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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

How Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Works

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  • 2.1K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 53:35

For almost a century, Macy’s department store has kicked off the holidays in America with a grand parade. And when you march thousands of clowns, lip synching celebrities, bands, and giant balloons and march them through New York things get remarkable. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Plastic Pink Flamingos

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 14:26

Plastic flamingos started out as innocent yard art, transformed into folk art, and have become a (kind of mean) symbol of high campiness. There’s a lot to this particular plastic yard art. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Bay of Pigs Disaster

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  • 1.9K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 54:39

The Bay of Pigs is one of the blackest of eyes on American foreign policy. Learn all about this dark spot of American history today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: Geysers: Nature's Innuendo

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 33:16

The spectacular eruptions of steam and water we call geysers are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, the result of thousands of years of specific natural conditions and physical processes. Learn the Stuff You Should Know about geysers in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh

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  • 1.8K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 57:46

When Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault. But as the world has moved further away from gold, the stockpile’s lost a bit of its luster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Amazing Roberto Clemente

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 51:34

Roberto Clemente was what’s called a “complete” baseball player – he could hit, run and, man could he throw, so it’s no surprise he was made a Hall of Famer. But he was also a humanitarian, a civil rights icon, and a fiercely proud son of Puerto Rico. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: How Ghosts Work

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  • 2K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 48:26

According to a 2009 poll, more Americans believe in ghosts than don't. But what are ghosts exactly? If they do exist, what are they made of and why are they hanging around? In this classic episode airing for Halloween, Josh and Chuck explore both sides of the divide between belief and skepticism on the topic of ghosts and look at some pretty cool explanations for hauntings. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Halloween Spooktacular

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 42:18

It’s that time of year again! So turn down the lights, pull the sheets over your eyes and prepare to be thrilled and frightened with two great Halloween stories from Philip K. Dick and M.R. James. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Poe Toaster

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 15:32

For at least sixty years a mysterious person (or persons) showed up at Edgar Allen Poe’s grave to toast the master on his birthday. No one ever found out who this legendary figure was. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

A History of Nursing Homes

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 58:12

In America, we've treated our senior citizens in very different ways over the years. Tune in to hear about how we've tackled compassionate care. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Chuck Bryant On The Why I’m Voting Podcast

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 11:09

Hey, SYSK listeners! We wanted to make sure you heard Chuck on iHeartRadio’s Why I’m Voting podcast. Check it out and don’t forget to vote on November 3rd!  If you want to change, preserve, or build a better America, there’s one easy way to make your voice heard: Vote. This year, iHeartRadio is teaming up with over 20 incredible celebrities (plus a handful of our most popular podcasters) to get the country excited to go vote, broadcasting the personal, emotional and heartfelt stories behind why showing up to the ballot box means so much-- not just as individuals, but for our entire nation. Thank you to our partners AXE, Knorr® & Seventh Generation Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: How Book Banning Works

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  • 2.4K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 39:45

If you want to control the masses, control what they read. After all, books are seeds that germinate new points of view. As a result, the struggle against banning books is contentious and continual. Learn more about banning books in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Beavers: Tail Slapping Fun

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 47:21

Beavers are in fact, very busy. They're builders and solid family members, husbands and wives. Learn all about N America's largest rodent today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Haunted Real Estate

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  • 1.8K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 13:44

Do you have to disclose the notion that your house may be haunted upon sale? Listen in to find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

10 Voter Suppression Methods

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  • 2.7K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 53:27

Voter suppression in the USA is as old as voting itself. Listen in to hear about 10 ways we stifle the vote. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

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  • 2K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 58:19

Sushi grew out of a way to ferment fish a couple thousand years ago and in the late 20th century began to take the world by storm. What began as traditional, rigid food has come to evolve with new delicious innovations being added to the original canon. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Porcupines: Little Stabby Cutie Pies

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  • 1.8K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 45:44

We love animals. A lot. Especially underrated ones like the darling porcupine. Listen in today to learn all about these stabby little boogers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: What is Latinx anyway?

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 14:24

We love to keep up with the current terminology for groups of people. Learn about the origin of Latinx today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Wind Tunnels: More Important Than You Realize

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 52:17

Without wind tunnels we may not have airplanes right now. Early aviationists built them to puzzle out how to get and stay airborne. But wind tunnels are used for so much more than flight – from microchips to wind turbines. Enjoy this breezy episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: How Bigfoot Works

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 40:51

For centuries North American tribes have told stories of a hairy wild giant in the wilderness, and once Europeans arrived they claimed to see it, too. Chuck and Josh examine the claims of believers and the rebuttals of skeptics in this evenhanded episode from the SYSK archives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers