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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |