Josh Clark

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  1. Selects: How Forgiveness Works

    1D AGO

    Selects: How Forgiveness Works

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    59 min
  2. The SAD Episode

    3D AGO

    The SAD Episode

    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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    51 min
  3. The Warrens: Paranormal Power Couple

    5D AGO

    The Warrens: Paranormal Power Couple

    Today we dive into the interesting story of paranormal power couple the Warrens, inspiration behind The Conjuring movie franchise.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    43 min
  4. TV Moments That Changed The World

    JAN 1

    TV Moments That Changed The World

    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.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    45 min
  5. Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy Art

    JAN 3

    Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy Art

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    58 min
  6. Short Stuff: Neighborhood Watch

    4D AGO

    Short Stuff: Neighborhood Watch

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    13 min
  7. What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec

    12/30/2025

    What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec

    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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
  8. Selects: How Miniature Golf Works

    12/27/2025

    Selects: How Miniature Golf Works

    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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    48 min
  9. Short Stuff: All About Porcelain

    12/31/2025

    Short Stuff: All About Porcelain

    What exactly is this durable ceramic anyway? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    13 min
  10. Dolls and Dolls, Guys!

    12/25/2025

    Dolls and Dolls, Guys!

    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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    50 min
  11. Selects: PT Barnum: More Complicated Than You've Heard

    12/20/2025

    Selects: PT Barnum: More Complicated Than You've Heard

    When your life is as outsized as the World’s Greatest Showman PT Barnum it’s pretty easy to - you know - gloss over the grimmer aspects when you turn it into an uplifting musical movie. But the way to understand a person is to look at them, warts and all. Josh and Chuck take a full accounting in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    59 min
  12. Doggerland: Lost at Sea

    12/18/2025

    Doggerland: Lost at Sea

    The story of Doggerland is pretty fascinating. The idea is that mainland Europe and the UK were connected not only by a land bridge, but a place where plants, animals and even humans, thrived.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min
  13. SYSK's 2025 Holiday Extravaganza Christmas Special

    12/23/2025

    SYSK's 2025 Holiday Extravaganza Christmas Special

    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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    51 min
  14. Battle Royale: Optimists vs Pessimists

    12/16/2025

    Battle Royale: Optimists vs Pessimists

    Everybody’s always bagging on pessimists and telling everybody they should be more optimistic. Well, nuts to that! There are plenty of benefits from being a pessimist. Although being an optimist still wins in basically every category ☹ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    56 min
  15. Short Stuff: Why is holly a holiday thing?

    12/24/2025

    Short Stuff: Why is holly a holiday thing?

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
  16. What's the bar exam like anyway?

    12/04/2025

    What's the bar exam like anyway?

    You've always heard about "the bar" but what do you really know about it? Unless you've taken it, probably not much. Well join the club. Let's discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    53 min
  17. A Quick History of the BBC

    12/11/2025

    A Quick History of the BBC

    The BBC has been around as long as there has been radio. Today we salute the venerable institution that's as British as tea and crumpets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    53 min
  18. Operation Paul Bunyan

    12/09/2025

    Operation Paul Bunyan

    If we told you that World War III was in danger of happening over the trimming of a tree would you believe us? This was Operation Paul Bunyan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min
  19. The Mystery of the Death Valley Germans

    11/06/2025

    The Mystery of the Death Valley Germans

    In 1996, a small group of German tourists disappeared in Death Valley National Park without a trace. Fifteen years later, the tenacity of one man solved the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    45 min
  20. Short Stuff: Battle of Itter Castle

    12/17/2025

    Short Stuff: Battle of Itter Castle

    At the end of WWII in Europe, one of the strangest battles of the war took place between German troops fighting alongside Americans and French to beat back an assault by the Nazi SS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    15 min
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