Stuff You Should Know (2011)

Stuff You Should Know is a free podcast and video series published by the HowStuffWorks website and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. Episodes are normally around 45 minutes in length, although for more in-depth topics the show has run longer than an hour.

The winner of the 2014[1] and the 2016[2] People's Voice Webby Award,[3] the show is downloaded more than 1 million times per week and is consistently on iTunes’ Top 10 podcast rankings.[4] Stuff You Should Know's "beautifully, beautifully done" production has set "the audio standard," according to podcast reviewers Pod on Pod. They added that the audio quality "could not be improved" on the NPR-level production.[5] One reviewer said of it: "It is never not fun to listen to."[5]

2011 season

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Title Length Original air date
282[6]1"Should you not eat gluten?"29 minutesJanuary 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)
283[7]2"How Antiques Work"34 minutesJanuary 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)
284[8]3"Little, Fluffy Clouds"33 minutesJanuary 11, 2011 (2011-01-11)
285[9]4"Does acupuncture work?"34 minutesJanuary 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
286[10]5"How the Mafia Works"45 minutesJanuary 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
287[11]6"Can oceans power the world?"28 minutesJanuary 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
288[12]7"What has the world’s deadliest venom?"30 minutesJanuary 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
289[13]8"How to Control a Riot"38 minutesJanuary 27, 2011 (2011-01-27)
290[14]9"How Munchausen Syndrome Works"38 minutesFebruary 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
291[15]10"Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?"40 minutesFebruary 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
292[16]11"How Bartering Works"27 minutesFebruary 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
293[17]12"How the Black Death Worked"33 minutesFebruary 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)
294[18]13"How Blood Pattern Analysis Works"36 minutesFebruary 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
295[19]14"How Crime Scene Photography Works"26 minutesFebruary 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)
296[20]15"How Tickling Works"21 minutesFebruary 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
297[21]16"What is stagflation?"24 minutesFebruary 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)
298[22]17"Were U.S. citizens in Japanese internment camps?"30 minutesMarch 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
299[23]18"How Fossils Work"35 minutesMarch 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)
300[24]19"Cults: Who is this “The Leader?”"53 minutesMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
301[25]20"Is it legal to sterilize addicts?"37 minutesMarch 10, 2011 (2011-03-10)
302[26]21"How Mummies Work"39 minutesMarch 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
303[27]22"Why’s that dude in that dumpster?"32 minutesMarch 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)
304[28]23"How a Nuclear Meltdown Works"35 minutesMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
305[29]24"That Dang-old Goat Fell Over"27 minutesMarch 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
306[30]25"How Igloos Work"27 minutesMarch 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
307[31]26"SYSK Live from SXSW: How UFOs Work"37 minutesMarch 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)
308[32]27"Sherpas: Warm, Friendly Living"30 minutesApril 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
309[33]28"Does oil speculation increase gas prices?"33 minutesApril 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)
310[34]29"How Molecular Gastronomy Works"33 minutesApril 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
311[35]30"How Exploitation Films Work"49 minutesApril 14, 2011 (2011-04-14)
312[36]31"Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me"35 minutesApril 19, 2011 (2011-04-19)
313[37]32"How Wills Work"37 minutesApril 21, 2011 (2011-04-21)
314[38]33"Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?"29 minutesApril 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)
315[39]34"How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun"36 minutesApril 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)
316[40]35"How Parkour Works"27 minutesMay 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
317[41]36"A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works)"33 minutesMay 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)
318[42]37"What is mountaintop removal mining?"48 minutesMay 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)
319[43]38"How Con Artists Work"38 minutesMay 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)
320[44]39"Can the sun kill you?"32 minutesMay 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
321[45]40"What is parallel evolution?"27 minutesMay 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
322[46]41"What is terror management theory?"26 minutesMay 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
323[47]42"How do I start my own country?"34 minutesMay 26, 2011 (2011-05-26)
324[48]43"How Nicotine Works"33 minutesMay 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)
325[49]44"How Fear Works"43 minutesJune 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
326[50]45"How the Underground Railroad Worked"35 minutesJune 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)
327[51]46"Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?"24 minutesJune 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
328[52]47"How Military Snipers Work"37 minutesJune 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
329[53]48"How Curiosity Works"33 minutesJune 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)
