Stuff You Should Know

Season 1

'STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW' tells the story of Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, two perpetually curious average-Joe writers who get a not-so-average chance at success when their little podcast called 'Stuff You Should Know' takes off into something big--well, at least, big for a podcast. We join them on their daily adventures in and out of the recording booth as they let relentless curiosity do the driving.

Where to Watch Stuff You Should Know • Season 1

11 Episodes

Brains Gone Wild
E1
Brains Gone WildAt HowStuffWorks, boss Steve invites a man with alien hand syndrome to meet for an interview. During the podcast the guys cover brain anomalies and disorders.
CSI Effect
E2
CSI EffectAt HowStuffWorks Josh & Chuck go on a police ride-along, but discover that it's not like on TV and nearly end up in the slammer. The guys podcast about crime scene investigation.
Minding the Hive
E3
Minding the HiveAt HowStuffWorks, construction in the office stirs a bee hive. Chuck stands his ground despite being allergic, and Steve adopts a bee colony managerial style. During the podcast the guys cover hive intelligence, bee aggression myths and colony collapse.
Make It Rain
E4
Make It RainWhen the star pitcher of their office softball team is injured, Josh and Chuck do some homespun experiments in cloud seeding in hopes of causing a rain-out. Josh and Chuck use their podcast to talk about weather modification, from air conditioning to cloud seeding and hurricane steering during peacetime and war.
Bacteriopolis
E5
BacteriopolisAt HowStuffWorks, concern over a common office cold turns to hysteria after news gets leaked about a local case of flesh eating bacteria. During the podcast, the guys cover humanity's battle against bacteria and germ control.
Matter of Time
E6
Matter of TimeAt HowStuffWorks, Josh and Chuck use a company-wide time capsule initiative to settle an old bet on time travel, getting physicist Michio Kaku tangled in the scheme During the podcast the guys cover time paradoxes and causal loops.
Trust No One
E7
Trust No OneAt HowStuffWorks, Josh and Chuck's topics are being covertly stolen. Though all the intel points to a rival podcast, a fog of cold war era suspicion invades the HSW office. During the podcast the guys cover spy recruitment, gadgetry and misinformation.
Night Terrors
E8
Night TerrorsAt HowStuffWorks Kent's persistent sleepwalking puts an embarrassing smudge on Steve's HSW growth plans, so Josh & Chuck do an amateur sleep study to find a cure. During the podcast the guys cover sleepwalking behaviors, sleep hacks and sleep deprivation.
Personal Space
E9
Personal SpaceAt HowStuffWorks Josh & Chuck get a chance to visit an elite space design lab. Things turn bad when Chuck's rival John Hodgman arrives, and Josh's desire to meet Elon Musk cuts the visit short. During the podcast the guys cover the privatization of space.
I, Coffeebot
E10
I, CoffeebotAt HowStuffWorks, it's new boss Steve's first day. She wastes no time changing everything, including swapping the coffee machine for a new robotic one with a spying eye. The guys podcast about Artificial Intelligence and technology emulating the brain.
Pilot
E11
PilotA shared love of random knowledge finds average-joes Josh and Chuck success as podcasters. As they explore Body Dysmorphic Disorder and real Zombies, boss-lady Steve's appetite for promotion ignites self-image issues and threatens their street cred.