Selects: SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

Selects: SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

For this special live benefit episode recorded in Atlanta, Josh and Chuck go back to the 70s and look at the decidedly ungroovy course of events that led to Ford recalling its Pinto after people started burning up in them.

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Short Stuff: Colorful Noises

Short Stuff: Colorful Noises

We’ve all heard of white noise, that static sound the TV makes when poltergeists arrive. There are other colored noise too that mimic natural sounds like rainfall and ocean waves. What they do for us is just now being studied.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Apr 13min

Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire

Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire

Editorial, or political cartoons, have a rich history in the United States and abroad. And though the Golden Age may have passed, the use of images to create satire and sway public opinion is still alive and well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Apr 52min

Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author of all time. Listen in this classic episode to learn her story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Apr 53min

The Pinkerton Detective Agency

The Pinkerton Detective Agency

The Pinkertons became the most famous detective company in the U.S. But were they noble or notorious? We get to the bottom of it all in today's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Apr 52min

Short Stuff: Tulipmania

Short Stuff: Tulipmania

The world experienced its first economic bubble when the Dutch went bonkers for tulips in the 1630s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Apr 12min

How Climate Migration Works

How Climate Migration Works

We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s just too darn hot? That’s a new one. But it’s going to pick up in the next few decades as more people around the world are forced to migrate because of climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Apr 44min

Selects: The Deal With Doulas

Selects: The Deal With Doulas

The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description of the 21st century job. Doulas are birth coaches who help women get through the process of childbirth as efficiently and painlessly as possible. They aren't midwives or nurses, but they can provide an invaluable service as advocates. Learn about the deal with doulas right now in this classic episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Mars 38min

The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II

The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II

A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. With no trial the world won’t hear the facts of the case laid out in court, giving rise to decades of conspiracy theories that even the King family came to believe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Mars 41min

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