
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.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 2727 | Founded | 18 years ago |
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If you think the Golden Gate Bridge is named because of its color then you are wrong. That name proceeds the bridge by a long time. But that’s just one interesting fact about this amazing structure. Tune in today.
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The Magic 8 Ball, the mystical fortune telling pool ball started out as a piece of customer swag for the Brunswick Billiard Company. Since then, it has changed the course of history and shaped nations.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade is a famous poem about a lesser famous military action during the Crimean War. Tune in today for a rare SYSK walk through wartime history.
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You’d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you’d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to ... more
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josh and chuck seem like great guys. informative, honest, trustworthy fun podcast for my daily walks
It is very interesting, and it has improved my mental health because they never talk over each other. And almost never argue.
This podcast is great for all ages and I know that because my dad and me listen to it all the time and we enjoy it
My interest in some podcasts wax and wane but this has never been the case with this one. The dynamic between the hosts is great. They interact with each other so naturally and there’s even a good dose of humour, along with thoughtfulness and a great deal of intelligence.
Update: 1/7/26
We have our first warm day this January and of course I’m out redesigning my vegetable garden and listening to you guys and I wanted to ask: have you ever done an episode about common things we use in the home that are a great source of putting microplastics into the environment. I recently learned that my dishwashing tablets that I get at Costco are a huge cause of releasing microplastics into my environment. I’m on a well and septic, but it’s still I think will get down and spre... more
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