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- 3356 - Selects: How Jim Henson Worked
We've already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into him even further. Learn all about the man behind the Muppets who was so much more than just a master puppeteer in this classic episode.
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Sat, 26 Apr 2025 - 3355 - Give My Regards to the Broadway Episode!
Broadway is a street in NYC, but more than that it's a term for the NY theater district. They say the neon lights are bright there. Who knows?
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 - 3354 - Short Stuff: Alternative Libraries
Today we highlight and celebrate a couple of alternative libraries.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2025 - 3353 - Richard III: Good Guy or Evil Putz?
Ever since Shakespeare wrote his tragedy on Richard III the world has thought of him as an evil king with a shriveled soul. But is that actually unjust?
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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 - 3352 - Selects: Adidas v. Puma: A Sibling Rivalry
Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they go down the sport shoe rabbit hole, detailing the strange tail of the brothers who brought Puma and Adidas to the world. Sibling rivalry, Nazis, shoes - there's a lot to unpack here.
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Sat, 19 Apr 2025 - 3351 - What Makes Disaster Films Great
Disaster films are surprisingly tough to define. What makes them different from an action movie or a monster movie? Who cares? They’re great! Escape with us as we cover the the ins and outs and the history of disaster films and recommend some good ones.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 - 3350 - Short Stuff: Tick tock goes the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock is closer too midnight than it's ever been, which is not awesome. But what does this metaphorical clock even indicate?
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Wed, 16 Apr 2025 - 3349 - Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?
British MI6 agent Kim Philby was a spy for the Soviet Union and one of the great liars in human history, right up until his retirement in Moscow where he lived out his days as a national hero.
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 - 3348 - Selects: Cake: So Great. So, So Great
Cake has been around for a long time, but mostly less than great forms. It took the Industrial Revolution, the advent of plentiful sugar, and some good old American know-how to come together to make the cake we know and love today. Find out all about it in this classic episode.
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Sat, 12 Apr 2025 - 3347 - Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!
In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuring out ways to subtly persuade and influence people’s everyday decisions without their awareness. If you’re into freedom of choice, this was a close call.
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 - 3346 - Short Stuff: Colorful Noises
We’ve all heard of white noise, that static sound the TV makes when poltergeists arrive. There are other colored noise too that mimic natural sounds like rainfall and ocean waves. What they do for us is just now being studied.
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Wed, 09 Apr 2025 - 3345 - Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire
Editorial, or political cartoons, have a rich history in the United States and abroad. And though the Golden Age may have passed, the use of images to create satire and sway public opinion is still alive and well.
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Tue, 08 Apr 2025 - 3344 - Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author of all time. Listen in this classic episode to learn her story.
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Sat, 05 Apr 2025 - 3343 - The Pinkerton Detective Agency
The Pinkertons became the most famous detective company in the U.S. But were they noble or notorious? We get to the bottom of it all in today's episode.
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Thu, 03 Apr 2025 - 3342 - Short Stuff: Tulipmania
The world experienced its first economic bubble when the Dutch went bonkers for tulips in the 1630s.
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 - 3341 - How Climate Migration Works
We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s just too darn hot? That’s a new one. But it’s going to pick up in the next few decades as more people around the world are forced to migrate because of climate change.
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Tue, 01 Apr 2025 - 3340 - Selects: The Deal With Doulas
The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description of the 21st century job. Doulas are birth coaches who help women get through the process of childbirth as efficiently and painlessly as possible. They aren't midwives or nurses, but they can provide an invaluable service as advocates. Learn about the deal with doulas right now in this classic episode!
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Sat, 29 Mar 2025 - 3339 - The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II
A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. With no trial the world won’t hear the facts of the case laid out in court, giving rise to decades of conspiracy theories that even the King family came to believe.
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 - 3338 - Short Stuff: Poutine: Canada's Pride
Poutine is just one of those comforting dishes that's a must have when visiting the great nation of Canada. Is it good for you? Nope. But who cares right?
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Wed, 26 Mar 2025 - 3337 - The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I
When he was murdered by an assassin’s bullet, MLK was going through a hard time in his life and many close to him say that he knew the end was near. But even he couldn’t have predicted the impact his death would have – good and ill – on the United States.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 - 3336 - Selects: Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World
When you get a bunch of artistic types together into a community – aka, the art world – some intrigue and mystery are bound to arise. Listen in to this classic episode as Chuck and Josh cover strangeness around Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Vermeer – plus don’t miss Hilter!
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025 - 3335 - The Highway of Tears (And Maybe Hope)
Indigenous women in Canada have always been vulnerable, but there’s a stretch of remote road that’s such a hotspot for disappearances, assaults, and murders of women that it’s been called the Highway of Tears. And not much has been done to change that.
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025 - 3334 - Short Stuff: All About Egg Colors
Everyone knows brown eggs are more natural than white eggs right? Except that's not true. In reality there is zero difference because it's just a genetic variation. Listen in to learn more!
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 - 3333 - The Chelsea Hotel
The Chelsea Hotel is one of New York City's landmarks for good reason. It's served as housing for bohemian creatives and addicts, and been through several iterations over its history, from divey residential to high-end hotel. Learn all about this legendary place today.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 - 3332 - Selects: How the Flu Works
Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on to another hapless victim. But flu viruses can mutate and once in awhile they turn into something much deadlier, a pandemic that can kill millions. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2025 - 3331 - How Antidepressants Work
The good news is that we know antidepressants can treat major depression, helping millions of people live healthier lives. The bad news is that we don’t really know how they do that. Check out the theories on how antidepressants work in this episode.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 - 3330 - Short Stuff: Morganna the Kissing Bandit
Pete Rose said she was “bigger than any one player” in baseball during the 70s and 80s. Morganna the Kissing Bandit became a legend in sports for running onto baseball fields and kissing players during games.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - 3329 - The Scribble on Scrabble
Scrabble is a game that neither of us plays with regularity. And maybe that's good for this episode. We're all learning, right?
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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 - 3328 - Selects: How Electricity Works
It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of modern life. But what exactly is electricity and how does it work? In this classic episode, Josh and Chuck chase away the darkness and explain electricity in their usual electrifying way.
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Sat, 08 Mar 2025 - 3327 - Why is Chinese art being stolen?
The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual industry. What changed? And how is this all tied to a string of heists? Listen in to find out.
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 - 3326 - Short Stuff: Outlawry
A request by our producer Dave C, we explore how totally on your own you were in Medieval England when the court declared you an outlaw.
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Wed, 05 Mar 2025 - 3325 - Switchboards: Please Hold While We Connect You
The telephone switchboard was a real wonder of technology and laid the groundwork for the next generation of connectivity. Learn how these things worked today.
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Tue, 04 Mar 2025 - 3324 - Selects: Are crickets the future of food?
Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded with vitamins, minerals and protein, and green to boot, crickets could help solve some of the world's food problems if Europe and America get on board. Learn all about cricket farming in this classic episode.
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Sat, 01 Mar 2025 - 3323 - How GPS Works
In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his great articles. Learn all about how your phone knows how to get you around without bumping into stuff or running people over in this episode. Thank you, Marshall.
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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 - 3322 - Short Stuff: Fanta - Nazi Favorite?
Fanta has its roots in Germany during WWII, so the Nazi association is something that's tough to deny. Dive in and hear all about how this beloved soda got its start as a non-orange, bad-tasting fizzy drink.
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 - 3321 - Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?
One of the more famous unsolved true crime cases concerns a woman found stuffed into a tree in a woods outside Worcestershire during WWII. Despite an extensive effort by police at the time of her discovery, she still has never been identified.
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Tue, 25 Feb 2025 - 3320 - Selects: How the Negro Leagues Worked
A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A decade before the US integrated, baseball broke the color barrier. Between, the Negro Leagues produced some of the finest players to ever take the field. Explore this important piece of American history with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Sat, 22 Feb 2025 - 3319 - Inner Dialogues, Monologues and Stone Cold Silence
Does everyone have an inner monologue? What purpose do they serve? What if you don't have one? Listen in to find out these answers and MORE.
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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 - 3318 - Short Stuff: Waffle House Index
The 24/7 short order restaurant Waffle House is known for staying open during natural disasters, so much so that federal agencies gauge where to start helping in areas where they’re closed.
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Wed, 19 Feb 2025 - 3317 - Harry Belafonte: The Real Deal
Harry Belafonte is most famous for introducing America to calypso music, with hits like Day-O and Jump In the Line. But he was also one of the most earnest and hard-working fighters of injustice America has ever produced and he deserves to be celebrated.
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Tue, 18 Feb 2025 - 3316 - Selects: The Collar Bomb Heist
The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it was figured out, another layer appeared. Tune in to this classic episode to hear Josh and Chuck detail this very odd and twisty story.
