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Stuff You Should Know book list: the books mentioned on the show
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Books from the latest episodes
Most recommended on Stuff You Should Know
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1491
Charles C. Mann's book 1491 was frequently recommended by Josh Clark on Stuff You Should Know. Clark described it as his favorite book of all time and recommended it to Chuck Bryant while discussing ancient land management, Amazon basin soil fertility, bat guano agriculture, and pre-Columbian Native American history. The hosts also mentioned Mann's follow-up book and his broader historical writing.
Recommended“So, Chuck, uh I I know that you know this, but not everybody knows this. I had a personal conversation with one Charles C. Mann who wrote my favorite book of all time, 1491.”
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Mein Kampf
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark and other hosts discussed Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifesto 'Mein Kampf' across episodes in 2024 and 2025. The hosts mentioned the text when discussing Hitler's early artistic ambitions, his rejection from art school, and how he laid out his future plans in 1925. They also highlighted Hitler's citation of Henry Ford as an inspiration within the book to illustrate mutual anti-Semitic views and noted Hitler's claims regarding Esperanto.
Discussed“And what's what makes it a little worse though too is he wrote all this stuff out in in 1925 in my comp.”
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Awakenings
Oliver Sacks's book "Awakenings" came up on Stuff You Should Know when Josh Clark referenced it to explain the medical history of encephalitis lethargica patients and to illustrate the motivational role of dopamine. Clark brought up the work in multiple episodes, including "How Dopamine Works" and "The Mystery of the Sleepy Sickness," as well as the March 2026 select episode. He routinely connected the clinical anecdotes and research reported by Sacks in the book—and its subsequent movie adaptation—to broader discussions on motor control and the nigrostriatal pathway.
Discussed“It's very famously associated with dopamine for anybody who has read Awakenings or saw the movie.”
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1493
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark recommended reading Charles C. Mann's 1493 as a reference for learning about the history of the passenger pigeon and bat guano usage. In another episode, Clark and Chuck discussed 1493 as a follow-up to the author's previous book, 1491, and noted that the author won a major award for the work.
Recommended“if you read 1493 or 1491, I can't remember which one it is, but both are excellent books by Charles C. Man, he talks about the passenger pigeon”
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The Emerald Mile
Kevin Fedarko's book The Emerald Mile was discussed on Stuff You Should Know. Josh Clark referenced the book while exploring the history and record-breaking river runs of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. Clark also read an email from Michelle Grua, the wife of adventure subject Kenton Grua, which noted that the podcast hosts used Fedarko's book as a primary source for their episode.
Discussed“I appreciate that you obtained most of your information from Kevin's book, the Emerald Mile, which is for the most part accurate.”
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby was discussed on Stuff You Should Know across multiple episodes. In December 2022, Josh Clark mentioned the book while examining how Dorothy Parker's social circle influenced prominent writers. In February 2023, Clark noted that Jay Gatsby was modeled after historical figure George Remus, who had met Fitzgerald. Later, in August 2025, Clark and Chuck explored whether the 1922 Hall-Mills murder case served as direct inspiration for the events and timing of The Great Gatsby.
Discussed“And yet some other people say, 'Hey, this might have even inspired The Great Gatsby in some ways.'”
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Generation X
Generation X by Douglas Coupland was brought up on multiple episodes of Stuff You Should Know. Hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant discussed the book while exploring the origin of the term Generation X and the cultural phenomena surrounding the demographic. They recommended the Coupland's text as a great read that successfully coined terminology for an overlooked generation.
Recommended“we got our name Generation X did from the Douglas Coupland book uh Generation X colon Tales for an Accelerated Culture, which is a great read. I urge everyone to read it.”
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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe
On various episodes of Stuff You Should Know, including holiday special selections, Josh Clark recommended and referenced Chris Taylor's book How Star Wars Conquered the Universe. Clark specifically cited an intriguing chapter in the book to provide listeners with background information and evidence regarding George Lucas's actual sentiments and public statements concerning the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special.
