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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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Some people call them flacks. Other people call them liars. But if you're in the public eye and suddenly have an image problem, you'll call them your best friend. Learn all about them in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6We love popcorn and suspect that most people do too. But do you know why it even pops? Or if it's healthy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
William A. Mitchell invented some iconic snack foods and candies. Learn all about him today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Face it, when things get desperate we all consider faking our death as an easy way out. But what they don’t tell you in school is that it’s much harder than it looks, it’s way less glamorous, and you have to pull it off perfectly to not get caught.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the early 90s a video game was released that changed the industry, despite poor sales and bad game play. That game was Night Trap. In this classic episode Chuck and Josh present that story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When a man named Cliff packaged book summaries in yellow and black booklets he changed the way kids learned. But was he just creating a cheat code?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today Chuck and Josh look at the interesting relationship between figs and wasps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You don’t have to be a hardcore vegan to eat a plant-based diet (although you can be). There’s a whole variety of degrees people adopt phasing out meat from their plates. One kind is even called flexitarian for goodness sake. Seems pretty welcoming to us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We all scream for ice cream, sure, but did you know we're all technically screaming about a colloidal foam? As you hit play on this classic episode, prepare for deep cravings that will surely emerge as you learn the history of ice cream, how to make it yourself and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One of the longest-running television shows in history is also one of the best. Sesame Street was conceived as a radical idea – to give disadvantaged preschoolers a leg up in getting ready for school. It ended up becoming a beloved institution worldwide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australia is home to all sorts of things that can kill you, but perhaps the deadliest is the drop bear, a vicious cousin of the koala.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Around 2013 heroin users in the US and other countries suddenly started dying from overdose in previously-unseen numbers. The culprit turned out to be the incredibly potent drug fentanyl and it soon created a massive new wave in the opioid epidemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Muzak got a bad reputation as bland garbage music. In this classic episode, we aim to set the record straight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MI6 is The UK's version of the CIA. Except they came first and provided the model. But there's still a lot we don't know about this notoriously tight-lipped organization. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rocks that grow baby rocks – wut?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on SYSK, the fellas get down to business with plenty of mouth-watering information on what Chuck dubs "the best food."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into him even further. Learn all about the man behind the Muppets who was so much more than just a master puppeteer in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Broadway is a street in NYC, but more than that it's a term for the NY theater district. They say the neon lights are bright there. Who knows?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we highlight and celebrate a couple of alternative libraries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ever since Shakespeare wrote his tragedy on Richard III the world has thought of him as an evil king with a shriveled soul. But is that actually unjust?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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these two could find racism in anything 🙄
Y'all have to check out This American Life episode named the call. It's about a nurse who talks people through using with EMS on call and with the understanding that if she asked them to respond three times 911 is going to be called and they're going to have an improved chance of survival. interesting note she instructs unlock the door because if she has to call you never want to be on the hook for repairs with your landlord or worse yet evicted. she educates on other harm reduction.
bulls**t mate. Drop bears are real! I seen one once and it gave me the heebie jeebies. and if you go to Scotland watch out for the wild haggis.
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Twisters! Female hero saves the day!
We have free flu shots and health care. We give colds and flu little thought
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I ate egg this morning 😁
SYSK is ignorant: Hitler didn't call his followers "Nazis" (He called them "SOCIALISTS" by the very word). SYSK is ignorant of discoveries by Historian Dr. Rex Curry: Hitler's flag symbol represented "S means SOCIALIST" (& Hitler didn't call it a swastika); Hitler's socialist salute came from the USA socialist Francis Bellamy. Soviet socialism joined German socialism to start WW2 into Poland & onward. Stop misgendering Hitler. SYSK won't do shows about the above cuz they don't want U to know.
wrong short stuff artwork cover?
you mentioned O. Henry, american writer. I'm in the 51st state, and we have a chocolate bar (candy' bar, now) up here called 'Oh Henry!'. I googled it, and apparently, it's named after a Candian kid called Henry, who used to visit the chocolate bar production line. Fun stuff. love youse guys,🇨🇦
so practical
Didn't Kremer and Newman start a game of scrable at Jerry's apartment, and take it on the New York subway because kremer was afraid Newman work cheat if they left the game unattended at Jerry's apartment
Proud member of the Lexapro crew here! I've tried Welbutrin, Effexor, Trintellix, Prozac, Zoloft, and probably others too. It can be a long and frustrating process to find the best one for you but keep trying! You deserve to feel better.
As a pharmacy technician, I tell everyone, "If you say is with confidence, everyone will believe your pronunciation is correct." Good job, gentlemen! Lol.
for many years I was a medical transcriptionist and at times I would type onto my palms the things that everyone was saying sort of like Emily. It wasn't under stress it was just I don't even know. maybe it was when I was listening very carefully. incidentally while working at home alone I picked up a nasty habit of outward dialogue with some not so savory language and had to reign that in when I started working amongst others besides my dog.
You've got a couple repeated loops in this episode, and it also abruptly ends mid-sentence.