This is a list of episodes from 2020 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
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1230 [1] | 1 | "How Safecracking Works" | 63 minutes | January 2, 2020 |
1231 [2] | 2 | "The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part I" | 46 minutes | January 7, 2020 |
1232 [3] | 3 | "The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part II" | 50 minutes | January 9, 2020 |
1233 [4] | 4 | "Transdermal Implants: Body Art or Nightmare Fuel?" | 58 minutes | January 14, 2020 |
1234 [5] | 5 | "The Tulsa 'Race Riots'" | 51 minutes | January 16, 2020 |
1235 [6] | 6 | "Why Postal Employees Go Postal" | 53 minutes | January 21, 2020 |
1236 [7] | 7 | "Barefoot Running: The Best Podcast Episode in History" | 47 minutes | January 23, 2020 |
1237 [8] | 8 | "Amazing Animal Stories!" | 42 minutes | January 28, 2020 |
1238 [9] | 9 | "Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?" | 56 minutes | January 30, 2020 |
1239 [10] | 10 | "How AI Facial Recognition Works" | 60 minutes | February 4, 2020 |
1240 [11] | 11 | "Why are Pentecostals growing so rapidly?" | 46 minutes | February 6, 2020 |
1241 [12] | 12 | "Optogenetics: Controlling Your Genes with Light" | 51 minutes | February 11, 2020 |
1242 [13] | 13 | "911 Is Not a Joke" | 59 minutes | February 13, 2020 |
1243 [14] | 14 | "The Unsolved Indiana Dunes Disappearances" | 46 minutes | February 18, 2020 |
1244 [15] | 15 | "Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil" | 55 minutes | February 20, 2020 |
1245 [16] | 16 | "What's the deal with indigo?" | 51 minutes | February 25, 2020 |
1246 [17] | 17 | "Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure" | 61 minutes | February 27, 2020 |
1247 [18] | 18 | "How Morphic Fields Work?" | 58 minutes | March 3, 2020 |
1248 [19] | 19 | "Mardi Gras! One month late" | 51 minutes | March 5, 2020 |
1249 [20] | 20 | "How Coyotes Work" | 50 minutes | March 10, 2020 |
1250 [21] | 21 | "How Ice Climbing Works" | 62 minutes | March 12, 2020 |
1251 [22] | 22 | "Chopsticks > Forks" | 56 minutes | March 17, 2020 |
1252 [23] | 23 | "What was the Falkland Islands War all about anyway?" | 57 minutes | March 19, 2020 |
1253 [24] | 24 | "Could A Robot Tax Win the War on Poverty?" | 59 minutes | March 24, 2020 |
1254 [25] | 25 | "How COVID-19 Works" | 71 minutes | March 26, 2020 |
1255 [26] | 26 | "How Dog Training Works" | 50 minutes | March 31, 2020 |
1256 [27] | 27 | "Student Loans: UGH!" | 61 minutes | April 2, 2020 |
1257 [28] | 28 | "The Legends of Lost Nazi Gold" | 51 minutes | April 7, 2020 |
1258 [29] | 29 | "Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Feminist Physician" | 54 minutes | April 9, 2020 |
1259 [30] | 30 | "Bidets: Now More Than Ever" | 52 minutes | April 14, 2020 |
1260 [31] | 31 | "How Wastewater Treatment Works" | 63 minutes | April 16, 2020 |
1261 [32] | 32 | "The Soul Train Episode" | 51 minutes | April 21, 2020 |
1262 [33] | 33 | "How the Voyager Golden Records Work" | 69 minutes | April 23, 2020 |
1263 [34] | 34 | "How Existential Risks Work" | 60 minutes | April 28, 2020 |
1264 [35] | 35 | "Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery" | 58 minutes | April 30, 2020 |
1265 [36] | 36 | "I'm Spartacus!" | 58 minutes | May 5, 2020 |
1266 [37] | 37 | "Zippers: Humans’ Greatest Invention? No, But Still Good" | 59 minutes | May 7, 2020 |
1267 [38] | 38 | "How Herd Immunity Works" | 68 minutes | May 12, 2020 |
1268 [39] | 39 | "How Peanut Butter Works" | 61 minutes | May 14, 2020 |
1269 [40] | 40 | "How Spiritualism Works" | 66 minutes | May 19, 2020 |
1270 [41] | 41 | "How Bras Work" | 57 minutes | May 21, 2020 |