Recommended“There's a book called How Star Wars Conquered the Universe that has a very interesting chapter about this. That's where we found it asserted that George Lucas never said that he would smash this thing with a sledgehammer.”
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick was mentioned on Stuff You Should Know. Josh Clark noted he planned to read the classic novel on a friend's recommendation and later referenced Melville's detailed descriptions of ropes used in the whaling industry, while Chuck Bryant and Clark humorously discussed their friend Joey's affinity for the book.
Discussed“And there was a I guess in Moby Dick, still haven't read it yet. Melville talks about how um the rope was coiled so precisely by like a professional rope layer.”
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The Catcher in the Rye
On Stuff You Should Know, co-host Josh Clark brought up J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye while discussing the life and works of the author as well as the murder of John Lennon. Josh explored the novel's massive 1951 publication impact, its autobiographical connections to Salinger's military school background, and his own habit of rereading it every decade. He also detailed Mark David Chapman's erratic obsession with the protagonist Holden Caulfield and how Chapman clutched a copy of the book immediately after shooting Lennon.
Discussed“this is sort of I guess where we can start talking about C The Catcher And The Rye”
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The Jungle
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in episodes from February and June 2024. Josh Clark recommended that listeners read the book to see how gross the historical meatpacking industry was. The hosts explored Sinclair's background as a socialist and examined how his firsthand accounts in the novel exposed the unsanitary conditions of Chicago meatpacking plants. They also emphasized the book's immense historical impact, noting that its publication in 1905 prompted public outrage and led directly to Congress passing the Pure Food and Drug Act the following year.
Discussed“it wasn't until that book you mentioned the jungle uh was published in 1905 that people like really sat up and took notice and Congress acted almost immediately passed the Pure Food and Drug Act the next year that's the impact that Upton St Clair's the jungle had”
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Helter Skelter
Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry's book, Helter Skelter, was discussed on Stuff You Should Know by hosts Josh Clark and his co-host. The hosts described it as a 600-page definitive true crime book on the Manson family and their murders, created by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi. They also recalled the book being a massive cultural phenomenon and a source of terror during their youth.
Discussed“in the case a guy named Vincent bugliosi who wrote a book called Helter Skelter like a 600 page book basically this the definitive True Crime book on the Manson family and the Manson family murders”
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In broad daylight
Harry N. MacLean's true crime book In Broad Daylight was discussed by Josh Clark on Stuff You Should Know in January 2024 and September 2025. Clark referenced the 1988 book to provide background on the murder of Ken McElroy in Skidmore, Missouri. He also noted that McElroy's former defense attorney, Gene McFaden, frequently purchased copies of MacLean's book, had the author sign them, and distributed them to state senate delegates.
Discussed“There has there's no shortage of content about Ken Mroy. Uh there was a book written in 1988 by Harry Mlan, a crime writer called In Broad Daylight. You know it's coming colon, a murder in Skidmore, Missouri.”
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Born to Rebel
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark and the co-host discussed Frank J. Sulloway's 1996 book Born to Rebel while exploring the topic of birth order. They talked about how Sulloway conducted a meta-analysis of existing studies to argue for the significance of birth order in family dynamics and creative lives, while also noting that the book had faced sharp criticism and been dismissed by some scientists as pop psychology.
Discussed“And there was one guy in particular um who made a big splash in 1996 with a book called Born to Rebel. Yeah. Soloway. Yeah. Frank Soloway. Frank J. Soloway if you want to be fancy about it.”
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark brought up Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson in the episode "Q Anon: When Wild Conspiracy Went (sort of) Mainstream" to explain the origin of the QAnon adrenochrome myth through a throwaway intimation in the book. In the episode "10 - Yes, 10! - Dumb Criminals," the host and Josh Clark also mentioned reading Fear and Loathing while discussing Hunter S. Thompson and trying to recall other works by the author such as Rum Diaries or Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.
Discussed“it seems to be based on a misinterpretation of what a dream Chrome does and where you get it based on um Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas because Hunter Thompson has basically a throwaway intimation that the adrenochrome that he does and goes on a crazy trip over um can only be gotten from the adrenal gland of a”
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The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was discussed on Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and the podcast host. The speakers referenced the book while exploring the writing of Judy Blume and examining ideological divisions during second-wave feminism, specifically highlighting historical infighting and differing factions within the movement.
Discussed“Like, all the stuff that Betty Friedan talked about in The Feminine Mystique is embodied in the writing of Judy Blume.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Clark described the book as a major bestseller that introduced nudge economics, priming, and the dual systems of human cognition to the general public, while noting the author's background as a Nobel Prize-winning economist.
Discussed“Daniel Conorman came out with thinking fast and slow which was one of those super popular airport books, you know. Yeah. Thinking, fast and slow. Yes. Thank you.”
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
On Stuff You Should Know, Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark mentioned Uncle John's Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers' Institute. Bryant cited the book as his source for an anecdote about George Reeves, and both hosts discussed the publication while comparing the books they grew up reading during childhood.
Discussed“I learned this years ago from the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and I looked into it, and I think it actually may be correct.”
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
On Stuff You Should Know, host Chuck Bryant suggested that Fred Waitzkin's Searching for Bobby Fischer could be a suitable alternative work for Josh's daughter. Previously on the podcast, Josh Clark had also strongly recommended the film adaptation when discussing chess prodigy Bobby Fischer.
Recommended“Searching for Bobby Fisher could be a good one, though, for her.”
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Merchants of Doubt
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark repeatedly recommended and discussed Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. Clark brought up the book to illustrate the history of secret publicity campaigns and climate skepticism, explaining how think tanks have historically manufactured doubt to influence public perception.
Discussed“Well, plus also that it's been proven um I've mentioned that book before, The Merchants of Doubt that think tanks have been set up to basically influence public thought and point out like scientists aren't 100% certain, scientists aren't 100% certain.”
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Zero Dark Thirty
On the Stuff You Should Know podcast, Josh Clark mentioned the film Zero Dark Thirty during an episode about manhunts, suggesting listeners watch it if they had not seen it yet. Later, in another episode regarding bomb disposal, Chuck Bryant mentioned the film again while discussing the director Katherine Bigelow.
Discussed“what else did she made besides Zero Dark 30”
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A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole's novel A Confederacy of Dunces was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in relation to famously unmade Hollywood scripts and project curses. On May 9, 2026, Josh Clark brought up the book while discussing cursed film adaptations that suffered numerous tragedies over the years. Later, on June 23, 2026, Chuck Bryant also mentioned the title during a conversation about interesting curses, noting that a film adaptation of the novel still has not been successfully made.
Discussed“A Confederacy of Dunces. And A Confederacy of Dunces still hasn't been made. I It's a very weird curse.”
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A Story of The Stone Age
Josh Clark mentioned H.G. Wells's 'A Story of The Stone Age' across two episodes of Stuff You Should Know. On November 28, 2023, in 'Plate Tectonics Are What Makes Earth Inhabitable,' Clark highlighted the 1897 story for accurately setting a narrative in Doggerland before its scientific discovery. He returned to the book on December 18, 2025, in 'Doggerland: Lost at Sea,' explaining that Wells wrote the story after hearing about early finds in the North Sea.
Discussed“he um heard about some of those finds and he wrote a story called the story of the stone age which is basically like there's a continent under the North Sea between the UK and Europe.”
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An Essay on the Principle of Population
Josh Clark mentioned Thomas Malthus's book on Stuff You Should Know across multiple episodes, discussing its influence on Charles Darwin's ideas of scarcity and competition, as well as historical perspectives on overpopulation and support for the poor following the agricultural revolution.
Discussed“Yeah, that was definitely um the book was called Essay on Principle of Population and that was like a super game changer”
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Etiquette
Emily Post's book Etiquette was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in September 2026, as well as in earlier episodes. Josh Clark and the podcast hosts detailed how Emily Post wrote the massive 619-page guide, officially titled Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home, published in 1922. The hosts explored its massive popularity and how it became the most successful etiquette guide of all time.
