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**Shut Up! Keep Going**

The internet is truly a wild place. One moment you’re watching YouTube videos of cats and the next you’re on your fourth article about the Industrial Revolution. Join hosts Sydnee Goodman and Kate Franklin as the duo brings their internet musings from the week and inevitably an embarrassing story or two. It’ll probably be weird. New episodes Fridays.

Latest Episodes:

A Concise History of Standup Comedy Apr 01, 2022

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This week, the gals discuss standup comedy and the iconic comedians that shaped its history.

The Liver King: Viral Phenomena behind the Ancestral Lifestyle Mar 25, 2022

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This week, Syd introduces us to Liver King: the CEO of the Ancestral Lifestyle. Is it a real lifestyle or marketing ploy? The gals weigh in!

Endurance Shipwreck and the Voyage of the James Caird: Shipwreck with Happy Ending? Could Happen! Mar 18, 2022

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This week, the gals dive in the recent discovery of the Endurance Shipwreck and the incredible true story behind the crew's survival.

SAVE THE SAND: We’re running out of it Mar 04, 2022

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This week Syd and Kate explore the (surprising!) depletion of sand, one of the most used resources behind water. Oh no! We wax poetic about formative memories and when we are on topic, we get romantic about sand. All that and more on another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going!

Soviet Space Dogs: The True Cosmic Pioneers Feb 25, 2022

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The ladies discuss the USSR's use of dogs for spaceflight testing. Also – a harrowing story about laundry theft.

A Massive Olympics Con: The Worst Best Skier To Date Feb 18, 2022

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This week Syd and Kate explore the story of Elizabeth Swaney and how she conned herself into the Olympics as well as other Olympic antics, including some of the more creative events. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.

The Suez Canal's Yellow Fleet: TFW You're Trapped on A Cargo Ship for Nearly a Decade Feb 11, 2022

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The gals RETURN!!! Syd and Kate discuss the little known history of the "Yellow Fleet", when fifteen ships were stuck in the Suez Canal for eight years and formed their own society.

Also, Syd invents a new measurement system based on the height of a Bengal cat. How is this useful? Tune in to find out!

Famous Penises: The Phallic Relics of Napoleon, Rasputin and Other Historical Figures Nov 19, 2021

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You read that right – this week, the gals learn about the (disputed) legends of famous penises. Can you really see Rasputin's pickled member at a museum in Russia? Is Napoleon's d*ck in a private collection in New York City? Was President Johnson obsessed with his Johnson? Tune in to find out!

The Smelly Legacy of Tyrian Purple Nov 12, 2021

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Syd takes us back in history to relive the sights and smells of Tyrian Purple. Making this stuff might be the worst job in history. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.

Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing

The History of Skydiving: Why Do We Want To Fall From the Sky? Nov 05, 2021

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Kate covers the history of skydiving and some of its most famous figures, including: Tiny Broadwick, DB Cooper, and WWII Paratroopers!