Stuff You Should Know
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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Selects: The Kitty Genovese Story
Saturday, 14 June 2025
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.
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Anacondas: Not Like in the Movie
Thursday, 12 June 2025
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.
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Short Stuff: Andrew Jackson's Inauguration
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
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.
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How Styrofoam Works
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
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.
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Selects: How Dementia Works
Saturday, 7 June 2025
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.
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Impression Management
Thursday, 5 June 2025
We all in some way care about what other people think of us. At our core we all have a fear of saying something dumb or embarrassing ourselves somehow. One sociological theory says that our effort to prevent those embarrassments is the basis of society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: Can You Not Have A Name?
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Is it legal to live without a name? Is it even possible? Find out today in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pagans, Neo-Pagans, Wiccans – Let’s Sort It Out!
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Paganism was the set of original ancient religions around the world. They all had plenty of gods, loved nature, sometimes sacrificed things, and so on. Then the Big Three religions came along and took over. But today paganism has come roaring back!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: Yeti: The Asian Bigfoot
Saturday, 31 May 2025
We've covered Nessie and Bigfoot, so why not tackle the Yeti? Listen to this classic episode and hear Josh and Chuck cover what used to be known as the Abominable Snowman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Rosenbergs
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage in 1953. Whether or not they were both guilty remains unclear, though most historians believe that at least Ethel was innocent. Learn all about this historical stain in today's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: Genetic Mutations
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
All sorts of exotic and often terrible stuff runs through our heads when we think of genetic mutations, but the vast majority of them are caught before they happen thanks to the crack teams replicating our DNA in our cells.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Group of Seven
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Today Chuck and Josh celebrate Canada and their art through the lens of the Group of Seven. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: How Publicists Work
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Some people call them flacks. Other people call them liars. But if you're in the public eye and suddenly have an image problem, you'll call them your best friend. Learn all about them in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Popcorn: Who doesn't love it?
Thursday, 22 May 2025
We love popcorn and suspect that most people do too. But do you know why it even pops? Or if it's healthy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: William A. Mitchell: Food Inventor
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
William A. Mitchell invented some iconic snack foods and candies. Learn all about him today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Faking Your Own Death: We All Do It, But Why?
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
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.
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Selects: Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that Changed the Industry
Saturday, 17 May 2025
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.
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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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.
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Short Stuff: Figs & Wasps
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Today Chuck and Josh look at the interesting relationship between figs and wasps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Plant-Based Diets
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
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.
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Selects: How Ice Cream Works
Saturday, 10 May 2025
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.
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We Got to Sesame Street
Thursday, 8 May 2025
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.
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Short Stuff: Drop Bears
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
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.
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Fentanyl: Actually As Dangerous As They Say
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Around 2013 heroin users in the US and other countries suddenly started dying from overdose in previously-unseen numbers. The culprit turned out to be the incredibly potent drug fentanyl and it soon created a massive new wave in the opioid epidemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: Muzak: Easy Listening Goodness
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Muzak got a bad reputation as bland garbage music. In this classic episode, we aim to set the record straight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What we know about MI6
Thursday, 1 May 2025
MI6 is The UK's version of the CIA. Except they came first and provided the model. But there's still a lot we don't know about this notoriously tight-lipped organization. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: Trovants
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Rocks that grow baby rocks – wut?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chinese Food: Best Food?
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Today on SYSK, the fellas get down to business with plenty of mouth-watering information on what Chuck dubs "the best food."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: How Jim Henson Worked
Saturday, 26 April 2025
We've already recorded an episode on The Muppets, but Jim Henson was such a neat guy we delved into him even further. Learn all about the man behind the Muppets who was so much more than just a master puppeteer in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Give My Regards to the Broadway Episode!
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Broadway is a street in NYC, but more than that it's a term for the NY theater district. They say the neon lights are bright there. Who knows?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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