Discussed“And so you know, we like her and she ended up writing a 619 page book called etiquette colon in society and politics in business and at home.”
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Stuff You Should Know discussed Hunter S. Thompson's work, including Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone. In October 2024, Josh Clark mentioned Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to trace the origins of the QAnon adrenochrome myth. In May 2024, Clark referenced reading various Fear and Loathing titles during a freewheeling discussion.
Discussed“it seems to be based on a misinterpretation of what a dream Chrome does and where you get it based on um Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas because Hunter Thompson has basically a throwaway intimation that the adrenochrome that he does and goes on a crazy trip over um can only be gotten from the adrenal gland of a”
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark referenced Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus I: A Survivor's Tale in two different episodes. In December 2025, Clark mentioned the legendary book about fascism while discussing the author's surprising involvement in creating Garbage Pail Kids. In March 2024, Clark brought up Maus again while discussing how Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic reflected the creator's psyche, noting Spiegelman's observation that Schulz broke himself into child-sized pieces for his strip.
Discussed“I I mean I've heard of Art Spiegelman, but I really don't know anything about him, so I didn't know that. But I know the name. I've not read Mouse, but I know it's like it's like a like a just a legendary graphic novel um about fascism, but that guy helped create Garbage Pale Kids, just a couple years”
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On the Origin of Species
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Charles Darwin's seminal book On the Origin of Species. Clark explored the full title of the work and examined how the book revolutionized human understanding and sparked public fascination in the nineteenth century.
Discussed“First of all the official title of the book is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. Yeah. And that's why everybody calls it Origin of the Species.”
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Run, Rose, Run
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned the collaborative novel Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson. Clark highlighted the book as an example of Parton's diverse creative projects, describing it as a thriller loosely based on her experiences breaking into the music industry.
Discussed“And then another thing I saw Chuck, she wrote a book co-wrote a book with James Patterson, one of the best Oh wow. most favorite novelists in the entire world. It's called Run Rose Run and it's a thriller based kind of loosely on Dolly's story of of making it in the music biz.”
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The Canterbury Tales
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark brought up Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' in two separate episodes. In June 2024, Clark referenced the wife of bath to illustrate the literary trope of the merry widow. In August 2023, he mentioned reading the work in college while discussing Middle English.
Discussed“Like I think one appears in the Canterbury Tales Cher's Canterbury Tales the wife of bath I believe”
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The Garden of Health
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned the 16th-century book The Garden of Health by William Langham to discuss the historical medicinal uses of dandelions. Clark referenced the full title of the work, which details the rare and hidden virtues of plants and simples applied in medicine for human health.
Discussed“There was a 16th century book, too. What was the name of that one? People call it Garden of Health because the full title of it is containing the sundry rare and hidden virtues of all kinds of simples and plants together with the manner of how they are used and applied in medicine for the health of man's body”
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The Secret Doctrine
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned Helena P. Blavatsky's 1888 book The Secret Doctrine while discussing historical pseudoscientific theories about root races and how hypotheses like Lemuria transitioned into the New Age movement.
Discussed“she wrote a book called The Secret Doctrine came out in 1888 and by this time Lamria is not it's no longer like it's out of the realm of science. It's now into the new age movement.”
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The Wealth of Nations
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed Adam Smith's 1776 book The Wealth of Nations in episodes from 2024 and 2025. Josh Clark noted that Smith was heavily influenced by stoic thought regarding individual liberty when writing the book, while another episode explored the book's significant role during the Industrial Revolution.
Discussed“So, there have been a lot of people who have followed stoic thought like Adam Smith apparently was very much informed by stoicism when he wrote the wealth of nations because one of the big big aspects of it was individual liberty.”
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Utopia
Josh Clark mentioned Thomas More's book Utopia on Stuff You Should Know to discuss historical contexts, including contemporary opposition to 16th-century sheep grazing and land enclosures, as well as the historical shift toward prison labor.