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Sat, 15 Feb 2025 - 3315 - D'oh! Operation Flagship
Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs with a lot of flair. What other agency would throw a football party in order to arrest a handful of (mostly) non-violent criminals?
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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 - 3314 - Short Stuff: Yakhchāls - Ancient Fridges
If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down than by building a yakhchāl. Today we break down how the early fridges worked.
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Wed, 12 Feb 2025 - 3313 - The History of Refrigeration
Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than you might expect.
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 - 3312 - Selects: Robber Barons!
The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titans of industry from the Gilded Age in this classic episode.
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Sat, 08 Feb 2025 - 3311 - The Tragedy of the Commons
Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will inevitably ruin any resource we all share, has had sweeping effects on government and public attitudes on who owns the environment. Problem is, it was fictitious.
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Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - 3310 - Short Stuff: The Death of Charles Morgan
One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles Morgan, a man who got in over his head with organized crime.
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Wed, 05 Feb 2025 - 3309 - The Catacombs of Paris
Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them for 31 euros. These are the Paris catacombs.
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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 - 3308 - Selects: How Itching Works
It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain. And in that time, the mystery of how we itch and why we scratch has gotten even more baffling. Explore the mystery with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Sat, 01 Feb 2025 - 3307 - 10ish Instances of People Doing Things Out Of Spite
You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometimes people do things to get payback against someone who’s wronged them and sometimes those things they do are memorable and monumental. We commemorate some here.
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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 - 3306 - Short Stuff: The Guinness Widget
Guiness beer is famous for its smooth and creamy texture, thanks in part to nitrogen, and also a simplistically brilliant little device called the Guinness widget.
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Wed, 29 Jan 2025 - 3305 - The Gullibility Episode
Being gullible is a weird thing. But are you born with it? Is it learned? Can you be trusting and not gullible? Listen in to find out.
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Tue, 28 Jan 2025 - 3304 - Selects: When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around in the Spring of 1980. Listen in to the harrowing story in this classic episode!
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Sat, 25 Jan 2025 - 3303 - How Automats Worked
Once upon a time no visit to New York was complete without eating at an automat. Putting a nickel in a slot and pulling your own ham sandwich from a lit glass case thrilled people to no end. Eventually the novelty wore off and automats faded into history.
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Thu, 23 Jan 2025 - 3302 - Short Stuff: The Best Episode Since Sliced Bread
Bread is about 30,000 years old. Sliced bread is less than 100. What gives? Listen in to find out.
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Wed, 22 Jan 2025 - 3301 - The Ballad of High Times Magazine
Whether you’re 20.5 or 50, if you love pot then High Times was the magazine for you. With ton of photos of marijuana, tips for how to grow it yourself, and other illegal stuff, High Times hung in there long enough to go from outlaw to mainstream.
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Tue, 21 Jan 2025 - 3300 - Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works
Foreign accent syndrome isn't when your mom talks funny when she goes abroad. It's an actual condition where people wake up one day with an entirely different accent, usually from some kind of head trauma. Learn all about this decidedly rare affliction in this classic episode.
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Sat, 18 Jan 2025 - 3299 - The Barkley Marathons
Every Spring in northeastern Tennessee, roughly 40 people compete in a marathon they are very unlikely to finish. This is the Barkley Marathons.
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Thu, 16 Jan 2025 - 3298 - Short Stuff: Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie is more than a word. It means something different depending on when and where it's being used.
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Wed, 15 Jan 2025 - 3297 - WWII Sabotage Spotlight: Operation Gunnerside
During WWII a perfectly-executed sabotage operation by British Special Operations and the Norwegian Resistance put a dent in the Nazi’s quest for an atomic bomb. Today, it’s unclear how effective it really was, but it’s still a heckuva story!
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Tue, 14 Jan 2025 - 3296 - Selects: How Mindfulness Works
What has become a buzz word for corporate retreats and a way to get a discount on your health insurance is, at its core, a powerful, centuries-old Buddhist method of moving through life and dealing with the suffering that inevitably comes along with it. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
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Sat, 11 Jan 2025 - 3295 - The Mysterious Story of Larry Bader
Larry Bader disappeared in 1957 and reappeared a few days later with a new identity. Was it a brain injury or a scam? To this day, nobody knows.
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 - 3294 - Short Stuff: The Mad Trapper of Rat River
Join us today to learn the story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, Canada's largest and most intense manhunt.
