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
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language
11/19/2025
What do you do when you want to tell someone you’re smitten with them but you live in a society so repressive decorum prevents you from even speaking such things? Why, you can say it with flowers! And that’s just what people in the Victorian Era did.
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Duración:00:14:24
AM Radio: Solid Gold
11/18/2025
The era of AM radio isn't over, but it's well past its heyday. Dive in today for a trip down memory lane.
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Duración:00:48:34
Selects: How Personality Tests Work
11/15/2025
For millennia, we have tried to put human personalities into neat types, an effort psychology took up early in its history in an effort to legitimize itself. But is the idea of types – which all personality inventories are based on - flawed to begin with? Find out in this classic episode.
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Duración:00:57:23
Pop Tarts: No Fruit Necessary
11/13/2025
Pop Tarts are a legendary breakfast treat in the United States. They're fruit-filled toaster pastries with very little fruit. But who cares right? It's all about that toasty goodness.
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Duración:00:49:43
Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome
11/12/2025
People who’ve found themselves in life-or-death situations with their endurance at its limit have reported sensing another presence with them, urging them to continue on and survive. No one knows what the heck is going on here but it sure is interesting.
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Duración:00:12:59
Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea
11/11/2025
In 1905, an engineering mistake created a brand new 400-square-mile sea (lake?) in the California desert. People made the most of it at first, but it didn’t take long to become a toxic brew that now threatens the health of anyone in breathing distance.
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Duración:00:48:09
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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración: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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Duración:00:51:29