Stuff You Should Know

By iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture

Ranking
12th
on Society & Culture
Favorites
107,928
Followers
Typical duration
44 min
per episode
If it hooks
71%
finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Stuff You Should Know episodes

November 23, 2022 Short Stuff: Liquid Paper
Correction fluid goes by many names, but the OG was Liquid Paper. And it has a pretty cool origin story.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 min
November 22, 2022 Typewriters: Mechanical Brilliance
Chuck loves typewriters because he loves mechanical brilliance. Dive into the cool history of these amazing machines today.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56 min
November 19, 2022 Selects: How Dark Money Works
Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 in the Citizens United case that political contributions are speech and should be protected, the floodgates of anonymous political contributions have opened. But does absolute funding corrupt absolutely? Find out in this classic episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
49 min
November 17, 2022 Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?
The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? We'll dig in to this dense topic to find out.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56 min
November 16, 2022 Short Stuff: Incomplete Yawns
Is there anything – anything – worse than a yawn you can’t finish? It’s hard to think of anything else and as your obsession with yawning like a normal human being grows it only becomes more difficult. Why? Why?!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 min
November 15, 2022 The Sordid History of Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties
When it comes to pre-wedding festivities, bachelor and bachelorette parties take the penis-shaped cake. Learn all about these sordid affairs today.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
57 min
November 12, 2022 Selects: Finders Keepers: Real Law
You know that heartbreak of the schoolyard – finders keepers, losers weepers? That’s actual law in a great many grown up places. Enter the murky legal world of finding something that belongs to someone else, from buried treasure to a misplaced ring. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
39 min
November 10, 2022 How Owls Work
It’s time for another great animal episode and in this one we swoop into the world of owls – nature’s greatest silent predator who (hooo) also look very cute and intelligent. Not to mention they can turn their heads 270 degrees.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
52 min
November 09, 2022 Short Stuff: Dodleston Messages
It’s not everyday that a message from the 16th century appears on a computer from the 1980s, so when that happened it caught an English couple’s attention and launched a still-unresolved mystery - across tiiiiiiime!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 min
November 08, 2022 What's so important about legal precedent?
Legal precedent is an odd thing. It matters, but it isn't codified. There are advantages and disadvantages. Let's all dive in and take at STARE DECISIS today.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
52 min

About Stuff You Should Know

From the publisher's feed

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.