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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.

Stuff You Should Know

If you don’t believe in any kind of god or afterlife - or even that there’s a meaning to life – does that mean you’re doomed to a life of gloom and doom? Heck no!, say humanists. Their philosophical movement says you can make your own meaningful life.

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Humanists, the Happy Heathens

First of all, movies can't be cursed because curses aren't real. However, that can't stop Josh and Chuck from taking a look at some movies throughout history that have had a disturbing number of bad things surrounding their production and release. Dive into the world of cursed movies in this very fun classic episode.

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Selects: Can movies be cursed?

Camp David is awesome. But not all presidents have liked it. We'll dig into this historic property in today's episiode.

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Let's Go to Camp... David!

Kangaroos are the only marsupial to hop, which is pretty weird. We'll investigate why. 

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Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?

Boeing used to be one of the most respected engineering firms in the world. Then it changed its focus from making great airplanes to increasing its stock value. The result was the 737-MAX, a plane that took the lives of 346 people in two avoidable crashes.

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Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX

Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last 3000 years. And he seemed to have proof in ancient texts. Scholars have been picking it apart ever since and in this classic episode we join the club.

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Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis

Of course we're talking all about maple syrup today - the tapping, the processing, the eating.

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How to Drink a Tree's Blood

By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren’t really set up to accommodate that many anymore. Exactly why depends on who you ask.

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Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth

In the 1970s, conservation groups around the world rose up to protect dwindling whale populations, some on the verge of extinction. They all worked under the same banner: Save the Whales! It turned out to be one of the most successful campaigns ever.

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Save the Whales!

Fever dreams can be unsettling experiences. These ramped up nightmares are vivid, detailed and only happen when the human body experiences a fever. What is it about the combination of fevers and dreams that make these night terrors so hellish? Learn all that and more in this classic episode.

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Selects: How Fever Dreams Work

Insomnia is rough stuff. Listen in and learn all about why you can't fall asleep and what you can do about that.

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Insomnia: Why you can't sleep

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