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One of the oldest medical procedures in human history is also one of the riskiest. For thousands of years humans carried a type of proto brain surgery where a hole would be cut into the skull. And they were pretty good at it too. loom.ly/ib3VHEk

Today we continue the story of Les Paul and Leo Fender, inventors, innovators and rivals. loom.ly/uV7pVYU

Jackalopes aren’t real, right? Wouldn’t you like to know, city slicker. loom.ly/TvZ1vGY

The story of Les Paul and Leo Fender defines rock and roll music. Listen in to part one of the tale of these two musical rivals. loom.ly/JxXZp1U

Lazarus species were thought to be gone, but had something else in mind. Today we talk about 5 of them! loom.ly/vlyyYiQ

At long last Chuck and Josh dive into the nuts and bolts of what makes the Wonder Machine so wondrous and find it actually lives up to the years-long hype they’ve given it. loom.ly/hu1WXjs

ATTENTION ARMY: I'm way too giddy about this news to cobble together a coherent yet epic revelatory blurb, so I'll just cut right to the chase: SYSK Trivial Pursuit is TOTALLY A THING. And it's available NOW wherever you get your favorite board games! hyperurl.co/stuffyoushould…

Britney Spears has made a lot of noise lately in her bid to nullify her conservatorship. But what are they even? #freebritney loom.ly/fOke2L0

If you grew up in the 1980s, you thought you had a 50% chance of getting kidnapped every time you left your house. But like with the Satanic Panic and other 80s hysteria, it was much ado about (almost) nothing. loom.ly/IEtZIx8

Little-known fact: Ketchup, possibly the most all-American of condiments, evolved from fermented fish sauce people in Southeast Asia have been making for more than a thousand years. Learn more in this classic episode. loom.ly/ERe1pmw

Can we save the future of the human race with some thin membranes riddled with ultra-tiny holes? Science says yes! Thanks to reverse osmosis filtration, we can turn saltwater to fresh and finally say, Water, water everywhere so let’s all have a drink! loom.ly/Sc4-kv0

Inaugural guest @janetvarney is back to finish it all up as well. We talk about her new show Avatar: Braving the Elements as we as her latest movie crush, Spirited Away. loom.ly/hqXoU50

A fascinating thing about Americans is that we can disagree on anything. Such is the case with historic districts... Seems innocuous, but are they also to blame for the affordable housing crisis? Learn all about it in this classic episode. loom.ly/Ul1Q08Y

Movie producer Todd Arthur stops by the studio to chat about one of the great all-time comedies, Dudley Moore's Arthur. loom.ly/cX-KpCI

Recorded live before the pandemic in January 2020 at the Castro Theatre for San Francisco Sketchfest, Josh and Chuck explore the 70s movement that attempted to teach apes human language and the Ape Language Wars that erupted from it. loom.ly/D1NDjzo

In the 1920s, before the era of consumer protection, a poison entered the medicine supply and killed more than 100 people before the pubic health disaster could be stopped. loom.ly/IkfO9tQ

Are geniuses made or born? Listen in today to the story of child prodigy William James Sidis. loom.ly/CK4oZRw

Mini Crush #178 knows what you did last summer. #moviecrushmonday loom.ly/xRco6nc

Josh and Chuck take a virtual walk through country music's legendary music venue. loom.ly/Gp3dwe8

Dan Taberski of Missing Richard Simmons joins Chuck to talk about the 80s classic, Working Girl. loom.ly/Po2nATI