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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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52:18

Julia Child, la Grandes Gourmande

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2025/11/27

Julia Child is one of the most recognizable names in the cooking world, but even still so many of her accomplishments aren’t widely known. And the impacts she had on American culture, whoa! Join Josh and Chuck as they savor the flavor of Julia Child!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

17:30

Short Stuff: Pies

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2025/11/26

We’ve done episodes on cake, cookies and, at long last, pie. Belly up to your pod player and prepare to crave some pie!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:13

Rice is Nice

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2025/11/25

Rice may be the most eaten food on the planet, accounting for 50% of the caloric intake of Asian countries and 25% worldwide. Learn all about this edible cereal crop today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:40

Selects: Rockettes: Still Kicking After All These Years

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2025/11/22

Tune in to this classic episode to learn all about the legendary NYC Rockettes, who actually got their start in Missouri.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:15

Graffiti: So Cool It’s A Pillar of Hip Hop

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2025/11/20

Graffiti – the good kind, done with lots of style and skill – developed when some kids in NYC took up cans of spray paint and started to figure out how to outdo one another. They laid down styles that are so fine they’re still being used by artists today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

14:24

Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

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2025/11/19

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:34

AM Radio: Solid Gold

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2025/11/18

The era of AM radio isn't over, but it's well past its heyday. Dive in today for a trip down memory lane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

57:23

Selects: How Personality Tests Work

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2025/11/15

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

49:43

Pop Tarts: No Fruit Necessary

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2025/11/13

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

12:59

Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome

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2025/11/12

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:09

Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea

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2025/11/11

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

63:14

Selects: How Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work

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2025/11/08

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:05

The Mystery of the Death Valley Germans

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2025/11/06

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

10:35

Short Stuff: "Peace" Pipes

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2025/11/05

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:35

What To Do With All This Nuclear Waste?

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2025/11/04

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:59

Selects: How Extinction Works

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2025/11/01

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

97:51

SYSK's 2025 Shocktober Halloween Spooktacular

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2025/10/30

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

15:40

Short Stuff: The Bell Witch

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2025/10/29

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

65:00

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Masterpiece

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2025/10/28

There aren’t too many independent horror movies that make the British Film Institute’s 250 Best Films Ever Made list – AND – make an appearance in the teen comedy Summer School. That makes sense because there’s no other movie quite like The TCSM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

44:31

Selects: The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper

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2025/10/25

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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