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Short Stuff: "Peace" Pipes
Did Native Americans really smoke peace pipes? Well yes and no. They smoked pipes for many reasons, sometimes to commemorate peace. But they never ca…
11 months ago
What To Do With All This Nuclear Waste?
You can make a case that it’s a little off-putting to learn the world doesn’t really have any idea what to do with the nuclear waste we’ve been gener…
11 months ago
Selects: How Extinction Works
Scientists believe that 99% of the estimated 50 billion species that have ever lived on Earth have disappeared through extinction. This is a natural …
11 months, 1 week ago
SYSK's 2025 Shocktober Halloween Spooktacular
Co-producer Ben knocked it out of the park again, taking the two classic horror stories we read for our annual Spooktacular - Caterpillars and The De…
11 months, 1 week ago
Short Stuff: The Bell Witch
A legend in Tennessee tells of the real-life Bell family, who were haunted back in 1817 by a ghost witch - arguably the worst kind of either of those…
11 months, 1 week ago
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Masterpiece
There aren’t too many independent horror movies that make the British Film Institute’s 250 Best Films Ever Made list – AND – make an appearance in th…
11 months, 1 week ago
Selects: The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper
In 2005 a woman named Anna Alaya discovered a length of human finger – nail and all – in her Wendy’s chili. Her cries of disgust would set off a medi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
THE HUMAN SCREAM
Have you ever thought much about screaming? Well we have, and today you'll learn everything we learned.
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11 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Stuff: Curse of Broken Mirrors
It's seven years' bad luck for you if you break a mirror, buddy, sorry. But have you ever wondered why? People have come up with all sorts of great r…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
[Insert Your Own Catchy Title About Younger Dryas Here]
Quick, name your favorite geological mystery. You can’t do it! Well, don’t worry. In this episode we’re going to tell you all about what will surely …
11 months, 2 weeks ago