Stuff You Should Know

Short Stuff: Magic 8 Ball

The Magic 8 Ball, the mystical fortune telling pool ball started out as a piece of customer swag for the Brunswick Billiard Company.  Since then, it has changed the course of history and shaped nations. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade is a famous poem about a lesser famous military action during the Crimean War. Tune in today for a rare SYSK walk through wartime history. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Selects: The Truth Behind Cage-Free and Free-Range

You’d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you’d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to go. Find out all about both in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Ballad of Biggie and Tupac

Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur had a famous beef with one another in the mid-90s. It was so intense, it sparked an even wider rivalry between the East and West Coasts. In just a few years, both men had been murdered and the music world was changed forever. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.