Stuff You Should Know podcast

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.

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.

 

#2679

Julia Child, la Grandes Gourmande

Julia Child is one of the most recognizable names in the cooking world, but even still so ... more

Yesterday

52 MINS

52:18

Yesterday


#2678

Short Stuff: Pies

We’ve done episodes on cake, cookies and, at long last, pie. Belly up to your pod pl... more

26 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:30

26 Nov 2025


#2677

Rice is Nice

Rice may be the most eaten food on the planet, accounting for 50% of the caloric intake of... more

25 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:13

25 Nov 2025


#2676

Selects: Rockettes: Still Kicking After All These Years

Tune in to this classic episode to learn all about the legendary NYC Rockettes, who actual... more

22 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:40

22 Nov 2025


#2675

Graffiti: So Cool It’s A Pillar of Hip Hop

Graffiti – the good kind, done with lots of style and skill – developed when s... more

20 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:15

20 Nov 2025


#2674

Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

What do you do when you want to tell someone you’re smitten with them but you live i... more

19 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:24

19 Nov 2025


#2673

AM Radio: Solid Gold

The era of AM radio isn't over, but it's well past its heyday. Dive in today for a trip do... more

18 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:34

18 Nov 2025


#2672

Selects: How Personality Tests Work

For millennia, we have tried to put human personalities into neat types, an effort psychol... more

15 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:23

15 Nov 2025


#2671

Pop Tarts: No Fruit Necessary

Pop Tarts are a legendary breakfast treat in the United States. They're fruit-filled toast... more

13 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:43

13 Nov 2025


#2670

Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome

People who’ve found themselves in life-or-death situations with their endurance at i... more

12 Nov 2025

12 MINS

12:59

12 Nov 2025


#2669

Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea

In 1905, an engineering mistake created a brand new 400-square-mile sea (lake?) in the Cal... more

11 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:09

11 Nov 2025


#2668

Selects: How Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work

Conversion therapy is a misguided attempt by religious zealots to convert people from gay ... more

08 Nov 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:14

08 Nov 2025


#2667

The Mystery of the Death Valley Germans

In 1996, a small group of German tourists disappeared in Death Valley National Park withou... more

06 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:05

06 Nov 2025


#2666

Short Stuff: "Peace" Pipes

Did Native Americans really smoke peace pipes? Well yes and no. They smoked pipes for many... more

05 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:35

05 Nov 2025


#2665

What To Do With All This Nuclear Waste?

You can make a case that it’s a little off-putting to learn the world doesn’t ... more

04 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:35

04 Nov 2025


#2664

Selects: How Extinction Works

Scientists believe that 99% of the estimated 50 billion species that have ever lived on Ea... more

01 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:59

01 Nov 2025


#2663

SYSK's 2025 Shocktober Halloween Spooktacular

Co-producer Ben knocked it out of the park again, taking the two classic horror stories we... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:51

30 Oct 2025


#2662

Short Stuff: The Bell Witch

A legend in Tennessee tells of the real-life Bell family, who were haunted back in 1817 by... more

29 Oct 2025

15 MINS

15:40

29 Oct 2025


#2661

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Masterpiece

There aren’t too many independent horror movies that make the British Film Institute... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:00

28 Oct 2025