Toren, Kevin, and Joe discuss mines of every description including naval mines, helicopter mines, fougasses, nuclear mines, the Camp Bonifas Golf Course and mine-detecting flowers. Plus what to expect when you step on a blast mine.

Music: “Oooh-oh-Boom!” by Benny Goodman with Martha Tilton

Charity O’ The Week: International Campaign to Ban Landmines

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuKp-ctLGI4

The podcast marathon continues as Dr. Katie, Joe, Toren, and Kevin talk about the Badwater Ultramarathon, the Canadian Death Race, Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, and Oscar Pistorius’ career and deadly Valentine.

Music: “We’re on the Other Side Now” by Magdalen

Charity O’ The Week: The Terry Fox Foundation (Buy “Terry” here!)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QOtPDAAeY

Dr. Katie Marshall is back with Joe, Toren, and Kevin to talk about the horrors of running. They compare human and animal running speeds, the horrors the running inflicts on your body (plus some benefits), the man vs. horse marathon, the beer mile, and the “Ride and Tie”.

Music: “Flee!” by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e6h4zLC5U8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6I2-YP42rs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKf1eTzmK14

Season seven of Caustic Soda begins with pathogenic fungi, prototaxites, spelunker’s lung, fungal eye and yeast infections, magic mushrooms, the death suit, and cordyceps. Plus news and pop culture!

Music: “Baby’s There’s Mold Outside” by Toren and Louise

you find it in penicillin, other mold can make you illin’

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Joe, Toren, and Kevin ring in the end of another season of Caustic Soda with a look at the arbitrary time of year we chose as the end. We’ll look at how calendars work, new year around the world and in history, plus the dangers of drunk walking and a cork injury PSA!

Music: “Sexist Bullshit” by The Doubleclicks

Charity O’ The Week:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsskF3u-QoM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYchj3hii8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6y6k_1X6Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znwh41szei4

Comedian Adam Pateman joins us to discuss diving accidents, dead whale carcasses, losing one’s sense of smell, cannibalism on the Franklin Expedition, a doomed expedition to Africa, plus which is the lesser of two evils – being sprayed with skunk water or being pelted with frozen paintballs?

Music: “Out of Line” by Aphasia ( Soundcloud | YouTube | Facebook )

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adhGYqdjIsg

Dr. Rob is back for for a Caustic Anatomy Class on kidneys! We’ll cover kidney disease, hear Toren’s own kidney stone story in full detail, the largest kidney stones ever reported, kidney stones in history, the effects of kidney-blows, plus news and pop culture!

Music: “Kidney Stone Song” by Stacy Pearcy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZj7H8sfkR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqKOYQcGojU

Music: “Power Up” by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

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Our caustic look at hurricanes concludes with hurricane hunters, Hurricane Katrina, Typhoon Haiyan, the insultingly nitpicky appearance of the 1970 Bhola Cyclone In The News, plus pop culture! Part 2 of 2.

Music: “Maxine, We’re Alive” by A Lovely War

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SnxC-BkPo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKng-2JaqJU

Kevin, Toren, and Joe are back to talk about Big Wind: hurricanes! We’ll cover the biggest and most destructive ever, including the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, plus a Public Service Announcement, the Great Hurricane of 1780, and Galveston, Texas in 1900. Part 1 of 2.

Music: “Goin’ Down to Dunwich” by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFFfFMFCU0