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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
Selects: The Truth Behind Cage-Free and Free-Range
1/24/2026
You’d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you’d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to go. Find out all about both in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:54:29
The Ballad of Biggie and Tupac
1/22/2026
Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur had a famous beef with one another in the mid-90s. It was so intense, it sparked an even wider rivalry between the East and West Coasts. In just a few years, both men had been murdered and the music world was changed forever.
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Duration:00:50:42
Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins
1/21/2026
The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from?
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Duration:00:11:35
Keeping Time
1/20/2026
Today, Chuck and Josh walk you through the history of keeping time, from sticks in the sun to atomic clocks.
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Duration:00:50:27
Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?
1/17/2026
Borderline Personality Disorder has been described as emotional “third degree burns over ninety percent of your body.” It’s as close to a curse as a personality disorder can be: deep fear of being abandoned creates behaviors that end up driving people off. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:50:55
Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em
1/15/2026
Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they’re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them.
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Duration:00:48:14
Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?
1/14/2026
During the Cold War, the CIA used the legend of a vampire named Aswang to scare locals into not helping the communists.
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Duration:00:12:55
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone
1/13/2026
West Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone’s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy.
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Duration:00:50:48
Selects: How Forgiveness Works
1/10/2026
For most of history, forgiveness fell under the domain of religion. But in the 1980s science started investigating it and found that forgiving someone is really, really good for you. Learn how anybody can be the better person in this classic, and really great, episode.
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Duration:00:59:18
The SAD Episode
1/8/2026
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is much more than the winter blues. It's a serious subset of depression. Learn all about it and what to do if you suffer from it today.
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Duration:00:51:08
Short Stuff: Neighborhood Watch
1/7/2026
Since 1972 neighborhoods have been officially banding together to prevent crime together. Does it work? It seems to. Does it go too far? It often does, yes.
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Duration:00:12:40
The Warrens: Paranormal Power Couple
1/6/2026
Today we dive into the interesting story of paranormal power couple the Warrens, inspiration behind The Conjuring movie franchise.
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Duration:00:42:45
Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy Art
1/3/2026
We love us some MC Escher. Turns out his story is pretty fascinating too. Tune in to this classic episode and find out all about it with Josh and Chuck.
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Duration:00:57:46
TV Moments That Changed The World
1/1/2026
Whatever you think of TV, you have to admit it has shaped the world (maybe more than the internet, according to Josh). There have been moments here or there in TV history where the world took a new course and we go over some of them in this episode.
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Duration:00:45:13
Short Stuff: All About Porcelain
12/31/2025
What exactly is this durable ceramic anyway?
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Duration:00:12:56
What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec
12/30/2025
Home economics seems antiquated – a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn’t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?
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Duration:00:40:26
Selects: How Miniature Golf Works
12/27/2025
Playing miniature golf is a very fun thing to do and, you’re about to find, learning about its origin and history is very fun as well. Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they tee off on the mini golf story!
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Duration:00:48:04
Dolls and Dolls, Guys!
12/25/2025
In this special Christmas Day episode, we get cuddly with one of the all-time great holiday gifts, dolls! Where did they come from? Why are the so cute? Why are they sometimes creepy? Why do they tell us to do things we don’t want to with their minds?
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Duration:00:49:58
Short Stuff: Why is holly a holiday thing?
12/24/2025
Holly is waxy and super sharp, not exactly the kind of thing you'd want all over your house. Yet it happens every holiday season. Today we dig in to discover why.
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Duration:00:11:26
SYSK's 2025 Holiday Extravaganza Christmas Special
12/23/2025
Deck your tidings and get your halls nice and gladded because it’s time for maybe the best episode of the year, where SYSK loosens our ties, puts on our smoking jackets and Santa hats and create holiday nostalgia in real time. Happy holidays, everybody!
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Duration:00:50:41