App Store

Google Play

DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst 

iHeartPodcasts

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.

Stuff You Should Know

Most of us know Mensa’s a smart people club. And that Geena Davis is a member. But did you know it was originally intended as a rolodex when the government needed the UK’s most intelligent minds? And that the Kansas City chapter staged a revolt in the 60s?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Mensa Works

Today we dive in to celebrate the international treasure that is Dolly Parton. Why is she nearly universally loved? Listen in to find out. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why does everyone love Dolly Parton?

When the birth control pill hit the market in 1960 it landed like a social bomb. Almost overnight, women gained the ability to separate sex from pregnancy and everything from feminism to patients’ rights centered on it. Find out all about its history in this classic episode.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: How The Pill Changed the World

If you’ve ever wanted to know why peacocks have such amazing feathers, why they’re not all called peacocks, and plenty of other neat stuff about peacocks, then perhaps this episode on peacocks is for you. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ba-Gawk! How Peacocks Work

These invasive spiders are everywhere these days. But how did they get to the USA and are they harmful?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Joro Spiders

Tugboats are amazing because they do the dirty work without much recognition. Well that's changing today - ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY TUG!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

In 1947 the port town of Texas City, Texas became the site of the largest industrial disaster in American history. An enormous explosion blew ships out of the water, created a tidal wave that flooded the town, and killed hundreds of people instantly. Find out all about it in this classic episode.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: The Texas City Disaster of 1947

If you’ve ever lost your job thanks to a management consultant coming through your company or been timed for how fast you work, you can thank Frederick Winslow Taylor, the father of scientific management. If that field sounds made up that’s because it is.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylorism: Work Faster!

You know that old adage that you should feed a cold but starve a fever? It’s an ancient idea and what’s surprising is that it’s kind of correct. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever

For our annual pre-Holiday-Special-holiday-episode-about-a-holiday-toy we are jumping into one of the greatest games of all time, Trivial Pursuit (and we’re not just saying that because there’s an SYSK edition). 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trivial Pursuit Trivia Edition

All dogs are great, but some dogs work harder than others. Or play harder, depending on your view. Learn all about the good boys and girls who find lost people and recover bodies to bring humans peace and closure.

 
 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Search and Rescue Dogs Work

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Other podcasts you might like ...