About Charles W. Bryant
Charles W. Bryant
Charles W. (Chuck) Bryant co-hosts the “Stuff You Should Know” podcast along with his trusty sidekick, Josh Clark. He was born in Atlanta in the early 1970s under the sign of Pisces. Twenty-four years later, he earned an English degree at the University of Georgia. He spent the next decade traveling, pursuing creative endeavors and getting street smart. He and his wife-to-be moved back to Atlanta in 2004, with four pets in tow. He hooked up with HowStuffWorks.com shortly after co-host Josh was hired, and the pair bonded immediately over their love of Hunter S. Thompson, the fight-or-flight response and dive bars. In his off-time, Chuck enjoys hanging out with his wife, cooking and playing in his old-man band. He loves his neti pot and hates cold bathroom floors.
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Podcast Goodness: Totem Poles and Odd Town Festivals
November 20, 2009
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Good morning, SYSK Army. And isn’t it a lovely morning? It sure is here in the ATL. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means some nice relaxation for yours truly, along with a few little house projects during my time off. You gotta have life balance, right? Enough about me, how about a little podcast goodness?
Punkin Chunkin? What the Blarg?!?!
November 19, 2009
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Hello folks – if you listen to the podcast then you’ve heard Dr. Clark and I mention this Science Channel show lately, something about pumpkins being flung through the air. The whole thing got me thinking about why humans like to fling things, or this case, chunk things. What is it about us that we’ll put time and money into such a seemingly frivolous undertaking?
Live Webcast – Watch it Right Here, Right Now
November 18, 2009
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Hey there, folks. Thanks for tuning in this week. Joshers and I have some pure webcast goodness planned out and we hope you can all tune it to give it a look see. Enjoy, and let’s hear from you – we’ll respond to as many comments as we can, live on the air.
It all goes down at 1 p.m. EST.
Thanks for all the support, everybody!
Check it out here:
Podcast Goodness: Future Crime and Populations
November 13, 2009
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Hello there, fine folks of the SYSK Army. I trust everyone has had a good week and behaved themselves. Dr. Clark and I had our first public speaking gig since we last caught up and it went swimmingly. We spoke to a group of law students at GA State University about Fannie, Freddie and the Fed. Believe it or not, we were able to inject some personality and humor into it. Special thanks to our GSU fans who sneaked in to help support us! Pretty cool.
Villagers See Face of Hindu Deity on Turtle’s Back
November 12, 2009
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Here’s something that you may not know about me — I’m a sucker for stories where people see religious images in their everyday lives. Most of the sightings I’ve heard about over the years have been in the United States and Christian-based visages. We’re talking Jesus’ face on a truck window, the Virgin Mary’s in a moldy ceiling stain – that kind of thing. I love these stories, partly because I’m fascinated by how seriously some people take it, and partly because most of the time the image really does look like the icon of record. And you never hear about anyone seeing Ernest Borgnine in an oil stain on the garage floor, so there’s that.
Podcast Goodness: Womb Memories and Product Placement
November 6, 2009
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Hello podcast listeners, friends and members of the SYSK Army [formerly "Nation"]. Hope you’re all safe and sound, wherever you lay your head. Not a lot of time today, folks so on with the show…
This week on the SYSK podcast program we covered infant memory and product placement. Tuesday’s show was all about how babies, with their edible little soft knees, form and retain memories. Turns out, much like we expected, that there’s no way you can remember being born.
Podcast Goodness: Witness Protection and Jack the Ripper
October 30, 2009
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Hello there, friends. I hope everyone in the SYSK Army has had a nice pre-Halloween week. Things around the office are buzzing with activity — people dressed up in weird costumes, Josh shirtless. Actually, it’s about like any other Friday morning, come to think of it.
Podcast Goodness: Only Children in the Cannonball Run
October 23, 2009
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He crept up to the laptop, baseball bat at his side, with a steely reluctance, unsure if his reticence was deserved or if the blog was in fact… innocent of its crime. With no time to explore the nature of guilt and innocence, he raised the bat like a rail worker slinging hot iron, and destroyed his techno-foe with a single, focused strike.
Behold, it is time for podcast goodness!
Podcast Goodness: Finding Your Home’s History with a Hangover
October 16, 2009
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Goodness gracious, people — what a week! Atlanta is heading toward a full fall swing, good news for those of us that love seasonal change. The rest of you with your toes in the sand don’t know what you’re missing. Nothing like a gray, cold and rainy day to make you doubt your very existence. Moving on…
Smithsonian Museum Believes in Evolution!
October 15, 2009
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Yesterday the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC revealed that they’re set to open a wing dedicated to covering about six million years of human evolution. It’ll be called the “Hall of Origins” — a title that is sure to ruffle the feathers of the creationists of the world. The whole thing drops next March 17th, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the revered museum.
















