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SYSK Selects: How Flamethrowers Work
13 juni 2020 · 22 min
Who first decided that it would be a great idea to shoot flame at other people from a distance? Josh and Chuck talk about the (very) early origins, history and technology of the flamethrower in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Can You Eat A Tapeworm To Lose Weight?
11 juni 2020 · 40 min
There’s a persistent insistence that you can ingest a tapeworm and as the parasite hijacks a lot of the calories you eat, the pounds will fall right off. In theory this could be true, but it’s also extremely dangerous. And has anyone ever really done it? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Foie Gras
10 juni 2020 · 13 min
Foie gras means “fatty liver” in French, which makes sense because it’s made from the overripe livers of force-fed ducks and geese. Lees meer
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How Project Star Gate Worked
9 juni 2020 · 53 min
In yet another testament to how amazingly great the 70s were, in 1975 the US started a program that tried to harness the powers of clairvoyance to remotely spy on the Soviet Union. Since clairvoyance doesn’t seem to exist, it wasn’t super successful. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How The Black Panther Party Worked
6 juni 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
The Black Panther Party was a complex political movement that was unfairly painted as a militant group who hated white people. Far from it, they were actually men and women trying to affect change in their community. Their history is one of the more interesting American stories, from the early stages of policing the police to their community service efforts to their inevitable fall. Learn all about the Black Panther Party in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Massacre at Tiananmen Square
4 juni 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
Tank Man. An indelible image burned in our brains. But what led to this extraordinary event? Chuck and Josh walk you through the days and weeks leading up to the massacre at Tiananmen Square, which is more of a cautionary tale than we realized. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Disappearing Dirty Dancing Lake
3 juni 2020 · 12 min
The lake from one of the all-time great movies (search your feelings, you’ll find that it’s true) is turning into a dried up mudhole. Turns out it has some unusual features. Lees meer
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Heroin: The Drug
2 juni 2020 · 52 min
We've covered a lot of drugs in our history, and today we tackle heroin, one of the most dangerous of all. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Jackhammers Work
30 mei 2020 · 31 min
It’s likely that without the invention of the pneumatic jackhammer, the Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have hummed along quite so smoothly. Certainly a lot more trains would go around mountains than through them. Learn about this essential tool in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Narcolepsy Works
28 mei 2020 · 52 min
Narcolepsy is one of those amazing rare disorders that everyone thinks they understand – people just fall asleep at random times, even in the middle of doing something. But there’s a lot more to it and – even better – we actually may be able to explain it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Lawn Darts
27 mei 2020 · 12 min
There was a time when kids had to look out for flying darts that could pierce their skulls when they played in the backyard. Lees meer
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Hummingbirds: Ornery Helicopters of the Animal Kingdom
26 mei 2020 · 46 min
If you didn’t already know how amazing hummingbirds are, prepare to learn. Not only do they count among their numbers the smallest bird species, they are also lightning fast and have the endurance of a marathoner and a telethoner put together. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How The Enlightenment Works
23 mei 2020 · 41 min
The Enlightenment stands as the moment the West withdrew from superstition and found its faith in reason. Did it shift too far? In this classic episode, learn about this massive shift in thinking which we are still sorting through and coming to understand today. Lees meer
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Josh Clark's Speech from Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020
22 mei 2020 · 11 min
Hi listeners, in case you haven't heard already, iHeartRadio just released a brand new podcast called Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, where we collected speeches from notable folks all over and asked them to give their best advice, thoughts and words of wisdom to graduating seniors. Lees meer
In this episode of Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, Josh Clark, co-host of the Stuff You Should Know podcast, divulges secrets to graduates that their parents and teachers may have neglected to tell them.
If you'd like to hear the other speeches, including ones from John Legend, Bill & Melinda Gates, Tim Cook, Katie Couric, Ryan Seacrest, Abby Wambach, and more, just search "Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020" in your podcasting app of choice!
