Stuff You Should Know

Rope is one of the unsung heroes of the world of inventions. Think about it. Then let us t... more

Did a shipwreck double the size of the United States? Sort of. Listen in to find out what ... more

Irony is one of those things that you know when you see it, but it’s almost impossib... more

Ever wanted to know more about how the Manhattan grid was made? Well this is your chance. ... more

Robert Maxwell was a lot of things, publisher, mogul, spy, politician, crook. But was he m... more

Did Nero play his fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 CE? Absolutely not.... more

You've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime coupl... more

As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal... more

When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the... more

Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own ... more

Once upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the pho... more

To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we... more

No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country... more

Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part o... more

Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! See [omnystudio.co... more

Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and hon... more

Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, n... more

We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something. See ... more

Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. See [omnystudio.com/li... more

By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about ... more

In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV ... more

Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 1... more

Today we salute the great Don LaFontaine, aka The Voice of God in movie and TV trailers. S... more

Most new moms get the baby blues soon after giving birth. Postpartum depression is somethi... more