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Stuff You Should Know

Podcasts · Society & Culture

Stuff You Should Know

1,135 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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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Eel biology and taxonomy (order Anguilliformes, 800+ species)Eel reproduction and migration to Sargasso SeaGlass eel and elver life stagesMoray eels and ocean eel speciesFreshwater eel species (American, European, Japanese)Eel as historical food source and currency in medieval EuropeEel aquaculture and farming practicesEel population decline and conservation statusEel toxicity and preparation (blood toxicity requiring cooking)Eel nutrition (protein, B12, vitamin A, vitamin D)

Analyzed Episodes

May 19, 2026

Eels Alive!

Eel biology and taxonomy (order Anguilliformes, 800+ species)Eel reproduction and migration to Sargasso SeaGlass eel and elver life stages

May 21, 2026

The 1993 Waco Siege

1993 Waco siege and Branch DavidiansATF raid planning and execution failuresFBI negotiation vs. tactical team conflicts

May 5, 2026

Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX

Boeing 737 MAX design flaws and MCAS system failuresFAA regulatory capture and self-certification programsManeuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) design defects

May 6, 2026

Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?

Kangaroo locomotion and hopping mechanicsMarsupial reproduction and pouch developmentEvolutionary adaptation and fossil records

May 7, 2026

Let's Go to Camp... David!

Camp David History and EvolutionPresidential Retreat OperationsDiplomatic Negotiations and Peace Accords

May 9, 2026

Selects: Can movies be cursed?

Movie production safety and occupational hazards in early HollywoodConfirmation bias and selective memory in urban legendsRadioactive fallout effects from nuclear testing (The Conqueror case study)

May 12, 2026

Humanists, the Happy Heathens

Humanism definition and core principlesRenaissance humanism and intellectual historySeparation of church and state

May 13, 2026

Short Stuff: Did Tippy Hedron start the Vietnamese manicure industry?

Vietnamese immigration post-1975 Vietnam WarNail salon industry history and growthRefugee economic integration and entrepreneurship

May 14, 2026

The Hindenburg Disaster

Rigid airship design and engineering (Zeppelin construction)Hydrogen vs. helium as lifting gases for aircraftElectrostatic charge and ignition mechanisms

May 16, 2026

Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?

Mount Everest climbing history and expeditionsGeorge Mallory and Sandy Irvine's 1924 expeditionEarly mountaineering techniques and equipment

May 2, 2026

Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis

Bicameral Mind HypothesisEmergence of Human ConsciousnessMetaphorical Language and Cognition

Jan 28, 2026

Short Stuff: Magic 8 Ball

Magic 8 Ball product history and evolutionToy industry commercialization and mass productionPop culture integration and MacGuffin narrative devices

Jan 29, 2026

The Magnificent Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge history and constructionSuspension bridge engineering and designJoseph Strauss and Charles Ellis contributions

Jan 31, 2026

Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis

Operation Mincemeat WWII deceptionMilitary intelligence and counterintelligenceEnigma machine and code-breaking

Feb 3, 2026

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan: Miracle is Right

Deaf-blind education and communication methodsManual alphabet and tactile language learningDisability advocacy and institutional reform

Feb 4, 2026

Short Stuff: Color Psychology

Color Psychology Field and ResearchCultural Color Symbolism and MeaningCross-Cultural Color Perception Studies

Feb 5, 2026

The Cajun Navy: Heroes or Liability?

Hurricane Katrina government response failuresVolunteer disaster relief organizations and nonprofitsFEMA effectiveness and institutional trust

Feb 7, 2026

Selects: Why Do Great Flood Myths Seem To Be Universal?

Flood Myths Across CulturesGeomythology and Geological EvidenceEpic of Gilgamesh vs. Noah's Flood

Feb 10, 2026

How Cognitive Biases Work

Heuristics and mental shortcuts in decision-makingSystem 1 vs System 2 thinking (fast vs deliberate cognition)Hindsight bias and false memory reconstruction

Feb 11, 2026

Short Stuff: Aztec Death Whistle

Aztec Death WhistlesPre-Columbian Mesoamerican MusicArchaeological Artifact Analysis