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How Bras Work
21 mei 2020 · 52 min
Bras are loved and hated, sometimes at the same time. But as difficult and restrictive as they can be, they rescued women from a much cruel contraption: corsets. The question remains, though, do women need bras at all? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mary Had A Little Lamb
20 mei 2020 · 13 min
Did you know the little nursery rhyme is controversial? It’s true: Two towns in New England can barely stand to see one another on the map (kind of). Lees meer
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How Spiritualism Works
19 mei 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
Something spooky was born on the American frontier in the mid-19th century: the idea that people’s personalities survive death and that some gifted individuals can communicate with them. It developed into a religion that some still practice today. Lees meer
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Chuck Bryant's Speech from Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020
19 mei 2020 · 8 min
Hi listeners, in case you haven't heard already, iHeartRadio just released a brand new podcast called Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, where we collected speeches from notable folks all over and asked them to give their best advice, thoughts and words of wisdom to graduating seniors. Lees meer
In this episode, our very own Chuck Bryant reminds graduates to not let this season define them, reminding them the world believes in their ability to craft a better future for themselves.
If you'd like to hear the other speeches, including ones from John Legend, Bill & Melinda Gates, Tim Cook, Katie Couric, Ryan Seacrest, Abby Wambach, and more, just search "Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020" in your podcasting app of choice!
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SYSK Selects: How Fire Works
16 mei 2020 · 28 min
Creating fire was possibly the most important human discovery, but it's easy to take for granted. But. Josh and Chuck get to the bottom of the chemistry of fire in their quest to explain everything in the universe, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Peanut Butter Works
14 mei 2020 · 56 min
No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Charley Horse
13 mei 2020 · 12 min
You know those terrible leg cramps that come out of nowhere? They may be named after a drunken baseball pitcher. Lees meer
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How Herd Immunity Works
12 mei 2020 · 1 uur 3 min
Herd immunity is an epidemiological concept that if enough people are inoculated against a disease the rest of us won’t get it. It’s been useful in holding back diseases like polio and measles, but we have vaccines for them. We don’t have one for Covid-19. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Caving Works
9 mei 2020 · 50 min
Entrances to the underworld have been places of wonder for eons, and humans have ventured into caves to sleep, hunt, create art and explore. Thanks to the hobby of caving, that tradition continues today. Get all this plus Chuck discussing his caving experience, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Zippers: Humans’ Greatest Invention? No, But Still Good
7 mei 2020 · 54 min
The zipper may be the most unsung invention we humans have ever come up with. Prior to zippers, everyone walked around like idiots with nothing but buttons to hold their clothes together. The zipper changed all that. The zipper changed everything. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Gibtown: Sideshow Central
6 mei 2020 · 13 min
There was a glorious time in American history when circus sideshow performers lived together in a small town in Florida. Learn about the fascinating history of Gibtown today! Lees meer
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I'm Spartacus!
5 mei 2020 · 53 min
Spartacus was a real dude. He led a slave revolt, and was pretty successful to boot. I'm Spartacus. You're Spartacus. We are all Spartacus. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How do dogs perceive time?
