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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.

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Stand-Up Pt II
2026-10-08 · 48 min
The SYSK boys continue the episode on stand-up comedy in part two, placing it in the rarefied company of other two-parters like Evel Knievel, the Hoover Dam, and the Trail of Tears. In this ep: sho...
Short Stuff: The Style Cycle
2026-10-07 · 13 min
Why do clothing styles get stale and then come back into fashion? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stand-Up Comedy Pt I
2026-10-06 · 45 min
Chuck and Josh do their best to tackle “the craft,” which most normal people call stand-up comedy. Stand-up dates back to the vaudeville days but it really started to take off in the 60...
Selects: How Bras Work
2026-10-03 · 53 min
Bras are loved and hated, sometimes at the same time. But as difficult and restrictive as they can be, they rescued women from a much cruel contraption: corsets. The question remains, though, do wo...
Let's Thank Universal Pictures for Monster Movies!
2026-10-01 · 44 min
Basically everything you think of when you think of vampires, mummies, werewolves, and Frankenstein all come from a spate of films made in the 1930s, and every one of them by Universal Pictures. Am...
Short Stuff: The Retirement Curse
2026-09-30 · 12 min
Is retirement bad for your health? Well it certainly can be if you don't take steps to prevent it. Listen in to learn more about the "retirement curse." See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/li...
A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf
2026-09-29 · 50 min
The history of golf is a bit muddled, but once it was truly born in Scotland, it started the beginning of lifelong obsessions for people dumb enough to pick up a club and give it a try. Learn all a...
Selects: Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!
2026-09-26 · 46 min
It&rsquo;s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh in this classic episode as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet an...
Introducing 3 Putt Bogey
2026-09-26 · 2 min
3 Putt Bogey is a golf podcast hosted by Chuck Bryant and Adam Pranica, two mid handicappers who are just good enough to know exactly how bad they still are. The name says it all: one great shot, f...
Emily Post: Ettiquette Queen
2026-09-24 · 42 min
In today's episode, we detail the life and times of ettiquette queen Emily Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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