Short Stuff

4.9 (303)
SOCIETY & CULTURE

A bite-sized edition of the Stuff You Should Know podcast that fans have grown to love, 15-minute-or-less episodes about the most interesting things in the world around us. Short Stuff now lives on Stuff You Should Know — subscribe there and join Josh and Chuck every Wednesday for more shorties!

11/28/2018

iSmell

Two men once had a dream - to add smell to the internet. And they almost gave it to us.

13 min
11/21/2018

Safety Pins

Safety pins are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. But that’s the genius of their design – they work so intuitively they might as well have come from nature. Instead, they were invented by a man who never went to the trouble of patenting them.

12 min
11/14/2018

Lemonade

Ever wonder where lemonade came from? Let’s up the stakes a little, what about pink lemonade? Well wonder no more! Join Josh and Chuck as they (briefly) cover the history of putting lemons together with sugar and water and coming up with something great. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 min
11/07/2018

Vomitoria

A vomitorium was a place where ancient Romans went to make themselves throw up after gorging themselves at a sumptuous banquet. Everybody knows that. Except that’s not true at all. Learn about what vomitoria were in this episode and impress your friends.

12 min
10/31/2018

Labor Day

Labor Day, the day when most people in America paradoxically take off work, is actually rooted in some deeply radical and anarchistic thinking. Learn all about this most subversive of American holidays in this episode of Short Stuff.

12 min
10/24/2018

Exploding Manholes

If you live in a big city in a cold climate, you should keep an eye out for 100-pound cast-iron manhole covers suddenly launching 50 feet into the air. It’s unnervingly common and we’ll tell you why.

13 min
10/17/2018

Korean Fan Death

There’s a commonly-held belief in Korea that if you fall asleep with a fan blowing on your face you may die in your sleep from it. And while this idea is found nowhere else in the world, Korean culture has come up with some interesting explanations.

14 min
10/10/2018

William King

Did you know that the United States has had one Vice-President who was sworn in on foreign soil? Well it turns out that may be the least interesting part of the story of William Rufus King.

12 min
10/03/2018

Grandfather Clocks

If you've ever wondered why a grandfather clock is called a grandfather clock and you have 12 minutes to spare, this is your lucky day. Listen in to the brand new Short Stuff series. It's everything you want from Josh and Chuck, and less!

12 min

9 Episodes

4.9

out of 5

303 Ratings

Wonderful

Jun 9

ashxolotl_

I couldn't get into Stuff You Should Know due to my severe ADHD being unable to focus. I like the shorter format
Please post episodes on this podcast

01/26/2021

Goooooooch77

Dear SYSK, you should keep posting on the short stuff podcast so I can get more bite size information. I love josh and chuck! And I didn’t forget about jeri!
Dear Stuff You Should Know

12/29/2020

chum lee30

Dear Stuff You Should Know, I love you guys! I have been listening to you every night before I go to bed.The only thing I would recommend is that you make more kid friendly podcasts.Keep up the good work. Love ya, Elizabeth
Bite sized knowledge!

08/08/2019

klentz920

I love these episodes. Fun and informative!

A bite-sized edition of the Stuff You Should Know podcast that fans have grown to love, 15-minute-or-less episodes about the most interesting things in the world around us. Short Stuff now lives on Stuff You Should Know — subscribe there and join Josh and Chuck every Wednesday for more shorties!

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