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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.

SYSK Selects: Please Listen to How Plasma Waste Convertors Work

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  • 2.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 39:17

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Karaoke: Tuesday Night Fever

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 57:33

Listen in and learn all about the fascinating history of everybody's favorite pastime... karaoke! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Tooth Fairy: Not Real

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  • 1.8K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:23

Today we break down the history of everyone's favorite home invader, the tooth fairy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dragons: As Real as Mermaids

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  • 2.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 44:07

Dragons are like mermaids in that they're not real. And that's about where the comparison ends. Learn all about dragons today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: Mermaids: Not a real thing

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 43:27

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why is the Equal Rights Amendment still not ratified?

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  • 1.9K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 51:22

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Dog Suicide Bridge

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:12

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Free Radical Theory of Aging Wrong?

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 52:28

In the 1990s we thought we’d identified the root cause of aging: nasty molecules called free radicals that wreaked havoc on our cells. Even better, we’d figured out how to counteract them with loads of antioxidants. Then science started raising questions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: Bridges: Nature Abhors Them

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 01:01:20

From prehistoric logs across streams to the 102-mile Kunshan Grand Bridge, nature works ceaselessly to take down spans. In this classic episode, learn about the fascinating ins and outs of bridge design and building and the mind-boggling challenges structural engineers face. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Bruce Lee Worked

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 55:34

Bruce Lee may have introduced more Westerners to Asian culture than any person in history. And, because he died young just as he became an international superstar, he’s become a legend. Josh and Chuck try to uncover the man underneath. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: The Body in the Cylinder

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  • 2.1K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 14:50

In 1945, residents of a Liverpool neighborhood found a desiccated body in a long cylinder they’d been using for years using as a bench. It launched a mystery that’s still alive today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Will Farming 4.0 Look Like?

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  • 1.9K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 50:54

The human population is expected to increase by a couple billion people in the next 30 years and those who are paying attention are wondering exactly how we’ll feed all those extra mouths. Will going high tech or getting back to nature save us? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Introducing: Black Cowboys

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  • 880 views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 01:00

Hey, SYSK fans! We think you might like this new iHeart original podcast, Black Cowboys. Check out the trailer to see for yourself! About Black Cowboys: Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America. Listen and subscribe to the Black Cowboys podcast on the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: How Chili Peppers Work

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 57:20

Born and raised in South America, chilis were the earliest crop domesticated in the continent and among the first items brought back to Europe by Columbus. Today people are really, really into them. Find out all about 'em in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Blue Holes Work

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 36:40

Geologists and biologists have recently realized that the planet’s oceans and coasts are littered with a unique type of ecosystem called blue holes, submerged sinkholes that were once dry caves. They are turning out to be weird and amazing places. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Freedom House Ambulance Services

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 16:43

As part of Black History Month, we wanted to share the little known story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service. Listen in to learn all about this seminal group of EMTs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Disappearance of Lars Mittank

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 45:44

In 2014, a young German man walked into an airport in Bulgaria with a flight booked, then suddenly ran out leaving all his posessions behind, never to be heard from again. This is the story of Lars Mittank. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: Why Are So Many Disembodied Feet Washing Ashore In British Columbia?

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 42:42

Between 2007 and 2016, 17 disembodied feet - still wearing shoes - have washed ashore between Washington and British Columbia. What's behind the sudden influx of Vancouver's mystery feet? Find out in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Housing Discrimination Works

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  • 2.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 01:00:48

Owning a home in the US is a way to pass wealth down from one generation to the next and lift families into a comfortable life down the road. But three have been barriers to buying homes that Black Americans have faced from the time of slavery to today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: How California Got Its Name

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  • 1.6K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:49

California is a pretty cool name. And the story about where it came from is even cooler. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com