Stuff You Should Know

Origami: Folding Goodness

Hinzugefügt: 15. September 2020

Origami is an amazing art that consists of making folds in paper to create something beautiful. Learn all about it today. Learn more about your ad-choices at...

SYSK Selects: How Porta-Potties Work

Hinzugefügt: 12. September 2020

Despite our lengthy history of evacuating our bowels and bladders, it wasn’t until the relatively recent 1940s that we began to construct portable, self-contained toilets to accept our waste. Dive...

Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!

Hinzugefügt: 10. September 2020

It’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet and learn why we need to stop...

Short Stuff: Streisand Effect

Hinzugefügt: 9. September 2020

What does Barbra Streisand have to do with the internet? Listen and learn! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Frances Perkins: Influential and Unknown

Hinzugefügt: 8. September 2020

Frances Perkins was an incredibly influential American yet is virtually unknown. What did she do? A lot! For instance, Social Security was her brainchild. And that's just the tip of the old...

SYSK Selects: How Police Chases Work

Hinzugefügt: 5. September 2020

Entire TV shows are dedicated to them and Americans love to watch a live one, but police chases aren't as routine as they seem. While police assert chases are important tools, critics say cops...

SYSK Selects: How Police Chases Work

Hinzugefügt: 5. September 2020

Entire TV shows are dedicated to them and Americans love to watch a live one, but police chases aren't as routine as they seem. While police assert chases are important tools, critics say cops...

The Disturbing Disappearance of Tara Calico

Hinzugefügt: 3. September 2020

When Tara Calico mysteriously vanished in 1988, suspected to be the victim of foul play, her case may have gotten lost with the countless other missing person cases in the US, were it not for the...

Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins

Hinzugefügt: 2. September 2020

We're back with another handful of phrase origins. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins

Hinzugefügt: 2. September 2020

We're back with another handful of phrase origins. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked

Hinzugefügt: 1. September 2020

In 1962, three ordinary criminals transcended into folk heroes when they crawled out of their cells in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary took to the water in a homemade raft and were never heard from...

SYSK Selects: Polyamory: When two just won't do

Hinzugefügt: 29. August 2020

In this classic episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the world of polyamory. Turns out polyamorists aren't aren't weirdos and deviants, they're just regular folks looking for...

Blacksmiths? You got that right!

Hinzugefügt: 27. August 2020

Blacksmiths? You got that right. Learn all about this age old occupation in today's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: Carrots and Your Eyes

Hinzugefügt: 26. August 2020

Join Chuck and Josh as they learn that one of the great childhood truths – that carrots help you see better in the dark was totally made up! Learn more about your ad-choices at...

How Sneezing Works

Hinzugefügt: 25. August 2020

Unless you have an arcane disorder from a lesion on a very specific spot on our medulla, the chances are you sneeze. Turns out most animals do it, even lizards! Learn the whys and hows of this most...

How Sneezing Works

Hinzugefügt: 25. August 2020

Unless you have an arcane disorder from a lesion on a very specific spot on our medulla, the chances are you sneeze. Turns out most animals do it, even lizards! Learn the whys and hows of this most...

SYSK Selects: How Panic Attacks Work

Hinzugefügt: 22. August 2020

Almost three percent of Americans suffer from a debilitating disorder that causes them to suffer intense fear seemingly without reason and science hasn’t yet figured out what causes it. Join Josh...

1-800-PODCAST

Hinzugefügt: 20. August 2020

Chuck and Josh dive into the wacky world of 800 and 900 phone numbers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Short Stuff: The Great American Coin Shortage of 2020

Hinzugefügt: 19. August 2020

In addition to all the lousy things that’s come out of the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is also experiencing a coin shortage thanks to a stalled-out economic system that normally circulates...

How Anti-Dieting Works

Hinzugefügt: 18. August 2020

There’s a movement afoot that says we should all stop thinking about our weight and just enjoy food. No, it doesn’t help you lose weight…No, it’s not a diet…No, - just listen to the episode, okay?...