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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

In the 1920s, a certain set of women wanted to loosen up and have a good time. Today, we get into it with the flappers.

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Short Stuff: Flappers

Today we tell the story of the kids TV network that changed it all, Nickelodeon.

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Nickelodeon:The Best of Slimes

Blacksmiths? You got that right. Learn all about this age old occupation in this classic episode.

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Selects: Blacksmiths? You got that right!

In the 80s, a pair of psychologists theorized why being part of a group can change people’s thoughts and feelings, both about themselves and other people. It sounds dry, but SIT explains everything from how people justify genocide to football rivalries.

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Social Identity Theory: Your Group Rules, Others Drool

Japanese nuclear worker Hisashi Ouchi is often called on the internet “the world’s most radioactive man.” That’s not exactly true, but it gets the point across about how severe the fatal dose of radiation he received was.

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Short Stuff: Hisashi Ouchi

It is to the great nation of Canada’s lasting credit that it has prized Terry Fox as one of the most beloved and admired citizens for nearly 50 years now. It’s difficult to get across how much he means to Canada. Lucky for us, his story speaks for itself.

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Terry Fox: Greatest Canadian Hero

The 1920s were just absolutely nuts. People got into weird fads really intensely and one of the strangest of all was flagpole sitting. It’s just what it sounds like – sitting on top of a flagpole for as long as you can. One man sat above them all. Learn all about him and many of these wild fads in this classic episode.

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Selects: Flagpole Sitting: A Real Fad

The break-up of the USSR was a tough one for Russia, being the jilted republic. For the entire decade after, the country plunged into a type of controlled chaos, with a rampantly corrupt kleptocracy taking the place of the toppled socialist society.

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The Fall of the USSR, Pt II

Today we dive in to celebrate the international treasure that is Dolly Parton. Why is she nearly universally loved? Listen in to find out.

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SYSK Tribute: Why does everyone love Dolly Parton?

The US has an unusual number of outbreaks of food-borne illness going on in the summer of 2026, and the star of the show is cyclospora. How does this parasite make people sick, where does it come from? You may not want to know.

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Short Stuff: Cyclospora

Australia is home to a kind of bird that is the second largest in the world and can kill a human being, making it the closest living version of a velociraptor? Of course it is!

 
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Short Stuff: Cassowary

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