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Salute to Women Inventors
4 juli 2024 · 42 min
Women inventors have always had a tough time, for obvious reasons. So we're here today to pay tribute to those who persevered in the face of the laws and customs that prevented progress. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: POW Olympics
3 juli 2024 · 11 min
While it sounds like something out of a movie, some POWs in WWII really held an Olympics. And it happened more than once. Lees meer
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How Dopamine Works
2 juli 2024 · 45 min
Dopamine is perhaps the most talked-about, most misunderstood biochemical in our bodies. It’s linked to not only addiction and depravity, but also focus, motivation, and living a productive life. How can one molecule be so many things to so many people? Lees meer
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Selects: How Restaurant Health Inspections Work
29 juni 2024 · 51 min
If you've ever worked in a restaurant, you know the feeling that occurs when the health inspector pays a visit. While nerve wracking, it's the best insurance patrons have that their food will be prepared and served in a proper environment. Learn all about how these inspections work, from their past history to current incarnation, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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EXTRA! EXTRA! The Newsboy Strike Episode!
27 juni 2024 · 49 min
When paperboys stopped delivering a couple of very big newspapers in 1899 it was a big deal. Big enough that the two biggest publishers in the world got pretty scared. But did it actually accomplish anything? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: James Dean's Car
26 juni 2024 · 14 min
The story of what happened to the car that James Dean crashed. Lees meer
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Whistling!
25 juni 2024 · 50 min
Whistling is pretty cool when you think about it because it can mean many things, from simple happy tunes to legit communication. Learn all about this ubiquitous skill today. Lees meer
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Selects: How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work, Part I
22 juni 2024 · 42 min
Long before slide rulers and pocket protectors, civilizations across the world used their noggins to build some impressive structures. Almost all have crumbled to ruins over the millennium, but thanks to the earliest tourists, we admire them still today. Explore some of them with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Big Episode on Wikipedia
20 juni 2024 · 47 min
Wikipedia changed the world. Before it came along, you had to go to the library to get the answers you sought. And you and your friends had to just agree to disagree on facts. And as the internet grew and commercialized, Wikipedia remains free and open. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Hostile Architecture
19 juni 2024 · 14 min
Those armrests in the middle of benches aren’t just for your comfort, they’re intended to keep the homeless from laying on them. Cities are filled with these mean-spirited inconveniences. But who’s to say how a person should use a bench? Lees meer
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Why Must Widowhood Be So Difficult?
18 juni 2024 · 47 min
In almost every part of the world, in some form or fashion, widows have things harder than they did when their spouses were alive. In some places it means they pay higher taxes, in others it means they’re ostracized to live on the margins of society. Lees meer
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Selects: The Murder Mystery of Ötzi the Iceman
15 juni 2024 · 53 min
About 5,300 years ago a Copper Age shepherd was murdered. He just happened to die in a place where his body was so well preserved that gave researchers an actual shot at determining the course of his final day on Earth. Josh and Chuck take you through their reconstruction in this classic episode. Lees meer
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A Brief History of Air Travel
13 juni 2024 · 59 min
Today we take to the friendly skies to detail the fascinating history of air travel. From planes with piano bars and lounges to the current no frills varieties. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Peace Sign
12 juni 2024 · 11 min
The peace sign is one of the most globally recognized symbols around today, but it’s only a few decades old. And it wasn’t the hippies who created it, it was a group of Brits dedicated to nuclear disarmament in the 50s. Lees meer
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Coercive Control, the Invisible Basis of Abuse
11 juni 2024 · 54 min
When we think of an abused spouse we tend to think of horrific physical or emotional violence. But over the last decade or so, it’s become clear that’s only a symptom – that domestic abuse is in fact an all-consuming form of interpersonal terrorism. Lees meer
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Selects: Sunburn, Suntans and Sunscreen
8 juni 2024 · 47 min
It's pretty obvious something's gone wrong when you get a sunburn, but did you know a tan means you've damaged your DNA? Dive into the three Ss of summer and learn all about how to protect yourself from the sun. Lees meer
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The Ballad of Grit
6 juni 2024 · 51 min
In the last decade American schools became enrapt by a new psychological concept centered on persevering. Things went south when they started attaching funding to it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Amber Alerts
5 juni 2024 · 13 min
Learn all about the saddest phone notification in today's episode. Lees meer
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Conductors: What the heck is going on there?
4 juni 2024 · 51 min
You've probably been to a symphony performance and wondered, what in the heck are conductors doing up there anyway? Well we're here to explain that as best we can. Lees meer
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Selects: What are think tanks all about?
1 juni 2024 · 46 min
Think tanks? More like stink tanks! We're kidding. Think tanks do valuable work, when they operate in a non-partisan way of course. Learn all about the history of these heady institutions in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Guinness Book of Records
30 mei 2024 · 51 min
If you grew up in the 70s and 80s in America, you probably have the image of your tattered Guinness Book of Records. The book was ubiquitous then, but is still thriving today in despite the internet. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: What's a mudlarker?
