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Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that Changed the Industry
27 mei 2021 · 41 min
In the early 90s a video game was released that changed the industry, despite poor sales and bad game play. That game was Night Trap. This is that story. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Parachute Emergency!
26 mei 2021 · 13 min
Your parachute won’t open – now what?! Listen up to Josh and Chuck and you may make it out of this in one piece. Lees meer
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How Cleft Lips and Palates Work
25 mei 2021 · 40 min
Cleft lips and palates are common birth defects, but for the kids who have them (and their parents), its no small matter: Years of surgeries, therapy, and possibly lifelong health issues, not to mention the teasing that comes along with looking different. Lees meer
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Selects: How Hot Wheels Work
22 mei 2021 · 42 min
If you're an American who had a childhood, you probably have some nostalgia for Hot Wheels. Get your engines revved for this trip down memory lane as we discuss these fun and iconic toys in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Girl Scouts: More than cookie sellers
20 mei 2021 · 50 min
We put our research to the test and it turns out the Girl Scouts is a great organization. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Speed Reading
19 mei 2021 · 13 min
Back in the 60s and 70s, a speed reading craze broke out. Tough luck that speed reading is bunk. Lees meer
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The Cleveland Torso Murders
18 mei 2021 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
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Selects: How Limousines Work
15 mei 2021 · 37 min
The first limousines weren’t even cars! Learn all about the history of limousines, how they’re made and some of the most creative and expensive amenities you can find inside them in this classic episode with Josh and Chuck. Lees meer
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How Monster Trucks Work
13 mei 2021 · 47 min
If you’ve never seen a huge truck with gigantic tires do backflips or roll backward perched only on its two front tires, you haven’t lived yet. Chuck and Josh are here to ignite your interest. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Garter Snakes
12 mei 2021 · 11 min
Garter snakes aren’t scary, they’re pretty great! Learn all the reasons why in this episode! Lees meer
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The Ivy League
11 mei 2021 · 49 min
The Ivy League is technically a sports conference, but it's much more than that. Enjoy this special 3D episode with your earbuds on and learn all about these revered, elite universities. Lees meer
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Selects: How Snake Handlers Work
8 mei 2021 · 54 min
Snake handling ranges from professional snake milkers for antivenin to religious handlers who tend to get bitten and sometimes die from it. Either way, it can be a dangerous business. Learn all about snake handling in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Uranium Mining Works
6 mei 2021 · 50 min
Mining uranium is dangerous work. Not only does it involve mining, which is dangerous itself, uranium is also found alongside some very radioactive stuff. Learn the ins and outs of this thrilling endeavor in this episode of SYSK. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Squarer Than Wombat Poop
5 mei 2021 · 13 min
One of the cutest animals on the planet is also the only one that squeezes out cube-shaped poop. Find out why today. Lees meer
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The Appendix: No Respect
4 mei 2021 · 43 min
The poor appendix. Despite findings that it serves a purpose, many people still cast it off as a second rate organ and the Rodney Dangerfield of organs. We aim to correct that notion. Lees meer
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Selects: How Cave Dwellers Work
1 mei 2021 · 39 min
You know the cavemen, a race of human cousins who lived exclusively in caves? They didn’t exist. Sure prehistoric hominids used caves sometimes but they lived in other places too. Luckily the time they spent in caves has given us a glance at their culture thanks to the protective environments of caves. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Corporate Taxes Work
29 april 2021 · 49 min
There are lots of reasons to tax corporations: as a check on their power, to help pay for infrastructure, as a wealth tax. But the biggest reason economists cite for why they've stuck around is that everyday people think companies should have to pay them too. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Ivar The Boneless
28 april 2021 · 11 min
Was Ivar the Boneless a real Viking warrior? Probably. Did he really have no bones? Probably not. Lees meer
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Truffles: Underground Treasures
27 april 2021 · 40 min
Truffles are rare, expensive and apparently delicious. Learn all about these earthy fungi today. Lees meer
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Selects: How Profiling Works
24 april 2021 · 50 min
At its base, criminal profiling is a legitimate investigatory tool. The Supreme Court has drawn a clear line that bans profiling when it includes race. So why do we still do it? Take a closer look with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Stamp Collecting Works
22 april 2021 · 55 min
Over the last two centuries philatelists – stamp collectors – have learned just about everything there is to know about every stamp ever printed. You won’t by the end of this episode, but you might be interested enough to start yourself. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Madam C.J. Walker
21 april 2021 · 13 min
Join us today as we dive into the story of the first female self-made millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker. Lees meer
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Mechanical Bulls!
