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Selects: Elephants: The Best Animals?
28 januari 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Elephants are pretty much the best. Why? Josh and Chuck will let you know in great detail in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Attachment Theory Works
26 januari 2023 · 55 min
A theory in the field of psychology has become so pervasive, it’s generally taken on faith that it’s true. It says that how your parents respond to you during a short window in your infancy has lifelong effects on your personality. Could this be correct? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Adam's Apples and Throat Lumps
25 januari 2023 · 10 min
This week's short stuff is all about throat lumps and Adam's apples. Lees meer
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Let's Talk About John DeLorean
24 januari 2023 · 57 min
John DeLorean: visionary, car maker extraordinaire, buyer of large amounts of cocaine, provider of time machine chassis. There is a lot to understand about John DeLorean so let’s get busy. Lees meer
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Selects: How Game Shows Work
21 januari 2023 · 1 uur 9 min
Join Josh and Chuck and a whole bunch of great people at the Gothic Theatre in Denver for this live show on game shows and their place in cultures around the world, recorded on June 28, 2018. You just come right on down, why don’t you? Lees meer
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Toast: As in browned bread
19 januari 2023 · 53 min
Toast is bread that has been browned by heat. It's delicious. This is our ode to toast. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Women Pirates
18 januari 2023 · 16 min
The Golden Age of Pirates didn’t have just men floating on the high seas. Some women became very successful pirates and today you’ll learn about two of them. Lees meer
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The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
17 januari 2023 · 47 min
Turns out the Louisiana Purchase was not so much a purchase, but the right to (steal) purchase it from indigenous peoples. But it did transform the United States as we know it. Listen and learn! Lees meer
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Selects: How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works
14 januari 2023 · 49 min
Physicians noticed centuries ago that people exposed to cold temperatures often have amazing recoveries from serious medical emergencies. Now medicine is learning how to purposefully induce hypothermia in order to buy time to fix otherwise fatal trauma. Find out all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Tarot Works?
12 januari 2023 · 43 min
This is not a hit piece! Tarot helps plenty of people navigate their lives and reflect on their feelings – plus the art is unbelievable. We cover the backstory, real and imagined, and lure the innocent into tarot’s grip, er, offer basic tips for beginners. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
11 januari 2023 · 12 min
Forest Lawn is no ordinary cemetery. Why? Listen in and find out. Lees meer
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How Enron Fooled the World
10 januari 2023 · 59 min
Until 2007, the largest single corporate bankruptcy was Enron, a $67 billion energy trading company. Its decline was breathtaking, and while it’s a fascinating story of corporate malfeasance and greed, it’s also about the lives of ruined workers. Lees meer
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Selects: How Perfume Works
7 januari 2023 · 58 min
Women consistently rate scent as the most important factor in a man's attractiveness and men have been manipulating that for centuries with scents of all sorts. Learn about the fascinating history -- and, well, art -- of making perfumes in this classic episode. Lees meer
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When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
5 januari 2023 · 48 min
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 today! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Dangers of Nose Picking
4 januari 2023 · 16 min
You don’t have to lie - everybody picks their nose. But did you know it can be life-threatening? It’s true and you can learn how in this episode. Lees meer
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (not the song)
3 januari 2023 · 55 min
Today Josh and Chuck delve into the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Not the song, but the maritime accident. Though the song makes an appearance. Lees meer
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Selects: Could There Be A Loch Ness Monster?
31 december 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
People have believed something strange lives in Loch Ness for at least 3500 years. Thousands of people have sighted the Loch Ness Monster and dozens of expeditions have been launched. But does the fact that nothing’s been found mean it’s not real? Find out in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Podcast Episode
29 december 2022 · 52 min
This one goes out to the SYSK Army as a special request. Let's do the time warp again! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mesas: Flat
28 december 2022 · 12 min
Mesas, buttes and plateaus are all very similar. We'll break down the differences in each one just to be sure. Lees meer
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Juicy: The Fried Chicken Story
27 december 2022 · 53 min
Fried chicken is Chuck’s favorite food, and Josh sure doesn’t dislike it. It is with this appreciation that SYSK plunges into the hot grease of fried chicken history – and there’s a lot to it! Lees meer
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Selects: Star Wars Holiday Spectacular
24 december 2022 · 54 min
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. Lees meer
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2022 Holiday Spectacular!
22 december 2022 · 49 min
Another year comes to a close here at SYSK, which means our annual Holiday Spectacular is at hand. So light a fire, pour up a comforting beverage and gather the family for some good cheer! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Snow Globes
21 december 2022 · 12 min
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Who was Dorothy Parker, really?
20 december 2022 · 48 min
She was known for her quick wit and sharp tongue. But she was also a poet, screenwriter and activist. Tune in today to learn what outside her "vicious circle." Lees meer
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Selects: Nostradamus: Predictor of the future? Not so much.
