This is a list of episodes from 2021 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
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1335 [1] | 1 | "Space Weather - What's That?!" | 54 minutes | January 5, 2021 |
1336 [2] | 2 | "The Wright Brothers" | 69 minutes | January 7, 2021 |
1337 [3] | 3 | "Hell! Hell! Hell!" | 62 minutes | January 12, 2021 |
1338 [4] | 4 | "The Science of Cute" | 58 minutes | January 14, 2021 |
1339 [5] | 5 | "What does a tire company know about food?" | 51 minutes | January 19, 2021 |
1340 [6] | 6 | "Finding the Fenn Treasure" | 54 minutes | January 21, 2021 |
1341 [7] | 7 | "The KKK: Loathsome Cosplay Rednecks" | 62 minutes | January 26, 2021 |
1342 [8] | 8 | "How Hydropower Works" | 56 minutes | January 28, 2021 |
1343 [9] | 9 | "How Groundhog Day Works" | 55 minutes | February 2, 2021 |
1344 [10] | 10 | "The NAACP" | 50 minutes | February 4, 2021 |
1345 [11] | 11 | "Sacagawea: Impressive Teen" | 53 minutes | February 9, 2021 |
1346 [12] | 12 | "How Housing Discrimination Works" | 59 minutes | February 11, 2021 |
1347 [13] | 13 | "The Disappearance of Lars Mittank" | 48 minutes | February 16, 2021 |
1348 [14] | 14 | "How Blue Holes Work" | 42 minutes | February 18, 2021 |
1349 [15] | 15 | "What Will Farming 4.0 Look Like?" | 51 minutes | February 23, 2021 |
1350 [16] | 16 | "How Bruce Lee Worked" | 56 minutes | February 25, 2021 |
1351 [17] | 17 | "Is the Free Radical Theory of Aging Wrong?" | 56 minutes | March 2, 2021 |
1352 [18] | 18 | "Why is the Equal Rights Amendment still not ratified?" | 54 minutes | March 4, 2021 |
1353 [19] | 19 | "Dragons: As Real as Mermaids" | 45 minutes | March 9, 2021 |
1354 [20] | 20 | "Karaoke: Tuesday Night Fever" | 59 minutes | March 11, 2021 |
1355 [21] | 21 | "The Parrot Episode" | 56 minutes | March 16, 2021 |
1356 [22] | 22 | "The Texas City Disaster of 1947" | 46 minutes | March 18, 2021 |
1357 [23] | 23 | "What is biophilic design?" | 56 minutes | March 23, 2021 |
1358 [24] | 24 | "Space Junk, Ahoy!" | 55 minutes | March 25, 2021 |
1359 [25] | 25 | "How the Titanic Worked: Part One" | 53 minutes | March 30, 2021 |
1360 [26] | 26 | "How the Titanic Worked: Part Two" | 55 minutes | April 1, 2021 |
1361 [27] | 27 | "Havana Syndrome: ¿Qué Diablos?" | 48 minutes | April 6, 2021 |
1362 [28] | 28 | "Muzak: Easy Listening Goodness" | 58 minutes | April 8, 2021 |
1363 [29] | 29 | "How the Electrical Grid Works" | 64 minutes | April 13, 2021 |
1364 [30] | 30 | "Hair Loss: The Pits" | 63 minutes | April 15, 2021 |
1365 [31] | 31 | "Mechanical Bulls!" | 52 minutes | April 20, 2021 |
1366 [32] | 32 | "How Stamp Collecting Works" | 61 minutes | April 22, 2021 |
1367 [33] | 33 | "Truffles: Underground Treasures" | 46 minutes | April 27, 2021 |
1368 [34] | 34 | "How Corporate Taxes Work" | 55 minutes | April 29, 2021 |
1369 [35] | 35 | "The Appendix: No Respect" | 49 minutes | May 4, 2021 |
1370 [36] | 36 | "How Uranium Mining Works" | 56 minutes | May 6, 2021 |
1371 [37] | 37 | "The Ivy League" | 55 minutes | May 11, 2021 |
1372 [38] | 38 | "How Monster Trucks Work" | 53 minutes | May 13, 2021 |
1373 [39] | 39 | "The Cleveland Torso Murders" | 54 minutes | May 18, 2021 |
1374 [40] | 40 | "Girl Scouts: More than cookie sellers" | 56 minutes | May 20, 2021 |
