Stuff You Should Know

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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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Who are the Zizians?

The story of the Zizians is an unusual one. Are they a cult? Or are they simply a group who wants a better world? And why have six deaths in three states been linked to them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
2 DAYS AGO

Short Stuff: The Shortest War

How long was the shortest war in human history? Under an hour. Hard to believe? Not when you hear the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 min
3 DAYS AGO

The Fencing Of The Commons

When England privatized its commons – lands that by custom belonged to all English to work and support themselves for centuries – it began the modern era, industrialization, wage labor, industrialization, or all of those things and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
6 DAYS AGO

Selects: The Kitty Genovese Story

Most people have heard of the story of Kitty Genovese. She was murdered near her apartment in 1964 and her neighbors didn't do much to help. It caused a nationwide outcry, but the story has often been misrepresented. In this classic episode, we set the record straight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
12 JUN

Anacondas: Not Like in the Movie

Are anacondas big? For sure. Are they able to crush and consume a human? Maybe, but thankfully they don't really do that. Don't believe everything you see in the movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

42 min
11 JUN

Short Stuff: Andrew Jackson's Inauguration

Wild stories about a crazy party after Andrew Jackson's inauguration have been around since the weeks after it went down. But how wild was it really? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 min
10 JUN

How Styrofoam Works

All those to-go cups and food containers aren’t actually Styrofoam but those cups and Styrofoam are both forms of foam polystyrene, one of the rare materials that isn’t biodegradable. Which is a problem, because we make – and throw away – so much of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

47 min
7 JUN

Selects: How Dementia Works

The number of people suffering from dementia is expected to explode in the coming decades and, in a pleasant surprise, countries around the world are taking steps to plan for the increase in friendly, caring ways. Find out all about this devastating disease and what's being done to prepare in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min

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So interesting

23 Feb

Flooooooool

So my brother and dad recommended It to me and I love the podcast and the hosts so much! ( Though the adds ruin it to some degree but honestly the podcast is so good that it makes up for it)Some episodes made me laugh and some made me go like WHAT! So if you don’t listen to this show right now I won’t like you
Great Show shame about the adds

26 May

LaileyO

Love this show but the huge amount of irrelevant adds for podcasts is getting annoying!
Shifted in focus recently. Unfollowed.

5 Apr

kurtuk

Ironically, a confirmation bias has crept into the content recently; inferior evidence is often selected over more rigorous studies in favour of presupposed conclusions.
The boys

28 Jan

AlexBoyman69

Gotta love ‘em

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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