I don’t think the words “calm down” have ever produced positive results. It certainly turned me off before being able to give it a chance. Does the public really enjoy these arrogant podcasters slipping in gross insults to those of us that believe in humanity? Disappointed.

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Chuck and Josh have made me sound so much smarter than I actually am to both my wife and friends. If you’re dumb, like I surely was before starting Stuff You Should Know, you should listen too! 😉 For real though, this is a great show for old and young alike. The format makes it easy to follow along and Josh and Chucks terrible (kidding) jokes are oddly calming and help make the subjects lighthearted more than like you’re studying something. If knowledge is power then SYSK is like eating a mushroom in Super Mario Bros.

I’m only 11 but, I like this podcast. but usually, I fall asleep before the episode end.( I’ve been doing that since I was a baby). Also, you should make a hockey episode. You have over 2,000 episodes, and the best you have is a Zamboni short stuff. Don’t know many websites for research, but Inside Out 2 is pretty spot-on. Another suggestion I just thought of: Giftedness. What makes intellectually gifted people different? How does the label “gifted” affect people? What classifies as “gifted”? About how many people in the US are gifted? ALSOOOOOO… in the acne episode, you describe rosacea. DON’T WORRY PEOPLE. My dad has rosacea, and it’s not too bad AND there’s treatments. I have ocular rosacea, (rosacea is genetically passed down) and it’s not bad after my treatments. You cannot tell.

This is my favorite podcast! I’m only 15 but I love learning about random things like this, and it’s very relaxing! ☺️ hope everybody that reads this has a good day!

The Iheart ads have taken over the show. On a recent short stuff, started with ads, middle of show with ads, ended with ads, lots of ads each time. Also, guys, you get way off topic about movies you’ve seen and other episodes you’ve done or should do that add nothing to the subject at hand, then you take a break with more ads. Like the hosts in general but unfollowing the show.

I’d give the podcast 5/5 but having to skip over irrelevant ads by force quitting constantly ruins the experience. Wish I could actually enjoy the podcast.

Have been listening since 2020 and I just caught up & have listened to all the episodes and listened to their audiobook. I started listening to SYSK when I was looking for a podcast about the Tylenol murders. This podcast is amazing. There truly is so much stuff you should know!!

That one guy has to much brain rot good podcast 👌

Love your Podcast Especially the mysteries!

My brother listens to this podcast like 24/7 so I hear this podcast a lot. I like the intro where it’s like 🎶 stuff you should kNowW 🎵 your voices are like super relaxing and chill and it’s just a really nice podcast with a variety of different themes and episodes I like Josh better than the other dude btw

The podcast gives great buddy energy, it’s a great show for people who want to learn, there is only about 5 minutes of ads per episode and 2 for the short stuff

I love these podcasts. The ancillary information around the main subject is so interesting. I lived in E. Africa and so this was really great revisiting some of the history of the place.

AMAZING. Josh and Chuck just in case you read this. I really look up to you and I hope you will talk about me in an episode. Also, can you do an episode about Taylor Swift? If not because I get it, there are a lot of people who disagree. Maybe could you do one about what you do to make the podcast?

I find most episodes interesting and enjoyable, too many ads, enjoy some of the banter but it can lead the hosts down rabbit trails and away from topic

Great Podcast! Knowledge never killed anyone.

Stuff you should know is an incredible podcast where you learn things you didn’t know you wanted to know, things you wanted to know, and things you wish you had known sooner. The host Chuck and Josh have an incredible friendship and camaraderie that builds over the years. This podcast is great for educational purposes as well as personal. I can’t go a day without listening to Chuck and Josh.

Helps me sleep and very interesting and informative I met w/ Josh and Chuck irl once they’re super nice and funny I took a photo with them they’re rly cool guys

The lamest episode they’ve yet to do. Buncha of garbaldy goop.

I’ve listened to this podcast enough that it wouldn’t be right if I gave it any less and 5 stars. Josh seems like a genuine dude but Chuck… not so much.

If I agreed with Looney leftist liberals, I would never talk politics because I would always be wrong

They talk about the listed characteristics of psychopaths but then don’t provide them.

Love the podcast but Iheart has more ads than content in the podcast. It’s too bad. I wish the host could do their own thing for over an hour with legitimate contents and not just 20 minutes of advertisements

While the topics are interesting. They are so boring. From the voices to the unnecessary banter that doesn’t belong here. Unfollow. In a world where information as at our fingertips these guys offer nothing.

Amusing banter, explanations to what are really common things, and two guys who enjoy what they do. Fun to listen to

Boom

This is an amazing podcast not only for the educational aspect but for the humor and friendly banter between Josh and Chuck. They do amazing at explaining how things work and it is overall a great podcast. I have been listening since forever and I never grow tired of it. It’s honestly the best podcast ever. 😍😁✨

These guys are so full of themsrlves. themselves. One of them actually said during the episode about the Chelsea Hotel that he didn’t care about rock legends like Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin ! If these guys are analyzing and discussing culture, they need to be educated and then THINK!

