A short podcast about everyday risks from germs
Actual image of the package of the product in question.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled fresh tortellini from a package with a few mold spots.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
ChatGPT image description: A dried, days-old tea bag stands stiffly on a ceramic dish atop a speckled kitchen counter. The paper is wrinkled and stained brown from old tea, with the string and tag lying limp beside it. Soft kitchen lighting and blurred containers create a quiet, slightly neglected atmosphere.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using teabags after hours or days.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
ChatGPT image description: An illustrated instructional diagram titled “How to Use a French Press” shows a circular process: add ground coffee, add hot water, press and brew, then rinse and clean. Arrows emphasize repetition, humorously suggesting the cycle of brewing coffee and cleaning the French press over and over.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from continuously reusing an unwashed french press for coffee and tea.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Image description: Actual clay from the Instagram video. Does that even look like mold?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from moldy clay.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E image text: A partially filled plastic jug of organic lemonade sits open in the back of a refrigerator. The yellow drink looks old but free of surface mold. Its red cap rests nearby, clean and mold-free. The label still shows a lemon with a moldy patch, suggesting past spoilage concerns.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming opened organic lemonade refrigerated for 4 weeks.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Actual image from Reddit post.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 5-year-old homemade vanilla extract as shown on reddit.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
This image is from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mold/comments/1jc7ge8/mold_or_dirt_in_shallot/
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from onions and/or shallots with black mold.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
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 👍🏼