In Which We Make New Resolutions And Face Old Ones
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham...
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In Which We Make New Resolutions And Face Old Ones
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham...
51:42
We’ve already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved...
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Join Josh and Chuck live from Vancouver as they dive in to the ins and outs of one of the oldest...
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Legends of sea monsters are as old as humanity, and some ancient cultures even credited with with...
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Josh and Chuck’s 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!
It’s that time of year again! Time to get cozy and tuck in with Josh and Chuck as they spread...
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The GED test was once part of a non-profit organization. That all changed in 2014, when it was...
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In another commodities edition of SYSK, Josh and Chuck dive into the world of cinnamon, once the...
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Boomerangs: Magic Sticks of Physics
The physics behind returning boomerangs literally may be the most difficult concept to understand...
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Homeschooling: Not Just For Hippies and Religious People Anymore
Back in the 1970s, homeschooling was illegal in the U.S., but after activists of all stripes...
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There is a mysterious droning sound often described as like a diesel engine idling that is...
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Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led to a...
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Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, used to mean a one-way ticket to banishment. But once...
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A lot of great thinkers are warning that if humans are to survive as a species we are going to...
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With billions of dollars raised, Kickstarter has singled itself out as the go-to site for...
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Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective...
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The Enlightenment stands as the moment the West withdrew from superstition and found its faith in...
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What's the deal with crop circles?
For a while in the 1980s, people were fascinated and confused about what exactly crop circles...
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What was originally designed to encourage innovation by rewarding the people who create...
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The first limousines weren’t even cars! Learn all about the history of limousines, how they’re...
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Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?
The world’s energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working...
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