List of Stuff You Should Know episodes (2014)
Stuff You Should Know is a free podcast and video series published by HowStuffWorks and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. Episodes are normally around 45 minutes in length, although for more in-depth topics the show has run longer than an hour.
The winner of the 2014[1] and the 2016[2] People's Voice Webby Award,[3] the show is downloaded more than 1 million times per week and is consistently on iTunes’ Top 10 podcast rankings.[4] Stuff You Should Know's "beautifully, beautifully done" production has set "the audio standard," according to podcast reviewers Pod on Pod. They added that the audio quality "could not be improved" on the NPR-level production.[5] One reviewer said of it: "It is never not fun to listen to."[5]
Since 2014, a listener and fan, dubbed The Minister of Stats by Clark and Bryant, has maintained a spreadsheet[6] listing all episodes with original publishing dates, run times, and fun facts. Short Stuff and Selects episodes do not contribute to the overall episode count.
2014 season
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Length | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
601[7] | 1 | "Could you live without a refrigerator?" | 37 minutes | January 2, 2014 |
602[8] | 2 | "Your limb is torn off – now what?" | 36 minutes | January 6, 2014 |
603[9] | 3 | "How Filibusters Work" | 37 minutes | January 9, 2014 |
604[10] | 4 | "Was there a real King Arthur?" | 46 minutes | January 14, 2014 |
605[11] | 5 | "How Pet Psychics Work" | 37 minutes | January 15, 2014 |
606[12] | 6 | "Chuck and Josh Bust a Few Everyday Myths" | 36 minutes | January 21, 2014 |
607[13] | 7 | "How the Deep Web Works" | 32 minutes | January 22, 2014 |
608[14] | 8 | "What’s the deal with the debt ceiling?" | 35 minutes | January 28, 2014 |
609[15] | 9 | "What are crystal skulls?" | 34 minutes | January 30, 2014 |
610[16] | 10 | "Will computers replace doctors?" | 38 minutes | February 4, 2014 |
611[17] | 11 | "How Sign Language Works" | 47 minutes | February 6, 2014 |
612[18] | 12 | "Do objects or experiences make us happier?" | 34 minutes | February 11, 2014 |
613[19] | 13 | "How Cave Dwellers Work" | 39 minutes | February 12, 2014 |
614[20] | 14 | "How Salt Works" | 43 minutes | February 18, 2014 |
615[21] | 15 | "How Amputation Works" | 56 minutes | February 19, 2014 |
616[22] | 16 | "Termites: They Bore But They Aren’t Boring" | 43 minutes | February 25, 2014 |
617[23] | 17 | "What happened at Kent State?" | 39 minutes | February 27, 2014 |
618[24] | 18 | "How the Spanish Inquisition Worked" | 44 minutes | March 4, 2014 |
619[25] | 19 | "How Online Dating Works" | 49 minutes | March 6, 2014 |
620[26] | 20 | "How Skateboarding Works" | 46 minutes | March 10, 2014 |
621[27] | 21 | "How Black Boxes Work" | 37 minutes | March 12, 2014 |
622[28] | 22 | "Tattoos: Not Just For Dirtbags Anymore" | 1 hour 6 minutes | March 17, 2014 |
623[29] | 23 | "How Electricity Works" | 45 minutes | March 20, 2014 |
624[30] | 24 | "How Amnesia Works" | 59 minutes | March 25, 2014 |
625[31] | 25 | "How Landslides Work" | 34 minutes | March 27, 2014 |
626[32] | 26 | "How 3D Printing Works" | 48 minutes | April 1, 2014 |
627[33] | 27 | "How Income Taxes Work" | 43 minutes | April 3, 2014 |
628[34] | 28 | "How Charles Darwin Worked" | 50 minutes | April 7, 2014 |
629[35] | 29 | "How Natural Selection Works" | 57 minutes | April 10, 2014 |
630[36] | 30 | "How Dissociative Identity Disorder Works" | 45 minutes | April 15, 2014 |
631[37] | 31 | "How Burlesque Works" | 51 minutes | April 17, 2014 |
632[38] | 32 | "How Mars Works" | 55 minutes | April 22, 2014 |
633[39] | 33 | "Halitosis: Worst Smell Ever?" | 35 minutes | April 24, 2014 |
634[40] | 34 | "How the ACLU Works" | 46 minutes | April 28, 2014 |
635[41] | 35 | "How Marijuana Works" | 1 hour 4 minutes | May 1, 2014 |
636[42] | 36 | "How Gypsies Work" | 46 minutes | May 6, 2014 |
637[43] | 37 | "How Bipolar Disorder Works" | 38 minutes | May 8, 2014 |
638[44] | 38 | "How the Human Microbiome Project Works" | 37 minutes | May 13, 2014 |
639[45] | 39 | "How the Paleo Diet Works" | 44 minutes | May 15, 2014 |
640[46] | 40 | "8 Reasons Why Your Body Is So Gross" | 49 minutes | May 20, 2014 |
641[47] | 41 | "How Avalanches Work" | 43 minutes | May 21, 2014 |
642[48] | 42 | "How Temper Tantrums Work" | 38 minutes | May 27, 2014 |
643[49] | 43 | "Archaeology in a Nutshell" | 50 minutes | May 29, 2014 |
644[50] | 44 | "Why is Venice so wet?" | 35 minutes | June 2, 2014 |
645[51] | 45 | "How the Space Race Worked" | 58 minutes | June 5, 2014 |
646[52] | 46 | "How the Placebo Effect Works" | 41 minutes | June 10, 2014 |
647[53] | 47 | "Sugar: It Powers the Earth" | 44 minutes | June 12, 2014 |
648[54] | 48 | "Is your employer spying on you?" | 44 minutes | June 17, 2014 |
649[55] | 49 | "How Soccer Works" | 1 hour | June 19, 2014 |
650[56] | 50 | "How the La Brea Tar Pits Work" | 33 minutes | June 24, 2014 |
651[57] | 51 | "How the MPAA Works" | 43 minutes | June 27, 2014 |
652[58] | 52 | "How The Louvre Works" | 43 minutes | July 1, 2014 |
653[59] | 53 | "How Monopoly Works" | 1 hour 5 minutes | July 3, 2014 |
654[60] | 54 | "Is brain size related to intelligence?" | 34 minutes | July 8, 2014 |
655[61] | 55 | "How Grass Works? Yes, How Grass Works" | 51 minutes | July 10, 2014 |
656[62] | 56 | "How Sushi Works" | 54 minutes | July 15, 2014 |
657[63] | 57 | "How In Vitro Fertlization Works" | 38 minutes | July 17, 2014 |
658[64] | 58 | "How Trickle-Down Economics Works" | 45 minutes | July 22, 2014 |
