Stuff You Should Know
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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.
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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.
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Episodes
Selects: How Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work
11/8/2025
Conversion therapy is a misguided attempt by religious zealots to convert people from gay to straight. News flash - it doesn't work. Learn all about this abhorrent practice in this classic episode.
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Duration:01:03:14
The Mystery of the Death Valley Germans
11/6/2025
In 1996, a small group of German tourists disappeared in Death Valley National Park without a trace. Fifteen years later, the tenacity of one man solved the case.
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Duration:00:45:05
Short Stuff: "Peace" Pipes
11/5/2025
Did Native Americans really smoke peace pipes? Well yes and no. They smoked pipes for many reasons, sometimes to commemorate peace. But they never called them peace pipes.
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Duration:00:10:35
What To Do With All This Nuclear Waste?
11/4/2025
You can make a case that it’s a little off-putting to learn the world doesn’t really have any idea what to do with the nuclear waste we’ve been generating for several decades. The best we’ve come up with so far is bury it real deep and forget about it.
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Duration:00:45:35
Selects: How Extinction Works
11/1/2025
Scientists believe that 99% of the estimated 50 billion species that have ever lived on Earth have disappeared through extinction. This is a natural process typically, but it can also be cataclysmic and it's becoming clear we are amid a massive one. Find out more with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:47:59
SYSK's 2025 Shocktober Halloween Spooktacular
10/30/2025
Co-producer Ben knocked it out of the park again, taking the two classic horror stories we read for our annual Spooktacular - Caterpillars and The Deep Drowse – and creating a moody Halloween masterpiece for your spooky listening enjoyment. So enjoy it!
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Duration:01:37:51
Short Stuff: The Bell Witch
10/29/2025
A legend in Tennessee tells of the real-life Bell family, who were haunted back in 1817 by a ghost witch - arguably the worst kind of either of those things.
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Duration:00:15:40
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Masterpiece
10/28/2025
There aren’t too many independent horror movies that make the British Film Institute’s 250 Best Films Ever Made list – AND – makes an appearance in the teen comedy Summer School. That makes sense because there’s no other movie quite like The TCSM.
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Duration:01:05:00
Selects: The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper
10/25/2025
In 2005 a woman named Anna Alaya discovered a length of human finger – nail and all – in her Wendy’s chili. Her cries of disgust would set off a media firestorm, a criminal investigation and a prison sentence for her and her husband. Listen to Josh and Chuck go through the whole mess in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:44:31
THE HUMAN SCREAM
10/23/2025
Have you ever thought much about screaming? Well we have, and today you'll learn everything we learned.
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Duration:00:44:33
Short Stuff: Curse of Broken Mirrors
10/22/2025
It's seven years' bad luck for you if you break a mirror, buddy, sorry. But have you ever wondered why? People have come up with all sorts of great reasons since time immemorial.
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Duration:00:11:23
[Insert Your Own Catchy Title About Younger Dryas Here]
10/21/2025
Quick, name your favorite geological mystery. You can’t do it! Well, don’t worry. In this episode we’re going to tell you all about what will surely be your favorite (albeit only) one when we get into one weird millennium that happened not that long ago.
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Duration:00:42:49
Selects: How ESP Works (?)
10/18/2025
Even though almost half of Americans believe in it, ESP usually is treated as a load of bull by skeptics. But some respected researchers have dared to apply the scientific method to investigate ESP and a few have found some surprising results. Find out all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:55:11
VH-1: MTV for Your Parents
10/16/2025
Today we complete our music video duology with a dive into the mellow pool of VH-1.
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Duration:00:51:29
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers
10/15/2025
If you died away from home but wanted to be buried there, don’t worry – Taoist priests had you covered. They’d just have your animated corpse walk itself back home.
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Duration:00:12:49
We want our MTV!
10/14/2025
If you've ever wanted to hear a couple of Gen X'ers wax nostalgic about MTV, then you're in luck.
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Duration:01:06:08
Selects: How Schoolhouse Rock Rocked: Featuring Bob Nastanovich of Pavement
10/11/2025
Schoolhouse Rock is possibly the best children's program of all time. Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they tell the story of SR, featuring an interview with Pavement's Bob Nastanovich, contributor to the '90s Schoolhouse Rock tribute record.
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Duration:01:05:04
Everyone Deserves A Good Death
10/9/2025
The concept of hospice was created as a way to help people with only a few weeks to live spend their last days comfortable an surrounded by friends and family in the hope they can pass away peacefully. It’s kind of crazy hospice was ever a radical idea.
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Duration:00:51:29
Short Stuff: The Call is Coming... FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
10/8/2025
Did you know that the "the call is coming from inside the house" urban legend may be based on a very grisly murder case from the 1950s?
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Duration:00:15:14
The Happy Place of Saturday Morning Cartoons
10/7/2025
The greatest period in the history of humankind took place in the short era between 1970 and 1995. During that time kids could tune in every Saturday morning between 8 and noon and find the most amazing cartoons ever created, plus tons and tons of ads.
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Duration:00:52:44