Stuff You Should Know
by iHeartPodcasts
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Audience Interest
- history and culture topics
- true crime stories
Podcast Focus
- explaining diverse subjects
- informative discussions by hosts
Publishing Consistency
- 1000 episodes produced
- active for 4 years
Platform Reach
- available on multiple platforms
- over 3 million followers
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 48 chart positions in 48 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Society & Culture#11M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Society & Culture#31M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Society & Culture#8300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Society & Culture#21100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Society & Culture#1205K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.0M to 3.1M🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3.4M to 10M🇨🇦29%🇺🇸29%🇦🇺10%+45 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.4M to 4.2M3.0M real followers tracked across platforms
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From 17 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
The NY Subway Vigilante
Jun 11, 2026
47m 36s
Short Stuff: Rain Barrels!
Jun 10, 2026
12m 54s
Smile
Jun 9, 2026
48m 34s
Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke
Jun 6, 2026
54m 07s
Three Mile Island
Jun 4, 2026
45m 42s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/26 | The NY Subway Vigilante | Today we dive into the unremorseful life of NYC Subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 47m 36s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  Short Stuff: Rain Barrels! | Harvesting rainwater has tons of upsides and not many downsides – you just need to take a few precautions first. Don’t miss this episode, which features some Josh Math™.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 54s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | Smile | They say that smiling requires fewer muscles than frowning, so why not smile? That doesn’t seem to be true, or at least unproven, and there is lots more about smiling that will keep you glued to your earbuds in this fun episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 48m 34s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke | Josh and Chuck delve into the world of 911 in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 54m 07s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | Three Mile Island | The disaster at Three Mile Island thankfully did not cost any lives directly, but the notion that it didn't harm people is very much up in the air. Learn all about the worst nuclear disaster in the history of the United States today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 45m 42s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 |  Short Stuff: 1955 Le Mans Disaster | In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terrible accident on the track continued into the crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 33s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | The Tragic Life of Vincent Van Gogh | Van Gogh lived a troubled life and did not garner attention as a painter until after his death by suicide. Today we dive into this complicated journey as an artist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 51m 49s | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? | The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? In this classic episode, we dig in to this dense topic to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 55m 42s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | Howard Hughes in Las Vegas | From 1968 to 1972 Howard Hughes holed up in a suite in the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas. Addicted to morphine and living on candy bars and milk, he was in bad shape. When he was told to leave, he bought the hotel and stayed. Soon he owned half of Vegas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 49m 00s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 |  Short Stuff: Knuckle Cracking | Does knuckle cracking give you arthritis? It doesn't appear to. But that doesn't mean it's harmless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 10m 53s | ||||||
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| 5/26/26 | The Story of Starvation Heights | There are quacks and then there is Linda Hazzard. Not only did she starve her patients to death, but she took their family fortunes as she did it. This is the story of Starvation Heights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 46m 52s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | Selects: How Flight Attendants Work | Flight attendants have come a long way. From having to put up with rampant sexism, to the current incarnation as your first line of defense in case of an incident, they are valued airline employees. Learn all about this cool job in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 28s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | The 1993 Waco Siege | One of the darkest days in the history of American law enforcement came on April 19, 1993, when the FBI’s 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian religious sect’s compound in Waco, Texas ended with a fire and 75 men, women, and children dead inside.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 49m 49s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 |  Short Stuff: All about BPAs | Are BPAs safe? Of course not. Does the FDA care? Of course not. Learn all about what and why today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 54s | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | Eels Alive! | Eels are pretty much objectively unsettling. They’re not quite fish (although they are) and if they’re snakes, they’re messed up snakes (they aren’t). But they’re fascinating too! There are even little cute eels. It’s time you got acquainted with eels!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 27s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | Selects: Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First? | George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave his life trying. Since that fateful day in 1924, climbers have wondered – was Mallory the first to summit? Listen as Josh and Chuck explore that question and lots more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 49s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | The Hindenburg Disaster | Hard to believe we haven't covered this one yet, but here we are. Why did the Hindenburg crash and burn? We still don't really know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 03s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 |  Short Stuff: Did Tippi Hedron start the Vietnamese manicure industry? | Strange but true, actor Tippi Hedron kickstsarted the Vietnamese manicure industry in the United States in the 1970s. This is that story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 58s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Humanists, the Happy Heathens | If you don’t believe in any kind of god or afterlife - or even that there’s a meaning to life – does that mean you’re doomed to a life of gloom and doom? Heck no!, say humanists. Their philosophical movement says you can make your own meaningful life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 02s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | Selects: Can movies be cursed? | First of all, movies can't be cursed because curses aren't real. However, that can't stop Josh and Chuck from taking a look at some movies throughout history that have had a disturbing number of bad things surrounding their production and release. Dive into the world of cursed movies in this very fun classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 09s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | Let's Go to Camp... David!✨ | Camp Davidpresidential history+4 | — | iHeartPodcasts | Camp DavidDavid | Camp Davidpresidents+4 | — | 43m 43s | |
| 5/6/26 |  Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?✨ | kangaroosmarsupials+3 | — | iHeartPodcasts | kangaroos | kangarooshop+3 | — | 13m 56s | |
| 5/5/26 | Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX✨ | aviationengineering+4 | — | 737-MAXBoeing | — | Boeing737-MAX+5 | — | 48m 49s | |
| 5/2/26 | Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis✨ | psychologyconsciousness+3 | — | — | — | Bicameral Mind HypothesisJulian Jaynes+3 | — | 50m 20s | |
| 4/30/26 | How to Drink a Tree's Blood✨ | maple syruptapping+3 | — | maple syrupiHeartPodcasts | — | maple syruptapping+3 | — | 49m 07s | |
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Chart Positions
48 placements across 48 markets.
Chart Positions
48 placements across 48 markets.