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Wed, 08 Jan 2025 - 3293 - GONG: The Chuck Barris Story
Chuck Barris was a TV visionary, developing shows in the 70s that were decades ahead of their time. But was he also a covert assassin for the CIA?
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 - 3292 - Selects: The Quinoa Revolution!
Quinoa is a trendy food, right alongside kale and anything else farm to table. But it's really an ancient grain. Although it's not exactly a grain at all. Technically it's a pseudo-cereal. But it is tasty and nutritious, a true superfood. Learn all about the food with the funny name in this classic episode.
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Sat, 04 Jan 2025 - 3291 - How Saturn Works
Saturn is the fanciest planet thanks to its prominent rings, cocked jauntily to the side. But this showy gem of the solar system has a lot of substance in addition to a great sense of style. Learn what makes Saturn so interesting in this episode.
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Thu, 02 Jan 2025 - 3290 - Short Stuff: Watch Night
Watch Night has been observed on New Year’s Eve by African-American Methodists in the US since 1862, to mark the passage of the Emancipation Act. But this religious holiday goes back even farther in history, with even more layers of meaning.
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 - 3289 - The Filthy Magic of Studio 54
Studio 54 was a nightclub, but really much more than that. It became a symbol of the times as much as anything else in the 1970s. Strap on your platform heels and get down.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 - 3288 - Selects: The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Experiment
In the early 1960s, one of the most unethical experiments in psychology’s history was quietly conducted in a state hospital in Michigan. It sought to upend the delusions of the three patients involved, but ultimately disabused the experimenter of his own. Tune in to this classic episode to hear Josh and Chuck explore this disturbing project.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2024 - 3287 - Forensic Dentistry
We've all heard it - local news reports identifying a body from dental records. But how does this work? Well, that's our job!
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Thu, 26 Dec 2024 - 3286 - Short Stuff: Captain Santa
Herman Scheunemann wasn’t the only captain carrying Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to Chicago at the turn of the last century, but he was the most beloved. Which makes this episode even sadder.
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Wed, 25 Dec 2024 - 3285 - The 2024 SYSK Christmas Extravaganza!
Welcome to the end of 2024 and our annual Christmas Extravaganza episode, brought to you ad-free for you listening pleasure. Please pour a hot toddy and enjoy around the fir tree of your choosing.
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Mon, 23 Dec 2024 - 3284 - Selects: Frances Perkins: Influential and Unknown
Frances Perkins was an incredibly influential American yet is virtually unknown. What did she do? A lot! For instance, Social Security was her brainchild. And that's just the tip of the old iceberg. Explore her legacy with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Sat, 21 Dec 2024 - 3283 - The Trivial Pursuit Trivia Edition
For our annual pre-Holiday-Special-holiday-episode-about-a-holiday-toy we are jumping into one of the greatest games of all time, Trivial Pursuit (and we’re not just saying that because there’s an SYSK edition).
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Thu, 19 Dec 2024 - 3282 - Short Stuff: Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever
You know that old adage that you should feed a cold but starve a fever? It’s an ancient idea and what’s surprising is that it’s kind of correct.
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Wed, 18 Dec 2024 - 3281 - Taylorism: Work Faster!
If you’ve ever lost your job thanks to a management consultant coming through your company or been timed for how fast you work, you can thank Frederick Winslow Taylor, the father of scientific management. If that field sounds made up that’s because it is.
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Tue, 17 Dec 2024 - 3280 - Selects: The Texas City Disaster of 1947
In 1947 the port town of Texas City, Texas became the site of the largest industrial disaster in American history. An enormous explosion blew ships out of the water, created a tidal wave that flooded the town, and killed hundreds of people instantly. Find out all about it in this classic episode.
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Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - 3279 - Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803
Tugboats are amazing because they do the dirty work without much recognition. Well that's changing today - ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY TUG!
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Thu, 12 Dec 2024 - 3278 - Short Stuff: Joro Spiders
These invasive spiders are everywhere these days. But how did they get to the USA and are they harmful?
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Wed, 11 Dec 2024 - 3277 - Ba-Gawk! How Peacocks Work
If you’ve ever wanted to know why peacocks have such amazing feathers, why they’re not all called peacocks, and plenty of other neat stuff about peacocks, then perhaps this episode on peacocks is for you.