330[54]49"How Suicide Bombers Work"27 minutesJune 21, 2011 (2011-06-21)
331[55]50"How Shrunken Heads Work"54 minutesJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
332[56]51"How Asteroid Mining Could Work"29 minutesJune 28, 2011 (2011-06-28)
333[57]52"Who was America’s first murderer?"29 minutesJune 30, 2011 (2011-06-30)
334[58]53"How Hate Works"35 minutesJuly 5, 2011 (2011-07-05)
335[59]54"How Human Cannonballs Work"28 minutesJuly 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)
336[60]55"Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 1: Mom"53 minutesJuly 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
337[61]56"Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie"51 minutesJuly 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)
338[62]57"Does smiling make you happy?"28 minutesJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
339[63]58"How Karma Works"32 minutesJuly 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)
340[64]59"How Wildfires Work"31 minutesJuly 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
341[65]60"How SPAM Works"38 minutesJuly 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
342[66]61"Can you sweat colors?"24 minutesAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
343[67]62"Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants"38 minutesAugust 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)
344[68]63"What’s the future of the internet?"39 minutesAugust 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
345[69]64"Laughter: What’s so funny about that?"42 minutesAugust 11, 2011 (2011-08-11)
346[70]65"How Murphy’s Law Works, the Redux"30 minutesAugust 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
347[71]66"How to Land on a Government Watch List"32 minutesAugust 18, 2011 (2011-08-18)
348[72]67"How Schizophrenia Works"42 minutesAugust 23, 2011 (2011-08-23)
349[73]68"The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever"43 minutesAugust 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)
350[74]69"Cryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!"42 minutesAugust 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
351[75]70"How Lie Detectors Work"27 minutesSeptember 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)
352[76]71"10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs"41 minutesSeptember 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
353[77]72"How the World Trade Center Memorial Works"43 minutesSeptember 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)
354[78]73"How Casinos Work"42 minutesSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
355[79]74"How the Moon Works"38 minutesSeptember 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
356[80]75"How Acne Works"41 minutesSeptember 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
357[81]76"How Family Crests Work"47 minutesSeptember 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
358[82]77"How Sword Swallowing Works"33 minutesSeptember 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
359[83]78"How U.S. Marshals Work"30 minutesSeptember 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)
360[84]79"How Silly Putty Works"36 minutesOctober 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
361[85]80"How the Peace Corps Works"42 minutesOctober 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)
362[86]81"A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes"33 minutesOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
363[87]82"The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary"35 minutesOctober 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)
364[88]83"The Nile IS Just a River in Egypt"33 minutesOctober 18, 2011 (2011-10-18)
365[89]84"Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?"34 minutesOctober 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)
366[90]85"How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work"42 minutesOctober 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
367[91]86"Berenice"45 minutesOctober 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)
368[92]87"How the Autobahn Works"53 minutesNovember 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
369[93]88"What Saved the American Bison"54 minutesNovember 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)
370[94]89"How Gene Patents Work"41 minutesNovember 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
371[95]90"How Presidential Debates Work"35 minutesNovember 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)
372[96]91"How Alcatraz Works"40 minutesNovember 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
373[97]92"How Air Force One Works"31 minutesNovember 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)
374[98]93"Crossbows: They Look Cool"24 minutesNovember 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
375[99]94"How Thoroughbred Horses Work"36 minutesNovember 24, 2011 (2011-11-24)
376[100]95"Cash Debit or Credit: Which is best?"27 minutesNovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)
377[101]96"What made the donkey and the elephant political?"33 minutesDecember 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
378[102]97"How Daylight Saving Time Works"33 minutesDecember 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
379[103]98"How the Digestive System Works"45 minutesDecember 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)
380[104]99"How McCarthyism Works"40 minutesDecember 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
381[105]100"How Earthworms Work"42 minutesDecember 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)
382[106]101"How Pepper Spray Works"34 minutesDecember 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
383[107]102"Josh and Chuck’s Christmas Extravaganza"41 minutesDecember 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)
384[108]103"What happens in the brain during an orgasm?"38 minutesDecember 27, 2011 (2011-12-27)
385[109]104"Coffee: The World’s Drug of Choice"51 minutesDecember 29, 2011 (2011-12-29)