17 december 2022 · 39 min
Nostradamus delighted us all in grade school, but it turns out the real guy wasn't quite as prescient as we were led to believe. In truth, he wrote a lot of purposefully confusing riddles that people have twisted into meaning exactly what they want them to mean. Learn all about Nostradamus in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Interesting Origins of Everyday Phrases
15 december 2022 · 49 min
We don’t think about the words and phrases we use all the time - until Josh and Chuck look into them and tell everyone what they found. That’s the gist of this episode! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Atlanta Washer Woman Strike
14 december 2022 · 14 min
One of the very first union strikes in US history was mounted by a group of African American women in the deep South. Listen in and learn all about this little known slice of history. Lees meer
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How the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
13 december 2022 · 58 min
For the holidays in 1986 (and ’87) (and ’88) the most stupendous, most wanted, most amazing thing any kid could possibly get – outside of a pony, *maybe* – was the NES. That year, video games came back from the dead and changed forever. Lees meer
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Selects: How Polar Bears Work
10 december 2022 · 46 min
Polar bears are more than just lovable creatures that roam the ice in search of food. They're one of the most fascinating animals on planet Earth. Sadly, as ice shrinks, so does their habitat. Learn all about these huggable beasts in this classic episode. Lees meer
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True Crime: The Phantom of Heilbronn
8 december 2022 · 43 min
After the murder of a cop in southwest Germany in 2007 a massive hunt was launched across Europe. The suspect was a female serial killer who had left DNA behind during a number of crimes. She was so slippery, she was known as The Phantom of Heilbronn. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Birthday Paradox
7 december 2022 · 12 min
The Birthday Paradox involves math, so you know this one will go perfectly. Lees meer
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How Face Blindness Works
6 december 2022 · 48 min
It’s not that the person who can never remember meeting you is snobby or even absent-minded; they may have a fascinating – and often difficult – neurological condition called prosopagnosia, known more commonly as face blindness. Lees meer
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Selects: The Rubik's Cube Episode
3 december 2022 · 48 min
Rubik's Cubes. Ronald Reagan. Jerry Falwell. Just Say No. One of these things was awesome. Take a guess and hop on board this classic episode, aka the 80s train. Lees meer
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How Down Syndrome Works
1 december 2022 · 57 min
People with Down syndrome lead rich, complex lives like any other human, but it’s only been in the last few decades that everyone else stopped persecuting them long enough to notice this. As a result, both their IQ and their life expectancy skyrocketed. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Goosebumps
30 november 2022 · 15 min
Goosebumps are a pretty cool evolutionary holdover from our earlier days as furry beasts. Don't believe us? Listen in. Lees meer
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Peripersonal Space: Humans’ Got Talent
29 november 2022 · 54 min
The space around you that you can reach with your arms is a very special place. It’s where we interact with reality. And although we are so good at using it we don’t give it a second thought, our ability to use it is one our most amazing abilities. Lees meer
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Selects: How Umami Works!
26 november 2022 · 36 min
For millennia humans have recognized four tastes, but in the 1980s a fifth taste first isolated in Japan gained worldwide acceptance - and took off like a rocket! Learn about meaty, musty, savory umami in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Roller Skating: Fun and Cool
24 november 2022 · 48 min
The Victorians were the first to go bonkers for roller skating and since then the pastime has had bursts of popularity every few decades. Over the years skaters have come up with some amazing things to do on skates that go way beyond just going in circles. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Liquid Paper
23 november 2022 · 13 min
Correction fluid goes by many names, but the OG was Liquid Paper. And it has a pretty cool origin story. Lees meer
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Typewriters: Mechanical Brilliance
22 november 2022 · 56 min
Chuck loves typewriters because he loves mechanical brilliance. Dive into the cool history of these amazing machines today. Lees meer
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Selects: How Dark Money Works
19 november 2022 · 48 min
Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 in the Citizens United case that political contributions are speech and should be protected, the floodgates of anonymous political contributions have opened. But does absolute funding corrupt absolutely? Find out in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?
17 november 2022 · 55 min
The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? We'll dig in to this dense topic to find out. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Incomplete Yawns
16 november 2022 · 10 min
Is there anything – anything – worse than a yawn you can’t finish? It’s hard to think of anything else and as your obsession with yawning like a normal human being grows it only becomes more difficult. Why? Why?! Lees meer
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The Sordid History of Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties
15 november 2022 · 57 min
When it comes to pre-wedding festivities, bachelor and bachelorette parties take the penis-shaped cake. Learn all about these sordid affairs today. Lees meer
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Selects: Finders Keepers: Real Law
12 november 2022 · 39 min
You know that heartbreak of the schoolyard – finders keepers, losers weepers? That’s actual law in a great many grown up places. Enter the murky legal world of finding something that belongs to someone else, from buried treasure to a misplaced ring. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Owls Work
10 november 2022 · 52 min
It’s time for another great animal episode and in this one we swoop into the world of owls – nature’s greatest silent predator who (hooo) also look very cute and intelligent. Not to mention they can turn their heads 270 degrees. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Dodleston Messages
9 november 2022 · 14 min
It’s not everyday that a message from the 16th century appears on a computer from the 1980s, so when that happened it caught an English couple’s attention and launched a still-unresolved mystery - across tiiiiiiime! Lees meer
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What's so important about legal precedent?
8 november 2022 · 51 min
Legal precedent is an odd thing. It matters, but it isn't codified. There are advantages and disadvantages. Let's all dive in and take at STARE DECISIS today. Lees meer
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Selects: What is an invasive species?
5 november 2022 · 51 min
Invasive species can mean a lot of things, from fungus to feral pigs and European starlings to kudzu vines. Basically, it's anything brought to a place, either by humans or nature, that didn't originate there. They aren't always a problem, but many times they can wreak havoc on the local ecosystem. Learn all about these invaders in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Vaudeville: Step Right Up!
3 november 2022 · 51 min
In today's episode, you will learn everything you ever wanted to know about vaudeville, whether you like it or not. Lees meer
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