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- The World Needs More Manatees · 44 minAre there any cuddlier amphibious mammals than manatees in the heavyweight class? No, there aren’t. And what makes manatees even better is that their demeanor and approach to…
- Short Stuff: Boston Molasses Flood · 12 minIn 1919 one of the most bizarre disasters in history took place in Boston’s North End when a really fast, towering wave of molasses covered the neighborhood, killing people and…
- Zorro! That guy with the sword! · 44 minAll Chuck knew of Zorro was from a couple of movies. So today the guys dive deeper on the legendary figure cutting so many Zs into so many things. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Selects: The Taliesin Massacre · 44 minEveryone knows who Frank Lloyd Wright is, but did you know there was a grisly massacre at his home in 1914? Find out all about it in this classic episode. See…
- The Wilmington Massacre · 43 minIn the late 1800s, white supremacists in Wilmington, NC staged a coup and bloody massacre of its black citizens in order to stem the tide of black progress and stifle the vote…
- Short Stuff: Weather Balloons · 14 minWeather balloons are the workhorse of the meteorological world, which is why they’ve been used daily around the world for most of a century. Let’s salute these unsung heroes of…
- Ba-Dum-Bum Goes Your Heart! · 47 minHave you ever wondered what makes your ticker tick? Josh and Chuck take you back to high school biology for a stroll through the ins and outs of the little pump that keeps…
- Selects: Salem Witchcraft Trials: More Bonkers Than You Know · 50 minLooking back 300 years on, it’s easy to overgeneralize why the Salem Villagers decided to persecute (and execute) their neighbors. But as much as this story has become an…
- The SYSK Annual Halloween Freaky Spooktacular 2026! · 52 minGet yourself ready to freak out with this year’s extra-freak Halloween freak-fest, starring the voice acting talents of Chuck and Josh. This year we feature stories from WW…
- Short Stuff: The Enfield Monster · 14 minDid a strange cryptid show up in Enfield, Illinois in 1973? Some people think so. DO YOU? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- (Don't Fear) The (Grim) Reaper · 49 minCultures have come up with lots of personifications of death: Young and attractive? Yes. Riding a black buffalo? Check. Covered in tongues and eyeballs? Uh-huh. But in the West…
- Selects: John Lennon and the FBI · 43 minDid you know that Richard Nixon had a FBI case file open on Beatle John Lennon? Well he did! Why? Listen to this classic episode to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- The Twilight Zone Episode · 46 minToday, Chuck and Josh unlock a door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving…
- Short Stuff: Spooky Recommendations · 15 minThis week Josh and Chuck are trying something a little different, some recomemdations for the spooky season. For Josh, it's some movies, for Chuck, it's some books. Check it out…
- Winnie the Pooh: Silly Old Bear · 52 minOn Dec 24, 1925, the world got a Christmas gift from a little-known writer named A.A. Milne when the first Winnie the Pooh story was published. Milne was inspired by the…
- Selects: Sacagawea: Impressive Teen · 49 minSacagawea was only 16 when she joined the Corps of Discovery. That is one seriously impressive teenager. Find out all about her in this classic episode. See…
- The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold · 42 minWhen socialite Dorothy Arnold disappeared in 1910, no one imagined the case would remain forever unsolved. Today we tell her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Short Stuff: Currency Symbols · 13 minIn today's shorty, Josh and Chuck go over the stories behind some of the world's currency symbols. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Asteroooooid De-FENSE! · 42 minThere’s no question that millions of asteroids are circling the Earth at incredible speed and every one of them is just dying to get a chance to smoosh our planet and wipe out…
- Selects: What's the deal with swing states? · 48 minSwing states are all the rage once again this election season, but the makeup has changed a bit. In this classic episode, learn all about what makes a swing state a swing state…
- Stand-Up Pt II · 48 minThe SYSK boys continue the episode on stand-up comedy in part two, placing it in the rarefied company of other two-parters like Evel Knievel, the Hoover Dam, and the Trail of…
- Short Stuff: The Style Cycle · 13 minWhy do clothing styles get stale and then come back into fashion? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Stand-Up Comedy Pt I · 45 minChuck and Josh do their best to tackle “the craft,” which most normal people call stand-up comedy. Stand-up dates back to the vaudeville days but it really started to take off in…
- Selects: How Bras Work · 53 minBras are loved and hated, sometimes at the same time. But as difficult and restrictive as they can be, they rescued women from a much cruel contraption: corsets. The question…
- Let's Thank Universal Pictures for Monster Movies! · 44 minBasically everything you think of when you think of vampires, mummies, werewolves, and Frankenstein all come from a spate of films made in the 1930s, and every one of them by…
- Short Stuff: The Retirement Curse · 12 minIs retirement bad for your health? Well it certainly can be if you don't take steps to prevent it. Listen in to learn more about the "retirement curse." See…
- A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf · 50 minThe history of golf is a bit muddled, but once it was truly born in Scotland, it started the beginning of lifelong obsessions for people dumb enough to pick up a club and give it…
- Selects: Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands! · 46 minIt’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh in this classic episode as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on…
- Introducing 3 Putt Bogey · 2 min3 Putt Bogey is a golf podcast hosted by Chuck Bryant and Adam Pranica, two mid handicappers who are just good enough to know exactly how bad they still are. The name says it…
- Emily Post: Ettiquette Queen · 42 minIn today's episode, we detail the life and times of ettiquette queen Emily Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Short Stuff: Mabon · 12 minMabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving but though it seems like it’s as ancient as Halloween, it’s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it’s a great chance…
- Our Big Fat Dream Episode · 49 minNo you’re no dreaming – go ahead, pinch yourself – we’ve finally made an episode on dreams! We’ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis –…
- Selects: Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out) · 48 minThe advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: What is Collective Hysteria? · 42 minThroughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who all exhibit the same physical…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: What was the Philadelphia Experiment? · 48 minThe Philadelphia Experiment is a bad movie from the 1980s, and also the conspiracy theory that refuses to die, despite virtually zero evidence of its occurrence. Learn all about…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Mermaids: Not a real thing · 41 minMermaids aren't real. That much we know. But the history and lore of these magical and sometimes menacing creatures of the sea is pretty interesting stuff. Learn all about these…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Will We Find Evidence of Aliens by Their Engineering Projects? · 45 minIn 1960 physicist Freeman Dyson suggested that in the hunt for alien life, we should search for evidence of massive engineering projects that encapsulate stars with solar arrays…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste · 1 h 1 minWhen the Mary Celeste was discovered floating and abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean one day in 1872, the legend of the ghost ship was born. Why did the Mary Celeste’s…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Max Headroom Incident · 48 minIn 1987, a very strange broadcast intrusion occurred in the city of Chicago. For just a couple of minutes, the odd TV character Max Headroom appeared onscreen in the middle of an…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids · 40 minDragons are like mermaids in that they're not real. And that's about where the comparison ends. Learn all about dragons today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Creepy Legacy of the Hotel Cecil · 49 minThe Hotel Cecil in downtown Los Angeles has had no less than 16 unnatural deaths, from suicides to murders and everything in between. Listen in to the history of this decidedly…
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: What's the deal with blue people? · 46 minThe famous blue people of Kentucky are no longer blue. But why were they like that in the first place? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me! · 48 minSeeing your near twin is probably pretty weird. But could there be a genetic commonality as well? You bet there could! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout · 41 minDavid 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- The Cancer Episode · 51 minCancer is a terrible word in any language for at least two reasons: It’s incredibly difficult to get rid of once it grows in the body, and there’s a very good chance that you or…
- Short Stuff: Leisure Suits · 11 minYou know the leisure suit, perhaps the tackiest suit to ever be invented. It was so huge in the 70s and spread as wide the lapels of the shirts worn with them. Then, as fast as…
- How Boredom Works · 44 minAre there benefits to boredom? Or is it all negative? Why do we get bored? What can we do to break free from boredom? The answers to those questions and more are coming your way…
- Selects: Wasps: Not as cute as bees · 47 minWasps have a bad rap. Because their sting really hurts and they don't make honey like their cousins. But they are super cool and you shouldn't kill them. Listen to this classic…
- The Odyssey Episode · 50 minWhy does the story of The Odyssey endure this many years after it was first spoken? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Short Stuff: Flappers · 11 minIn the 1920s, a certain set of women wanted to loosen up and have a good time. Today, we get into it with the flappers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