1375 [41] | 41 | "How Cleft Lips and Palates Work" | 46 minutes | May 25, 2021 |
1376 [42] | 42 | "Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that Changed the Industry" | 47 minutes | May 27, 2021 |
1377 [43] | 43 | "What Causes Inflation?" | 53 minutes | June 1, 2021 |
1378 [44] | 44 | "John Muir: Outdoor Enthusiast" | 48 minutes | June 3, 2021 |
1379 [45] | 45 | "Slime Mold: 0% Mold, 100% Amazing" | 55 minutes | June 8, 2021 |
1380 [46] | 46 | "POGs: The 90s in a Bottle Cap" | 55 minutes | June 10, 2021 |
1381 [47] | 47 | "Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World" | 52 minutes | June 15, 2021 |
1382 [48] | 48 | "How Venus Works" | 46 minutes | June 17, 2021 |
1383 [49] | 49 | "The Mystery of Damascus Steel" | 42 minutes | June 22, 2021 |
1384 [50] | 50 | "How Faraday Cages Work" | 48 minutes | June 24, 2021 |
1385 [51] | 51 | "Poison Control Centers: A Good Thing" | 56 minutes | June 29, 2021 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
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118 [52] | 1 | "Short Stuff: Is It Theater or Theatre?" | 12 minutes | January 6, 2021 |
119 [53] | 2 | "Short Stuff: Silverfish" | 10 minutes | January 13, 2021 |
120 [54] | 3 | "Short Stuff: Necco" | 13 minutes | January 20, 2021 |
121 [55] | 4 | "Short Stuff: Vantablack" | 13 minutes | January 27, 2021 |
122 [56] | 5 | "Short Stuff: Balloonfest" | 14 minutes | February 3, 2021 |
123 [57] | 6 | "Short Stuff: How California Got Its Name" | 13 minutes | February 10, 2021 |
124 [58] | 7 | "Short Stuff: Freedom House Ambulance Services" | 17 minutes | February 17, 2021 |
125 [59] | 8 | "Short Stuff: The Body in the Cylinder" | 15 minutes | February 24, 2021 |
126 [60] | 9 | "Short Stuff: Dog Suicide Bridge" | 13 minutes | March 3, 2021 |
127 [61] | 10 | "Short Stuff: Tooth Fairy: Not Real" | 13 minutes | March 10, 2021 |
128 [62] | 11 | "Short Stuff: Brazilian Jars" | 16 minutes | March 17, 2021 |
129 [63] | 12 | "Short Stuff: Cellphones on Airplanes" | 14 minutes | March 24, 2021 |
130 [64] | 13 | "Short Stuff: What's the oldest book?" | 12 minutes | March 31, 2021 |
131 [65] | 14 | "Short Stuff: Venus de Milo" | 12 minutes | April 7, 2021 |
132 [66] | 15 | "Short Stuff: Palindromes" | 14 minutes | April 14, 2021 |
133 [67] | 16 | "Short Stuff: Madam C.J. Walker" | 14 minutes | April 21, 2021 |
134 [68] | 17 | "Short Stuff: Ivar The Boneless" | 11 minutes | April 28, 2021 |
135 [69] | 18 | "Short Stuff: Squarer Than Wombat Poop" | 13 minutes | May 5, 2021 |
136 [70] | 19 | "Short Stuff: Garter Snakes" | 12 minutes | May 12, 2021 |
137 [71] | 20 | "Short Stuff: Speed Reading" | 14 minutes | May 19, 2021 |
138 [72] | 21 | "Short Stuff: Parachute Emergency!" | 13 minutes | May 26, 2021 |
139 [73] | 22 | "Short Stuff: Runner's High" | 13 minutes | June 2, 2021 |
140 [74] | 23 | "Short Stuff: Chinatowns" | 14 minutes | June 9, 2021 |
141 [75] | 24 | "Short Stuff: Mojave Megaphone" | 13 minutes | June 16, 2021 |
142 [76] | 25 | "Short Stuff: Chastity Belts" | 13 minutes | June 23, 2021 |
143 [77] | 26 | "Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan" | 12 minutes | June 30, 2021 |
144 [78] | 27 | "Short Stuff: Sulfanilamide Disaster" | 13 minutes | July 7, 2021 |
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