20 april 2021 · 46 min
Mechanical bulls are kind of weird, but they have certainly made a place in American pop culture over the years. Largely due to one movie, Urban Cowboy. Lees meer
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Selects: How Tupperware Works
17 april 2021 · 38 min
Tupperware won immediate design acclaim when it was released in 1947, but it took a pioneering female executive to make a line of plastic food storage into an icon of the American postwar boom. Learn about the surprisingly intriguing history of Tupperware, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Hair Loss: The Pits
15 april 2021 · 57 min
Losing your hair is a situation that seems to be universally considered to absolutely stink. Unsurprisingly, humans have been trying all sorts of weird stuff to combat hair loss for millennia, but we’re only just now starting to get a handle on it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Palindromes
14 april 2021 · 13 min
Chuck loves palindromes. So much that his very name is one. Oh wait... Lees meer
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How the Electrical Grid Works
13 april 2021 · 58 min
The electrical grid that provides power to the US is one of those things you don’t give a second thought to until it stops working – then it’s tough to think about anything else. Learn why this engineering marvel is past its prime and how to update it. Lees meer
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Selects: The Unsolved Mystery Disappearance of the Sodder Children
10 april 2021 · 44 min
In 1945 a house fire took the lives of five children - except that their bodies were never found. In this classic episode, dive into the longstanding mystery of the odd circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the Sodder children. Lees meer
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Muzak: Easy Listening Goodness
8 april 2021 · 52 min
Muzak got a bad reputation as bland garbage music. We aim to set the record straight. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Venus de Milo
7 april 2021 · 11 min
Step into today's short stuff to learn all about the armless wonder! Lees meer
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Havana Syndrome: ¿Qué Diablos?
6 april 2021 · 42 min
In 2016, diplomats at the American embassy in Cuba began suffering weird neurological symptoms after hearing strange noises. Some say it was a sonic attack using a secret weapon, but the Havana Syndrome remains a baffling scientific mystery to this day. Lees meer
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Selects: How Circus Families Work
3 april 2021 · 44 min
Don't be confused - this one is about actual circus acts made of family members, not the controversial comic strip. Step right up to this classic episode. Lees meer
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How the Titanic Worked: Part Two
1 april 2021 · 49 min
After the Titanic sank recriminations and blame followed, sometimes ruining careers unjustifiably. As the decades wore on and she was found almost 2.5 miles down, history rehabilitated some people. The question still remains how to preserve the ship. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: What's the oldest book?
31 maart 2021 · 12 min
In order to figure out what the oldest book is, one has to define what a book actually is. Listen in as we discuss this debatable topic. Lees meer
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How the Titanic Worked: Part One
30 maart 2021 · 47 min
When the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage in April 1912, the world was divided into two types of people: those who considered her unsinkable and those who weren’t so sure about that. Both types were aboard when she went down with 1500 souls. Lees meer
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Selects: What was the Philadelphia Experiment?
27 maart 2021 · 48 min
The Philadelphia Experiment is a bad movie from the 1980s, and also the conpiracy theory that refuses to die, despite virtually zero evidence of its occurance. Learn all about this strange non-event in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Space Junk, Ahoy!
25 maart 2021 · 49 min
The orbits hundreds to thousands of miles above Earth are littered with garbage. Space garbage, sure, but it’s still garbage. Littering in space is bad enough but it poses practical problems too – like space junk crashing into satellites or astronauts. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Cellphones on Airplanes
24 maart 2021 · 13 min
Are we finally at the place where we can make cell phone calls on airplanes? PLEASE NO! Listen in to find out. Lees meer
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What is biophilic design?
23 maart 2021 · 50 min
Biophilic design is all about bringing the outside in. But it's also much more than that. Open your windows and have a listen! Lees meer
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Selects: How Lighthouses Work
20 maart 2021 · 45 min
People have been burning fires on cliffs as long as other people have used boats, but after the Age of Exploration, lighthouses took their unmistakable form and the great stories of the people who kept the lights around the world began. Learn all about them in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Texas City Disaster of 1947
18 maart 2021 · 41 min
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. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Brazilian Jars
17 maart 2021 · 15 min
In the 1970s big news was made when some underwater artifacts were found in a bay by Rio de Janeiro that would have rewritten history. Then it just kind of petered out. Lees meer
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The Parrot Episode
16 maart 2021 · 51 min
If you think parrots are simply mimics that fly, you're wrong. Tune in and learn about these colorful friends today. Lees meer
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Selects: Please Listen to How Plasma Waste Convertors Work
13 maart 2021 · 36 min
There is a way to not only sustainably get rid of our household waste, but also produce enough energy from it to power the process and even create electricity for the grid. The future is here. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Karaoke: Tuesday Night Fever
11 maart 2021 · 54 min
Listen in and learn all about the fascinating history of everybody's favorite pastime... karaoke! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Tooth Fairy: Not Real
10 maart 2021 · 13 min
Today we break down the history of everyone's favorite home invader, the tooth fairy. Lees meer
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Dragons: As Real as Mermaids
9 maart 2021 · 40 min
Dragons are like mermaids in that they're not real. And that's about where the comparison ends. Learn all about dragons today. Lees meer
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Selects: Mermaids: Not a real thing
6 maart 2021 · 41 min
Mermaids aren't real. That much we know. But the history and lore of these magical and sometimes menacing creatures of the sea is pretty interesting stuff. Learn all about these half women/half fish in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Why is the Equal Rights Amendment still not ratified?
4 maart 2021 · 49 min
The United States is one of only 28 countries in the world that doesn’t have equal protection for women under the law enshrined in its constitution. There was a moment in the 70s where it came very close, but then the conservative movement was born. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Dog Suicide Bridge
3 maart 2021 · 13 min
A bridge at the town of Dumbarton in Scotland has a terrible reputation as a site where dogs inexplicably leap to their death on the rocks 50 feet below. There is no shortage of theories why, but none fully explain it. Lees meer
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