1271 [42] | 42 | "Hummingbirds: Ornery Helicopters of the Animal Kingdom" | 51 minutes | May 26, 2020 |
1272 [43] | 43 | "How Narcolepsy Works" | 57 minutes | May 28, 2020 |
1273 [44] | 44 | "Heroin: The Drug" | 57 minutes | June 2, 2020 |
1274 [45] | 45 | "The Massacre at Tiananmen Square" | 67 minutes | June 4, 2020 |
1275 [46] | 46 | "How Project Star Gate Worked" | 58 minutes | June 9, 2020 |
1276 [47] | 47 | "Can You Eat A Tapeworm To Lose Weight?" | 45 minutes | June 11, 2020 |
1277 [48] | 48 | "The War on Fat: The Seven Countries Study" | 53 minutes | June 16, 2020 |
1278 [49] | 49 | "The Manhattan Grid" | 51 minutes | June 18, 2020 |
1279 [50] | 50 | "How Ultrasound Works" | 54 minutes | June 23, 2020 |
1280 [51] | 51 | "Matcha: That Ain't Just Tea" | 51 minutes | June 25, 2020 |
1281 [52] | 52 | "Bruxism: Grinding Your Teeth Is the Pits" | 54 minutes | June 30, 2020 |
1282 [53] | 53 | "Oh Yes, How Soil Works" | 61 minutes | July 2, 2020 |
1283 [54] | 54 | "What was the KGB?" | 55 minutes | July 7, 2020 |
1284 [55] | 55 | "Essential Oils: Nature's Cure?" | 60 minutes | July 9, 2020 |
1285 [56] | 56 | "Flagpole Sitting: A Real Fad" | 56 minutes | July 14, 2020 |
1286 [57] | 57 | "Robber Barons!" | 69 minutes | July 16, 2020 |
1287 [58] | 58 | "How We Almost Got Rid of Polio" | 51 minutes | July 21, 2020 |
1288 [59] | 59 | "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mobile Phones" | 62 minutes | July 23, 2020 |
1289 [60] | 60 | "How Hurricanes Work" | 58 minutes | July 28, 2020 |
1290 [61] | 61 | "How Soap Works" | 54 minutes | July 30, 2020 |
1291 [62] | 62 | "Wasps: Not as cute as bees" | 52 minutes | August 4, 2020 |
1292 [63] | 63 | "How Miniature Golf Works" | 53 minutes | August 6, 2020 |
1293 [64] | 64 | "Pirate Radio: Mavericks on the High Seas" | 54 minutes | August 11, 2020 |
1294 [65] | 65 | "Olympic Torches: Remember Those?" | 49 minutes | August 13, 2020 |
1295 [66] | 66 | "How Anti-Dieting Works" | 52 minutes | August 18, 2020 |
1296 [67] | 67 | "1-800-PODCAST" | 47 minutes | August 20, 2020 |
1297 [68] | 68 | "How Sneezing Works" | 54 minutes | August 25, 2020 |
1298 [69] | 69 | "Blacksmiths? You got that right!" | 55 minutes | August 27, 2020 |
1299 [70] | 70 | "How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked" | 60 minutes | September 1, 2020 |
1300 [71] | 71 | "The Disturbing Disappearance of Tara Calico" | 46 minutes | September 3, 2020 |
1301 [72] | 72 | "Frances Perkins: Influential and Unknown" | 46 minutes | September 8, 2020 |
1302 [73] | 73 | "Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!" | 50 minutes | September 10, 2020 |
1303 [74] | 74 | "Origami: Folding Goodness" | 52 minutes | September 15, 2020 |
1304 [75] | 75 | "How Election Polling Works and Doesn't Work" | 52 minutes | September 17, 2020 |
1305 [76] | 76 | "How Sweepstakes Work" | 56 minutes | September 22, 2020 |
1306 [77] | 77 | "At Long Last: Hawaiian Overthrow Episode" | 56 minutes | September 24, 2020 |
1307 [78] | 78 | "Conjugal Visits: Not exactly what you think" | 51 minutes | September 29, 2020 |
1308 [79] | 79 | "Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out)" | 52 minutes | October 1, 2020 |
1309 [80] | 80 | "What's the deal with swing states?" | 52 minutes | October 6, 2020 |
1310 [81] | 81 | "Printing press? Big deal!" | 59 minutes | October 8, 2020 |
1311 [82] | 82 | "Wind Tunnels: More Important Than You Realize" | 50 minutes | October 13, 2020 |
1312 [83] | 83 | "Porcupines: Little Stabby Cutie Pies" | 45 minutes | October 15, 2020 |
1313 [84] | 84 | "10 Voter Suppression Methods" | 52 minutes | October 20, 2020 |
1314 [85] | 85 | "Beavers: Tail Slapping Fun" | 46 minutes | October 22, 2020 |
1315 [86] | 86 | "A History of Nursing Homes" | 57 minutes | October 27, 2020 |
