This is a list of episodes from 2014 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
601 [1] | 1 | "Could you live without a refrigerator?" | 37 minutes | January 2, 2014 |
602 [2] | 2 | "Your limb is torn off – now what?" | 36 minutes | January 6, 2014 |
603 [3] | 3 | "How Filibusters Work" | 37 minutes | January 9, 2014 |
604 [4] | 4 | "Was there a real King Arthur?" | 46 minutes | January 14, 2014 |
605 [5] | 5 | "How Pet Psychics Work" | 37 minutes | January 15, 2014 |
606 [6] | 6 | "Chuck and Josh Bust a Few Everyday Myths" | 36 minutes | January 21, 2014 |
607 [7] | 7 | "How the Deep Web Works" | 32 minutes | January 22, 2014 |
608 [8] | 8 | "What’s the deal with the debt ceiling?" | 35 minutes | January 28, 2014 |
609 [9] | 9 | "What are crystal skulls?" | 34 minutes | January 30, 2014 |
610 [10] | 10 | "Will computers replace doctors?" | 38 minutes | February 4, 2014 |
611 [11] | 11 | "How Sign Language Works" | 47 minutes | February 6, 2014 |
612 [12] | 12 | "Do objects or experiences make us happier?" | 34 minutes | February 11, 2014 |
613 [13] | 13 | "How Cave Dwellers Work" | 39 minutes | February 12, 2014 |
614 [14] | 14 | "How Salt Works" | 43 minutes | February 18, 2014 |
615 [15] | 15 | "How Amputation Works" | 56 minutes | February 19, 2014 |
616 [16] | 16 | "Termites: They Bore But They Aren’t Boring" | 43 minutes | February 25, 2014 |
617 [17] | 17 | "What happened at Kent State?" | 39 minutes | February 27, 2014 |
618 [18] | 18 | "How the Spanish Inquisition Worked" | 44 minutes | March 4, 2014 |
619 [19] | 19 | "How Online Dating Works" | 49 minutes | March 6, 2014 |
620 [20] | 20 | "How Skateboarding Works" | 46 minutes | March 10, 2014 |
621 [21] | 21 | "How Black Boxes Work" | 37 minutes | March 12, 2014 |
622 [22] | 22 | "Tattoos: Not Just For Dirtbags Anymore" | 66 minutes | March 17, 2014 |
623 [23] | 23 | "How Electricity Works" | 45 minutes | March 20, 2014 |
624 [24] | 24 | "How Amnesia Works" | 59 minutes | March 25, 2014 |
625 [25] | 25 | "How Landslides Work" | 34 minutes | March 27, 2014 |
626 [26] | 26 | "How 3D Printing Works" | 48 minutes | April 1, 2014 |
627 [27] | 27 | "How Income Taxes Work" | 43 minutes | April 3, 2014 |
628 [28] | 28 | "How Charles Darwin Worked" | 50 minutes | April 7, 2014 |
629 [29] | 29 | "How Natural Selection Works" | 57 minutes | April 10, 2014 |
630 [30] | 30 | "How Dissociative Identity Disorder Works" | 45 minutes | April 15, 2014 |
631 [31] | 31 | "How Burlesque Works" | 51 minutes | April 17, 2014 |
632 [32] | 32 | "How Mars Works" | 55 minutes | April 22, 2014 |
633 [33] | 33 | "Halitosis: Worst Smell Ever?" | 35 minutes | April 24, 2014 |
634 [34] | 34 | "How the ACLU Works" | 46 minutes | April 28, 2014 |
635 [35] | 35 | "How Marijuana Works" | 64 minutes | May 1, 2014 |
636 [36] | 36 | "How Gypsies Work" | 46 minutes | May 6, 2014 |
637 [37] | 37 | "How Bipolar Disorder Works" | 38 minutes | May 8, 2014 |
638 [38] | 38 | "How the Human Microbiome Project Works" | 37 minutes | May 13, 2014 |
639 [39] | 39 | "How the Paleo Diet Works" | 44 minutes | May 15, 2014 |
640 [40] | 40 | "8 Reasons Why Your Body Is So Gross" | 49 minutes | May 20, 2014 |
641 [41] | 41 | "How Avalanches Work" | 43 minutes | May 21, 2014 |
642 [42] | 42 | "How Temper Tantrums Work" | 38 minutes | May 27, 2014 |
643 [43] | 43 | "Archaeology in a Nutshell" | 50 minutes | May 29, 2014 |
644 [44] | 44 | "Why is Venice so wet?" | 35 minutes | June 2, 2014 |
645 [45] | 45 | "How the Space Race Worked" | 58 minutes | June 5, 2014 |
646 [46] | 46 | "How the Placebo Effect Works" | 41 minutes | June 10, 2014 |
647 [47] | 47 | "Sugar: It Powers the Earth" | 44 minutes | June 12, 2014 |
648 [48] | 48 | "Is your employer spying on you?" | 44 minutes | June 17, 2014 |
649 [49] | 49 | "How Soccer Works" | 60 minutes | June 19, 2014 |
650 [50] | 50 | "How the La Brea Tar Pits Work" | 33 minutes | June 24, 2014 |
651 [51] | 51 | "How the MPAA Works" | 43 minutes | June 27, 2014 |
652 [52] | 52 | "How The Louvre Works" | 43 minutes | July 1, 2014 |
653 [53] | 53 | "How Monopoly Works" | 65 minutes | July 3, 2014 |
