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E 20 - A piece of cheese that appears to be made entirely out of cashews, sitting on a wooden cheese board. The cheese should have an unusual and slightly unsafe look, like it contains dangerous bacteria.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of homemade cashew cheese.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - In this detailed scene set in the 1950s, we see a classic Chevrolet, identifiable by its distinctive design of that era, nestled into a deep snowbank, groceries in the open trunk, surrounded by temperature monitoring equipment.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming groceries stored in a car trunk in the winter for about four and a half hours.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - Imagine a quaint scene set in a dimly lit, compact dorm room featuring a small, unplugged refrigerator with its door slightly ajar. Inside are pieces of sushi.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating out of date sushi from a refrigerator that was unplugged for about seven hours.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - A photorealistic image of a succulent piece of fish, drenched in a vibrant tomato sauce, delicately wrapped in aluminum foil, presented on a pristine plate with Carlsbad dumplings.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by cooking with aluminum foil.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - Imagine a scene where a young man has just emerged from submerging his head into a vat full of pickles. The moment is captured as he lifts his head, a pickle in his mouth.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pickles from a vat that someone has dunked their head into.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - Imagine a serene Swiss lake, reflecting the beauty of the surrounding landscape with a majestic water jet in the center. This jet is teeming with microbes.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking untreated lakewater from Switzerland.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E Image of boiled Yukon gold potatoes in a clear glass bowl, teeming with colorful, cartoon-style bacteria.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving boiled chunks of Yukon gold potatoes at room temperature overnight.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Here's the revised image, with the hamburger a bit hard to see, as if it's under a seat in the car.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a smelly hamburger left in car for three days.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Here's the image of a swollen can of Surströmming, showcasing the high pressure inside due to the fermentation process. The can is set on a rustic wooden table, featuring a label with classic Swedish design elements.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating surströmming from a swollen can.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Here's the image of a fictional package of beef jerky labeled as "Uncle Mike's Beef Jerky Company," designed for social media promotion.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating homemade beef jerky from facebook marketplace.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing raw ground beef in a deli preparation station near ready-to-eat foods.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - An illustration showing a priest, dressed in traditional religious attire, solemnly holding a communion cup. The cup is intricately designed but covered in exaggerated, cartoonish germs.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from a "common cup" for communion.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - A whimsical scene of a chicken sitting in a kitchen sink, embodying an unusual and humorous juxtaposition. The chicken, with its feathers fluffed out…
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating chicken washed with bleach and soap
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - A whimsical and surreal scene where a goldfish is swimming through a hole in a wooden table filled with clear, sparkling water…
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a table with live fish swimming in it.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - An elderly man stands in a grocery store, next to a large pot of soup, eating soup directly from a ladle with no bowl in his hands…
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting soup after someone has tasted that soup from the ladle in a grocery store hot bar.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - A two-year-old child, looking realistic, has a runny nose with boogers, but 50% less than before, visibly coming out…
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bread pudding made from a 2 year old child's leftover crusts.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - Create an image of a white hand towel hanging on a sleek metal towel rack, with exactly three dirty handprints visible on its surface.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not washing hand towels after 3 uses.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Mike's car baked mac and cheese at Bonnaroo.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