• Selects: How Coelacanths Work
    Jul 5 2025

    Coelacanths are incredibly interesting as far as fish go. For one, they were thought to have gone the way of the dinosaur, along with the dinosaur. They also give birth to live fish and tend to dwell more than 800 feet below the ocean's surface. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Learn all about these fascinating creatures in this classic episode.

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    40 mins
  • What was the purpose of USAID?
    Jul 3 2025

    USAID has saved tens of millions of lives across the globe since its inception. But those days are over. Learn all about this soon-to-be-gone program.

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    40 mins
  • Short Stuff: BM Radio
    Jul 2 2025

    There was a time – a glorious time – when you could turn the dial in any city in the US and hear popular songs rearranged to be the most pleasant version of themselves. This was the Beautiful Music format and we are spiritually poorer for having lost it.

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    16 mins
  • Selects: What was Tin Pan Alley?
    Jun 28 2025

    Tin Pan Alley was an area of New York around the beginning of the 20th Century that served as ground zero for the earliest iterations of the music publishing industry. Learn all about this unique place and time in this classic episode.

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    42 mins
  • SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
    Jun 28 2025

    James Bond, the most infamous secret agent ever to grace the silver screen, originated in the pages of British author Ian Fleming's novels. Amateur agents Josh and Chuck uncover all sorts of Bond trivia in this action-packed episode.

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    40 mins
  • SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How Steadicams Work
    Jun 27 2025

    There have been many inventions that have advanced filmmaking, but maybe none as important as the steadicam. Invented in the mid-70s, it literally changed the way movie making happened, and made the impossible possible. Learn about the fascinating history behind this amazing technology today.

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    35 mins
  • SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How the MPAA Works
    Jun 27 2025

    You may be surprised to learn those ubiquitous ratings, from G to NC-17, put on movies in America are actually handed down by anonymous employees of a secretive organization that serves as a lobbying firm for Hollywood's six biggest studios.

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    43 mins