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**Stuff You Should Know**

If you’ve ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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Short Stuff: Ivar The Boneless Apr 28, 2021

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Was Ivar the Boneless a real Viking warrior? Probably. Did he really have no bones? Probably not.

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Truffles: Underground Treasures Apr 27, 2021

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Truffles are rare, expensive and apparently delicious. Learn all about these earthy fungi today.

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Selects: How Profiling Works Apr 24, 2021

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At its base, criminal profiling is a legitimate investigatory tool. The Supreme Court has drawn a clear line that bans profiling when it includes race. So why do we still do it? Take a closer look with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

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How Stamp Collecting Works Apr 22, 2021

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Over the last two centuries philatelists – stamp collectors – have learned just about everything there is to know about every stamp ever printed. You won’t by the end of this episode, but you might be interested enough to start yourself.

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Short Stuff: Madam C.J. Walker Apr 21, 2021

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Join us today as we dive into the story of the first female self-made millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker.

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Mechanical Bulls! Apr 20, 2021

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Mechanical bulls are kind of weird, but they have certainly made a place in American pop culture over the years. Largely due to one movie, Urban Cowboy.

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Selects: How Tupperware Works Apr 17, 2021

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Tupperware won immediate design acclaim when it was released in 1947, but it took a pioneering female executive to make a line of plastic food storage into an icon of the American postwar boom. Learn about the surprisingly intriguing history of Tupperware, in this classic episode.

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Hair Loss: The Pits Apr 15, 2021

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Losing your hair is a situation that seems to be universally considered to absolutely stink. Unsurprisingly, humans have been trying all sorts of weird stuff to combat hair loss for millennia, but we’re only just now starting to get a handle on it.

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Short Stuff: Palindromes Apr 14, 2021

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Chuck loves palindromes. So much that his very name is one. Oh wait...

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How the Electrical Grid Works Apr 13, 2021

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The electrical grid that provides power to the US is one of those things you don’t give a second thought to until it stops working – then it’s tough to think about anything else. Learn why this engineering marvel is past its prime and how to update it.

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