Stuff You Should Know

Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird

There’s a kind of bird that lots of people think is a real jerk. And it kind of is. But in the brown-headed cowbird’s defense, it’s just evolved that way. Find out why it has such a bad reputation among bird lovers in this Short Stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular

Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn’t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn’t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone’s imagination. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure

In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Sewol Ferry Disaster

In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Cherry Blossoms

The Japanese Cherry Blossom is a sight to behold. But how did they get to Washington D.C.? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.