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How Central Park Works Jan 31, 2019

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Central Park in Manhattan was America’s first landscaped public park, built at a time when New Yorkers’ only option for getting some fresh air was hanging around cemeteries. Get all the info about this beautiful icon and how it’s served as a landscape for class struggles over three centuries.

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Short Stuff: Johnny Appleseed Jan 30, 2019

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Johnny Appleseed was real! And he was about as amazing as the legend paints him. He really did plant apple trees all over America and if the feds hadn’t chopped them down during Prohibition, they’d still be around. Learn what we mean in this episode.

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How Ping Pong Works Jan 29, 2019

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While Asia is well-known for being cuckoo for Ping Pong, the game was actually invented by bored British Victorian aristocrats. Go back and forth about Ping Pong’s place in the world with Chuck and Josh.

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SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish Jan 26, 2019

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Science has a handle on fireflies and glowworms, but most bioluminescent animals live in the ocean and are tough to study. Today, researchers are still figuring out why some animals produce light. Dive with Josh and Chuck into this illuminating topic.

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The Legend of Betsy Ross Jan 24, 2019

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Betsy Ross is an American icon to many, the seamstress who sewed the first U.S. flag because of a personal commission from George Washington. But is it true? Sort of. Learn all about this fascinating story today.

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Short Stuff: Thread Count Jan 23, 2019

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Is thread count all it's cracked up to be? Listen in and find out in today's edition of Short Stuff!

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SYSK Live: The Kellogg Brothers’ Wacky World of Health Jan 22, 2019

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There’s no way you haven’t had one of their breakfast cereals, but we bet you don’t know the story behind the two brothers who brought the world corn flakes. Buckle in for a lot of talk about poop, religion and masturbation, live from Sydney, Australia.

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SYSK Selects: How Lobotomies Work Jan 19, 2019

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Lobotomies -- brain surgeries to relieve psychiatric problems -- are rarely performed today, but they were once fairly common. Tune in to learn more about the controversial history and practice of lobotomies.

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The July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler Jan 17, 2019

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A lot of people in Hitler's inner circle wanted him dead toward the end of the war. But he proved impossible to kill from within. Listen in today as Josh and Chuck dig into the infamous July 20th plot to blow up Der Führer.

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Short Stuff: Olestra Jan 16, 2019

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In the 90s a fat free miracle food came out that promised we could eat all we wanted and not gain weight. But there was a caveat: it could also make your bowels unpleasantly loose.

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