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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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    • 4.5 • 69.3K Ratings

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.

    Selects: Cockney Rhyming Slang: Beautiful Gibberish

    Selects: Cockney Rhyming Slang: Beautiful Gibberish

    What is Cockney Rhyming Slang? It's complicated and its origins are unclear. Learn everything we know about it today in this classic episode.
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    • 42 min
    Kombucha: Fizzy Goodness

    Kombucha: Fizzy Goodness

    Kombucha is pretty popular right now. But what is it exactly and where did it come from? The answers await you!
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    • 47 min
    Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs

    Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs

    Have you ever stopped mid-pencil mark and realized to your astonishment where the plus sign came from? Then this one’s for you.
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    • 11 min
    10ish Worst Business Decisions Ever

    10ish Worst Business Decisions Ever

    It’s easy (and kind of fun) to laugh at the misfortune of CEOs and other high up business types when they bring it on themselves – so let’s do that now. Herein lies some of the worst business decisions ever made, hindsight being 20/20, of course.
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    • 51 min
    Selects: How Floods Work

    Selects: How Floods Work

    Floods happen when more water is introduced to an area than can be quickly removed. That's about it, but there's more to floods, what causes them and the havoc they can wreak. Join Josh and Chuck in this super-saturated classic episode of Stuff You Should Know.
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    • 33 min
    The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Disaster

    The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Disaster

    In 1981 America suffered the worst accidental structural collapse in its history. Listen in today to the tragic story of the fast-tracked building disaster that stills haunts Kansas City. 
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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
69.3K Ratings

69.3K Ratings

MERTX ,

Very interesting.....

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!

Kendy010 ,

Alt 246

Love this podcast! It always is thought provoking and interesting to listen to. Also, alt + 246 worked for me! Thanks for a great listen.

tghyfrtyfr ,

Disenchanted by Unneeded Political remarks.

Let me start off by stating that for a decade this was my favorite podcast, to the point where I recommended it to everyone, and gobbled up their side projects like Chuck’s MovieCrush and Josh’s depressing and sadly accurate end of the world podcast (Hello COVID). While not all episodes were of interest I always enjoyed Josh and Chucks banter and they made even the driest of topics entertaining.

Fast forward and Chucks is no longer the funny humble guy we all loved but is constantly bringing his political views into the show. I’m an independent but can’t help but roll my eyes several times every show at Chucks comments. He now comes off as close minded, elitist, and a desperate virtue signaler. It’s off putting for a show that’s supposed to be fun and informational. Overall it’s just very sad.

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