Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know is a podcast and video series published by iHeartRadio and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant. Since debuting in 2008, the podcast has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 on iTunes and is one of the most popular podcasts globally, being downloaded millions of times each month. On October 3, 2018, the podcast started releasing additional short episodes titled Short Stuff, where they cover topics that do not warrant the length of an entire episode. Stuff You Should Know, which releases episodes several times a week, educates listeners on various topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. The podcast has spun off several other media types, including TV shows and books.
Stuff You Should Know has been running for over a decade, and it continues to dominate the charts. One of the most popular educational podcasts in the world, SYSK covers, well, everything. It doesn't matter what your areas of interest are: science, pop culture, history; they've probably got an episode on it. Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark co-host the show. One of the reasons the hosts believe the show has been so successful is that they are not experts in the myriad subjects they explore but just guys who enjoy research and are very curious. Their formula is part self-deprecating humor, part infectious wonder, and part self-discipline to go their separate ways and do all their research and reflection before they get to the studio. They often try to surprise one another with their research and do not have a script or a time limit before they sit down to record. Likewise, they do not rehearse beforehand.
The episodes of Stuff You Should Know are undoubtedly informative. Still, some stumbles along the way are ham-fisted remarks in moments that perhaps required delicacy, factually inaccurate statements expressed with utter conviction. Blunders aside, the sheer breadth of topics they address makes the show undeniably attractive, and their accessible approach to explaining issues makes for easy listening. Bryant and Clark have a comfortable, endearing rapport, undoubtedly established after creating over one thousand episodes together. It is like listening in on the conversation of your close friends – not consistently accurate, but entertaining just the same.
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Website: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/
