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SYSK Selects: Virus Talk with Josh and Chuck
21 maart 2020 · 33 min
Viruses are big jerks that invade regular cells and hold them hostage, making you sick while they're doing it. Learn everything you ever needed to know about viruses, including how the common cold works, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked
20 maart 2020 · 41 min
We’ve already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into him even further. Learn all about the man behind the Muppets who was so much more than just a master puppeteer in this episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: SYSK Live: How Bars Work
20 maart 2020 · 51 min
Join Josh and Chuck live from Vancouver as they dive in to the ins and outs of one of the oldest businesses in the world – the bar! Learn about the history of bars, cocktails and the good people who put them together in new and amazing ways. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Grass Works? Yes, How Grass Works
20 maart 2020 · 50 min
There’s nothing more boring than watching grass grow, which is why Josh and Chuck aren’t asking you to do that. Instead, you can learn about all sorts of neat things about grass - like how American became obsessed with perfect lawns - in this episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Terraforming Will Work
20 maart 2020 · 40 min
A lot of great thinkers are warning that if humans are to survive as a species we are going to have to find another planet to live on. Terraforming, or engineering a planet to maintain all of the ingredients to sustain life, seems to be the answer. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Rogue Waves Work
20 maart 2020 · 33 min
Rogue waves come out of nowhere and tower as much as 100 feet over hapless ships they encounter, breaking across the boat and frequently breaking the boat and its inhabitants. Investigate the mystery of rouge waves in this episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: Was there a real King Arthur?
20 maart 2020 · 43 min
The legend of King Arthur is very old and very established. By the time the king who saved Britain and united it was first written about, his story was already hundreds of years old. And while many of the details of his life and adventures, from the Lady of the Lake to Merlin the Magician, seem fictional some archaeologists believe that Arthur -- and much of his life -- was real. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: The Amazing History of Soda
20 maart 2020 · 48 min
The soda we get instantly mixed at a fast-food joint owes a lot to a rich history going back to the Roman baths, that features drugs, diseases and explosions. Learn all about soda and soda fountains in this surprisingly interesting episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA
20 maart 2020 · 57 min
Other comedians cry on the inside, but Rodney Dangerfield built his entire act around his sad life. Get to know this legendary comic who was nearing 50 when he got his break. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Pinball Works
20 maart 2020 · 45 min
Pinball was actually illegal until the 1970s in NY and other cities, hidden in the backs of pornography shops. The game was finally legalized, thanks to a Babe Ruth-style shot by the best player in the world. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck. Lees meer
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SYSK Distraction Playlist: Sugar: It Powers the Earth
20 maart 2020 · 45 min
Since sugar spread from Polynesia a few thousand years ago, the world has been crazy for it. Insanely high prices, wars and even slavery couldn't undo world's need for a sugar fix. Today that fix is responsible for the obesity epidemic facing the West. Lees meer
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What was the Falkland Islands War all about anyway?
19 maart 2020 · 52 min
The battle between Britain and Argentina over the rocky, cold Falkland Islands is one of the weirder wars in history. Learn all about it today! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Pledge of Allegiance
18 maart 2020 · 14 min
The American Pledge of Allegiance is much more interesting than you might think. Give us 12 minutes and we'll fill you in. Lees meer
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Chopsticks > Forks
17 maart 2020 · 51 min
Today Chuck and Josh sit and converse on the simple, elegant chopstick. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Monopoly Works
14 maart 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
Since more than 1 billion people have played it, you’re probably familiar with the board game Monopoly, but we bet you don’t know its secret origins as a left-wing socialist teaching tool. Join Josh and Chuck as they chase it down in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Ice Climbing Works
12 maart 2020 · 57 min
A few decades ago, some people who liked to climb mountains decided they wanted to make it even harder and ice climbing was born. If you think rock climbing is difficult, put on your base layer and join Josh and Chuck on the glacier. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Teresita Basa
11 maart 2020 · 14 min
In the annals of American justice there is a 1977 case where the police were tipped off to the identity of a murderer by a woman who said she was possessed by the victim. Lees meer
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How Coyotes Work
10 maart 2020 · 45 min
The coyote truly is wily. Even after a century-long attempt to drive them to extinction, this close relative of domesticated dogs not only hung onto survival, but actually doubled its range and expanded its population. Coyotes are here to stay. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Gold Works
7 maart 2020 · 47 min
As of early 2013, only 161,00 metric tons of gold had been mined in the entire history of the world. Considering about 85 percent of it is recycled, there's a decent chance your jewelry may once have been part of an Incan headdress or Mycenaean face mask. Dive in to gold in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Mardi Gras! One month late
5 maart 2020 · 46 min
In true SYSK fashion, Josh and Chuck are late to the game. But never fear, they will still detail Mardi Gras in all its colorful glory. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Exclamation Points!
4 maart 2020 · 14 min
We all use them! But did we always? NO!! Learn all about everyone's favorite punctuation mark today! Lees meer
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How Morphic Fields Work?
3 maart 2020 · 53 min
Biologist and science historian Rupert Sheldrake is known as a heretic of science, mostly for his deeply strange ideas about what connects all living things. But his pokes at science help keep the field from growing dogmatic and for that we salute him. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Your limb is torn off - now what?
