Stuff You Should Know
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Episodes
The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America
49m · PublishedThe 70s were the decade of the woman in the US. America finally was coming around to the understanding women and men are equals and the government sponsored a conference to advance women’s rights. The opposition that arose changed the fabric of America.
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Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh
51m · PublishedWhen Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault. But as the world has moved further away from gold, the stockpile’s lost a bit of its luster. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
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The Everglades: Wowee
54m · PublishedOne of America’s most important ecosystems takes up more than half the state of Florida. It’s a river of grass, a cactus desert, and a saltwater bay all rolled into one. And there are alligators and crocodiles. And that’s just the beginning.
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Short Stuff: Knock on Wood
11m · PublishedWhat's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't exist. Yet we do it. Humans are funny that way.
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Greedflation Is Real
55m · PublishedOne of the things we rely on is for the companies who make the stuff we need to not stick it to us, the customer.But it’s become painfully clear that’s just what happened during the pandemic and that it’s still happening today. What can we do about it?
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Selects: Who is The Man of the Hole?
37m · PublishedIn 2018, there's a man from a lost tribe still living deep in the jungles of Brazil who has been all alone since the mid 1990s. He's referred to as the Man of the Hole, and has had no face-to-face with modern humans. Who is he? We'll answer that question as best we can in this classic episode.
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The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
48m · PublishedIt doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or really any kind of writer. They even give them to podcasts now. We're not holding our breath.
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Short Stuff: Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
11m · PublishedThe strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't happen. Yet the story lives on.
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Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds
46m · PublishedA man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a chemical company came along and filled it with toxic waste. Then people came along and built homes and an elementary school on top of it. Then things went badly.
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Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood
51m · PublishedBelieve it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential building in an African-American neighborhood. The fact that this story isn't more widely known says it all. Listen and learn about MOVE in this classic episode.
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Stuff You Should Know has 2335 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 1498:25:20. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on June 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 11:41.