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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 Air Traffic Control Works

9/30/2023
You know how when you fly in an airline you usually don't die? You can thank the battalion of air traffic control professionals who studiously track every moment of your flight to ensure its safety. Learn all about this unsung field with Chuck and Josh in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:32

Revenge: Bitter, Not Sweet

9/28/2023
Someone cuts you off in traffic or makes fun of your friend and all you can think of is how to get back at them and then some. But wait! Research has found that taking revenge actually makes you feel worse in the long run. Learn about what to do instead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:48

Short Stuff: The Dakota

9/27/2023
The Dakota is one of New York City's great buildings. And its backstory is pretty great to boot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:12:29

The Amazing Life of Christine Granville

9/26/2023
Christine Granville was about as James Bond as it gets. Stories of her life as a spy during World War II are legendary. Today we'll tell her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:47

Selects: Cockney Rhyming Slang: Beautiful Gibberish

9/23/2023
What is Cockney Rhyming Slang? It's complicated and its origins are unclear. Learn everything we know about it today in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:42:45

Kombucha: Fizzy Goodness

9/21/2023
Kombucha is pretty popular right now. But what is it exactly and where did it come from? The answers await you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:47:04

Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs

9/20/2023
Have you ever stopped mid-pencil mark and realized to your astonishment where the plus sign came from? Then this one’s for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:11:57

10ish Worst Business Decisions Ever

9/19/2023
It’s easy (and kind of fun) to laugh at the misfortune of CEOs and other high up business types when they bring it on themselves – so let’s do that now. Herein lies some of the worst business decisions ever made, hindsight being 20/20, of course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:46

Selects: How Floods Work

9/16/2023
Floods happen when more water is introduced to an area than can be quickly removed. That's about it, but there's more to floods, what causes them and the havoc they can wreak. Join Josh and Chuck in this super-saturated classic episode of Stuff You Should Know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:33:49

The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Disaster

9/14/2023
In 1981 America suffered the worst accidental structural collapse in its history. Listen in today to the tragic story of the fast-tracked building disaster that stills haunts Kansas City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:37

Short Stuff: Why Spilling Salt is Unlucky

9/13/2023
Face it, when you spill salt your life goes totally off the rails, maybe even forever. Fortunately, we humans stumbled upon the one reliable way to counteract that bad luck by tossing some over our left shoulder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:11:18

Axolotls: The Smiling Salamander from Mexico

9/12/2023
It’s a listener request! Axolotls are one of the more amazing animals roaming the planet right now – they can regenerate parts of their brains, can fight off tumors, are found in the wild only in one single lake? And did we mention they smile all the time? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:45

Selects: How Space Stations Work

9/9/2023
It seems like we largely take it for granted these days, but the fact that we have humans living in space is the realization of a scientific dream a century old. Visit the space stations orbiting Earth past, present and future in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:12

Native American Reservations

9/7/2023
Today we dive into the history and current state of Native American reservations. This serves as a nice follow-up to the Trail of Tears double-ep from 2017. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:21

Short Stuff: History of OK

9/6/2023
Is OK the best word? It's certainly one of the most versatile. Check the interesting history of this weird contraction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:14:48

The Made-up Disease of Syndrome K

9/5/2023
In WWII, Italy went through its own Jewish Holocaust, terrible at first then horrific as the Nazis took over the country. In Rome, a group of doctors hid Jewish refugees in plain sight in their hospital by giving them a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:41:13

Selects: Body Odor: You Stink

9/2/2023
Chuck and Josh end up making reduxes of past episodes on things like sweating and deodorant in this all-new episode on the science beneath what makes people smell. Learn all about your odor in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:58

Laurens Hammond: The Non-Musical Genius Who Changed Popular Music

8/31/2023
Laurens Hammond invented the Hammond organ and in the process changed music history. But he was much more than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:09

Short Stuff: Evil Eye

8/30/2023
You've seen the evil eye. Many Middle Eastern cultures have a long history with it. Learn how to thwart this curse today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:11:11

Fordlandia: Brazil Isn't Michigan

8/29/2023
Henry Ford tried to build a Midwestern American town in the Amazon rainforest in the 1920s. It's true. And yes, Chuck will say this should be a movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:55

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