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.

11H AGO

Faking Your Own Death: We All Do It, But Why?

Face it, when things get desperate we all consider faking our death as an easy way out. But what they don’t tell you in school is that it’s much harder than it looks, it’s way less glamorous, and you have to pull it off perfectly to not get caught. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 min
3D AGO

Selects: Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that Changed the Industry

In the early 90s a video game was released that changed the industry, despite poor sales and bad game play. That game was Night Trap. In this classic episode Chuck and Josh present that story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
5D AGO

The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

When a man named Cliff packaged book summaries in yellow and black booklets he changed the way kids learned. But was he just creating a cheat code? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

44 min
6D AGO

Short Stuff: Figs & Wasps

Today Chuck and Josh look at the interesting relationship between figs and wasps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min
MAY 13

Plant-Based Diets

You don’t have to be a hardcore vegan to eat a plant-based diet (although you can be). There’s a whole variety of degrees people adopt phasing out meat from their plates. One kind is even called flexitarian for goodness sake. Seems pretty welcoming to us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

53 min
MAY 10

Selects: How Ice Cream Works

We all scream for ice cream, sure, but did you know we're all technically screaming about a colloidal foam? As you hit play on this classic episode, prepare for deep cravings that will surely emerge as you learn the history of ice cream, how to make it yourself and lots more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
MAY 8

We Got to Sesame Street

One of the longest-running television shows in history is also one of the best. Sesame Street was conceived as a radical idea – to give disadvantaged preschoolers a leg up in getting ready for school. It ended up becoming a beloved institution worldwide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

52 min
MAY 7

Short Stuff: Drop Bears

Australia is home to all sorts of things that can kill you, but perhaps the deadliest is the drop bear, a vicious cousin of the koala. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 min

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Very interesting.....

04/30/2008

MERTX

Who knew?? I found these podcasts to be very interesting and informative. It's refreshing to know that there are people out there who care enough to inform us of interesting facts that fuel our brains rather than the typical trash that floods us daily. Does anybody really care which celebrity went into rehab this week? This makes for much more interesting conversation around the "water cooler". Not to mention that it makes you sound smart :) Keep up the good work!
The Cake Episode

4d ago

ugettinpaid

Made me laugh pretty hard. It’s a worthwhile episode if you want to help your family avoid common cake issues. You’ll laugh along the way. 🤣 “No I think you’ve been baking cakes in your dishwasher” 🤣😂
Running with the Right Stuff (YSK)

May 12

Antidisestablishmentaryinism

I run most every morning at the crack of dawn for about 4 miles, which I have been doing for 35 years. I used to listen to music which was fine until I discovered SYSK. Now that’s all I listen to. So I improve my body and mind at the same time. What a deal. I think other runners may think I’m a little strange when I laugh out load during these runs, but so what. May they keep the podcast going at least until I can’t run anymore.
Great Stuff!!

May 7

MagicalMonster

These guys have fantastic “radio” voices, the content is always interesting, and they easily engage the listener. Can’t wait for the next episode. Well Done!

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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2008 - 2025
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Stuff You Should Know
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