654 [54] | 54 | "Is brain size related to intelligence?" | 34 minutes | July 8, 2014 |
655 [55] | 55 | "How Grass Works? Yes, How Grass Works" | 51 minutes | July 10, 2014 |
656 [56] | 56 | "How Sushi Works" | 54 minutes | July 15, 2014 |
657 [57] | 57 | "How In Vitro Fertlization Works" | 38 minutes | July 17, 2014 |
658 [58] | 58 | "How Trickle-Down Economics Works" | 45 minutes | July 22, 2014 |
659 [59] | 59 | "The Skinny on Probiotics" | 38 minutes | July 24, 2014 |
660 [60] | 60 | "Is there a dark side of the moon?" | 30 minutes | July 29, 2014 |
661 [61] | 61 | "How Morgellons Disease Works" | 35 minutes | July 31, 2014 |
662 [62] | 62 | "How Play-Doh Works" | 43 minutes | August 5, 2014 |
663 [63] | 63 | "What is a Numbers Station?" | 40 minutes | August 7, 2014 |
664 [64] | 64 | "How the NSA Works" | 46 minutes | August 12, 2014 |
665 [65] | 65 | "How Ebola Works" | 40 minutes | August 14, 2014 |
666 [66] | 66 | "Going Up: Elevators" | 45 minutes | August 19, 2014 |
667 [67] | 67 | "How the Berlin Wall Worked" | 48 minutes | August 21, 2014 |
668 [68] | 68 | "What’s the deal with headstones?" | 50 minutes | August 26, 2014 |
669 [69] | 69 | "How Blimps Work" | 49 minutes | August 28, 2014 |
670 [70] | 70 | "How Pinball Works" | 47 minutes | September 2, 2014 |
671 [71] | 71 | "How TV Ratings Work" | 43 minutes | September 4, 2014 |
672 [72] | 72 | "How Stem Cells Work" | 38 minutes | September 9, 2014 |
673 [73] | 73 | "How Royalty Works" | 49 minutes | September 11, 2014 |
674 [74] | 74 | "How Socialism Works" | 51 minutes | September 16, 2014 |
675 [75] | 75 | "How Currency Works" | 49 minutes | September 18, 2014 |
676 [76] | 76 | "How Police Interrogation Works" | 67 minutes | September 23, 2014 |
677 [77] | 77 | "How Animal Domestication Works" | 52 minutes | September 25, 2014 |
678 [78] | 78 | "How Rogue Waves Work" | 34 minutes | September 30, 2014 |
679 [79] | 79 | "How Panic Attacks Work" | 36 minutes | October 2, 2014 |
680 [80] | 80 | "How Karate Works" | 45 minutes | October 7, 2014 |
681 [81] | 81 | "How Skywriting Works" | 36 minutes | October 9, 2014 |
682 [82] | 82 | "Virus Talk with Josh and Chuck" | 34 minutes | October 14, 2014 |
683 [83] | 83 | "How The Great Train Robbery Worked" | 45 minutes | October 16, 2014 |
684 [84] | 84 | "How Extinction Works" | 49 minutes | October 21, 2014 |
685 [85] | 85 | "How Animal Camouflage Works" | 34 minutes | October 23, 2014 |
686 [86] | 86 | "Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep?" | 35 minutes | October 28, 2014 |
687 [87] | 87 | "How Haunted House Attractions Work" | 48 minutes | October 30, 2014 |
688 [88] | 88 | "SYSK’s Halloween Scare Fest" | 34 minutes | October 31, 2014 |
689 [89] | 89 | "Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?" | 45 minutes | November 4, 2014 |
690 [90] | 90 | "How Limousines Work" | 38 minutes | November 6, 2014 |
691 [91] | 91 | "How Patents Work" | 63 minutes | November 11, 2014 |
692 [92] | 92 | "What’s the deal with crop circles?" | 40 minutes | November 13, 2014 |
693 [93] | 93 | "How the Enlightenment Works" | 42 minutes | November 18, 2014 |
694 [94] | 94 | "What is Collective Hysteria?" | 44 minutes | November 20, 2014 |
695 [95] | 95 | "How Kickstarter Works" | 39 minutes | November 25, 2014 |
696 [96] | 96 | "How Terraforming Will Work" | 42 minutes | November 27, 2014 |
697 [97] | 97 | "How Leper Colonies Worked" | 29 minutes | December 2, 2014 |
698 [98] | 98 | "How X-Rays Work" | 41 minutes | December 4, 2014 |
699 [99] | 99 | "How The Hum Works" | 39 minutes | December 9, 2014 |
700 [100] | 100 | "Homeschooling: Not Just For Hippies and Religious People Anymore" | 52 minutes | December 11, 2014 |
701 [101] | 101 | "Boomerangs: Magic Sticks of Physics" | 32 minutes | December 16, 2014 |
702 [102] | 102 | "How Cinnamon Works" | 39 minutes | December 18, 2014 |
703 [103] | 103 | "How the GED Test Works" | 33 minutes | December 23, 2014 |
704 [104] | 104 | "Josh and Chuck’s 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!" | 38 minutes | December 25, 2014 |
705 [105] | 105 | "How Sea Monsters Work" | 39 minutes | December 30, 2014 |
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