Stuff You Should Know (2009)

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]

2009 season

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Length	Original air date
74[6]	1	"How Midnight Regulations Work"	24 minutes	January 1, 2009
75[7]	2	"How Exorcism Works"	18 minutes	January 6, 2009
76[8]	3	"How Body Armor Works: A Special Request"	17 minutes	January 8, 2009
77[9]	4	"What are urban explorers?"	16 minutes	January 13, 2009
78[10]	5	"How Redheads Work"	16 minutes	January 15, 2009
79[11]	6	"Recycling and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch"	24 minutes	January 20, 2009
80[12]	7	"How Moonshine Works"	24 minutes	January 22, 2009
81[13]	8	"How Comas Work"	24 minutes	January 27, 2009
82[14]	9	"How Hypoallergenic Cats Work"	15 minutes	January 29, 2009
83[15]	10	"Why do some people believe the moon landings were a hoax?"	18 minutes	February 3, 2009
84[16]	11	"Why is it so hard to say “toy boat” three times fast?"	17 minutes	February 5, 2009
85[17]	12	"How long can you go without food and water?"	22 minutes	February 10, 2009
86[18]	13	"How Friday the 13th Works"	21 minutes	February 12, 2009
87[19]	14	"How Squatting Works"	21 minutes	February 17, 2009
88[20]	15	"How Going Over Niagara Works"	26 minutes	February 19, 2009
89[21]	16	"Can people really die of fright?"	17 minutes	February 24, 2009
90[22]	17	"How Junk Mail Works"	19 minutes	February 26, 2009
91[23]	18	"Could a ‘thinking cap’ make me a genius?"	20 minutes	March 3, 2009
92[24]	19	"Who owns the oceans?"	23 minutes	March 10, 2009
93[25]	20	"How Aphrodisiacs Work"	21 minutes	March 12, 2009
94[26]	21	"What are microexpressions?"	17 minutes	March 17, 2009
95[27]	22	"Can anger be a good thing?"	19 minutes	March 19, 2009
96[28]	23	"How Déjà Vu Works"	24 minutes	March 24, 2009
97[29]	24	"Are there dead bodies on Mount Everest?"	25 minutes	March 26, 2009
98[30]	25	"Is the world going to end in 2012?"	24 minutes	March 31, 2009
99[31]	26	"Bizarre Ways to Die"	21 minutes	April 2, 2009
100[32]	27	"How can some centenarians lead unhealthy lives?"	25 minutes	April 7, 2009
101[33]	28	"How Ponzi Schemes Work"	26 minutes	April 9, 2009
102[34]	29	"How Money Laundering Works"	26 minutes	April 14, 2009
103[35]	30	"Do toads cause warts?"	22 minutes	April 16, 2009
104[36]	31	"How much money do I really need to live?"	22 minutes	April 21, 2009
105[37]	32	"How Face Transplants Work"	24 minutes	April 23, 2009
106[38]	33	"Is high fructose corn syrup bad for you?"	18 minutes	April 28, 2009
107[39]	34	"How do credit default swaps work?"	21 minutes	April 30, 2009
108[40]	35	"Why do humans have body hair?"	21 minutes	May 5, 2009
109[41]	36	"How can a lake explode?"	24 minutes	May 7, 2009
110[42]	37	"What causes rigor mortis?"	19 minutes	May 12, 2009
111[43]	38	"Is it better to buy local or organic food?"	29 minutes	May 14, 2009
112[44]	39	"How Lobotomies Work"	32 minutes	May 19, 2009
113[45]	40	"Do animals have a sixth sense?"	20 minutes	May 21, 2009
114[46]	41	"How Propaganda Works"	34 minutes	May 26, 2009
115[47]	42	"Is spontaneous human combustion real?"	20 minutes	May 28, 2009
116[48]	43	"What’s a brownfield remediation project?"	18 minutes	June 2, 2009
117[49]	44	"How Biohydrocarbons Work"	24 minutes	June 4, 2009
118[50]	45	"How did Nikola Tesla change the way we use energy?"	26 minutes	June 9, 2009
119[51]	46	"How Carbon Capture and Storage Works"	29 minutes	June 11, 2009
120[52]	47	"Three Innovations We Need Right Now"	26 minutes	June 16, 2009
121[53]	48	"What exactly is the Peter Principle?"	23 minutes	June 18, 2009
122[54]	49	"Can you control your dreams?"	26 minutes	June 23, 2009
123[55]	50	"How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Works"	24 minutes	June 25, 2009
124[56]	51	"How Earthquakes Work"	26 minutes	June 30, 2009
125[57]	52	"How can hypermiling save you gas?"	22 minutes	July 2, 2009
126[58]	53	"Is it possible to brainwash someone?"	27 minutes	July 7, 2009
127[59]	54	"How Twinkies Work"	25 minutes	July 9, 2009
128[60]	55	"How has toxoplasma turned the world into zombies?"	20 minutes	July 14, 2009
129[61]	56	"What is a body farm?"	25 minutes	July 16, 2009
130[62]	57	"Are stupid people happier?"	21 minutes	July 21, 2009
131[63]	58	"Three Gross Parasites"	28 minutes	July 23, 2009
132[64]	59	"What are tinnovators?"	24 minutes	July 28, 2009
133[65]	60	"How Whale Sharks Work"	27 minutes	July 30, 2009
134[66]	61	"How Agent Orange Worked"	25 minutes	August 4, 2009
135[67]	62	"What’s up with competitive eating?"	28 minutes	August 6, 2009
136[68]	63	"What are Japanese stragglers?"	29 minutes	August 11, 2009
137[69]	64	"Is fluoride making us stupid?"	26 minutes	August 13, 2009
138[70]	65	"What’s sarcopenia and what can you do about it?"	22 minutes	August 18, 2009
139[71]	66	"Is the Necronomicon real?"	30 minutes	August 20, 2009
140[72]	67	"How easy is it to steal a nuclear bomb?"	26 minutes	August 25, 2009
141[73]	68	"How Muppets Work"	32 minutes	August 27, 2009
142[74]	69	"Why is the U.S. so dependent on cars?"	30 minutes	September 1, 2009
143[75]	70	"What is an Ig Nobel Prize?"	23 minutes	September 3, 2009
144[76]	71	"What is geocaching?"	27 minutes	September 8, 2009
145[77]	72	"Could microlending develop the world?"	27 minutes	September 10, 2009
146[78]	73	"How Health Care in the United States Works Right Now"	31 minutes	September 15, 2009
147[79]	74	"How do dogs perceive time?"	25 minutes	September 17, 2009
148[80]	75	"President Obama’s Health Care Plan: Soup to Nuts"	29 minutes	September 22, 2009
149[81]	76	"Do zombies really exist?"	36 minutes	September 24, 2009
150[82]	77	"Rumors, Myths and Truths Behind Obama’s Health Care Plan"	34 minutes	September 29, 2009
151[83]	78	"Is Bhutan on to something with Gross National Happiness?"	33 minutes	October 1, 2009
152[84]	79	"Health Care Systems Around the World"	32 minutes	October 6, 2009
153[85]	80	"Who were the first Americans?"	29 minutes	October 8, 2009
154[86]	81	"How to Find the History of Your House"	26 minutes	October 13, 2009
155[87]	82	"What is a hangover, really?"	31 minutes	October 15, 2009
156[88]	83	"What is China’s one-child policy?"	25 minutes	October 20, 2009
157[89]	84	"How the Cannonball Run Worked"	30 minutes	October 22, 2009
158[90]	85	"How Witness Protection Works"	26 minutes	October 27, 2009
159[91]	86	"The Real How Jack the Ripper Worked"	39 minutes	October 29, 2009
160[92]	87	"Can you remember being born?"	26 minutes	November 3, 2009
161[93]	88	"How Product Placement Works"	33 minutes	November 5, 2009
162[94]	89	"How will the future crime database work?"	28 minutes	November 10, 2009
163[95]	90	"How Population Works"	28 minutes	November 12, 2009
164[96]	91	"What’s the deal with totem poles?"	20 minutes	November 17, 2009
165[97]	92	"10 Odd Town Festivals"	26 minutes	November 19, 2009
166[98]	93	"What is Mutual Assured Destruction?"	24 minutes	November 24, 2009
167[99]	94	"How Hostage Negotiation Works"	28 minutes	November 26, 2009
168[100]	95	"How Food Cravings Work"	29 minutes	December 1, 2009
169[101]	96	"How Near-Death Experiences Work"	26 minutes	December 3, 2009
170[102]	97	"Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth?"	34 minutes	December 8, 2009
171[103]	98	"How the Hells Angels Work"	34 minutes	December 10, 2009
172[104]	99	"How Narco States Work"	31 minutes	December 15, 2009
173[105]	100	"How Kleptomania Works"	25 minutes	December 17, 2009
174[106]	101	"Do concussions cause early death?"	26 minutes	December 22, 2009
175[107]	102	"How Christmas Worked"	27 minutes	December 24, 2009
176[108]	103	"How Pirates Work"	32 minutes	December 29, 2009
177[109]	104	"How Human Experimentation Works"	27 minutes	December 31, 2009

