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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.

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

Sacagawea: Impressive Teen

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 53:26

Sacagawea was only 16 when she joined the Corps of Discovery. That is one seriously impressive teenager. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: Earwax: Live With It

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 42:22

Despite tons of people using cotton swabs each day to clean the earwax from their ears, cerumen (as earwax is clinically known) is actually quite beneficial to the health of your ears - and even kind of ingenious as your body's defense goes. Learn more in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The NAACP

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 52:14

The NAACP has long been one of the most robust and effective non-profits in the USA. And while it has faded a bit from its glory days, it still remains a vital cog in the battle for equality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Balloonfest

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:56

In 1986 Cleveland released more than a million helium balloons at once! It didn’t go at all according to plan! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Groundhog Day Works

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 55:44

You know Groundhog Day – the holiday on February 2 when you wake up and have to go through the same day over and over again. It turns out the holiday has deep roots in a pagan past, and has survived in a surprisingly similar form. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: Maggots: Good For Healing Wounds, Turns Out

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 43:40

Cultures around the world over the years have been inspired by, then repulsed, then inspired by maggots' ability to heal persistent wounds. We are in an inspired-by phase right now. Learn more in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Hydropower Works

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 56:12

Humans have been stealing energy from flowing water for at least two thousand years. It wasn’t until the advent of electricity that things really got cookin’. All we need to do now is to work out the harmful environmental impacts of this green energy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Vantablack

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:26

How black is vantablack? About as black as you could imagine. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The KKK: Loathsome Cosplay Rednecks

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 01:02:29

The history of the KKK is rooted in hatred and racism, and it still is today. Learn all about these loathsome rednecks today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: How Blimps Work

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 51:39

After newsreels captured the Hindenburg erupting in fire in 1937, the promising development of airship aviation was cut short. Today companies and militaries are taking another look at blimps and the unique qualities that may revive them. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Finding the Fenn Treasure

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  • 1.5K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 54:14

In 2010 an eccentric art dealer hid a treasure chest with $2 million in valuables somewhere in the Rocky Mountains and published a poem with clues on where to find it. Hence began the most famous treasure hunt in modern times. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Necco

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 13:32

If you think Necco Wafers are the most disgusting candy on the planet, you are not alone. But it turns out there’s a rich history behind those chalky discs that make them fascinating, if horrible. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What does a tire company know about food?

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  • 1.3K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 51:56

The Michelin Guide is an institution. But why does the famous tire manufacturer even put this restaurant guide out? Listen in to find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: What Was the Deal With the Hatfields and McCoys?

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 47:58

It was America's most famous family feud, but the history of the Hatfields vs the McCoys is fraught with bias and inaccuracies. Dig into a disagreement in 19th-century Appalachia that became a very big deal around the world, in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Science of Cute

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  • 1.7K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 59:03

If you took our advice and looked up baby beavers a few episodes back, you probably found them sooooo cute you couldn’t stand it. Or you just wanted to eat them up, which is weird if you think about it. Friend, prepare for the science on that! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Silverfish

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 10:54

Should you be afraid of these creepy little creatures you find in your basement? Only one way to find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Hell! Hell! Hell!

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  • 1.4K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 01:02:32

What is Hell? It's complicated and depends on which religion you're talking about. We dive into this fiery mess and do our best to explain it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SYSK Selects: How Skateboarding Works

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  • 1.2K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 50:25

Skateboarding started out as something bored surfers did when the waves weren't breaking, but after a few improvements to the design, it took off like a rocket to become its own cultural phenomenon. Come gleam the cube with Josh and Chuck as you ollie over this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?

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  • 1.1K views
  • about 3 years ago
  • 11:45

Have you ever noticed sometimes theaters – we mean, theatres – oh, forget it – places where you see movies or plays – are sometimes spelled two different ways? You can thank Noah Webster, author of the first American dictionary, for that. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers