Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-04-29
Books mentioned on Chinese Food: Best Food?
Today on SYSK, the fellas get down to business with plenty of mouth-watering information on what Chuck dubs "the best food." See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay is a classic historical exploration of crowd psychology, financial manias, and widespread irrational behaviors that have gripped societies throughout history.
Discussed“The myth was largely uh promulgated, great word, by Scotsman Charles Mackey in his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
“I remember I think I might have learned this from Uncle John's bathroom reader that it meant leftovers in Chinese.”