References

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4. Kafka, Peter (May 21, 2012). "Discovery Plans Science TV Show for "Stuff You Should Know" Podcast". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
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6. How Midnight Regulations Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
7. How Exorcism Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
8. How Body Armor Works: A Special Request. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
9. What are urban explorers?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
10. How Redheads Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
11. Recycling and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
12. How Moonshine Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
13. How Comas Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
14. How Hypoallergenic Cats Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
15. Why do some people believe the moon landings were a hoax?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
16. Why is it so hard to say "toy boat" three times fast?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
17. How long can you go without food and water?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
18. How Friday the 13th Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
19. How Squatting Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
20. How Going Over Niagara Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
21. Can people really die of fright?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
22. How Junk Mail Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
23. Could a ‘thinking cap’ make me a genius?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
24. Who owns the oceans?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
25. How Aphrodisiacs Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
26. What are microexpressions?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
27. Can anger be a good thing?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
28. How Déjà Vu Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
29. Are there dead bodies on Mount Everest?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
30. Is the world going to end in 2012?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
31. Bizarre Ways to Die. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
32. How can some centenarians lead unhealthy lives?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
33. How Ponzi Schemes Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
34. How Money Laundering Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
35. Do toads cause warts?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
36. How much money do I really need to live?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
37. How Face Transplants Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
38. Is high fructose corn syrup bad for you?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
39. How do credit default swaps work?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
40. Why do humans have body hair?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
41. How can a lake explode?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
42. What causes rigor mortis?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
43. Is it better to buy local or organic food?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
44. How Lobotomies Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
45. Do animals have a sixth sense?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
46. How Propaganda Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
47. Is spontaneous human combustion real?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
48. What’s a brownfield remediation project?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
49. How Biohydrocarbons Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
50. How did Nikola Tesla change the way we use energy?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
51. How Carbon Capture and Storage Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
52. Three Innovations We Need Right Now. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
53. What exactly is the Peter Principle?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
54. Can you control your dreams?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
55. How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
56. How Earthquakes Work Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
57. How can hypermiling save you gas?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
58. Is it possible to brainwash someone?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
59. How Twinkies Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
60. How has toxoplasma turned the world into zombies?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
61. What is a body farm?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
62. Are stupid people happier?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
63. Three Gross Parasites. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
64. What are tinnovators?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
65. How Whale Sharks Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
66. How Agent Orange Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
67. What’s up with competitive eating?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
68. What are Japanese stragglers?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
69. Is fluoride making us stupid?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
70. What’s sarcopenia and what can you do about it?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
71. Is the Necronomicon real?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
72. How easy is it to steal a nuclear bomb?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
73. How Muppets Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
74. Why is the U.S. so dependent on cars?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
75. What is an Ig Nobel Prize?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
76. What is geocaching?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
77. Could microlending develop the world?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
78. How Health Care in the United States Works Right Now. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
79. How do dogs perceive time?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
80. President Obama’s Health Care Plan: Soup to Nuts. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
81. Do zombies really exist?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
82. Rumors, Myths and Truths Behind Obama’s Health Care Plan. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
83. Is Bhutan on to something with Gross National Happiness?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
84. Health Care Systems Around the World. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
85. Who were the first Americans?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
86. How to Find the History of Your House. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
87. What is a hangover, really?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
88. What is China’s one-child policy?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
89. How the Cannonball Run Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
90. How Witness Protection Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
91. The Real How Jack the Ripper Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
92. Can you remember being born?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
93. How Product Placement Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
94. How will the future crime database work?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
95. How Population Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
96. What’s the deal with totem poles?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
97. 10 Odd Town Festivals. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
98. What is Mutual Assured Destruction?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
99. How Hostage Negotiation Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
100. How Food Cravings Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
101. How Near-Death Experiences Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
102. Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
103. How the Hells Angels Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
104. How Narco States Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
105. How Kleptomania Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
106. Do concussions cause early death?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
107. How Christmas Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
108. How Pirates Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
109. How Human Experimentation Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-01-12.

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