Discussed“Um, and then a guy named Thomas Moore wrote a book called Utopia. And he said, "There's a better way, people.”
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The Guinness book of world records, 1998.
Mark C. Young's The Guinness book of world records, 1998 was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in an episode suggested by listener Mallorie Stafford. The hosts reminisced about receiving classic editions of the book as childhood Christmas gifts and compared it to bathroom readers. They explored the book's origins, detailing how its creation was spearheaded by Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness beer company, and noted that the annual publication continues to sell roughly a million copies a year.
Discussed“We had a copy of the Guinness Book, I think we probably got it as a Christmas gift one year, and maybe your dad lifted it from his school library. He brought it home.”
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The three Christs of Ypsilanti
Milton Rokeach's The Three Christs of Ypsilanti was explored on Stuff You Should Know by hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant. The hosts discussed the 1964 publication's success in psychology, the ethical controversies and backlash surrounding the experiment, passages from the book depicting the subjects' emotional struggles, and Rokeach's later regrets regarding his involvement.
Discussed“For some reason, I thought I read the book, but I don't think I did.”
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
During the "Julia Child, la Grandes Gourmande" episode of Stuff You Should Know, co-hosts Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark discussed Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle. Clark detailed Child's culinary training, the book's purpose in introducing French cuisine to Americans, and its connection to editor Judith Jones and television promotions. The hosts reviewed its two-volume status, its 781 total recipes, and specific preparation tips included in the text.
Discussed“Within 10 years of being at Lordon Blue, uh she had sold her bestselling cookbook that you just bought, I guess. Did you get the OG? Yeah. Yeah. What's the name of that? Mastering the art of French cooking.”
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Pygmalion in the classroom
Josh Clark and other hosts on Stuff You Should Know discussed Pygmalion in the Classroom by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson in a February 2024 episode exploring the Pygmalion effect. The hosts examined the 1968 publication, noting that it originated as a study before being released as a full book that significantly entered popular culture.
Discussed“so they published a study in 1968 called pigmon in the classroom and again they named it after um pigmon”
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Agatha Christie's debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, during a biographical overview of the author. Clark shared details about reading Christie's first published detective work, noting its initial rejection by publishers and the specific condition regarding a changed ending that ultimately allowed it to be published in 1920.
Discussed“I started reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I think was her first published work um last night, and it's just great.”
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It
It by Stephen King was discussed on Stuff You Should Know during the episode Selects: What's a quinceañera anyway?. A listener wrote in during the listener mail segment to highly recommend Stephen King's novel as their absolute favorite. The podcast hosts used this email to debate whether the movie adaptation altered its plot elements to capitalize on the popularity and style of Stranger Things.
Recommended“Stephen King is by far my favorite author and it is my absolute favorite of his novels highly recommend”
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The Radioactive Boy Scout
Josh Clark discussed The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein on Stuff You Should Know in February 2024. Josh noted that Silverstein's book and Harper's magazine piece served as the primary source detailing the story of David Hahn. He explicitly recommended that listeners read the book to learn more about the topic, and later referenced it when discussing how the story inspired another young scientist, Taylor Wilson.
Recommended“if it hadn't been found uh by a gentleman named Ken Silverstein who ended up writing a very large piece in Harper's magazine and then a book called The radioactive Boy Scout colon the true story of a boy in his backyard nuclear reactor”
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The Poison Squad
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Deborah Blum's book 'The Poison Squad' during an episode about early American food laws. Clark cited the author to introduce Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley's single-minded crusade for safety at the turn of the twentieth century. He also referenced the book to explain the lack of political will in Congress regarding food regulation due to influence from food producers, and later praised the book's comprehensive coverage of Dr. Wiley's work.
Discussed“like like there was an author named um Deborah Blum and she wrote the poison Squad colon one chemist single-minded Crusade for safety at the turn of the 20th century”
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume's classic novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret came up on an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled The Beloved Judy Blume, released on July 28, 2026. Hosts Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark discussed reading the book during their childhoods. Clark specifically highlighted it as Blume's follow-up release in 1970, noting its publication year and status as an early landmark work by the author.
Discussed“Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, that I remember the most. Yeah, uh I read both of those.”
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The Population Bomb
On the February 24, 2024 episode of Stuff You Should Know titled Selects: How Zero Population Growth Works, Josh Clark and his co-host discussed Paul R. Ehrlich's 1968 book The Population Bomb. Clark explained the book's premise that food production was failing to keep up with population growth, mirroring Malthusian concerns. Clark also detailed the explosive public reception the book received when Ehrlich went on The Tonight Show following its publication, while the co-host noted that Ehrlich wrote other works beyond this famous title.
Discussed“Oh yeah, that's not—I’m thinking of, yeah, different guy. So this guy, he wrote other things besides The Population Bomb.”
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The War of the Worlds
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark discussed H.G. Wells's novel 'The War of the Worlds' in May 2024. Clark noted the book's 1898 release year and explained that the Mercury Theater chose the text because it was considered a scary book to adapt for their famous October 30, 1938, radio broadcast.
Discussed“well not 1898 that's when the book came out yeah but in 1938 I mean what 40 years later”
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Backyard fairies
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts recommended Phoebe Wahl's children's book series Backyard Fairies, highlighting it as a wonderful read about fairies for children.
Recommended“what was that that was the series I think I I think it's backyard fairies okay I might be wrong though you sounded like you knew what it was a second ago well I'm I'm looking yeah yeah backyard fairies by Phoebe wall Wahl it it's wonderful”
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How to fix a broken heart
How to Fix a Broken Heart by Guy Winch was referenced on Stuff You Should Know in March 2024. The hosts, including Josh Clark, used the psychologist's book to provide actionable breakup advice, specifically emphasizing Winch's first tip to stay away from social media while recovering from a split.
Recommended“but that's that's tip number one from psychologist guy winch author of how to fix a broken heart stay the H off of social media”
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Less
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark brought up the novel Less by Andrew Sean Greer in a March 2024 episode dedicated to the Pulitzer Prize. Clark shared that he selects novels by browsing past Pulitzer winners, and he praised Greer's 2018 winning book as being both very funny and great.
Recommended“I picked this book because that's sometimes when I'm after novel and it's been a while I will go to the Pulitzer list and that's exactly what I did and I'm reading less by Andrew Shan Greer which won in 2018 and it is so funny and great”
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Little People, BIG DREAMS
The children's book series Little People, BIG DREAMS by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Lisbeth Kaiser was recommended on Stuff You Should Know in September 2024. Josh Clark mentioned the series as a favorite he had been reading to his daughter, praising its brutally honest approach to presenting great women in history.
Recommended“and then also I want to shout out a book series called Little People Big Dreams and it's a kids book series that we've been reading to my daughter in fact it's kind of all she wants to read right now”
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Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
On an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled The Story of Rudolf Diesel, host Josh Clark recommended Douglas Brunt's biographical book for listeners who wanted to learn more details about Rudolf Diesel and his engine before transitioning into listener mail.
Recommended“if you want to know more about Diesel and his engine then just go read uh Douglas brunt's book on it”
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The Call
On Stuff You Should Know in the episode Selects 911 Is Not a Joke, Josh Clark recommended the thriller film The Call. Clark discussed the movie starring Halle Berry, who played a 911 call specialist, comparing its quality to other thrillers while talking with his co-host about emergency services.
Recommended“She uh did you see that movie The Call? No. She played a 911 uh call uh specialist. In a movie, a thriller. It was good.”
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The World Without Us
The 2007 book The World Without Us by Alan Weisman was discussed by the hosts on Stuff You Should Know during an episode on the Silurian Hypothesis. Josh Clark and his co-host referenced the book to illustrate how nature and the Earth would recover, reclaim human infrastructure, and erase human presence if humanity suddenly vanished.