2 mei 2020 · 27 min
A dog that knows exactly when its owners will arrive home every day seems to have a human perception of time, but in fact, they perceive time very differently than we do. Find out more about how dogs view time in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
30 april 2020 · 53 min
Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author of all time. Listen in today to learn her story. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mullets: 'Nuff Said
29 april 2020 · 13 min
Business in the front, you know the rest. Listen in as we discuss the lifestyle choice that is the mullet. Lees meer
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How Existential Risks Work
28 april 2020 · 55 min
An existential risk is a special kind of threat that are different from other types of risks in that if one of them ever befalls us, it would spell the permanent end of humanity. It just so happens we seem to be headed for just such a kind of catastrophe. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How the U.S. Postal Service Works
25 april 2020 · 45 min
Back when this episode aired, the USPS was teetering on the edge of going under and there were a lot of plans on the table to save it. With the USPS again at risk now for different reasons, join Chuck and Josh as they explore the history and future of the postal service in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How the Voyager Golden Records Work
23 april 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
As part of a super 70s push to get Earth to a seat at the table of the Galactic Federation (in case there is, in fact, such a thing), astronomer Carl Sagan oversaw an ambitious project to launch a compilation of Earth’s greatest hits into deep space. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The NY Times Crossword
22 april 2020 · 14 min
Today Chuck and Josh take a shallow dive in the warm pool that is the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. Lees meer
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The Soul Train Episode
21 april 2020 · 46 min
Today, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Labor Unions Work
18 april 2020 · 50 min
Yes, it's true: Unions have a shady mob-related past and were originally championed by anarchists. Born from medieval trade guilds, these organizations also helped grow the American economy, and not only protected but established workers' rights. Lees meer
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How Wastewater Treatment Works
16 april 2020 · 58 min
All that gross stuff we humans put in the water that gets flushed down the sewers has to be taken back out before that water is reintroduced to the environment. That’s the ideal, and it’s essential to staving off the imbalance people bring to the planet. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Turning Down the Radio When You're Lost
15 april 2020 · 14 min
It’s a typical human reaction: When you’re driving and you realize that you’re lost, you turn down the radio. On its face it makes no sense – or does it? (It does.) Lees meer
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Bidets: Now More Than Ever
14 april 2020 · 47 min
We all know the benefits of bidets. But with toilet paper in short supply, they're more important than ever before. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Dissociative Identity Disorder Works
11 april 2020 · 43 min
Dissociative Identity Disorder was known as multiple personality disorder until a case of mass hysteria brought on by the movie-mad public and unscrupulous psychiatrists led to a stigma over the term. Now psychiatry has gotten serious about the condition. Learn more in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Feminist Physician
9 april 2020 · 49 min
Becoming the first licensed woman physician in America was tough, convincing male surgeons to wash their hands between patients was even tougher. Today Josh and Chuck pay tribute to a genuine pioneer in medicine and society. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: AAirpass
8 april 2020 · 15 min
In the go-go 80s and 90s, American Airlines offered the AAirpass, a lifetime pass for unlimited first class travel. It was an amazing deal, but AA didn’t predict just how much some travelers would use it. They played with fire, they got burned. Lees meer
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The Legends of Lost Nazi Gold
7 april 2020 · 46 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? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How the Deep Web Works
4 april 2020 · 32 min
Perhaps you didn’t realize that when you search the web you’re only skimming the surface. In fact, the types of web pages that turn up in your search engine results represent only a mere fraction of the total web. Immerse yourself in the Deep web and its dark corners in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Student Loans: UGH!
2 april 2020 · 56 min
Student loans can be pretty complicated. Luckily Chuck and Josh are here to wade through the financial muck for you. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: 666
1 april 2020 · 13 min
Today, Chuck and Josh dive into that scary number...666. Lees meer
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How Dog Training Works
31 maart 2020 · 45 min
Chuck and Josh explore the age-old question: Should you train your dog by treating it like a living, feeling being or should you beat them up and break their spirit? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?
28 maart 2020 · 44 min
The world’s energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working on what could solve the world’s energy and climate change woes for centuries to come – nuclear fusion. Learn about building stars on Earth in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How COVID-19 Works
26 maart 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
We’re in the middle of an odd, tense time and Josh and Chuck are here to explain what’s going on and how to stay safe. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Dagen H
25 maart 2020 · 13 min
One day in 1967, Sweden changed what side of the road its citizens drive on. It went surprisingly well, considering. Lees meer
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Could A Robot Tax Win the War on Poverty?
24 maart 2020 · 54 min
An old idea – giving every resident of a country a set amount of money every month with no strings attached – became a hot item in Silicon Valley and on the 2020 campaign trail. Could it alleviate the impending job loss coming from automation? Lees meer
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