This is a list of episodes from 2008 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
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1 [1] | 1 | "How Grassoline Works" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 |
2 [2] | 2 | "How Altruism Works" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 |
3 [3] | 3 | "How Lame Ducks Work" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 |
4 [4] | 4 | "Are Nazi War Criminals Still At Large?" | 4 minutes | April 30, 2008 |
5 [5] | 5 | "How Trolley Problems Work" | 5 minutes | May 6, 2008 |
6 [6] | 6 | "Can I feel pregnant when my wife is?" | 5 minutes | May 6, 2008 |
7 [7] | 7 | "Why Does Toothpaste Make Orange Juice Taste Bad?" | 5 minutes | May 13, 2008 |
8 [8] | 8 | "How Evolution in Isolation Works" | 4 minutes | May 15, 2008 |
9 [9] | 9 | "Are Dogs Really Man’s Best Friend?" | 5 minutes | May 20, 2008 |
10 [10] | 10 | "Does Gum Stay in your Stomach for Seven Years?" | 5 minutes | May 22, 2008 |
11 [11] | 11 | "How Antibacterial Soap Works" | 5 minutes | May 28, 2008 |
12 [12] | 12 | "Can People Really Get Hysterical Strength?" | 5 minutes | May 29, 2008 |
13 [13] | 13 | "How Contagious Yawning Works" | 5 minutes | June 4, 2008 |
14 [14] | 14 | "How The Eye of a Tornado Works" | 5 minutes | June 6, 2008 |
15 [15] | 15 | "Could salt water fuel cars?" | 5 minutes | June 10, 2008 |
16 [16] | 16 | "What’s the most expensive toilet in the world?" | 5 minutes | June 12, 2008 |
17 [17] | 17 | "How Manufacturing Water Works" | 5 minutes | June 18, 2008 |
18 [18] | 18 | "How Swearing at Work Works" | 5 minutes | June 20, 2008 |
19 [19] | 19 | "How Oil Shale Works" | 5 minutes | June 24, 2008 |
20 [20] | 20 | "How Death-Proof Cars Work" | 5 minutes | June 26, 2008 |
21 [21] | 21 | "How Murphy’s Law Works" | 5 minutes | July 1, 2008 |
22 [22] | 22 | "How Abandoned Cities Work" | 5 minutes | July 1, 2008 |
23 [23] | 23 | "How Personal Rapid Transport Works" | 5 minutes | July 7, 2008 |
24 [24] | 24 | "How Ripperology Works" | 5 minutes | July 10, 2008 |
25 [25] | 25 | "Can I Survive a Shark Attack by Gouging Out Its Eyes?" | 5 minutes | July 15, 2008 |
26 [26] | 26 | "Are Dogs a Shark’s Favorite Meal?" | 5 minutes | July 17, 2008 |
27 [27] | 27 | "How Carbon Capture Works" | 5 minutes | July 22, 2008 |
28 [28] | 28 | "Why do people blush?" | 6 minutes | July 24, 2008 |
29 [29] | 29 | "Is knife hunting the fairest way to hunt?" | 7 minutes | July 29, 2008 |
30 [30] | 30 | "Exactly what happens if we run out of water?" | 12 minutes | July 31, 2008 |
31 [31] | 31 | "Are there real-life fight clubs?" | 7 minutes | August 5, 2008 |
32 [32] | 32 | "Is there a torture manual?" | 7 minutes | August 8, 2008 |
33 [33] | 33 | "How could a cat scuba dive?" | 13 minutes | August 12, 2008 |
34 [34] | 34 | "10 Terribly Bungled Crimes" | 11 minutes | August 14, 2008 |
35 [35] | 35 | "Are humans wired to survive?" | 13 minutes | August 19, 2008 |
36 [36] | 36 | "How Blood Pressure Works" | 13 minutes | August 21, 2008 |
37 [37] | 37 | "Will robots get married?" | 15 minutes | August 26, 2008 |
38 [38] | 38 | "What are smart mobs?" | 14 minutes | August 28, 2008 |
39 [39] | 39 | "Is there a worst way to die?" | 14 minutes | September 2, 2008 |
40 [40] | 40 | "What’s the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant?" | 14 minutes | September 4, 2008 |
41 [41] | 41 | "Is sleep that important?" | 13 minutes | September 9, 2008 |
42 [42] | 42 | "Why don’t we live underground?" | 16 minutes | September 11, 2008 |
43 [43] | 43 | "What’s the ultimatum game?" | 13 minutes | September 16, 2008 |
44 [44] | 44 | "How Can I Erase My Identity and Start Over?" | 11 minutes | September 18, 2008 |
45 [45] | 45 | "Is quitting smoking contagious?" | 19 minutes | September 23, 2008 |
46 [46] | 46 | "How Graceland Works" | 16 minutes | September 25, 2008 |
47 [47] | 47 | "How Delta Force Works" | 20 minutes | September 30, 2008 |
48 [48] | 48 | "How China’s Pollution Sniffers Work" | 13 minutes | October 2, 2008 |
49 [49] | 49 | "How Entomophagy Works" | 13 minutes | October 7, 2008 |
50 [50] | 50 | "How Cannibalism Works" | 18 minutes | October 9, 2008 |
51 [51] | 51 | "Will we soon be extinct?" | 10 minutes | October 14, 2008 |
52 [52] | 52 | "How Living Off the Grid Works" | 14 minutes | October 16, 2008 |
53 [53] | 53 | "How the Bailout Works" | 24 minutes | October 21, 2008 |
54 [54] | 54 | "How do Tibetans avoid altitude sickness?" | 12 minutes | October 23, 2008 |
55 [55] | 55 | "Is a free market “free” if it’s regulated?" | 16 minutes | October 28, 2008 |
56 [56] | 56 | "How Prayer Healing Works" | 17 minutes | October 30, 2008 |
57 [57] | 57 | "Why do grooms carry brides over the threshold?" | 12 minutes | November 4, 2008 |
58 [58] | 58 | "How Mortgage-backed Securities Work" | 20 minutes | November 6, 2008 |
59 [59] | 59 | "Did the CIA test LSD on unsuspecting Americans?" | 26 minutes | November 11, 2008 |
60 [60] | 60 | "Why doesn’t the FDA regulate herbal supplements?" | 13 minutes | November 13, 2008 |
61 [61] | 61 | "How Eco-anxiety Works" | 14 minutes | November 18, 2008 |
62 [62] | 62 | "How Corporate Personhood Works" | 16 minutes | November 20, 2008 |
63 [63] | 63 | "How Albert Einstein’s Brain Worked" | 18 minutes | November 25, 2008 |
64 [64] | 64 | "How Thanksgiving Works" | 20 minutes | November 27, 2008 |
65 [65] | 65 | "How OCD Works" | 14 minutes | December 2, 2008 |
66 [66] | 66 | "How Guerrilla Gardening Works" | 17 minutes | December 4, 2008 |
67 [67] | 67 | "How the Five Day Weekend Works" | 24 minutes | December 9, 2008 |
68 [68] | 68 | "Extended Product Warranties: To Buy or Not to Buy?" | 16 minutes | December 11, 2008 |
69 [69] | 69 | "Where’s the best place on your body to get shot?" | 17 minutes | December 16, 2008 |
70 [70] | 70 | "What can be done with a dead body?" | 15 minutes | December 18, 2008 |
71 [71] | 71 | "How Flirting Works" | 17 minutes | December 23, 2008 |
72 [72] | 72 | "How to Survive a Plane Crash" | 19 minutes | December 25, 2008 |
73 [73] | 73 | "How Habeas Corpus Works" | 22 minutes | December 30, 2008 |
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