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  7. How Antiques Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. Little, Fluffy Clouds. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. Does acupuncture work?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  10. How the Mafia Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  11. Can oceans power the world?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  12. What has the world’s deadliest venom?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  13. How to Control a Riot. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  14. How Munchausen Syndrome Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  15. Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  16. How Bartering Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  17. How the Black Death Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  18. How Blood Pattern Analysis Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  19. How Crime Scene Photography Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  20. How Tickling Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  21. What is stagflation?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  22. Were U.S. citizens in Japanese internment camps?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  23. How Fossils Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  24. Cults: Who is this “The Leader?”. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  25. Is it legal to sterilize addicts?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  26. How Mummies Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  27. Why’s that dude in that dumpster?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  28. How a Nuclear Meltdown Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  29. That Dang-old Goat Fell Over. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  30. How Igloos Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  31. SYSK Live from SXSW: How UFOs Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  32. Sherpas: Warm, Friendly Living. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  33. Does oil speculation increase gas prices?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  34. How Molecular Gastronomy Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  35. How Exploitation Films Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  36. Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  37. How Wills Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  38. Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  39. How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  40. How Parkour Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  41. A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works). HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  42. What is mountaintop removal mining?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  43. How Con Artists Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  44. Can the sun kill you?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  45. What is parallel evolution?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  46. What is terror management theory?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  47. How do I start my own country?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  48. How Nicotine Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  49. How Fear Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  50. How the Underground Railroad Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  51. Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  52. How Military Snipers Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  53. How Curiosity Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  54. How Suicide Bombers Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  55. How Shrunken Heads Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  56. How Asteroid Mining Could Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  57. Who was America’s first murderer?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  58. How Hate Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  59. How Human Cannonballs Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  60. Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 1: Mom. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  61. Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  62. Does smiling make you happy?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  63. How Karma Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  64. How Wildfires Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  65. How SPAM Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  66. Can you sweat colors?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  67. Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  68. What’s the future of the internet?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  69. Laughter: What’s so funny about that?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  70. How Murphy’s Law Works, the Redux. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  71. How to Land on a Government Watch List. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  72. How Schizophrenia Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  73. The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  74. TCryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  75. How Lie Detectors Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  76. 10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  77. How the World Trade Center Memorial Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  78. How Casinos Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  79. How the Moon Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  80. How Acne Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  81. How Family Crests Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  82. How Sword Swallowing Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  83. How U.S. Marshals Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  84. How Silly Putty Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  85. How the Peace Corps Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  86. A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  87. The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  88. The Nile IS Just a River in Egypt. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  89. Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  90. How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  91. Berenice. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  92. How the Autobahn Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  93. What Saved the American Bison. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  94. How Gene Patents Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  95. How Presidential Debates Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  96. How Alcatraz Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  97. How Air Force One Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  98. Crossbows: They Look Cool. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  99. How Thoroughbred Horses Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  100. Cash Debit or Credit: Which is best?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  101. What made the donkey and the elephant political?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  102. How Daylight Saving Time Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  103. How the Digestive System Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  104. How McCarthyism Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  105. How Earthworms Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  106. How Pepper Spray Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  107. Josh and Chuck’s Christmas Extravaganza. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  108. What happens in the brain during an orgasm?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  109. Coffee: The World’s Drug of Choice. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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