Stuff You Should Know
Encyclopedia
Stuff You Should Know, often abbreviated as SYSK, is a podcast
created and released by the website
HowStuffWorks
. It is currently hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. Clark has been a mainstay on the podcast since it began on April 17, 2008. Before Bryant took over the co-hosting duties on July 15, 2008, Clark was joined by several of his editors.
The podcast, released every Tuesday and Thursday, educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. Episodes are normally around 30 minutes in length, although for more in-depth topics the show has run as long as an hour. When the show first started recording, episodes were very short, and often less than 10 minutes.
's Education category.
and Zune Marketplace and is one of the top downloaded podcasts on both stores.
updated daily by its hosts and often featuring the same type of material found in the podcasts, often with show followups. There is also both a Twitter account and Facebook page for SYSK.
Podcast
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created and released by the website
Website
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HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks is a commercial edutainment website that was founded by Marshall Brain with the goal of giving its target audience an insight into the way in which many things work. The site uses various media in its effort to explain complex concepts, terminology and mechanisms, including...
. It is currently hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. Clark has been a mainstay on the podcast since it began on April 17, 2008. Before Bryant took over the co-hosting duties on July 15, 2008, Clark was joined by several of his editors.
The podcast, released every Tuesday and Thursday, educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. Episodes are normally around 30 minutes in length, although for more in-depth topics the show has run as long as an hour. When the show first started recording, episodes were very short, and often less than 10 minutes.
Podcast
The podcast covers a variety of odd questions and topics, like How Twinkies Work, Do Zombies Exist?, How Tickling works, and How Albert Einstein's Brain Worked. These unique subjects earned them a place in Podcast AwardsPodcast Awards
The People's Choice Podcast Awards, better known as the Podcast Awards, are an annual set of awards given to the best podcasts as voted by the people...
's Education category.
Distribution
The podcast is available free on the iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
and Zune Marketplace and is one of the top downloaded podcasts on both stores.
Blog
Along with the other podcasts offered by HowStuffWorks, Stuff You Should Know has its own blogBlog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
updated daily by its hosts and often featuring the same type of material found in the podcasts, often with show followups. There is also both a Twitter account and Facebook page for SYSK.