Beavers, Bad Bunny, and Bad Drivers - Ep. 1

Welcome to Valid Source? The podcast where two friends from Colorado investigate the viral claims, internet myths, and trending gossip you've been mentally bookmarking but never got around to actually researching. We're not experts. We're just willing to do the digging.

Our very first episode opens in true Valid Source? fashion: mid-chaos, mid-laughter, and completely unscripted. Harley almost lost a leg in a parking lot. Ashley didn't feel the love at Jimmy John's. And somehow we ended up deep in the science of beaver anatomy. Welcome to the show. 🦫

Beaver constructing a dam in a natural habitat

🔗 Sources Referenced This Episode

→ FDA GRAS database — castoreum classification (1965)

→ NPR & PMC / National Institutes of Health — castoreum history and usage

→ Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) — 2011 flavoring company investigation

→ Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients — annual usage statistics

→ Jamie Oliver on The Late Show with David Letterman, January 2011