Stuff You Should Know

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🧠 WANT TO LEARN MORE? We couldn't fit all the research into this 45-minute episode. 👇 Access the full visual guide and bibliography here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Essential reading for curious minds)

  1. Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird

    22 APR

    Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird

    There’s a kind of bird that lots of people think is a real jerk. And it kind of is. But in the brown-headed cowbird’s defense, it’s just evolved that way. Find out why it has such a bad reputation among bird lovers in this Short Stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    12 min

  2. 21 APR

    Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular

    Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn’t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn’t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone’s imagination.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    43 min

  3. 18 APR

    Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure

    In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    56 min

  4. 16 APR

    The Sewol Ferry Disaster

    In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    46 min
  5. Short Stuff: Cherry Blossoms

    15 APR

    Short Stuff: Cherry Blossoms

    The Japanese Cherry Blossom is a sight to behold. But how did they get to Washington D.C.?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    13 min

  6. 14 APR

    Are Generations Even a Thing?

    We all love to tour our generation's superiority, but who decides where the split occurs and what to name it? And is this even a thing or just an arbitrary division?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    49 min

  7. 11 APR

    Selects: What is a Numbers Station?

    If you think secretly coded messages sent via short wave radio is Cold War relic, think again. In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh are here to dispel that myth, along with many others relating to numbers stations, including why they might still be operational.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    38 min

  8. 9 APR

    How Worker Co-ops Work

    The worker co-op has a rich tradition and can work a variety of ways. Join us as we dig into the nuts and bolts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 🧠 EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Want to see the diagrams, historical photos, and the full research papers mentioned in this episode? 👇 Access the visual companion guide here: https://goo.su/xd6pr (Updated for each topic - Free educational resource)

    45 min
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