It's on more than one list of the Seven Wonders of the World and for good reason - the Panama Canal is one of the great feats of engineering ever undertaken. First conceived of in the 1580s and finally completed in 1914, the canal has a fascinating history (including a stint where it was considered U.S. soil). Learn all about it on this episode.

SYSK Selects: How the Panama Canal Works

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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Not too much is known about Margaret Schilling. She was the kind of person whose memory might have been lost to time had she not left behind an indelible reminder of her.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling

You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now provide 10% of America’s energy, and more than that in other countries? Learn about what’s ahead for wind and what it’ll need to become a real star like coal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Power of the Wind

Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmmakers created are still around today, we just use computers to do them faster and cheaper. Hit play on this classic episode and then put on your beret and get ready for SYSK film class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: Special Effects: A Short History

Today we go down the road a bit, thumbs out, to explore the rich history of hitchhiking.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!

Few people have been more qualified to survive a plane crash alone in the Amazon for almost two weeks than Juliane Koepcke. Let’s hear her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SYSK Selects: How the Panama Canal Works

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