The Bechdel Test is a is a measure of the representation of women in film. You'd be surprised how many movies fail. 

The Bechdel Test is a is a measure of the representation of women in film. You'd be surprised how many movies fail.

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 best part of summer is watching a truly great movie in a darkened movie theater. We don’t make movies, but we do make podcasts so here’s our Summer Movie Playlist to get you ready for the real thing.

The best part of summer is watching a truly great movie in a darkened movie theater. We don&rsquo;t make movies, but we do make podcasts so here&rsquo;s our Summer Movie Playlist to get you ready for the real thing.

SYSK's Summer Movie Playlist

What is the Bechdel Test?

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As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story.

As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert &ndash; they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story.

Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2

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When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Iran. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal &ndash; a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Iran. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1

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Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon.

Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon.

Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World

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