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Short Stuff: Birth Certificate Access
2 november 2022 · 11 min
It’s unjust but true – if you are an adoptee in the US you may not have the same right to access your birth certificate that someone who wasn’t adopted does. The quest to access a birth certificate can be a legal rigamarole that may or may not work. Lees meer
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The Harvey's Casino Bombing of 1980
1 november 2022 · 40 min
In August of 1980 a bomb containing 1,000 pounds of dynamite was quietly delivered to Harvey’s, a casino and resort at Lake Tahoe. This kicked off a whirlwind caper that lasted 30 hours and ended up nearly demolishing the 11-story resort. Lees meer
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Selects: How Vampires Work
29 oktober 2022 · 51 min
Out of obligation, Chuck and Josh mention Twilight, but it is the longstanding vampire lore that gets the most attention in this examination of how the bloodsucking undead evolved from baby-stealing demonesses to suave counts in our collective psyche. Explore the wild world of vampires in this spooky classic episode. Lees meer
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The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!
27 oktober 2022 · 51 min
It's hard to believe, but this is our 13th edition of the Halloween Spooktacular! So pour up a creepy brew and gather the kids for a dramatic reading of two horror shorts. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Robert the Doll
26 oktober 2022 · 14 min
Robert the Doll is decidedly creepy. So is his story. Listen in to this spooky tale right now! Lees meer
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The Tale of the Bloody Benders
25 oktober 2022 · 48 min
Long before we knew what serial killers were, a family in remote Kansas was disposing of victims at their family farm. Listen in to the Tale of the Bloody Benders if you dare! Lees meer
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Selects: 10ish Cases of Really Bad Luck
22 oktober 2022 · 50 min
Some guys have all the luck, some guys have all the pain. So said Rod Stewart. And if this list is any indication, “guys” is gender neutral. Listen to this classic episode as Chuck and Josh cover some instances of amazingly bad fortune, most of it true! Lees meer
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Fundamentalism: Menace II Society
20 oktober 2022 · 58 min
Fundamentalism is usually thought of as a problem religions have to deal with, but not all fundamentalists are religious. And no matter what their belief system, fundamentalism is inherently antisocial and a problem for everyone. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Water Towers
19 oktober 2022 · 11 min
Water towers are so ubiquitous you can look right past them, despite them being giant balls of water thrust triumphantly skyward. Learn about these surprisingly ingenious but simple inventions designed to keep you alive. Lees meer
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The History of Fake Towns.
18 oktober 2022 · 51 min
There have been a lot of fake towns built throughout history for a lot of different reasons. Tune in to learn about some of these bogus burgs. Lees meer
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Selects: How Pompeii Worked
15 oktober 2022 · 50 min
What must be one of the most famous natural disasters in history took place when Mt Vesuvius buried Pompeii in 79 CE. But when the town was resurrected 1700 years later, a new chapter in its history was written. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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10 Cases of Mistaken Identity
13 oktober 2022 · 43 min
There’s a lot that can go wrong when your identity is at question. Charged with abandoning a baby? Check. Years in prison? That too. Accused of assassinating the head of Hamas? Why not. Learn about the travails of some unlucky saps in this episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Blaschko's Lines
12 oktober 2022 · 13 min
Did you know you have stripes? It’s true, you just can’t see them. Learn all about these little-known lines today! Lees meer
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Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me!
11 oktober 2022 · 48 min
Seeing your near twin is probably pretty weird. But could there be a genetic commonality as well? You bet there could! Lees meer
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Selects: Josh and Chuck's List of Horror Movies that Changed the Genre
8 oktober 2022 · 59 min
Once in a while a movie comes along that's so forward-thinking it changes the way that horror is done. A new subgenre is spawned, new tropes are established, and audiences are more terrified than ever. Hear about these pivotal works in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How License Plates Work
6 oktober 2022 · 56 min
The first tags were required just a few years after the firs cars debuted, as a way to catch jerks scaring horses and running down pedestrians. A century on, they continue to protect both. Plus they’ve accrued some interesting history along the way. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Scratching
5 oktober 2022 · 14 min
Listen in today as we salute turntablism, aka, record scratching. Lees meer
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Vinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
4 oktober 2022 · 59 min
Despite reading all about how vinyl records are recorded and made, it's still a bit like black magic to us. Dive in and learn all about the coolest music medium. Lees meer
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Selects: How Clowns Work
1 oktober 2022 · 47 min
Jesters of some sort have been around since ancient Egypt and China. Our modern clown was invented around 1800 and ever since they have been getting steadily creepier. Learn all about clowns in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
29 september 2022 · 53 min
In 1973 a study was published in Science where psychologist David Rosenhan revealed he had duped hundreds of psychiatric workers by planting perfectly sane pseudopatients within their hospitals and every last one went unnoticed. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Curse Tablets
28 september 2022 · 10 min
Curse tablets are exactly what you think - tablets with curses inscribed on them. But what were they used for, and when did people do this? Hit play and those answers shall be revealed! Lees meer
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Vasectomies: Stop Being A Wimp
27 september 2022 · 44 min
You can uncross your legs you big babies. Getting a vasectomy isn’t bad at all – recovery time is a breeze, pain is minimal, and you can consider it a gift to your partner. Learn the real deal on vasectomies (and get 20% off with our code: STUFF). Lees meer
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Selects: How LSD Works
24 september 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
In 1943 Swiss chemist Albert Hofman discovered he'd created what may be the most potent hallucinogen known to humankind. Then he took a bike ride. Learn about the chemistry, neurology, history and cultural impact of LSD-25 in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Sitcoms Part II
22 september 2022 · 37 min
Listen in now for part II of our homage to sitcoms. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Laugh Tracks
21 september 2022 · 16 min
Laugh tracks have been around since the early 1950s and it’s all thanks to one (reviled) sound engineer who invented them. But as much as people like to hate laugh tracks most shows wouldn’t be at all funny without them. Lees meer
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Sitcoms Part I
20 september 2022 · 31 min
Traditional multi-camera sitcoms have fallen out of style in recent years, but the golden age of the genre lives on with streaming services. Sitcom will never go away completely. Join us for part I. Lees meer
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Selects: Frida Kahlo: Painter, Icon, Genius
17 september 2022 · 48 min
Frida Kahlo was a painter who transcended her own work to became an icon. Learn all about her fascinating and inspiring life and work in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters
15 september 2022 · 50 min
Pearls are super cool. And humans figuring out how to make them is even cooler. Learn all about the most interesting gemstone today! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Hangry?
