Short Stuff: What is Latinx anyway?
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- 740 views
- over 2 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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- 520 views
- over 2 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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- 650 views
- over 2 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
Printing press? Big deal!
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- 720 views
- over 2 years ago
- 01:00:16
Was the printing press a big deal? You bet it was. One of the biggest. Learn all about the early history of printing today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
What's the deal with swing states?
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- 690 views
- over 2 years ago
- 54:50
Swing states are all the rage once again this election season, but the makeup has changed a bit. Learn all about what makes a swing state a swing state right now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
SYSK Selects: How the Electoral College Works
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- 870 views
- over 2 years ago
- 47:26
When you vote in an American presidential election, you're not voting for your candidate - you're voting for a group of people you hope will in turn vote for your candidate. Listen in to learn more about the strange process for electing the president, in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out)
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- 760 views
- over 2 years ago
- 32:37
The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Short Stuff: That's A Head Scratcher
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- 560 views
- over 2 years ago
- 12:17
It’s actually really strange that scratching your head is a widely understood sign that you’re puzzling over something. No one’s exactly sure why we do that, so interesting theories abound! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Conjugal Visits: Not exactly what you think
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- 600 views
- over 2 years ago
- 53:14
After reaching their peak, conjugal prison visits are all but gone in the U.S. Learn all about these frisky visits in today's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
SYSK Selects: How Rabies Works
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- 640 views
- over 2 years ago
- 47:49
Rabies may have gotten a lot of attention in the U.S. in the 70s and 80s, but it's still an issue in developing countries. Learn all about this nasty virus in this classic episode. And stay away from raccoons and bats. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
At Long Last: Hawaiian Overthrow Episode
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- 890 views
- over 2 years ago
- 58:06
By longstanding listener request, we look at how Hawaii was basically stolen by the United States in the 19th century. Rather than reverse this bit of geopolitical fraud, the US ended up making Hawaii a state instead. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Short Stuff: Petticoat Rulers
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- 590 views
- over 2 years ago
- 14:08
Petticoat rulers were women who ran the show long before anyone thought they could. We’re talking mayors and entire city councils comprised of women in the Old West. What happened since then? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
How Sweepstakes Work
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- 570 views
- over 2 years ago
- 57:08
Sweepstakes were invented as marketing tools to drum up interest for a product or sales. But winning them can be fun and as they’ve proliferated an entire subculture of people who enter hundreds of them a day. Enter the fascinating world of sweepstakes today! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
SYSK Selects: How White-collar Crime Works
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- 550 views
- over 2 years ago
- 51:56
White-collar crime often involves fraud and other nonviolent acts. For most people, the term "white-collar crime" conjures up images of CEOs conniving their way to fortune. But what is it, really? Listen in as Josh and Chuck break down the facts in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
How Election Polling Works and Doesn't Work
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- 510 views
- over 2 years ago
- 53:41
Election polling had a pretty good rep until 2016. But it turns out they weren't far off even then. It's really the media driving the narrative. Learn all about how election polling works today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Short Stuff: Black Cowboys
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- 580 views
- over 2 years ago
- 16:08
Most people don't realize that around a quarter of the cowboys found in the Old West during the golden age cattle driving were African American. Let's meet some of them, shall we? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Origami: Folding Goodness
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- 630 views
- over 2 years ago
- 54:40
Origami is an amazing art that consists of making folds in paper to create something beautiful. Learn all about it today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
SYSK Selects: How Porta-Potties Work
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- 630 views
- over 2 years ago
- 47:28
Despite our lengthy history of evacuating our bowels and bladders, it wasn’t until the relatively recent 1940s that we began to construct portable, self-contained toilets to accept our waste. Dive into the world of porta-potties in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!
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- 550 views
- over 2 years ago
- 52:08
It’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet and learn why we need to stop destroying them post haste. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Short Stuff: Streisand Effect
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- 510 views
- over 2 years ago
- 17:01
What does Barbra Streisand have to do with the internet? Listen and learn! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers