Plant-Based Diets
Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
You don’t have to be a hardcore vegan to eat a plant-based diet (although you can be). There&r...
Plant-Based Diets
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to be a hardcore vegan to eat a plant-based diet (although you can be). There&r...
Selects: How Ice Cream Works
Sat, 10 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We all scream for ice cream, sure, but did you know we're all technically screaming about a colloida...
Selects: How Ice Cream Works
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all scream for ice cream, sure, but did you know we're all technically screaming about a colloida...
We Got to Sesame Street
Thu, 08 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
One of the longest-running television shows in history is also one of the best. Sesame Street was co...
We Got to Sesame Street
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the longest-running television shows in history is also one of the best. Sesame Street was co...
Short Stuff: Drop Bears
Wed, 07 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Australia is home to all sorts of things that can kill you, but perhaps the deadliest is the drop be...
Short Stuff: Drop Bears
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is home to all sorts of things that can kill you, but perhaps the deadliest is the drop be...
Fentanyl: Actually As Dangerous As They Say
Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Around 2013 heroin users in the US and other countries suddenly started dying from overdose in previ...
Fentanyl: Actually As Dangerous As They Say
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Around 2013 heroin users in the US and other countries suddenly started dying from overdose in previ...
Selects: Muzak: Easy Listening Goodness
Sat, 03 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Muzak got a bad reputation as bland garbage music. In this classic episode, we aim to set the record...
Selects: Muzak: Easy Listening Goodness
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Muzak got a bad reputation as bland garbage music. In this classic episode, we aim to set the record...
What we know about MI6
Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
MI6 is The UK's version of the CIA. Except they came first and provided the model. But there's still...
What we know about MI6
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MI6 is The UK's version of the CIA. Except they came first and provided the model. But there's still...
Short Stuff: Trovants
Wed, 30 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Rocks that grow baby rocks – wut?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Trovants
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rocks that grow baby rocks – wut?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chinese Food: Best Food?
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today on SYSK, the fellas get down to business with plenty of mouth-watering information on what Chu...
Chinese Food: Best Food?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on SYSK, the fellas get down to business with plenty of mouth-watering information on what Chu...
Selects: How Jim Henson Worked
Sat, 26 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We've already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into ...
Selects: How Jim Henson Worked
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into ...
Give My Regards to the Broadway Episode!
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Broadway is a street in NYC, but more than that it's a term for the NY theater district. They say th...
Give My Regards to the Broadway Episode!
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Broadway is a street in NYC, but more than that it's a term for the NY theater district. They say th...
Short Stuff: Alternative Libraries
Wed, 23 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today we highlight and celebrate a couple of alternative libraries.See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Short Stuff: Alternative Libraries
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we highlight and celebrate a couple of alternative libraries.See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Richard III: Good Guy or Evil Putz?
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Ever since Shakespeare wrote his tragedy on Richard III the world has thought of him as an evil king...
Richard III: Good Guy or Evil Putz?
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since Shakespeare wrote his tragedy on Richard III the world has thought of him as an evil king...
Selects: Adidas v. Puma: A Sibling Rivalry
Sat, 19 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they go down the sport shoe rabbit hole, detailing th...
Selects: Adidas v. Puma: A Sibling Rivalry
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they go down the sport shoe rabbit hole, detailing th...
What Makes Disaster Films Great
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Disaster films are surprisingly tough to define. What makes them different from an action movie or a...
What Makes Disaster Films Great
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disaster films are surprisingly tough to define. What makes them different from an action movie or a...
Short Stuff: Tick tock goes the Doomsday Clock
Wed, 16 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Doomsday Clock is closer too midnight than it's ever been, which is not awesome. But what does t...
Short Stuff: Tick tock goes the Doomsday Clock
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Doomsday Clock is closer too midnight than it's ever been, which is not awesome. But what does t...
Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
British MI6 agent Kim Philby was a spy for the Soviet Union and one of the great liars in human hist...
Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
British MI6 agent Kim Philby was a spy for the Soviet Union and one of the great liars in human hist...
Selects: Cake: So Great. So, So Great
Sat, 12 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Cake has been around for a long time, but mostly less than great forms. It took the Industrial Revol...
Selects: Cake: So Great. So, So Great
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cake has been around for a long time, but mostly less than great forms. It took the Industrial Revol...
Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuri...
Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuri...
Short Stuff: Colorful Noises
Wed, 09 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We’ve all heard of white noise, that static sound the TV makes when poltergeists arrive. There...
Short Stuff: Colorful Noises
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard of white noise, that static sound the TV makes when poltergeists arrive. There...
Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Editorial, or political cartoons, have a rich history in the United States and abroad. And though th...
Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial, or political cartoons, have a rich history in the United States and abroad. And though th...
Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
Sat, 05 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author ...
Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author ...
The Pinkerton Detective Agency
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:59:08 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Pinkertons became the most famous detective company in the U.S. But were they noble or notorious...
The Pinkerton Detective Agency
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pinkertons became the most famous detective company in the U.S. But were they noble or notorious...
Short Stuff: Tulipmania
Wed, 02 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The world experienced its first economic bubble when the Dutch went bonkers for tulips in the 1630s....
Short Stuff: Tulipmania
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world experienced its first economic bubble when the Dutch went bonkers for tulips in the 1630s....
How Climate Migration Works
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s...
How Climate Migration Works
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s...
Selects: The Deal With Doulas
Sat, 29 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description ...
Selects: The Deal With Doulas
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description ...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. Wi...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. Wi...
Short Stuff: Poutine: Canada's Pride
Wed, 26 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Poutine is just one of those comforting dishes that's a must have when visiting the great nation of ...
Short Stuff: Poutine: Canada's Pride
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poutine is just one of those comforting dishes that's a must have when visiting the great nation of ...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
When he was murdered by an assassin’s bullet, MLK was going through a hard time in his life an...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When he was murdered by an assassin’s bullet, MLK was going through a hard time in his life an...
Selects: Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World
Sat, 22 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
When you get a bunch of artistic types together into a community – aka, the art world – ...
Selects: Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you get a bunch of artistic types together into a community – aka, the art world – ...
The Highway of Tears (And Maybe Hope)
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Indigenous women in Canada have always been vulnerable, but there’s a stretch of remote road t...
The Highway of Tears (And Maybe Hope)
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Indigenous women in Canada have always been vulnerable, but there’s a stretch of remote road t...
Short Stuff: All About Egg Colors
Wed, 19 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Everyone knows brown eggs are more natural than white eggs right? Except that's not true. In reality...
Short Stuff: All About Egg Colors
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows brown eggs are more natural than white eggs right? Except that's not true. In reality...
The Chelsea Hotel
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Chelsea Hotel is one of New York City's landmarks for good reason. It's served as housing for bo...
The Chelsea Hotel
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chelsea Hotel is one of New York City's landmarks for good reason. It's served as housing for bo...
Selects: How the Flu Works
Sat, 15 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on t...
Selects: How the Flu Works
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on t...
How Antidepressants Work
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The good news is that we know antidepressants can treat major depression, helping millions of people...
How Antidepressants Work
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The good news is that we know antidepressants can treat major depression, helping millions of people...
Short Stuff: Morganna the Kissing Bandit
Wed, 12 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Pete Rose said she was “bigger than any one player” in baseball during the 70s and 80s. ...
Short Stuff: Morganna the Kissing Bandit
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Rose said she was “bigger than any one player” in baseball during the 70s and 80s. ...
The Scribble on Scrabble
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Scrabble is a game that neither of us plays with regularity. And maybe that's good for this episode....
The Scribble on Scrabble
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scrabble is a game that neither of us plays with regularity. And maybe that's good for this episode....
Selects: How Electricity Works
Sat, 08 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of modern life...
Selects: How Electricity Works
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of modern life...
Why is Chinese art being stolen?
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual industry. What c...
Why is Chinese art being stolen?
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual industry. What c...
Short Stuff: Outlawry
Wed, 05 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A request by our producer Dave C, we explore how totally on your own you were in Medieval England wh...
Short Stuff: Outlawry
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A request by our producer Dave C, we explore how totally on your own you were in Medieval England wh...
Switchboards: Please Hold While We Connect You
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The telephone switchboard was a real wonder of technology and laid the groundwork for the next gener...
Switchboards: Please Hold While We Connect You
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The telephone switchboard was a real wonder of technology and laid the groundwork for the next gener...
Selects: Are crickets the future of food?
Sat, 01 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded with vita...
Selects: Are crickets the future of food?
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded with vita...
How GPS Works
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his great articles...
How GPS Works
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his great articles...
Short Stuff: Fanta - Nazi Favorite?
Wed, 26 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Fanta has its roots in Germany during WWII, so the Nazi association is something that's tough to den...
Short Stuff: Fanta - Nazi Favorite?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fanta has its roots in Germany during WWII, so the Nazi association is something that's tough to den...
Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
One of the more famous unsolved true crime cases concerns a woman found stuffed into a tree in a woo...
Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the more famous unsolved true crime cases concerns a woman found stuffed into a tree in a woo...
Selects: How the Negro Leagues Worked
Sat, 22 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A decade befo...
Selects: How the Negro Leagues Worked
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A decade befo...
Inner Dialogues, Monologues and Stone Cold Silence
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Does everyone have an inner monologue? What purpose do they serve? What if you don't have one? Liste...
Inner Dialogues, Monologues and Stone Cold Silence
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does everyone have an inner monologue? What purpose do they serve? What if you don't have one? Liste...
Short Stuff: Waffle House Index
Wed, 19 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The 24/7 short order restaurant Waffle House is known for staying open during natural disasters, so ...
Short Stuff: Waffle House Index
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 24/7 short order restaurant Waffle House is known for staying open during natural disasters, so ...
Harry Belafonte: The Real Deal
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Harry Belafonte is most famous for introducing America to calypso music, with hits like Day-O and Ju...
Harry Belafonte: The Real Deal
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Belafonte is most famous for introducing America to calypso music, with hits like Day-O and Ju...
Selects: The Collar Bomb Heist
Sat, 15 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it w...
Selects: The Collar Bomb Heist
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it w...