The Strange Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

The Strange Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

The Olympic marathon of 1904 is an incredible story filled with wacky characters, cheating, heat and humidity, dust and dirt, and oh yeah, a few actual qualified athletes.

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How Bras Work

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Short Stuff: Mary Had A Little Lamb

Short Stuff: Mary Had A Little Lamb

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How Spiritualism Works

How Spiritualism Works

Something spooky was born on the American frontier in the mid-19th century: the idea that people’s personalities survive death and that some gifted individuals can communicate with them. It developed ...

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Chuck Bryant's Speech from Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020

Chuck Bryant's Speech from Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020

Hi listeners, in case you haven't heard already, iHeartRadio just released a brand new podcast called Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, where we collected speeches from notable folks all o...

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SYSK Selects: How Fire Works

SYSK Selects: How Fire Works

Creating fire was possibly the most important human discovery, but it's easy to take for granted. But. Josh and Chuck get to the bottom of the chemistry of fire in their quest to explain everything in...

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How Peanut Butter Works

How Peanut Butter Works

No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe ...

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Short Stuff: Charley Horse

Short Stuff: Charley Horse

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How Herd Immunity Works

How Herd Immunity Works

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