Why is Chinese art being stolen?
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his great articles...
How GPS Works
27 Feb 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it w...
D'oh! Operation Flagship
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs with a lot o...
D'oh! Operation Flagship
13 Feb 2025
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Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs with a lot o...
Short Stuff: Yakhchāls - Ancient Fridges
Wed, 12 Feb
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If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down than by build...
Short Stuff: Yakhchāls - Ancient Fridges
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down than by build...
The History of Refrigeration
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:54:45 +0000
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Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than you might ex...
The History of Refrigeration
11 Feb 2025
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Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than you might ex...
Selects: Robber Barons!
Sat, 08 Feb
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The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titan...
Selects: Robber Barons!
08 Feb 2025
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The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titan...
The Tragedy of the Commons
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will inevitably...
The Tragedy of the Commons
06 Feb 2025
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Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will inevitably...
Short Stuff: The Death of Charles Morgan
Wed, 05 Feb
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One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles Morgan, a ...
Short Stuff: The Death of Charles Morgan
05 Feb 2025
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One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles Morgan, a ...
The Catacombs of Paris
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them for 31 euros...
The Catacombs of Paris
04 Feb 2025
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Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them for 31 euros...
Selects: How Itching Works
Sat, 01 Feb
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It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain...
Selects: How Itching Works
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain...
10ish Instances of People Doing Things Out Of Spite
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometimes people d...
10ish Instances of People Doing Things Out Of Spite
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometimes people d...
Short Stuff: The Guinness Widget
Wed, 29 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Guiness beer is famous for its smooth and creamy texture, thanks in part to nitrogen, and also a sim...
Short Stuff: The Guinness Widget
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guiness beer is famous for its smooth and creamy texture, thanks in part to nitrogen, and also a sim...
The Gullibility Episode
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Being gullible is a weird thing. But are you born with it? Is it learned? Can you be trusting and no...
The Gullibility Episode
28 Jan 2025
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Being gullible is a weird thing. But are you born with it? Is it learned? Can you be trusting and no...
Selects: When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
Sat, 25 Jan
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Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around in the Spri...
Selects: When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around in the Spri...
How Automats Worked
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:07:04 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Once upon a time no visit to New York was complete without eating at an automat. Putting a nickel in...
How Automats Worked
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time no visit to New York was complete without eating at an automat. Putting a nickel in...
Short Stuff: The Best Episode Since Sliced Bread
Wed, 22 Jan
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Bread is about 30,000 years old. Sliced bread is less than 100. What gives? Listen in to find out.Se...
Short Stuff: The Best Episode Since Sliced Bread
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bread is about 30,000 years old. Sliced bread is less than 100. What gives? Listen in to find out.Se...
The Ballad of High Times Magazine
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:16:50 +0000
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Whether you’re 20.5 or 50, if you love pot then High Times was the magazine for you. With ton ...
The Ballad of High Times Magazine
21 Jan 2025
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Whether you’re 20.5 or 50, if you love pot then High Times was the magazine for you. With ton ...
Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works
Sat, 18 Jan
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Foreign accent syndrome isn't when your mom talks funny when she goes abroad. It's an actual conditi...
Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign accent syndrome isn't when your mom talks funny when she goes abroad. It's an actual conditi...
The Barkley Marathons
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:30:15 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Every Spring in northeastern Tennessee, roughly 40 people compete in a marathon they are very unlike...
The Barkley Marathons
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Spring in northeastern Tennessee, roughly 40 people compete in a marathon they are very unlike...
Short Stuff: Bourgeoisie
Wed, 15 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Bourgeoisie is more than a word. It means something different depending on when and where it's being...
Short Stuff: Bourgeoisie
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bourgeoisie is more than a word. It means something different depending on when and where it's being...
WWII Sabotage Spotlight: Operation Gunnerside
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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During WWII a perfectly-executed sabotage operation by British Special Operations and the Norwegian ...
WWII Sabotage Spotlight: Operation Gunnerside
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During WWII a perfectly-executed sabotage operation by British Special Operations and the Norwegian ...
Selects: How Mindfulness Works
Sat, 11 Jan
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What has become a buzz word for corporate retreats and a way to get a discount on your health insura...
Selects: How Mindfulness Works
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What has become a buzz word for corporate retreats and a way to get a discount on your health insura...
The Mysterious Story of Larry Bader
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Larry Bader disappeared in 1957 and reappeared a few days later with a new identity. Was it a brain ...
