Since more than 1 billion people have played it, you're probably familiar with the board game Monopoly, but we bet you don't know its secret origins as a left-wing socialist teaching tool. Learn about the history, rules and cultural impact of Monopoly.

Since more than 1 billion people have played it, you're probably familiar with the board game Monopoly, but we bet you don't know its secret origins as a left-wing socialist teaching tool. Learn about the history, rules and cultural impact of Monopoly.

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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The holidays are here and that means a new playlist is under the tree. Pour up a cup of spiced cider and dive into our 12 Days of Christmas Toys playlist from Josh and Chuck.

The holidays are here and that means a new playlist is under the tree. Pour up a cup of spiced cider and dive into our 12 Days of Christmas Toys playlist from Josh and Chuck.

SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts.&nbsp;

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SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Monopoly Works

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By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.

By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they&rsquo;d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.

The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em

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In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.

In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.

Selects: The Soul Train Episode

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Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.

Would you believe that Detroit&rsquo;s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that&rsquo;s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.

White Boy Rick

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SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Monopoly Works

SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys

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