Stuff You Should Know
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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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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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Episodes
Selects: How the Negro Leagues Worked
2/22/2025
A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A decade before the US integrated, baseball broke the color barrier. Between, the Negro Leagues produced some of the finest players to ever take the field. Explore this important piece of American history with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:55:08
Inner Dialogues, Monologues and Stone Cold Silence
2/20/2025
Does everyone have an inner monologue? What purpose do they serve? What if you don't have one? Listen in to find out these answers and MORE.
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Duration:00:56:16
Short Stuff: Waffle House Index
2/19/2025
The 24/7 short order restaurant Waffle House is known for staying open during natural disasters, so much so that federal agencies gauge where to start helping in areas where they’re closed.
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Duration:00:13:43
Harry Belafonte: The Real Deal
2/18/2025
Harry Belafonte is most famous for introducing America to calypso music, with hits like Day-O and Jump In the Line. But he was also one of the most earnest and hard-working fighters of injustice America has ever produced and he deserves to be celebrated.
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Duration:00:51:34
Selects: The Collar Bomb Heist
2/15/2025
The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it was figured out, another layer appeared. Tune in to this classic episode to hear Josh and Chuck detail this very odd and twisty story.
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Duration:00:42:16
D'oh! Operation Flagship
2/13/2025
Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs with a lot of flair. What other agency would throw a football party in order to arrest a handful of (mostly) non-violent criminals?
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Duration:00:53:39
Short Stuff: Yakhchāls - Ancient Fridges
2/12/2025
If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down than by building a yakhchāl. Today we break down how the early fridges worked.
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Duration:00:11:16
The History of Refrigeration
2/11/2025
Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than you might expect.
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Duration:00:52:55
Selects: Robber Barons!
2/8/2025
The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titans of industry from the Gilded Age in this classic episode.
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Duration:01:03:15
The Tragedy of the Commons
2/6/2025
Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will inevitably ruin any resource we all share, has had sweeping effects on government and public attitudes on who owns the environment. Problem is, it was fictitious.
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Duration:00:49:48
Short Stuff: The Death of Charles Morgan
2/5/2025
One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles Morgan, a man who got in over his head with organized crime.
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Duration:00:16:30
The Catacombs of Paris
2/4/2025
Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them for 31 euros. These are the Paris catacombs.
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Duration:00:46:53
Selects: How Itching Works
2/1/2025
It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain. And in that time, the mystery of how we itch and why we scratch has gotten even more baffling. Explore the mystery with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:45:03
10ish Instances of People Doing Things Out Of Spite
1/30/2025
You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometimes people do things to get payback against someone who’s wronged them and sometimes those things they do are memorable and monumental. We commemorate some here.
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Duration:00:42:45
Short Stuff: The Guinness Widget
1/29/2025
Guiness beer is famous for its smooth and creamy texture, thanks in part to nitrogen, and also a simplistically brilliant little device called the Guinness widget.
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Duration:00:15:58
The Gullibility Episode
1/28/2025
Being gullible is a weird thing. But are you born with it? Is it learned? Can you be trusting and not gullible? Listen in to find out.
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Duration:00:48:53
Selects: When Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
1/25/2025
Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around in the Spring of 1980. Listen in to the harrowing story in this classic episode!
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Duration:00:48:41
How Automats Worked
1/23/2025
Once upon a time no visit to New York was complete without eating at an automat. Putting a nickel in a slot and pulling your own ham sandwich from a lit glass case thrilled people to no end. Eventually the novelty wore off and automats faded into history.
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Duration:00:48:16
Short Stuff: The Best Episode Since Sliced Bread
1/22/2025
Bread is about 30,000 years old. Sliced bread is less than 100. What gives? Listen in to find out.
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Duration:00:14:53
The Ballad of High Times Magazine
1/21/2025
Whether you’re 20.5 or 50, if you love pot then High Times was the magazine for you. With ton of photos of marijuana, tips for how to grow it yourself, and other illegal stuff, High Times hung in there long enough to go from outlaw to mainstream.
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Duration:00:51:26