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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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The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five

The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five

In 1978, five friends set out for home from a basketball game. The next day, their car was discovered in a lonely mounta... Read more

10 Jul 2018

51mins

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Gerrymandering: How to Stifle Democracy

Gerrymandering: How to Stifle Democracy

No matter which side of the political spectrum you fall on, you should be outraged about the practice of gerrymandering.... Read more

12 Jul 2018

36mins

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Ballpoint pens? Heck yes, ballpoint pens!

Ballpoint pens? Heck yes, ballpoint pens!

Get ready, folks. The ballpoint pen is far more interesting than you could ever imagine. For real. Brilliant in its simp... Read more

21 Aug 2018

48mins

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How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked

How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked

The infamous Stanford Prison Experiment wasn't really much of an experiment as it turns out. It was more like a poorly t... Read more

5 Jul 2018

46mins

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SYSK Selects: How the Rosetta Stone Works

SYSK Selects: How the Rosetta Stone Works

Sometimes providence smiles on historians. Thus is the case with the Rosetta stone, an ancient Egyptian tablet that serv... Read more

1 Aug 2020

37mins

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How Diabetes Works

How Diabetes Works

Diabetes is one of the biggest killers of people on the planet. And yet, it also seems to be tied to diet and exercise, ... Read more

3 Jul 2018

55mins

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Dr. Seuss: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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... Read more

27 Dec 2018

51mins

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How Soap Works

How Soap Works

Soap is a miraculous substance – and mysterious too: we have no idea how humans first figured out to make it. We lived w... Read more

30 Jul 2020

49mins

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Recycling Update: How’s It Going?

Recycling Update: How’s It Going?

It’s been about a decade since Josh and Chuck last checked in on recycling and since then a lot has changed. A global co... Read more

24 Jul 2018

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The Dyatlov Pass Mystery

The Dyatlov Pass Mystery

The incident at Dyatlov Pass is one of the more enduring wilderness mysteries of all time. Russian hikers found in vario... Read more

26 Jul 2018

39mins

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Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius?

Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius?

Depending on who you talk to, Genghis Khan was either a sadistic madman or one of the great leaders in world history. On... Read more

21 Jun 2018

50mins

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Who is The Man of the Hole?

Who is The Man of the Hole?

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... Read more

16 Aug 2018

37mins

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Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Bad For You?

Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Bad For You?

Artificial sweeteners have gotten a bad rap in the press for as long as they’ve been in use. But is it just the result o... Read more

17 Jan 2017

56mins

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SYSK Selects: Did Reagan's Star Wars program win the Cold War?

SYSK Selects: Did Reagan's Star Wars program win the Cold War?

Putting lasers in space to blast Soviet missiles out of the air was a very real part of Ronald Reagan's defense policy. ... Read more

7 Jul 2018

35mins

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SYSK Selects: Was there a real King Arthur?

SYSK Selects: Was there a real King Arthur?

The legend of King Arthur is very old and very established. By the time the king who saved Britain and united it was fir... Read more

2 Jun 2018

43mins

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How Attila the Hun Worked

How Attila the Hun Worked

If you go to the Internet you'll see a few people championed as all-time greatest conquerors - Alexander the Great, Geng... Read more

9 Aug 2018

42mins

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How Ayahuasca Works

How Ayahuasca Works

One day in the Amazon Basin, a shaman put together a plant containing DMT with a vine that allows the body to absorb DMT... Read more

11 Dec 2018

44mins

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The Black Panther Party

The Black Panther Party

The Black Panther Party was a complex political movement that was unfairly painted as a militant group who hated white p... Read more

16 Feb 2017

1hr 3mins

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How Tsunamis Work

How Tsunamis Work

Tsunamis are amazingly devastating natural disasters. They're miles tall and wide, travel as fast as a commercial airlin... Read more

12 Jun 2018

46mins

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Marijuana Vs. Alcohol: Which Is Worse For You?

Marijuana Vs. Alcohol: Which Is Worse For You?

It's been the subject of teenage conversation for decades already, but now you can join Josh and Chuck as they dive into... Read more

1 Feb 2018

51mins

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