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Short Stuff: The Santa Claus Association

December 25, 2019 0:15:40 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

If a con man manages to make needy Christmas wishes come true is he still a con man? (Also, Merry Christmas!) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SYSK Holiday Spectacular

December 24, 2019 0:44:31 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

It's an annual treat, folks. Our holiday special is back and better than ever, and as always, brought to you ad-free. It's the least we can do.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978

December 21, 2019 0:54:30 52.36 MB Downloads: 0

Long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, George Lucas allowed the Star Wars Holiday Special to be made. What happened on the night of November 17, 1978 can never be fully explained, but we make our best effort in a very special edition of SYSK. May the force be with us all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cave Diving: Totally Nuts

December 19, 2019 0:56:33 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

There are extreme sports and then there is cave diving, the most extreme activity a person can engage in without leaving Earth. Cave divers stay underwater swimming miles into – that’s right – caves, where no human has ever been before. It’s pretty cool. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: Obituaries

December 18, 2019 0:15:40 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

Learn everything we know about obituaries in 12 minutes! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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SYSK Selects: How Currency Works

December 14, 2019 0:52:12 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

Even if you entirely eschew the concept of money, we'll bet you'd be hard pressed not to trade in some form of currency. Learn how everything from cows to cacao beans to tiny shells from Maldives have served as currency at some time or another. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Anorexia and Bulimia Work

December 12, 2019 1:05:34 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

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Short Stuff: Whisky or Bourbon?

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gin

December 10, 2019 0:54:19 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

If there's one thing we've learned about Chuck over the years it's that he loves his gin. And he loves it even more now that understands it. Pour yourself a martini and cozy up to the gin-cast.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

SYSK Selects: How Amnesia Works

December 07, 2019 1:04:55 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

Those movies where someone gets hit on the head and can't remember who they are anymore? They're actually not too far off from the reality of amnesia. Learn everything about this bizarre and life-robbing condition with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's a gap year anyway?

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Short Stuff: Macadamia Nuts

December 04, 2019 0:15:07 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

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SYSK Selects: Fractals - Whoa

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In the 1980s, IBM mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot gazed for the first time upon his famous fractal. What resulted was a revolution in math and geometry and our understanding of the infinite, not to mention how we see Star Trek II. Get blown away by fractals in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com