Stuff You Should Know

Selects: Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?

Mangroves are incredible survivors and adapters. They're also amazing at lessening the impact of tropical storms and climate change. And heck, they're cool looking. So jump into the brackish waters and have a listen to this classic episode all about these beauts. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

From the 1970s to the early 1990s a patch of land in Hong Kong the size of just a few football fields was the most densely-populated area in the world – and by a longshot. Even more remarkable, it was an outlaw land that somehow formed a tight community. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Short Stuff: In-Flight Entertainment

Movies on planes have changed a lot in the last couple of decades. Today, we'll go over how this stuff works.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Fyre Festival Fiasco

What happens when a career grifter tries to throw a "luxury" music festival in only six months? Not much it turns out.This was the Fyre Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Selects: How Spiritualism Works

Something spooky was born on the American frontier in the mid-19th century: the idea that people’s personalities survive death and that some gifted individuals can communicate with them. It developed into a religion that some still practice today. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.