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Stuff You Should Know iHeartRadio
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4.6 • 295 Ratings
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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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Short Stuff: The Body in the Cylinder
In 1945, residents of a Liverpool neighborhood found a desiccated body in a long cylinder they’d been using for years using as a bench. It launched a mystery that’s still alive today.
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What Will Farming 4.0 Look Like?
The human population is expected to increase by a couple billion people in the next 30 years and those who are paying attention are wondering exactly how we’ll feed all those extra mouths. Will going high tech or getting back to nature save us?
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Introducing: Black Cowboys
Hey, SYSK fans! We think you might like this new iHeart original podcast, Black Cowboys. Check out the trailer to see for yourself!
About Black Cowboys: Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.
Listen and subscribe to the Black Cowboys podcast on the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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SYSK Selects: How Chili Peppers Work
Born and raised in South America, chilis were the earliest crop domesticated in the continent and among the first items brought back to Europe by Columbus. Today people are really, really into them. Find out all about 'em in this classic episode.
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How Blue Holes Work
Geologists and biologists have recently realized that the planet’s oceans and coasts are littered with a unique type of ecosystem called blue holes, submerged sinkholes that were once dry caves. They are turning out to be weird and amazing places.
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Short Stuff: Freedom House Ambulance Services
As part of Black History Month, we wanted to share the little known story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service. Listen in to learn all about this seminal group of EMTs.
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Customer Reviews
Never dull
Never a dull episode - been an avid listener for 3 years: yet to find something to complain about.
My go-to when ever I feel I need to know something
I listen to these guys every week, and can’t get enough. They have set a high standard of uncovering and sharing incredible backstories and insight to topics I never thought I would enjoy so much.
Best podcast ever
Josh and Chuck are the best companions - they make even the most boring topics interesting! Best. Podcast. Ever. I can’t recommend SYSK enough. I irritate my family all the time with interesting facts, and most of my discussions start with “I listened to a podcast...”
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