659[65] | 59 | "The Skinny on Probiotics" | 38 minutes | July 24, 2014 |
660[66] | 60 | "Is there a dark side of the moon?" | 30 minutes | July 29, 2014 |
661[67] | 61 | "How Morgellons Disease Works" | 35 minutes | July 31, 2014 |
662[68] | 62 | "How Play-Doh Works" | 43 minutes | August 5, 2014 |
663[69] | 63 | "What is a Numbers Station?" | 40 minutes | August 7, 2014 |
664[70] | 64 | "How the NSA Works" | 46 minutes | August 12, 2014 |
665[71] | 65 | "How Ebola Works" | 40 minutes | August 14, 2014 |
666[72] | 66 | "Going Up: Elevators" | 45 minutes | August 19, 2014 |
667[73] | 67 | "How the Berlin Wall Worked" | 48 minutes | August 21, 2014 |
668[74] | 68 | "What’s the deal with headstones?" | 50 minutes | August 26, 2014 |
669[75] | 69 | "How Blimps Work" | 49 minutes | August 28, 2014 |
670[76] | 70 | "How Pinball Works" | 47 minutes | September 2, 2014 |
671[77] | 71 | "How TV Ratings Work" | 43 minutes | September 4, 2014 |
672[78] | 72 | "How Stem Cells Work" | 38 minutes | September 9, 2014 |
673[79] | 73 | "How Royalty Works" | 49 minutes | September 11, 2014 |
674[80] | 74 | "How Socialism Works" | 51 minutes | September 16, 2014 |
675[81] | 75 | "How Currency Works" | 49 minutes | September 18, 2014 |
676[82] | 76 | "How Police Interrogation Works" | 1 hour 7 minutes | September 23, 2014 |
677[83] | 77 | "How Animal Domestication Works" | 52 minutes | September 25, 2014 |
678[84] | 78 | "How Rogue Waves Work" | 34 minutes | September 30, 2014 |
679[85] | 79 | "How Panic Attacks Work" | 36 minutes | October 2, 2014 |
680[86] | 80 | "How Karate Works" | 45 minutes | October 7, 2014 |
681[87] | 81 | "How Skywriting Works" | 36 minutes | October 9, 2014 |
682[88] | 82 | "Virus Talk with Josh and Chuck" | 34 minutes | October 14, 2014 |
683[89] | 83 | "How The Great Train Robbery Worked" | 45 minutes | October 16, 2014 |
684[90] | 84 | "How Extinction Works" | 49 minutes | October 21, 2014 |
685[91] | 85 | "How Animal Camouflage Works" | 34 minutes | October 23, 2014 |
686[92] | 86 | "Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep?" | 35 minutes | October 28, 2014 |
687[93] | 87 | "How Haunted House Attractions Work" | 48 minutes | October 30, 2014 |
688[94] | 88 | "SYSK’s Halloween Scare Fest" | 34 minutes | October 31, 2014 |
689[95] | 89 | "Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?" | 45 minutes | November 4, 2014 |
690[96] | 90 | "How Limousines Work" | 38 minutes | November 6, 2014 |
691[97] | 91 | "How Patents Work" | 1 hour 3 minutes | November 11, 2014 |
692[98] | 92 | "What’s the deal with crop circles?" | 40 minutes | November 13, 2014 |
693[99] | 93 | "How the Enlightenment Works" | 42 minutes | November 18, 2014 |
694[100] | 94 | "What is Collective Hysteria?" | 44 minutes | November 20, 2014 |
695[101] | 95 | "How Kickstarter Works" | 39 minutes | November 25, 2014 |
696[102] | 96 | "How Terraforming Will Work" | 42 minutes | November 27, 2014 |
697[103] | 97 | "How Leper Colonies Worked" | 29 minutes | December 2, 2014 |
698[104] | 98 | "How X-Rays Work" | 41 minutes | December 4, 2014 |
699[105] | 99 | "How The Hum Works" | 39 minutes | December 9, 2014 |
700[106] | 100 | "Homeschooling: Not Just For Hippies and Religious People Anymore" | 52 minutes | December 11, 2014 |
701[107] | 101 | "Boomerangs: Magic Sticks of Physics" | 32 minutes | December 16, 2014 |
702[108] | 102 | "How Cinnamon Works" | 39 minutes | December 18, 2014 |
703[109] | 103 | "How the GED Test Works" | 33 minutes | December 23, 2014 |
704[110] | 104 | "Josh and Chuck’s 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!" | 38 minutes | December 25, 2014 |
705[111] | 105 | "How Sea Monsters Work" | 39 minutes | December 30, 2014 |
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- ^ "2016 Peoples Voice Awards". Webby Awards. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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- ^ Could you live without a refrigerator?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Your limb is torn off – now what?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Filibusters Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Was there a real King Arthur?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Pet Psychics Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Chuck and Josh Bust a Few Everyday Myths. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Deep Web Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What’s the deal with the debt ceiling?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What are crystal skulls?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Will computers replace doctors?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Sign Language Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Do objects or experiences make us happier?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Cave Dwellers Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Salt Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Amputation Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Termites: They Bore But They Aren’t Boring. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What happened at Kent State?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Spanish Inquisition Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Online Dating Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Skateboarding Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Black Boxes Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Tattoos: Not Just For Dirtbags Anymore. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Electricity Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Amnesia Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Landslides Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How 3D Printing Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Income Taxes Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Charles Darwin Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Natural Selection Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Dissociative Identity Disorder Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Burlesque Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Mars Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Halitosis: Worst Smell Ever?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the ACLU Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Marijuana Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Gypsies Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Bipolar Disorder Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Human Microbiome Project Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Paleo Diet Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ 8 Reasons Why Your Body Is So Gross. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Avalanches Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Temper Tantrums Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Archaeology in a Nutshell. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Why is Venice so wet?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Space Race Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Placebo Effect Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Sugar: It Powers the Earth. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Is your employer spying on you?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Soccer Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the La Brea Tar Pits Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the MPAA Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How The Louvre Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Monopoly Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Is brain size related to intelligence?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Grass Works? Yes, How Grass Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Sushi Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How In Vitro Fertlization Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Trickle-Down Economics Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ The Skinny on Probiotics. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Is there a dark side of the moon?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Morgellons Disease Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Play-Doh Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What is a Numbers Station?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the NSA Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Ebola Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Going Up: Elevators. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Berlin Wall Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What’s the deal with headstones?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Blimps Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Pinball Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How TV Ratings Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Stem Cells Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Royalty Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Socialism Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Currency Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Police Interrogation Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Animal Domestication Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Rogue Waves Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Panic Attacks Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Karate Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Skywriting Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Virus Talk with Josh and Chuck. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How The Great Train Robbery Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Extinction Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Animal Camouflage Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Haunted House Attractions Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ SYSK’s Halloween Scare Fest. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Limousines Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Patents Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What’s the deal with crop circles?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the Enlightenment Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ What is Collective Hysteria?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Kickstarter Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Terraforming Will Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Leper Colonies Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How X-Rays Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How The Hum Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Homeschooling: Not Just For Hippies and Religious People Anymore. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Boomerangs: Magic Sticks of Physics. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Cinnamon Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How the GED Test Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Josh and Chuck’s 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ How Sea Monsters Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-20.