Shut Up! Keep Going

This week, the gals discuss standup comedy and the iconic comedians that shaped its history.

This week, Syd introduces us to Liver King: the CEO of the Ancestral Lifestyle. Is it a real lifestyle or marketing ploy? The gals weigh in!

This week, the gals dive in the recent discovery of the Endurance Shipwreck and the incredible true story behind the crew's survival.

This week Syd and Kate explore the (surprising!) depletion of sand, one of the most used resources behind water. Oh no! We wax poetic about formative memories and when we are on topic, we get romantic about sand. All that and more on another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going!

The ladies discuss the USSR's use of dogs for spaceflight testing. Also – a harrowing story about laundry theft.

This week Syd and Kate explore the story of Elizabeth Swaney and how she conned herself into the Olympics as well as other Olympic antics, including some of the more creative events. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.

The gals RETURN!!! Syd and Kate discuss the little known history of the "Yellow Fleet", when fifteen ships were stuck in the Suez Canal for eight years and formed their own society. Also, Syd invents a new measurement system based on the height of a Bengal cat. How is this useful? Tune in to find out!

You read that right – this week, the gals learn about the (disputed) legends of famous penises. Can you really see Rasputin's pickled member at a museum in Russia? Is Napoleon's d*ck in a private collection in New York City? Was President Johnson obsessed with his Johnson? Tune in to find out!

Syd takes us back in history to relive the sights and smells of Tyrian Purple. Making this stuff might be the worst job in history. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing

Kate covers the history of skydiving and some of its most famous figures, including: Tiny Broadwick, DB Cooper, and WWII Paratroopers!

Shen Yun - you've probably seen their posters around, but is it a cult? In this week's episode, Syd deep dives into the conspiracies that surround Shen Yun and what the Chinese government has to do with it. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.

This week, Kate researched the discovery of human remains that were naturally mummified, and in some cases, victims of human sacrifice. Tune in to learn about Europe's Bog Bodies and the Inca Empire's Children of Llullaillaco.

Kate details the "Affair of the Poisons", the scandalous witch hunt that poisoned 17th-century France.

Syd leads us through a monstrous coupon con, which led her to look into the history of coupons and then share it will all of you listeners. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing

The ladies learn about the collapse of the Bronze Age (3300 to 1200 BC) and discuss the contemporary relevance of societal collapse. Not to worry – there is *lighthearted* tangents abound!

The gals dive into the fascinating saga of Mark Hofmann – a forger (and murderer!) who wreaking havoc on the Mormon Church.

This week, Sydnee presents on The Freewinds, aka Scientology's cruise liner. Let's just say, things get a little *fishy*!

Syd takes us back to our childhoods and walks us through the rise and fall of Lisa Frank, while Kate dives into the mysteries surrounding iconic imagery from the Tiananmen Square Protests. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing New episodes every Friday!

This week, Syd reveals a wild conspiracy theory about River Phoenix's death and other odd happenings at the infamous Viper Room and Kate teaches us about the Revolutionary Nuns. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing New episodes every Friday!

The ladies are back!!! This week, they discuss astrophysics (or try to) vis-à-vis the James Webb Space Telescope and MLB contracts by way of Bobby Bonilla, a former Mets player who landed one good deal.

Kate outlines the gossip-worthy life (and dramatic death) of Roman Emperor Nero. Sydnee discusses Pirate Joes, the bootlegged Trader Joe's in Canada.

This week, Syd talks about a major sacrifice made during the construction of the Curtea de Arges in Romania. And Kate, recounts several people who have found themselves in the sticky situation of being eaten by a whale. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing

In this week's episode, Syd is inspired by the release of F9 and brings us through Japan's secret racing group, the Mid Night Club. Kate, also inspired by transportation, talks to us about the Crash at Crush, a locomotive that is both loco and …motive. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing

The gals return with a discussion on the Lindy Effect, a new "lifestyle" that seeks inspo from the ancients. Syd details the paradoxical story of Lifelock, an identity theft company that fell victim to identity theft. *womp womp* Check us out on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcC1YOAIBRooo04RCinn4MQ (Youtube)!

Syd details Snapple's Giant Popsicle stunt that devolved into a *very* sticky situation. Kate catches us up on the recent Deep-Time Experiment, where a group of volunteers lived in a cave for 40 days without clocks and natural light. Do we innately understand the passage of time? Are ice-sculptures a common buffet decor? Just some of the many eternal questions discussed this week!

In this week's episode, Syd brings us through the urban legend surrounding Walt Disney's corpse and Kate brings us through some presidential blunders. Presidents, they're just like us. They also inevitably come up with a rank of hottest presidents. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Check us out on YouTube and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing on IG!

This week, Sydnee explains the California Shift aka the accent of Valley Girls, Surfers, and the SUKG hosts. Then, Kate takes us back to a time when European audiences were captivated by the sounds of... castrated men.