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Tue, 10 Dec 2024 - 3276 - Selects: How The Pill Changed the World
When the birth control pill hit the market in 1960 it landed like a social bomb. Almost overnight, women gained the ability to separate sex from pregnancy and everything from feminism to patients’ rights centered on it. Find out all about its history in this classic episode.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2024 - 3275 - The Ruby Ridge Standoff
The Ruby Ridge standoff still lingers after more than 30 years. But who was at fault for the lives lost? Listen in today to learn all about this dark spot in American history.
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Thu, 05 Dec 2024 - 3274 - Short Stuff: Franca Viola
One of the world’s unsung heroes – at least outside of Italy – is a brave woman who stood up to an insidious and longstanding custom and made her country a better place for it.
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Wed, 04 Dec 2024 - 3273 - Solipsism: This Is All In My Mind?
As the philosophical holds, there’s a chance you don’t exist, that not only you, but this episode, the podcast, and the entire universe are only projections of Josh or Chuck’s mind. If so, then recording this episode was a waste of time.
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Tue, 03 Dec 2024 - 3272 - Selects: Star Wars Holiday Spectacular
Long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, George Lucas allowed the Star Wars Holiday Special to be made. What happened on the night of November 17, 1978 can never be fully explained, but we make our best effort in our annual special edition of SYSK. May the force be with us all.
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Sat, 30 Nov 2024 - 3271 - LIVE: Minneapolis - The Madd Gasser of Mattoon
Please enjoy our 2024 live show about the wild tale of the Madd Gasser of Mattoon.
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Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - 3270 - Short Stuff: Erfurt Latrine Disaster
A terrible thing happened in Germany in the summer of 1184.
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Wed, 27 Nov 2024 - 3269 - The Wild History of Tetris
Tetris is an iconic game with a fascinating history. Dive in today to learn all about this classic puzzle game.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2024 - 3268 - Selects: How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked
The infamous Stanford Prison Experiment wasn't really much of an experiment as it turns out. It was more like a poorly thought out exercise conducted by a professor who didn't dot the i's and cross the t's. Listen in to this classic episode as Josh and Chuck give this experiment some harsh treatment of their own.
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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 - 3267 - The Story of Tavern on the Green
Tavern on the Green is a legendary NY eatery that has never rated particularly well with food critics. Despite that, it's been a NYC mainstay for decades.
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024 - 3266 - Short Stuff: The Gaslighting of Martha Mitchell
Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon's Attorney General, was well-known to spread a juicy rumor. That's why when Watergate unfolded, she was held captive in a hotel room on her husband's orders and painted as a crazy alcoholic.
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - 3265 - The Saga of Silk Road
The US government took a thumb in the eye with the creation of the Silk Road website. Right there on the internet you could anonymously buy drugs and various other contraband, and for a couple years no one could do a darn thing about it.
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 3264 - Selects: The Cleveland Torso Murders
During the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland’s most vulnerable and destitute residents were prey for one of history’s most horrific serial killers. The killer’s identity remains a mystery to this day. Josh and Chuck take you through what's known in this classic episode.
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Sat, 16 Nov 2024 - 3263 - The Fascinating History of Dandelions
Dandelions are way more interesting than you think. Trust us and click play.
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 3262 - Short Stuff: The wAve
It’s a thrill to stand and, raise your arms, maybe give a woo! then sit down again, especially if you’re in a sports stadium. And especially if you’re doing it as part of a Wave.
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Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - 3261 - Kids' Chemistry Sets: KABOOM!
A surprising number of Nobel Prize winners credit their childhood chemistry set for sparking their interest in science. But most kids just used them to make stuff explode. Compared to the originals, today’s versions are super safe, pale shadows.
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Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - 3260 - Selects: What's a quinceañera anyway?
A quinceañera is the celebration of a girl of Hispanic heritage becoming a young woman on her 15th birthday. It involves family, friends, music and a lot of great food. Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they don their favorite pink dresses and go over this wonderful tradition.
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Sat, 09 Nov 2024 - 3259 - ADHD pt 2
Today, the conclusion of the two-part episode on ADHD.
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Thu, 07 Nov 2024 - 3258 - Short Stuff: Tornado Alley
North America gets as many as 1400 tornadoes a year. The place with the next highest is the UK at 33. So the spot with the most tornadoes in the US is also the spot with the most tornadoes in the world. That would be Tornado Alley.
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Wed, 06 Nov 2024 - 3257 - ADHD pt 1
Today, Josh and Chuck dive into part one of their two-part suite on ADHD.
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