29 februari 2020 · 35 min
Were you to be the unfortunate victim of a limb removal of any sort, you could take hope. Here in the 21st century, doctors have gotten pretty handy at reattaching arms and legs, replacing thumbs with toes, rebuilding breasts, all to great success thanks to microsurgery techniques. Lees meer
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Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure
27 februari 2020 · 56 min
Today Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Hawaiian Night Marchers
26 februari 2020 · 10 min
Get ready for some Hawaiian folklore, people. Today we discuss the Night Marchers. Lees meer
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What's the deal with indigo?
25 februari 2020 · 46 min
Indigo is a color with a rich past. Learn all about it today. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Cult Deprogramming Works
22 februari 2020 · 38 min
The fear of cults in the 1970s drove Americans to look the other way on kidnappings, abuse and torture of cult members by deprogrammers – but did it even work? Find out in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil
20 februari 2020 · 50 min
It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mexican Jumping Beans
19 februari 2020 · 12 min
Mexican jumping beans are a real thing and they really do move around. It’s not magic, it’s nature! Lees meer
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The Unsolved Indiana Dunes Disappearances
18 februari 2020 · 41 min
In July 1966, three women out for a day at the beach waded into the water of Lake Michigan, got onto a boat and were never heard from again. To this day, not a trace of them has ever turned up and theories of what became of them abound. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes
15 februari 2020 · 35 min
Few riots can be attributed to passing fashions, but zoot suits are top among them. After originating among the Harlem Renaissance crowd, the zoot suit came to symbolize political defiance. Find out why it's still illegal to wear a zoot suit in L.A. in this classic episode. Lees meer
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911 Is Not a Joke
13 februari 2020 · 54 min
Josh and Chuck delve into the world of 911 in today's episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Body Under The Bed
12 februari 2020 · 12 min
A couple unknowingly spending the night above a dead body stuffed under their bed is a longstanding urban legend. And a true one. Lees meer
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Optogenetics: Controlling Your Genes with Light
11 februari 2020 · 46 min
What if a genetic brain disease could be turned off simply by flashing a light in your eyes? What if your depression could be cured that way? Sounds amazingly wonderful, true, but what if your behavior could be controlled that way too? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Bonsai Works
8 februari 2020 · 56 min
For thousands of years people have been taking normal trees and forcing them into miniature. Learn all about the history and art of this strangely engrossing pastime in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Why are Pentecostals growing so rapidly?
6 februari 2020 · 41 min
Pentecostals are seemingly taking over the world. Or at least they're making up a larger section of Christianity than every before. Why? We'll dig in on that in today's episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Iowa Caucus
5 februari 2020 · 15 min
The Iowa Caucus is super important. But not really. Find out why. Lees meer
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How AI Facial Recognition Works
4 februari 2020 · 55 min
With the development of increasingly smart artificial intelligence and lots more cameras spread around than ever before, we have reached a critical point in the US and other countries where governments can easily track everyone, everywhere, all the time. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Maglev Trains Work
1 februari 2020 · 31 min
Thanks to the amazing properties of magnets, clever engineers have figured out how to make entire trains levitate above their tracks, letting them move frictionlessly and allowing them to reach incredible speeds. Learn about how maglev trains work and what's taking so long for us to get aboard in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
30 januari 2020 · 51 min
Josh and Chuck dive into history today to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The O.K. Corral
29 januari 2020 · 13 min
Listen in as we detail, in short, the legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral. Lees meer
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Amazing Animal Stories!
28 januari 2020 · 37 min
Regular animal stories are wonderful enough, but when animals lead amazing lives the stories become almost unbearably wonderful. You’ve been warned! Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How the Scientific Method Works
25 januari 2020 · 1 uur
It evolved over centuries to become the gold standard for conducting scientific inquiry. Yet many people - including some scientists - don't fully understand it. Learn about the basis of how we explore our world in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Barefoot Running: The Best Podcast Episode in History
23 januari 2020 · 42 min
What is barefoot running? I think you know. But we'll detail all of the ins and outs. Listen and learn! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Byford Dolphin Incident
22 januari 2020 · 13 min
In 1983, what may be the worst diving catastrophe in the history of deep sea oil exploration took place when a pressurized chamber was opened, instantly killing four divers inside. Lees meer
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Why Postal Employees Go Postal
21 januari 2020 · 48 min
1993 was known as the peak of a disturbing trend in America: post office shootings, carried out by postal workers. A stunned country looked for answers and turned up a toxic workplace that seemed to be driving some workers past their breaking point. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How the Placebo Effect Works
18 januari 2020 · 39 min
For centuries, doctors have prescribed drugs they knew weren't real – but that still somehow worked. It wasn't until the 1980s that the placebo effect was studied. Learn all about how an inert substance can have a genuine impact on a patient's recovery, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Tulsa 'Race Riots'
16 januari 2020 · 46 min
In reality, the Tulsa "race riots" of 1921 was more like a massacre. Yet it was almost lost to history until 1997, and still not widely known outside of Oklahoma until HBO's The Watchmen put it on the cultural map. Learn all about this dark chapter in American history today. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Mona Lisa
15 januari 2020 · 13 min
The Mona Lisa is a captivating work of art. But why? We'll try and figure it out in today's short stuff. Lees meer
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Transdermal Implants: Body Art or Nightmare Fuel?
14 januari 2020 · 53 min
Transdermal implants are just one in a number of procedures under the banner of extreme body modification. We don't like to yuk yums, so we'll offer a fairly straightforward look at this niche art form. Lees meer
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