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Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

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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Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds

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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2024-03-26
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Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood

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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2024-03-23
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Peanuts (the comic) Part II

Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture.

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2024-03-21
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Short Stuff: Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

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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2024-03-20
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Peanuts (the comic) Part I

Today we pay tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Listen in to hear us gush about Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. 

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2024-03-19
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Selects: How Dyslexia Works

For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly misunderstood and controversial cognitive difficulty there is. Some people think it?s a gift, some people think it doesn?t even exist. Learn more in this classic episode.

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2024-03-16
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The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century

It started with New Hampshire couple Betty and Barney Hill, who learned under hypnosis they?d been abducted and examined by aliens in 1962. Since then, possibly millions of people in the US alone came to believe they followed in the Hills? footsteps. Why?

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2024-03-14
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Short Stuff: Skittles and TIO2

There?s an ingredient in Skittles and lots of other food that Dunkin Donuts stopped using it in their powdered donuts. Skittles said they were phasing it out too back in 2016 but still haven?t and now the lawsuits flow like The Spice.

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2024-03-13
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Leave Brutalism Alone!

The most reviled, hated, despised, no-good, low down, dirty rotten architectural style of all time is actually just the most misunderstood. Learn about this unfairly treated architectural movement and why it?s awesome. Learn to love brutalism.

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2024-03-12
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Selects: The Science of Break-Ups

Breaking up is hard to do. Your brain might even think you're getting over a cocaine addiction. Learn all about the science behind break-ups in this classic episode!

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2024-03-09
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The Smiley, Stubborn Llama

Llamas are pretty great. They smile! They also spit and if they feel overworked will just lay down. There's a lot to admire there.

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2024-03-07
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Short Stuff: Roly Poly...Bugs?

Roly Poly bugs go by many names. They look like tiny armadillos. They're great for your garden. And they're crustaceans. Yeah, you read that right. 

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2024-03-06
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Multitasking: Working slower with worse results

Multitasking isn't really possible, because of the way the human brain works. We know you think you're getting more done, but you're really working slower and with worse results than working sequentially. We promise. 

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2024-03-05
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Selects: The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, two anarchists accused of murder, was one of the first "crimes of the century." But did they do it? To this day there is speculation that they did not. Learn all about this famous case in this classic episode. 

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2024-03-02
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Wireless Electricity: When Can We Unplug Our TVs?

You know all of those cords and cables and wires that we use to connect our stuff to the electrical grid so they?ll, you know, work? Imagine a day when energy flies through the air like wifi, utterly cord-free. Well, imagine no more! That day is coming!

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2024-02-29
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Short Stuff: Smudging: Not just for hippies

Smudging is the process of wafting around the smoke of burning white sage. What is it good for? Listen in and find out.

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2024-02-28
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Haile Selassie: Statesman, Colonizer, God?

If you grew up outside of Africa, you might know Haile Selassie?s name from reggae music - the man who ruled Ethiopia is considered a god in Jamaica. In Ethiopia opinions are more varied. 

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2024-02-27
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Selects: How Zero Population Growth Works

In 1968, Paul Erlich published The Population Bomb, predicting coming famine and mass death. Erlich's predictions didn't pan out but his ideas launched a debate still raging today. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

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2024-02-24
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The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout

David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked. 

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2024-02-22
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Short Stuff: Benin Bronzes

One of the world?s cultural treasure troves were created in West Africa. But for over a century they?ve been held in museums outside of Africa. In fact, an estimated 95 percent of Africa?s cultural heritage is kept in museums overseas.

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2024-02-21
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Ray and Charles Eames: More than Chairs

Charles and Ray Eames were superstar designers who dreamed up some of the most iconic pieces of furniture ever made. And they did much more than that.

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2024-02-20
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Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't

Sometimes a good idea doesn?t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller?s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it?s cheap, and it?s durable enough to withstand a hurricane ? but it?s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing. Learn more with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

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2024-02-17
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Like, here's the episode on "like"

Like is a very divisive word. Purists think it's like, a filler word born in the 80s that's like, destroying the English language. Turns out none of these are like, true. 

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2024-02-15
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Short Stuff: The Original Snake Oil Salesman

There?s a great origin story behind snake oil salesmen, and it has to do with just one guy who singlehandedly gave it a bad name.

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2024-02-14
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What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws

There was a brief period in America?s history ? after people left the farm to work in the city and before the government started regulating it ? when there was a total, lawless free-for-all in the food industry. Things were bad. Really, really bad.

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2024-02-13
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Selects: The Unabomber: Misguided to say the least

The Unabomber was one of the most notorious and longest lasting cases in the history of the FBI. Just because the manifesto reads like he was a fortune teller doesn't make his actions any less deplorable. Learn all about this fascinating case in this classic episode.

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2024-02-10
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What's the Pygmalion Effect?

Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or professional promise? Does this create a self-fulfilling prophecy, regardless of the truth? That's just part of the fascinating Pygmalion Effect.

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2024-02-08
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Short Stuff: School Bus Yellow

Why are all school buses the same color? Because one man made it so. This is that story. 

