Stuff You Should Know

Episodes

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  Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think? 18.08.2026 49m

  Irony is one of those things that you know when you see it, but it’s almost impossible to define. Well, that’s not quite right – there are a ton of definitions for irony but none of them quite capture it fully. Want to know what irony is? So do we!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: The Manhattan Grid 15.08.2026 47m

  Ever wanted to know more about how the Manhattan grid was made? Well this is your chance. Find out all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Who was Robert Maxwell? 13.08.2026 46m

  Robert Maxwell was a lot of things, publisher, mogul, spy, politician, crook. But was he murdered when he fell from his yacht?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle 12.08.2026 12m

  Did Nero play his fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 CE? Absolutely not. Find out how we know when Chuck and Josh bust a two thousand year-old myth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Bonnie and Clyde 11.08.2026 54m

  You've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime couple? Listen in to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2 08.08.2026 43m

  As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1 08.08.2026 45m

  When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Iran. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World 06.08.2026 55m

  Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Short Stuff: Phone Books 05.08.2026 15m

  Once upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the phone number and address of just about everyone in your town. Can you imagine?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Beans and Rice Feeds the World 04.08.2026 43m

  To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: How Peanut Butter Works 01.08.2026 56m

  No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of our top condiments in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks 30.07.2026 43m

  Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders 29.07.2026 16m

  Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Beloved Judy Blume 28.07.2026 44m

  Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and honest portrayals of adolescence. Today we pay tribute to her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: Plant Migration 25.07.2026 45m

  Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just for humans and other animals, but plants too. Will the Earth’s flora manage to find safe refuge in time? Josh and Chuck run down the odds in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  What's the deal with Swiss neutrality? 23.07.2026 47m

  We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Short Stuff: Sardines! 22.07.2026 12m

  Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em 21.07.2026 46m

  By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Selects: The Soul Train Episode 18.07.2026 46m

  In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  White Boy Rick 16.07.2026 49m

  Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.