1316 [87] | 87 | "SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Halloween Spooktacular" | 41 minutes | October 29, 2020 |
1317 [88] | 88 | "The Amazing Roberto Clemente" | 50 minutes | November 3, 2020 |
1318 [89] | 89 | "All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh" | 56 minutes | November 5, 2020 |
1319 [90] | 90 | "The Bay of Pigs Disaster" | 54 minutes | November 10, 2020 |
1320 [91] | 91 | "How Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Works" | 52 minutes | November 12, 2020 |
1321 [92] | 92 | "How Pain Works" | 57 minutes | November 17, 2020 |
1322 [93] | 93 | "The Great War of the Worlds Panic Myth" | 51 minutes | November 19, 2020 |
1323 [94] | 94 | "Patty Hearst: Brainwashed or Bandit?" | 60 minutes | November 24, 2020 |
1324 [95] | 95 | "Gobble Gobble: Turkeys!" | 51 minutes | November 26, 2020 |
1325 [96] | 96 | "Cabbage Patch Kids: Must-Have Toy of the Century" | 54 minutes | December 1, 2020 |
1326 [97] | 97 | "John Lennon and the FBI" | 47 minutes | December 3, 2020 |
1327 [98] | 98 | "How Class Action Lawsuits Work" | 54 minutes | December 8, 2020 |
1328 [99] | 99 | "The Taliesin Massacre" | 47 minutes | December 10, 2020 |
1329 [100] | 100 | "Joseph Merrick, aka "The Elephant Man"" | 49 minutes | December 15, 2020 |
1330 [101] | 101 | "Aspirin: The Wonder Drug" | 52 minutes | December 17, 2020 |
1331 [102] | 102 | "How Buffets Work" | 62 minutes | December 22, 2020 |
1332 [103] | 103 | "The SYSK 2020 Holly Jolly Extravaganza!" | 42 minutes | December 24, 2020 |
1333 [104] | 104 | "Theremins: World's First Electronic Music" | 56 minutes | December 29, 2020 |
1334 [105] | 105 | "La Dame de Fer (Eiffel Tower)" | 53 minutes | December 31, 2020 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
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65 [106] | 1 | "Short Stuff: Why Does Time Speed Up As You Age?" | 16 minutes | January 1, 2020 |
66 [107] | 2 | "Short Stuff: Corduroy" | 15 minutes | January 8, 2020 |
67 [108] | 3 | "Short Stuff: The Mona Lisa" | 15 minutes | January 15, 2020 |
68 [109] | 4 | "Short Stuff: Byford Dolphin Incident" | 15 minutes | January 22, 2020 |
69 [110] | 5 | "Short Stuff: The O.K. Corral" | 14 minutes | January 29, 2020 |
70 [111] | 6 | "Short Stuff: The Iowa Caucus" | 16 minutes | February 5, 2020 |
71 [112] | 7 | "Short Stuff: Body Under The Bed" | 13 minutes | February 12, 2020 |
72 [113] | 8 | "Short Stuff: Mexican Jumping Beans" | 14 minutes | February 19, 2020 |
73 [114] | 9 | "Short Stuff: Hawaiian Night Marchers" | 11 minutes | February 26, 2020 |
74 [115] | 10 | "Short Stuff: Exclamation Points!" | 15 minutes | March 4, 2020 |
75 [116] | 11 | "Short Stuff: Teresita Basa" | 15 minutes | March 11, 2020 |
76 [117] | 12 | "Short Stuff: The Pledge of Allegiance" | 15 minutes | March 18, 2020 |
77 [118] | 13 | "Short Stuff: Dagen H" | 14 minutes | March 25, 2020 |
78 [119] | 14 | "Short Stuff: 666" | 14 minutes | April 1, 2020 |
79 [120] | 15 | "Short Stuff: AAirpass" | 16 minutes | April 8, 2020 |
80 [121] | 16 | "Short Stuff: Turning Down the Radio When You're Lost" | 15 minutes | April 15, 2020 |
81 [122] | 17 | "Short Stuff: The NY Times Crossword" | 15 minutes | April 22, 2020 |
82 [123] | 18 | "Short Stuff: Mullets: 'Nuff Said" | 14 minutes | April 29, 2020 |
83 [124] | 19 | "Short Stuff: Gibtown: Sideshow Central" | 15 minutes | May 6, 2020 |
84 [125] | 20 | "Short Stuff: Charley Horse" | 13 minutes | May 13, 2020 |
85 [126] | 21 | "Short Stuff: Mary Had A Little Lamb" | 15 minutes | May 20, 2020 |
86 [127] | 22 | "Short Stuff: Lawn Darts" | 14 minutes | May 27, 2020 |
87 [128] | 23 | "Short Stuff: Disappearing Dirty Dancing Lake" | 13 minutes | June 3, 2020 |