You are better off reading the Wikipedia entry on any topic they’re discussing… they have not bothered to do actual historical research or even read history. Disappointing because the premise of the show sounds really fun.

I use this EVERY NIGHT for sleep and it is verrrrrry interesting but the only thing that is not my favorite is there is a episode that I like the idea for but it is a short stuff so I just don’t really like it like if it was a normal one I would love it but yeah

These guys are so fun to listen to! I started on podcasts in 2012 when I was sewing for work--long studio hours, often solo, and semi-mindless. I have loved so many of the themes: weird history, cannibalism stories, heists/crime, fascinating science, etc. I listen less often now, but the conversational style and lighthearted banter make each topic enjoyable. If you know a lot about the subject, it can be a bit frustrating, but they are just "skimming the surface" and introducing people to a variety of new information. Definitely top tier, and worth listening to. They helped create the modern podcast craze and pioneered this format!

This podcast was unexpectedly far better than I thought. Smart, presented without loads of annoying American slangs and affectations. I learnt many interesting things which make me think, “I should have known that” or “I didnt know that”, the latest being the tidbit about Kosher Salt

Chuck drives me bonkers by shortening words, maybe to be cool, but it's not cool as much as it's annoying. "Edish" for edition, "ep" for episode; it goes on and on. This isn't a pet peeve. This is an accessibility issue for neurodivergent concrete thinkers and English language learners. Use words!

AI will read, explain and then write all the term papers and book reports from now and will put out of business poor Mr. CliffsNotes. AI will give a complete explanation of what the author was really saying and explaining. AI will know the story so well it will then write a new story with a better ending! Be afraid be very afraid!

At first I really liked this podcast and listened to in on my long commute. Josh and Chuck are likable and charismatic. I thought I was learning a lot of interesting things. But then, every once in a while, they would do a podcast on a subject that I am an expert on or have studied extensively. I would be excited to listen to the episode. My excitement quickly turned frustration, disappointment and sometimes anger. It became clear they were very wrong or untruthful. This happened several times, and I had to question if I could believe the stuff I didn’t know. I would still listen for the entertainment factor, but I couldn’t get past their politics. Josh and Chuck are both extremely liberal. If they can put their political spin on any subject, they will. If you believe in the far left agenda, you will love these guys. And let’s be honest you probably don’t care about the truth anyway. For the rest of us, I would avoid this podcast.

The premise is interesting, but the execution is lacking. Rather than have the hosts randomly discuss the topic, the podcast would be much more interesting if they interviewed an expert(s) on the subject at issue.

My all time favorite podcast. These guys are great.

Made me laugh pretty hard. It’s a worthwhile episode if you want to help your family avoid common cake issues. You’ll laugh along the way. 🤣 “No I think you’ve been baking cakes in your dishwasher” 🤣😂

I run most every morning at the crack of dawn for about 4 miles, which I have been doing for 35 years. I used to listen to music which was fine until I discovered SYSK. Now that’s all I listen to. So I improve my body and mind at the same time. What a deal. I think other runners may think I’m a little strange when I laugh out load during these runs, but so what. May they keep the podcast going at least until I can’t run anymore.

It’s not rhetorical. I actually would like to know.

These guys have fantastic “radio” voices, the content is always interesting, and they easily engage the listener. Can’t wait for the next episode. Well Done!

I have been listening to the Stuff You Should Know podcast for a couple of years now and I am always interested to hear what they have to say on the myriad diverse topics that they touch on. The reason I cannot give this show a five star review is because of the amount of both irrelevant and often inaccurate supplemental information that the hosts seem unable to stop injecting into the commentary. They continue to push left-wing tropes on topics that they clearly have no real knowledge of instead of just sticking to the facts of stories that they are researching. I have long considered myself a political centrist, and I do not stop listening to a show just because it has left or right leaning hosts, however, it greatly distracts from the good information that they are sharing when they seem to spend more time on comments that have no relevance to the topic at hand than they do to the actual topic at times.

I love this show, you guys are awesome

His voice is incredibly distracting, and he comes across like a simpleton instead of someone who I should be learning something from.

SYSK is probably the podcast I have been listening to longest alongside This American Life. After years of listening, I’m still entertained by the banter and teasing between Chuck and Josh, and still look forward to learning something new each episode. Thanks for continuing to delight and teach!

Best podcast ever, IMHO. These guys feel like family at this point. You’ve got a friend in Vermont!

Your podcasts got me an A in history and I got my dad your book for fathersday and he loved it we both listen to your podcast and it is awesome.

I’m 12 and I have found something to listen to on car rides. Can you please make an episode on anime.

Just wanted to provide some feedback about your excellent podcast. I have been listening for about two years and enjoy every episode. I have one small suggestion to make things easier for those of us who want to find some older podcast that you reference. for example in your Jim Henson podcast, you reference your Muppets episode but with over 2000 episodes, it was difficult and actually impossible for me as a blind user to find that exact episode to go back to so putting any referencedpodcast into your show Notes would be greatly appreciated. if it is there and I just did not see it. I apologize.

This show helped define what podcasts are. And yet it feels so fresh, thanks to the rapport of the hosts.