Stuff You Should Know

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Short Stuff: Runner's High Jun 02, 2021

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Listen in to today's short stuff to learn if a runner's high is really a thing.

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What Causes Inflation? Jun 01, 2021

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Inflation seems super boring, but if you know how it works (important point: no one really does) you can exist as a functioning human being in a modern economy.

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Selects: How Nitrous Oxide Works May 29, 2021

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For about 175 years people have been huffing nitrous oxide for everything from vision quests to anesthetic to get plain old high. And after all that time we are only now beginning to understand how it works on our brains. Get the scoop in this classic episode.

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Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that Changed the Industry May 27, 2021

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In the early 90s a video game was released that changed the industry, despite poor sales and bad game play. That game was Night Trap. This is that story.

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Short Stuff: Parachute Emergency! May 26, 2021

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Your parachute won’t open – now what?! Listen up to Josh and Chuck and you may make it out of this in one piece.

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How Cleft Lips and Palates Work May 25, 2021

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Cleft lips and palates are common birth defects, but for the kids who have them (and their parents), its no small matter: Years of surgeries, therapy, and possibly lifelong health issues, not to mention the teasing that comes along with looking different.

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Selects: How Hot Wheels Work May 22, 2021

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If you're an American who had a childhood, you probably have some nostalgia for Hot Wheels. Get your engines revved for this trip down memory lane as we discuss these fun and iconic toys in this classic episode.

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Girl Scouts: More than cookie sellers May 20, 2021

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We put our research to the test and it turns out the Girl Scouts is a great organization.

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Short Stuff: Speed Reading May 19, 2021

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Back in the 60s and 70s, a speed reading craze broke out. Tough luck that speed reading is bunk.

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The Cleveland Torso Murders May 18, 2021

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During the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland’s most vulnerable and destitute residents were prey for one of history’s most horrific serial killers. The killer’s identity remains a mystery to this day.

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