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Short Stuff: Spooky Recommendations | Stuff You Should Know
Josh and Chuck try a new Short Stuff format of casual recommendations for the spooky season, proposing to occasionally replace a regular short episode with picks of movies, books and other things they like. Josh offers horror-film suggestions including Trick ’r Treat, the Dutch folk-horror Moloch, and the A24 film Lamb. After a break, Chuck recommends spooky novels, praising Portland author Keith Rawson’s new witch story Crone and describing Jason Rekulak’s Hidden Pictures, which uses a child’s disturbing drawings as a plot device. They finish by naming short-story collections, discussing memorable images from Stephen King’s earlier work, and praising Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts while trading light banter about nepotism, listener feedback, and seasonal well-wishes.Episode guide
Winnie The Pooh: Silly Old Bear | Stuff You Should Know
The hosts trace Winnie‑the‑Pooh from a real Canadian black bear at the London Zoo to A. A. Milne’s Sussex walks with his son Christopher Robin and the stuffed animals that inspired the stories. They describe Pooh’s first appearance in a 1925 London Evening News piece, the core characters and E. H. Shepard’s spare illustrations, and recurring comic themes like food‑driven mishaps. The episode follows Pooh’s rapid commercialization—Stephen Slesinger’s merchandising, complex rights transfers and Disney’s adaptations—and how fame affected Milne, Shepard and especially the real Christopher Robin. It surveys later reinterpretations (philosophical, therapeutic and political uses, including satirical Xi Jinping memes and censorship), public‑domain spinoffs and real‑world Pooh sites. The show closes with listener mail: a grieving husband’s request, the hosts’ emotional dedication, and a sign‑off.Episode guide
Selects: Sacagawea: Impressive Teen | Stuff You Should Know
Josh and Chuck look beyond the familiar schoolbook image of Sacagawea to consider the young woman’s circumstances and contributions to the Lewis and Clark expedition. They discuss disputed pronunciation, her kidnapping and coercive marriage, the practical need for her language skills and the extraordinary demands of traveling with an infant. Journal accounts describe her composure, local knowledge and role in obtaining essential help from Shoshone people. The hosts then follow her family after the journey, weigh competing accounts of her death and examine how later writers and suffrage activists helped turn a real, resourceful teenager into a national symbol.Episode guide
The Disappearance Of Dorothy Arnold | Stuff You Should Know
Josh and Chuck revisit the unsolved disappearance of New York socialite Dorothy Arnold in 1910. They examine what is known about her last movements, her family's delayed response, false leads and later theories, repeatedly noting the uncertainty surrounding a century-old case.Episode guide
Asteroooooid De-Fense! | Stuff You Should Know
In this Short Stuff episode Josh and Chuck (with Jerry filling in) survey the origins and meanings of several major currency symbols. They discuss theories about the dollar sign evolving from the Spanish peso abbreviation, explain the euro’s stylized E and its horizontal bars as a stability sign, and outline the pound sterling’s long history and its link to the Latin libra. They also compare the yen and yuan symbols and note cash habits in Japan, and explain India’s 2010 rupee symbol—its Devanagari and Roman elements and the parallel lines referencing India’s flag and equality. The tone is conversational with light jokes.COMPLETE ARCHIVE
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