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
The Power of the Wind
4/23/2024
You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now provide 10% of America’s energy, and more than that in other countries? Learn about what’s ahead for wind and what it’ll need to become a real star like coal.
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Duration:00:51:54
Selects: Special Effects: A Short History
4/20/2024
Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmmakers created are still around today, we just use computers to do them faster and cheaper. Hit play on this classic episode and then put on your beret and get ready for SYSK film class.
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Duration:00:55:04
Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!
4/18/2024
Today we go down the road a bit, thumbs out, to explore the rich history of hitchhiking.
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Duration:00:51:18
Short Stuff: The Amazing Tale of Juliane Koepcke
4/17/2024
Few people have been more qualified to survive a plane crash alone in the Amazon for almost two weeks than Juliane Koepcke. Let’s hear her story.
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Duration:00:13:25
The Dubious Science of Arson Investigation
4/16/2024
Arson investigation has changed a lot over the years. There is actual science available now, but the word still hasn't totally gotten out. Listen in today, and don't play with matches!
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Duration:00:46:32
Selects: How Famines Work
4/13/2024
It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops don't grow, and people go hungry. But recent research suggests that while weather may trigger famines, they may actually be more of a human-made catastrophe. Find out more in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:49:02
Testosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones
4/11/2024
We think of estrogen and testosterone as the female and male sex hormones and they may seem kind of gross (is that just Josh?), but that simple understanding is way off. A magical biochemical dance between the two creates everything from bones to moods.
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Duration:00:48:55
Short Stuff: Straitjackets
4/10/2024
Straitjackets aren't really a thing anymore unless you're watching a movie or TV show. Or in prison. That's the sad truth.
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Duration:00:12:55
The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America
4/9/2024
The 70s were the decade of the woman in the US. America finally was coming around to the understanding women and men are equals and the government sponsored a conference to advance women’s rights. The opposition that arose changed the fabric of America.
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Duration:00:49:32
Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh
4/6/2024
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 all about it in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:51:59
The Everglades: Wowee
4/4/2024
One of America’s most important ecosystems takes up more than half the state of Florida. It’s a river of grass, a cactus desert, and a saltwater bay all rolled into one. And there are alligators and crocodiles. And that’s just the beginning.
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Duration:00:54:18
Short Stuff: Knock on Wood
4/3/2024
What's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't exist. Yet we do it. Humans are funny that way.
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Duration:00:11:25
Greedflation Is Real
4/2/2024
One of the things we rely on is for the companies who make the stuff we need to not stick it to us, the customer. But it’s become painfully clear that’s just what happened during the pandemic and that it’s still happening today. What can we do about it?
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Duration:00:55:34
Selects: Who is The Man of the Hole?
3/30/2024
In 2018, there's a man from a lost tribe still living deep in the jungles of Brazil who has been all alone since the mid 1990s. He's referred to as the Man of the Hole, and has had no face-to-face with modern humans. Who is he? We'll answer that question as best we can in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:37:58
The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
3/28/2024
It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or really any kind of writer. They even give them to podcasts now. We're not holding our breath.
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Duration:00:48:52
Short Stuff: Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
3/27/2024
The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't happen. Yet the story lives on.
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Duration:00:11:12
Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds
3/26/2024
A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a chemical company came along and filled it with toxic waste. Then people came along and built homes and an elementary school on top of it. Then things went badly.
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Duration:00:46:45
Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood
3/23/2024
Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential building in an African-American neighborhood. The fact that this story isn't more widely known says it all. Listen and learn about MOVE in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:51:31
Peanuts (the comic) Part II
3/21/2024
Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture.
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Duration:00:45:23
Short Stuff: Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
3/20/2024
Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But it wasn’t until a courageous woman stepped up and became the voice of the phenomenon now named after her that they realized they were part of a movement.
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Duration:00:11:52