Sydnee and Kate delve into liminal spaces (literally) and unravel the chaotic events at the 1969 Rolling Stones' Altamont Free Concert.

The gals have a *light-hearted* discussion on the Doomsday clock and the potential of atomic annihilation. Syd gives an update on a previous topic: the strange death of the Love Has Won cult leader. Also featuring: A "Promising Young Woman" review! Speedball! A botched Prom Proposal!

In this week's episode, Kate explores the science of ghosts - are they real? Or....maybe not? And Syd explores the mystery behind the person and the body of famous Nervous System, Harriet Cole. New episodes every Friday Check out our image guide on instagram: @shutupkeepgoing

In this episode, Kate and Syd delve into biographies, histories... and conspiracies?! Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the son of Fidel Castro? Why was WWII photographer Lee Miller taking a bath in Hitler's apartment? Listen and find out!

Kate memorializes the late Prince Philip by discussing the Yaohnanen tribe's belief of his divinity and Syd answers the cosmic question: "what happens when the sun goes out"?

In this week's episode, Syd explores the topic of Big Government Cheese and Kate breaks down the Mariko Aoki Phenomenon - is it real? Or just of ones own mind? Find out in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going. Follow our image guide on Instagram: @shutupkeepgoing

This week, Kate discusses the recent scientific feat of growing mouse embryos in a mechanical womb. Sydnee presents the intriguing story of Stanley Meyer and his supposed "water powered" car. Real or conspiracy? Tune in to find out!

This week Syd and Kate chat one of their favorite topics: cats. Why do they hang with us in our houses, how did we get here? And they dive into a question that plagued them in an earlier episode: when did people get tall? Find all (most) of the answers here. Find our image guide on Instagram: @shutupkeepgoing

Kate and Syd host a tangent-prone discussion on our minds and those who want to control it.  Syd introduces the idea of aphantasia, aka the inability to conjure mental imagery. Kate provides a condensed retelling of the BBC doc series "The Century of the Self" – which explores how Freud's theories are intertwined with capitalism. 

This week Syd and Kate are back to discuss Wim Hof, also known as The Iceman, and the heartwarming story of Erwin Kreuz who mistook Maine for San Francisco.

The gals are back to discuss Tarrare, history's hungriest man, and the Love Has Won cult.

In this tour de force episode, the gals take us from a land down under into the minds of babies. Sydnee enlightens us on the surprising qualities of wombats and Kate (tries to) explain Jacques Lacan theory of the mirror stage. Check out this episodes image guide at @shutupkeepgoing on Instagram!

Another wild (and tangent-prone) episode of SUKG! This week, Kate discusses the Proust Effect and how smell can unlock memories. Then, Sydnee presents an inspiring thought experiment courtesy of philosopher Alan Watts. Also, they both cry. Why? Tune in to find out!

Another episode, some more chats! Kate Franklin and Syd Goodman talk about the world's blackest black and find some humor in the darkness, and Kate enlightens Syd on a hypothesis surrounding human consciousness. Check out this episodes image guide at @shutupkeepgoing on Instagram!

Kate and Syd chat about claims of feral people living in national parks who might be at the center of several missing people cases and the world's oldest businesses and what they all have in common.

In our first ever BONUS EPISODE – the ladies chat with doctor-in-training Mac Egan to discuss his experience dissecting a human body. Because, what's more romantic than cutting up a cadaver?

Sydnee dives into the mystery of Eel reproduction and Kate tells the story of Michael Malloy: "History's most stubborn murder victim".

The gals debate if astrology is real during a lengthy conversation on how the Moon affects us earthlings. Sydnee transports us back to the glitz and glam of Hollywood to explain the Transatlantic Accent. "You're gonna go far kid!"

This week, the Kate and Syd delve into stories of lethal intoxication and parasitic mind-control. Kate transports us back to the prohibition era to share the little-known history of the U.S. Government's strategic liquor poisoning campaign. Then, Sydnee frightens us with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that controls minds. Yeah, now that's another thing to worry about. We now have an Instagram! Give us a follow: https://www.instagram.com/shutupkeepgoing/ (www.instagram.com/shutupkeepgoing)

Kate and Syd chat about the Costco founder's murderous threat, hitmen, and Mark Landis, a talented painter with an unexpectedly wholesome story.

The gals kick things off by indulging in their childhood celebrity crushes and eventually (7:10) chat about the origin of Potemkin villages and what lead has to do with the makeup of peace and harmony in society.

Kate and Syd get into a minor tiff about Jack Black before diving into fashion trends and why we suddenly love Brussel sprouts. Also featuring: unsolicited self-help advice and New Years tidings. Pee-yew, another packed episode!

The ladies delve into the organization of beehives and question why humans are hard to bear (literally!)

Syd enlightens us on the development of labor rights and a brief history of her adolescent romances. Kate discusses the ephermal nature of silent movies and her lackluster work ethic. LINK: https://vimeo.com/305144396 ("Something Good" – 1898 Lost Film )