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2024-02-07
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Clue(do): Third Best Board Game Ever

Whether you know it as Clue or Cluedo, the whodunnit mystery board game is one of the best of all time. Learn all about the history behind the game?s development, and strategies on how to crush your fellow players as soundly as Chuck?s wife crushes him.

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2024-02-06
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Selects: How Disgust Works

Disgust is an odd thing. It makes sense that we would feel a sense of revulsion at the thought of putting rotten meat in our mouths ? that?s pure evolution. But why would we feel the same emotion at the thought of weird sex or from hearing a racist rant? Find out more in this classic episode.

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2024-02-03
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The History of Las Vegas

How did the sleepy Nevada town of Las Vegas become LAS VEGAS? Well, we'll let you know over the course of about 45 minutes. 

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2024-02-01
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Short Stuff: Wainscoting: When Half a Wall is Enough

Wainscoting is a beloved and time-tested decorative way to spruce up your walls. But what is it anyway? Listen in to find out.

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2024-01-31
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The Harrowing Story of the North Hollywood Shootout

Tune in today to listen to the story of when North Hollywood became a war zone after a brazen bank robbery. 

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2024-01-30
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Selects: A List Of Games You Would Surely Lose to a Computer

We live in a time where computers can beat the best humans in the world at chess, checkers, poker and video games. But these games are really just demonstrations of how intelligent our machines are growing. They?re growing more intelligent by the hour. This classic episode features a special guest, Tech Stuff's Jonathan Strickland.

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2024-01-27
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Esperanto: Tre Mojosa

One thing you could do is create your own language. Some people do and for lots of different reasons. LL Zamenhof created Esperanto to try to bring about world peace. It worked, but on a less-than-global scale.   

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2024-01-25
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Short Stuff: Hot Cold Plunge

Jumping into a cold pool after a long sauna or hot tub can be pretty great. Saunas have proven health benefits like lowering blood pressure; cold plunges are shown to reduce inflammation. Why not combine them? A bunch of safety reasons, bucko, that?s why.

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2024-01-24
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The Strange Unsolved Murder of Ken McElroy

The murder of Ken McElroy comes off like a story from a cheap paperback book you?d get to read on a plane. But this is a true crime story, set in Missouri in the early 80s. And boy does it pack a punch.

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2024-01-23
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Selects: Is yogurt a miracle food?

Yogurt has been touted as a health food, but is it? Maybe. If you eat it every day. We get into the rich and creamy history of this supposed miracle food in today's episode. Get an earful of the stuff in this classic episode.

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2024-01-20
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Jonestown

We all know what happened at Jonestown, but who was Jim Jones before the tragedy at the People's Temple?

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2024-01-18
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Short Stuff: Frozen Dead Guy

Back in 1994, Nederland, Colorado found out it had a resident it hadn?t accounted for.

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2024-01-17
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Dry Cleaning: Not Really Dry(!)

Dry cleaning is one of those things that we?re all familiar with but don?t actually know much about. That will hold true no more! Learn about all the ins and outs of the dry cleaning biz, some of its toxic secrets, and some spot removal tips too!

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2024-01-16
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Selects: History's Greatest Traitors

The annals of history hold a special place for people who have carried out treachery and betrayed their own. Thousands of years later, their names are still synonymous with being a scoundrel around the world. From Marcus Brutus to Vidkun Quisling and more, in this classic episode Josh and Chuck examine some of the bigger turncoats to live -- and exonerate others.

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2024-01-13
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How Cranes Work

You?ve probably seen cranes moving elegantly in the sky, but did you know what an important role they play in their surroundings? Learn all about cranes in this episode on cranes.

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2024-01-11
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Short Stuff: NYT Bestseller List

What kind of black magic goes into deciding who makes the NYT Bestseller List? Well you probably don't know the whole story unless you work there.

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2024-01-10
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Kenton Grua: Grand Canyon Legend

Tune in today to listen to the amazing story of Colorado River guide Kenton Grua's wild 277 mile record-breaking speed run down the center of the Grand Canyon. 

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2024-01-09
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Selects: Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Seuss is loose in this episode about legendary children's book author Ted Geisel. The funny thing is, he didn't ever want children of his own, and his past work was a bit problematic. Explore his entire legacy in this classic episode.

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2024-01-06
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The 2000 Presidential Election: A Real Cluster

When George W Bush and Al Gore ran against one another, most pundits predicted a tight race. Absolutely zero of them predicted the election would come down to a few hundred votes. Today, we still don?t know who won.

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2024-01-04
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Short Stuff: Blueprints

The story of why blueprints were blue is more involved than you think. It involves a chemical process and the Prussian Army. Yeah you heard me right.

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2024-01-03
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SYSK Live in Nashville: The Biosphere II Experiment

Hello, friends! Join us today for our annual live show release, recorded in beautiful Nashville. On the docket? The Biosphere II Experiment!

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2024-01-02
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Selects: Nuclear Semiotics: How to Talk to Future Humans

The nuclear waste we produce will be dangerous for a very long time. We?ve figured out how to safely store it in the earth until it?s no longer a biohazard. Now we just have to figure out how to warn humans 10,000 years in the future to stay away from it. Find out about our best ideas in this classic episode.

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2023-12-30
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