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Short Stuff: The Enfield Monster | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Did a strange cryptid show up in Enfield, Illinois in 1973? Some people think so. DO YOU? Original Air Date: October 28, 2026 iHeartRadio » PREVIOUS VIDEO » GRAB YOUR COPY of Stuff You Should Read »
48:426.9K views · 1d ago · 48:42
(Don't Fear) The (Grim) Reaper | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Cultures have come up with lots of personifications of death: Young and attractive? Yes. Riding a black buffalo? Check. Covered in tongues and eyeballs? Uh-huh. But in the West there’s only been one go-to soul taker for hundreds of years: The Grim Reaper.
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Selects: John Lennon and the FBI | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Did you know that Richard Nixon had a FBI case file open on Beatle John Lennon? Well he did! Why? Listen to this classic episode to find out. Original Air Date: October 24, 2026
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The Twilight Zone Episode | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Today, Chuck and Josh unlock a door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... the Twilight Zone.
15:165.1K views · 1w ago · 15:16
Short Stuff: Spooky Recommendations | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW This week Josh and Chuck are trying something a little different, some recomemdations for the spooky season. For Josh, it's some movies, for Chuck, it's some books. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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Winnie the Pooh: Silly Old Bear | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW On Dec 24, 1925, the world got a Christmas gift from a little-known writer named A.A. Milne when the first Winnie the Pooh story was published. Milne was inspired by the imaginative woodland strolls he shared with his son, the real-life Christopher Robin.
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Selects: Sacagawea: Impressive Teen | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Sacagawea was only 16 when she joined the Corps of Discovery. That is one seriously impressive teenager. Find out all about her in this classic episode. Original Air Date: October 17, 2026
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The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW When socialite Dorothy Arnold disappeared in 1910, no one imagined the case would remain forever unsolved. Today we tell her story. Original Air Date: October 15, 2026
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Short Stuff: Currency Symbols | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW In today's shorty, Josh and Chuck go over the stories behind some of the world's currency symbols. Original Air Date: October 14, 2026 iHeartRadio » PREVIOUS VIDEO » GRAB YOUR COPY of Stuff You Should Read »
13:097.3K views · 2w ago · 13:09
Asteroooooid De-FENSE! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW There’s no question that millions of asteroids are circling the Earth at incredible speed and every one of them is just dying to get a chance to smoosh our planet and wipe out life in the universe once and for all. But Earth has an ace up its sleeve: Us!
47:489.3K views · 2w ago · 47:48
Selects: What's the deal with swing states? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Swing states are all the rage once again this election season, but the makeup has changed a bit. In this classic episode, learn all about what makes a swing state a swing state right now.
48:2712K views · 2w ago · 48:27
Guest: Stand-Up Pt II
Stand-Up Pt II | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW The SYSK boys continue the episode on stand-up comedy in part two, placing it in the rarefied company of other two-parters like Evel Knievel, the Hoover Dam, and the Trail of Tears. In this ep: should anything be off limits for stand-up? Consensus: no.
13:266.5K views · 3w ago · 13:26
Short Stuff: The Style Cycle | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Why do clothing styles get stale and then come back into fashion? Listen in to find out. Original Air Date: October 7, 2026 iHeartRadio » PREVIOUS VIDEO » GRAB YOUR COPY of Stuff You Should Read »
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Stand-Up Comedy Pt I | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Chuck and Josh do their best to tackle “the craft,” which most normal people call stand-up comedy. Stand-up dates back to the vaudeville days but it really started to take off in the 60s when comics stopped wearing suits and started getting edgy.
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Selects: How Bras Work | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Bras are loved and hated, sometimes at the same time. But as difficult and restrictive as they can be, they rescued women from a much cruel contraption: corsets. The question remains, though, do women need bras at all? Listen to this classic episode to find out.
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Let's Thank Universal Pictures for Monster Movies! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Basically everything you think of when you think of vampires, mummies, werewolves, and Frankenstein all come from a spate of films made in the 1930s, and every one of them by Universal Pictures. Amazingly, they are still among the best films ever made.
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Short Stuff: The Retirement Curse | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Is retirement bad for your health? Well it certainly can be if you don't take steps to prevent it. Listen in to learn more about the "retirement curse." Original Air Date: September 30, 2026
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A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW The history of golf is a bit muddled, but once it was truly born in Scotland, it started the beginning of lifelong obsessions for people dumb enough to pick up a club and give it a try. Learn all about the early history of the most frustrating game ever invented.
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Selects: Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW It’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh in this classic episode as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet and learn why we need to stop destroying them post haste.
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Guest: Emily Post
Emily Post: Ettiquette Queen | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW In today's episode, we detail the life and times of ettiquette queen Emily Post. Original Air Date: September 24, 2026 iHeartRadio » PREVIOUS VIDEO » GRAB YOUR COPY of Stuff You Should Read »
11:496.4K views · 1mo ago · 11:49
Short Stuff: Mabon | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Mabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving but though it seems like it’s as ancient as Halloween, it’s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it’s a great chance to really feel the fall and thank Mother Earth.
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Our Big Fat Dream Episode | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW No you’re no dreaming – go ahead, pinch yourself – we’ve finally made an episode on dreams! We’ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis – basically everything but dreams themselves. Well, at long last here it is!
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Selects: Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out) | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Mermaids: Not a real thing | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Mermaids aren't real. That much we know. But the history and lore of these magical and sometimes menacing creatures of the sea is pretty interesting stuff. Learn all about these half women/half fish today.
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW When the Mary Celeste was discovered floating and abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean one day in 1872, the legend of the ghost ship was born. Why did the Mary Celeste’s crew disappear? Was it pirates? Mutiny? UFOs? Well, probably not that last one.
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Max Headroom Incident | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW In 1987, a very strange broadcast intrusion occurred in the city of Chicago. For just a couple of minutes, the odd TV character Max Headroom appeared onscreen in the middle of an episode of Dr. Who. He spoke in garbled tones, brandished a marital aid, and was spanked on the rear with a fly swatter by a person dressed in Annie Oakley garb. If this sounds weird, it is. It's the Max Headroom Incident.
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Dragons: As Real as Mermaids | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Dragons are like mermaids in that they're not real. And that's about where the comparison ends. Learn all about dragons today. Original Air Date: September 18, 2026
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Creepy Legacy of the Hotel Cecil | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW The Hotel Cecil in downtown Los Angeles has had no less than 16 unnatural deaths, from suicides to murders and everything in between. Listen in to the history of this decidedly creepy hotel.
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: Doppelgängers: Hey you, you're me! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Seeing your near twin is probably pretty weird. But could there be a genetic commonality as well? You bet there could! Original Air Date: September 18, 2026
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Guest: SYSK Gets Weird Playlist
SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked. Original Air Date: September 18, 2026
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