14 september 2022 · 12 min
When you’re hungry, you’re not yourself. So say the good people at Snickers and it turns out science backs it up. Being hangry is a verifiable thing, we’re just not quite sure yet what’s going on. Lees meer
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The Georgia Guidestones: The Elite Have a Laugh
13 september 2022 · 54 min
In 1980 the “rural as rural can be” town of Elberton, Georgia erected a granite monument with a bizarre set of instructions (commandments?) that touched on eugenics, population control, and living in harmony with nature. Conspiracy theorists went wild. Lees meer
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Selects: What Happened to the Neanderthals?
10 september 2022 · 51 min
As recently as 40,000 years ago we lived among humans from an entirely different species – Neanderthals. About the same time our species showed up, Neanderthals suddenly vanished. Just what happened to the other guys? Did our ancestors do something … bad? Find out in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Everything We Know About Squids
8 september 2022 · 43 min
Squids are very closely related to our old friend the octopus, but there are some key differences. You can learn all of this and more by simply clicking the play button right now. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: RIP Man of the Hole
7 september 2022 · 12 min
The Man of the Hole has died and we're pretty sad to hear it. Listen in to our tribute to this solitary hero today. Lees meer
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Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?
6 september 2022 · 52 min
George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave his life trying. Since that fateful day in 1924, climbers have wondered – was Mallory the first to summit? Lees meer
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Selects: How the Pony Express Worked
3 september 2022 · 45 min
For as long a shadow as it casts across the history of the Old West, the Pony Express was a failed business venture, doomed from the start, that only lasted 18 months. But since the last rider headed out with his bag of mail, its legend has only grown. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Rolling Stone Magazine
1 september 2022 · 52 min
Part celebration and part take down, this episode on Rolling Stone magazine dives into the highs and lows of one of America's iconic rags. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mason-Dixon Line
31 augustus 2022 · 13 min
The dividing line between the North and South is purely political. But the story of its creation is pretty interesting. Lees meer
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We Need More Sustainable Packaging, Like, Yesterday
30 augustus 2022 · 51 min
Since the advent of single-use plastics, we’ve become awash in waste. Barrels of petroleum are extracted, turned into plastics that contain products, which are then opened and the containers thrown away. It’s a bonehead process start to finish. Lees meer
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Selects: Knife Throwing: Super Cool
27 augustus 2022 · 42 min
Sure knives can cut through a steak or slash through jungle vines, but probably the coolest thing you can do with a knife is throw it. At a person mounted to a wooden wheel. Spinning around. While you’re blindfolded. Learn all about the impalement arts in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Kissing Cousins: A History of Marrying Family
25 augustus 2022 · 50 min
Despite the overall creepiness of it, marrying family members is way more common than you might think, both historically and today. Ewwww! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Marrying Up
24 augustus 2022 · 13 min
The idea of "marrying up" is as old as the hills, but things are, and have been, changing for quite a while. And this episode explains it all. Lees meer
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Introvert or Extravert: Which are you? (Probably both)
23 augustus 2022 · 48 min
The world isn’t divided into cat people and dog people, or Beatles fans and Rolling Stones fans (or neither). What really divides us is introversion or extraversion, right? Turns out people just aren’t that binary and all of us are a little of both. Lees meer
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Selects: How Gossip Works
20 augustus 2022 · 37 min
You know what I heard? That Josh and Chuck hate each other and they're just faking being friends for the show. That's called gossip, folks and it can do serious damage. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Enemas Work
18 augustus 2022 · 41 min
If you think about it, enemas are kind of gross. And if you don’t now you definitely will by the end of this wild ride of an episode. All who make it through the whole way earn SYSK bragging rights. We now wonder why we ever chose to record it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Selling the Brooklyn Bridge
17 augustus 2022 · 11 min
You've heard the phrase "If you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you." But did you know it's based in truth? Lees meer
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Mariachi: The Rodney Dangerfield of Music
16 augustus 2022 · 54 min
Mariachi bands have a bad rap as nothing more than "restaurant music." But there is a rich and long cultural tradition many people are missing and the music deserves our respect. Listen in today! Lees meer
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Selects: Desert Survival: Josh and Chuck Save Your Tookus
13 augustus 2022 · 46 min
The chances are pretty low that you’ll find yourself lost in the desert, but on the off chance you do you’ll thank yourself that you listened to this classic episode, where we guide you to safety. Lees meer
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The Origins of Breakfast Foods
11 augustus 2022 · 53 min
Who doesn't love breakfast? But do you know where most of the typical breakfast foods come from? Well listen in to find out. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Berners Street Hoax
10 augustus 2022 · 11 min
A full 200 years on, we're still talking about one of the most sweeping hoaxes of all time. Lees meer
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What's the deal with energy drinks?
9 augustus 2022 · 48 min
Chuck hates them, Josh has flirted with them. Energy drinks. Listen in to learn all about this canned speed. Lees meer
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