88 [129] | 24 | "Short Stuff: Foie Gras" | 14 minutes | June 10, 2020 |
89 [130] | 25 | "Short Stuff: Haint Blue" | 12 minutes | June 17, 2020 |
90 [131] | 26 | "Short Stuff: Nouns of assemblage... assemble!" | 12 minutes | June 24, 2020 |
91 [132] | 27 | "Short Stuff: The Science of Funny Words" | 15 minutes | July 1, 2020 |
92 [133] | 28 | "Short Stuff: The @ Symbol" | 16 minutes | July 8, 2020 |
93 [134] | 29 | "Short Stuff: Centralia Coal Fire" | 16 minutes | July 15, 2020 |
94 [135] | 30 | "Short Stuff: The Death of Billy the Kid" | 17 minutes | July 22, 2020 |
95 [136] | 31 | "Short Stuff: Habsburg Jaw" | 14 minutes | July 29, 2020 |
96 [137] | 32 | "Short Stuff: Jigsaw Puzzles" | 16 minutes | August 5, 2020 |
97 [138] | 33 | "Short Stuff: The Return of Bill Gates!" | 31 minutes | August 12, 2020 |
98 [139] | 34 | "Short Stuff: The Great American Coin Shortage of 2020" | 14 minutes | August 19, 2020 |
99 [140] | 35 | "Short Stuff: Carrots and Your Eyes" | 14 minutes | August 26, 2020 |
100 [141] | 36 | "Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins" | 14 minutes | September 2, 2020 |
101 [142] | 37 | "Short Stuff: Streisand Effect" | 16 minutes | September 9, 2020 |
102 [143] | 38 | "Short Stuff: Black Cowboys" | 15 minutes | September 16, 2020 |
103 [144] | 39 | "Short Stuff: Petticoat Rulers" | 13 minutes | September 23, 2020 |
104 [145] | 40 | "Short Stuff: That's A Head Scratcher" | 12 minutes | September 30, 2020 |
105 [146] | 41 | "Short Stuff: Lying in State" | 12 minutes | October 7, 2020 |
106 [147] | 42 | "Short Stuff: What is Latinx anyway?" | 13 minutes | October 14, 2020 |
107 [148] | 43 | "Short Stuff: Haunted Real Estate" | 13 minutes | October 21, 2020 |
108 [149] | 44 | "Short Stuff: Poe Toaster" | 15 minutes | April 28, 2020 |
109 [150] | 45 | "Short Stuff: Fruit Flies, Why?" | 12 minutes | November 4, 2020 |
110 [151] | 46 | "Short Stuff: Plastic Pink Flamingos" | 13 minutes | November 11, 2020 |
111 [152] | 47 | "Short Stuff: Squirrel Nuts" | 12 minutes | November 18, 2020 |
112 [153] | 48 | "Short Stuff: How Eyes In a Painting Follow You" | 12 minutes | November 25, 2020 |
113 [154] | 49 | "Short Stuff: Pimento Cheese!" | 15 minutes | December 2, 2020 |
114 [155] | 50 | "Short Stuff: Cramming" | 14 minutes | December 9, 2020 |
115 [156] | 51 | "Short Stuff: Modern Funerals" | 13 minutes | December 16, 2020 |
116 [157] | 52 | "Short Stuff: Chinese Food on Christmas" | 13 minutes | December 23, 2020 |
117 [158] | 53 | "Short Stuff: Ig-pay Atin-lay (Sorry)" | 13 minutes | December 30, 2020 |
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
HowStuffWorks is an American commercial infotainment website founded by professor and author Marshall Brain, to provide its target audience an insight into the way many things work. The site uses various media to explain complex concepts, terminology, and mechanisms—including photographs, diagrams, videos, animations, and articles.
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Stuff You Should Know, often abbreviated as SYSK, is a podcast and video series published by iHeartRadio and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant. The podcast, which releases episodes several times a week, educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference, giving the podcast comedic value.
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Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year. "Someone You Loved" was the bestselling single of 2019 in the UK. In May 2020, it was announced that Capaldi's song "Someone You Loved" had become the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist.
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