29 mei 2024 · 14 min
Mudlarking is a uniquely British hobby, though you can dig through river mud anywhere there's a river. But the Thames has the good stuff. Lees meer
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The shameful and harrowing story of Unit 731
28 mei 2024 · 48 min
Unit 731 was a secret group within the Japanese Army in WWII that committed unspeakable atrocities against humans in the name of scientific research. Listen with caution. Lees meer
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Selects: How Vomit Phobia Works
25 mei 2024 · 30 min
No one - no one - likes to vomit, but there are some people who would prefer to die rather than vomit, people who spend their days worrying they will vomit at any moment and become so obsessed they curtail their lives to prevent it from happening. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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J. Edgar Hoover: Evil G-Man Pt. 2
23 mei 2024 · 46 min
In the exciting conclusion of our two-part episode on Hoover, we come in at the Cold War and end on a strange note. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Hobo Signs
22 mei 2024 · 15 min
By definition hobos are people who travel from town to town taking odd jobs as they go. But some towns are friendlier than others, and hobos developed a system of symbols they left one another to know what to expect from a town. Lees meer
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J. Edgar Hoover: Evil G-Man Pt. 1
21 mei 2024 · 40 min
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that J. Edgar Hoover was perhaps the most powerful American of the 20th century. By the time he established the FBI as America’s police force, presidents were afraid of him. Just exactly how did he get to be so puissant? Lees meer
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Selects: The Great War of the Worlds Panic Myth
18 mei 2024 · 47 min
On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news bulletin claiming Martians had landed and were destroying the country. People across the nation ran wild with panic in the streets – or did they? Listen to this classic episode to find out. Lees meer
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The Silurian Hypothesis
16 mei 2024 · 49 min
The idea that we aren’t the first advanced civilization to live on Earth sounds like a fringe theory, but it raises a good question: How can we be so sure that a civilization didn’t arise and die on Earth so long ago that any trace of it has been erased? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Zambonis!
15 mei 2024 · 13 min
Even the dullest hockey game is worth seeing when the Zamboni comes out to resurface the ice. Lees meer
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NYC Trash: A study in persistence
14 mei 2024 · 50 min
Taking care of 12,000 tons of residential trash every day is a hard job. But how does that even work? Listen in to marvel at the NYC sanitation system. Lees meer
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Selects: How Stuttering Works
11 mei 2024 · 51 min
Despite as much as one percent of the adult population having the condition, science doesn't actually know how stuttering works. The best it's come up with so far: there seems to be an issue between the physical process of speaking and the thought process that underlies it. Find out what science means by this in this classic episode. Lees meer
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10 - Yes, 10! - Dumb Criminals
9 mei 2024 · 46 min
Sometimes you just have to turn it off for a while – all the thinking, and overthinking, analyzing, and figuring out. Sometimes it’s nice to just breathe through your mouth and talk about dumb things criminals do for an episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Titanic Survivors!
8 mei 2024 · 16 min
We all know the story of the Titanic and the tragedy of lives lost. So hey, let's talk about the survivors for a change! Lees meer
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Misophonia: More Than an Annoyance
7 mei 2024 · 48 min
Misophonia is a condition in which certain sounds trigger people in very negative ways that can really disrupt someone's life. Listen in today to learn all about this fairly recently recognized condition. Lees meer
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Selects: The Legends of Lost Nazi Gold
4 mei 2024 · 47 min
As if being murdering SOBs weren’t enough, the Nazis were also thieving rats. During WWII, they stole billons in gold from countries they overran and moved it to Germany. But at the end of the war, only part of it was recovered. Where’s the rest? Find out the extent of our knowledge in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!
2 mei 2024 · 52 min
The only thing more complicated than an atomic clock is researching how they work and then figuring out how to explain it to other people. But believe us, they are fascinating. Even if you don’t care about clocks or atoms you’ll still like this episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Getting Winded
1 mei 2024 · 12 min
Getting the wind knocked out of you is scary, but passes quickly. Learn exactly what's happening with all that today. Lees meer
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The Village People Episode
30 april 2024 · 54 min
The Village People were a smash hit singing group that came and went in under two years. Then other people performed under that name for several decades. This is their story. Lees meer
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Selects: How the Beagle Brigade Works
27 april 2024 · 49 min
If you've ever been to an international airport, you've probably seen one of the keenest spotters of illegal contraband - The Beagle Brigade! These cute dogs aren't after drugs or bombs, they're carefully trained to sniff out agricultural products. Learn all about this furry group of crime stoppers in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Awful Crimes of Georgia Tann
25 april 2024 · 47 min
Georgia Tann was a bad human. We feel safe in saying that because she kidnapped babies from poor families to sell to wealthy ones. Listen in if you can stomach it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling
24 april 2024 · 13 min
Not too much is known about Margaret Schilling. She was the kind of person whose memory might have been lost to time had she not left behind an indelible reminder of her. Lees meer
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The Power of the Wind
23 april 2024 · 52 min
You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now provide 10% of America’s energy, and more than that in other countries? Learn about what’s ahead for wind and what it’ll need to become a real star like coal. Lees meer
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Selects: Special Effects: A Short History
20 april 2024 · 55 min
Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmmakers created are still around today, we just use computers to do them faster and cheaper. Hit play on this classic episode and then put on your beret and get ready for SYSK film class. Lees meer
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Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!
18 april 2024 · 51 min
Today we go down the road a bit, thumbs out, to explore the rich history of hitchhiking. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Amazing Tale of Juliane Koepcke
17 april 2024 · 13 min
Few people have been more qualified to survive a plane crash alone in the Amazon for almost two weeks than Juliane Koepcke. Let’s hear her story. Lees meer
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The Dubious Science of Arson Investigation
16 april 2024 · 47 min
Arson investigation has changed a lot over the years. There is actual science available now, but the word still hasn't totally gotten out. Listen in today, and don't play with matches! Lees meer
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Selects: How Famines Work
13 april 2024 · 49 min
It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops don't grow, and people go hungry. But recent research suggests that while weather may trigger famines, they may actually be more of a human-made catastrophe. Find out more in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Testosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones
11 april 2024 · 49 min
We think of estrogen and testosterone as the female and male sex hormones and they may seem kind of gross (is that just Josh?), but that simple understanding is way off. A magical biochemical dance between the two creates everything from bones to moods. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Straitjackets
10 april 2024 · 13 min
Straitjackets aren't really a thing anymore unless you're watching a movie or TV show. Or in prison. That's the sad truth. Lees meer
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