The Mysterious Story of Larry Bader
09 Jan 2025
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Larry Bader disappeared in 1957 and reappeared a few days later with a new identity. Was it a brain ...
Short Stuff: The Mad Trapper of Rat River
Wed, 08 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Join us today to learn the story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, Canada's largest and most intense ...
Short Stuff: The Mad Trapper of Rat River
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us today to learn the story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, Canada's largest and most intense ...
GONG: The Chuck Barris Story
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Chuck Barris was a TV visionary, developing shows in the 70s that were decades ahead of their time. ...
GONG: The Chuck Barris Story
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Barris was a TV visionary, developing shows in the 70s that were decades ahead of their time. ...
Selects: The Quinoa Revolution!
Sat, 04 Jan
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Quinoa is a trendy food, right alongside kale and anything else farm to table. But it's really an an...
Selects: The Quinoa Revolution!
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Quinoa is a trendy food, right alongside kale and anything else farm to table. But it's really an an...
How Saturn Works
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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Saturn is the fanciest planet thanks to its prominent rings, cocked jauntily to the side. But this s...
How Saturn Works
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saturn is the fanciest planet thanks to its prominent rings, cocked jauntily to the side. But this s...
Short Stuff: Watch Night
Wed, 01 Jan
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Watch Night has been observed on New Year’s Eve by African-American Methodists in the US since 186...
Short Stuff: Watch Night
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Night has been observed on New Year’s Eve by African-American Methodists in the US since 186...
The Filthy Magic of Studio 54
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
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Studio 54 was a nightclub, but really much more than that. It became a symbol of the times as much a...
The Filthy Magic of Studio 54
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Studio 54 was a nightclub, but really much more than that. It became a symbol of the times as much a...
Selects: The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Experiment
Sat, 28 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the early 1960s, one of the most unethical experiments in psychology’s history was quietly cond...
Selects: The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Experiment
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1960s, one of the most unethical experiments in psychology’s history was quietly cond...
Forensic Dentistry
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We've all heard it - local news reports identifying a body from dental records. But how does this wo...
Forensic Dentistry
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard it - local news reports identifying a body from dental records. But how does this wo...
Short Stuff: Captain Santa
Wed, 25 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Herman Scheunemann wasn’t the only captain carrying Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to Chicag...
Short Stuff: Captain Santa
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Herman Scheunemann wasn’t the only captain carrying Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to Chicag...
The 2024 SYSK Christmas Extravaganza!
Mon, 23 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Welcome to the end of 2024 and our annual Christmas Extravaganza episode, brought to you ad-free for...
The 2024 SYSK Christmas Extravaganza!
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the end of 2024 and our annual Christmas Extravaganza episode, brought to you ad-free for...
Selects: Frances Perkins: Influential and Unknown
Sat, 21 Dec
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Frances Perkins was an incredibly influential American yet is virtually unknown. What did she do? A ...
Selects: Frances Perkins: Influential and Unknown
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frances Perkins was an incredibly influential American yet is virtually unknown. What did she do? A ...
The Trivial Pursuit Trivia Edition
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For our annual pre-Holiday-Special-holiday-episode-about-a-holiday-toy we are jumping into one of th...
The Trivial Pursuit Trivia Edition
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our annual pre-Holiday-Special-holiday-episode-about-a-holiday-toy we are jumping into one of th...
Short Stuff: Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever
Wed, 18 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
You know that old adage that you should feed a cold but starve a fever? It’s an ancient idea and w...
Short Stuff: Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know that old adage that you should feed a cold but starve a fever? It’s an ancient idea and w...
Taylorism: Work Faster!
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
If you’ve ever lost your job thanks to a management consultant coming through your company or been...
Taylorism: Work Faster!
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever lost your job thanks to a management consultant coming through your company or been...
Selects: The Texas City Disaster of 1947
Sat, 14 Dec
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In 1947 the port town of Texas City, Texas became the site of the largest industrial disaster in Ame...
Selects: The Texas City Disaster of 1947
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1947 the port town of Texas City, Texas became the site of the largest industrial disaster in Ame...
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
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Tugboats are amazing because they do the dirty work without much recognition. Well that's changing t...
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tugboats are amazing because they do the dirty work without much recognition. Well that's changing t...
Short Stuff: Joro Spiders
Wed, 11 Dec
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These invasive spiders are everywhere these days. But how did they get to the USA and are they harmf...
Short Stuff: Joro Spiders
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These invasive spiders are everywhere these days. But how did they get to the USA and are they harmf...