Recommended“remember that amazing 2007 book the world without us by Alan Weissman never heard of it”
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And Then There Were None
On Stuff You Should Know, hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryan discussed Agatha Christie's literary works in the episode "Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery." Chuck Bryan mentioned starting her early novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," while Josh Clark specifically discussed "And Then There Were None," noting the extensive revisions the novel underwent in both the United States and Great Britain.
Recommended“I started reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I think was her first published work um last night, and it's just great. She just sucks you right in like you she does what's um she creates in a lot of books, not all of them, but she creates what's called a cozy mystery with an S because it's British.”
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Coercive control
On the podcast Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed the book Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life by Evan Stark during an episode dedicated to the invisible basis of abuse. Josh Clark noted that Stark was a sociologist who wrote this foundational book in 2007, highlighting that Stark's work on the entrenchment of women in personal life was truly great.
Recommended“and he wrote a book in 2007 uh called coer of control colon of course the entament of women in personal life”
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Crooked House
On an episode of Stuff You Should Know in April 2025, Josh Clark mentioned Agatha Christie's novel Crooked House. While discussing Christie's extensive literary catalog and its 2017 film adaptation, Clark praised the book, noting that it is widely regarded by readers as one of her most ingenious and inventive works.
Recommended“Um, have you seen the Agatha Christie film adaptation of Crooked House that came out in 2017?”
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Discovering Griffith Park
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned Casey Schreiner's book Discovering Griffith Park while discussing how to secure good views of the Hollywood sign. The hosts noted that the book served as a source of information for their episode.
Recommended“and there's a book that that was written by an author named Casey Schreiner called discovering Griffith Park colon a Local's guide and um how stuff works talk to Casey Schreiner and um he said that that you can get all sorts of really good views of the Hollywood sign”
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Guinness Book of World Records
During an episode of Stuff You Should Know from May 2024, the hosts discussed the Guinness Book of World Records. Chuck recommended that listeners purchase a copy of the annual publication. Josh Clark then elaborated on the book's history, explaining its direct corporate connection to the Guinness beer company through the managing director who originally conceived it.
Discussed“if you've ever wondered if the Guinness Book of World Records is actually connected to the Guinness beer company my friend yes they absolutely are the guy who was the managing director of Guinness son and Company Limited the Guinness beer company was also the guy responsible for coming up with the Guinness Book of World Records”
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Medical Education in the United States and Canada,... by Abraham Flexner...
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Medical Education in the United States and Canada, also known as the Flexner Report, by Abraham Flexner. Clark described the text as 346 pages of muckraking gold published as Carnegie Foundation bulletin number four and recommended that listeners read it.
Discussed“the way he wrote uh in what was called Carnegie Foundation bulletin number four or medical education in the United States and Canada aka Flexner report was that uh very muckreking style.”
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
During an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled "Malcom X" released on March 26, 2026, co-host Chuck Bryant brought up The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, noting that he read the book, co-authored with Alex Haley, in college after watching the 1992 film adaptation. At the conclusion of the episode, co-host Josh Clark recommended that listeners read the autobiography themselves.
Discussed“So, I saw the movie in '92 and then read the autobiography that with Alex Haley Mhm.”
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The Baby Thief
On the April 25, 2024 episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Barbara Bisantz Raymond's book The Baby Thief, noting its subtitle about Georgia Tann, the baby seller who corrupted adoption. Clark mentioned that the book was being optioned by Octavia Spencer and recommended that listeners read it to learn more about the crimes of Georgia Tann.
Discussed“option that book that we were talking about who who was the author again uh Barbara bance Raymond and the book she wrote was baby Thief colon un the untold story of Georgia Tan comma The Babys seller who corrupted adoption”
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'The Beverly Hills Supper Club
During an episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark brought up Robert Webster's book as a definitive and exhaustive text on the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, describing it as the untold story behind Kentucky's greatest tragedy. Clark referenced the work again later in the discussion while examining specific investigative details regarding the fire, including the discovery of timers in the basement.
Discussed“no there's another guy named Robert Webster who was in that video I sent you and he wrote another definitive book on it um called the the the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire the story the untold story behind Kentucky's greatest tragedy and it's really exhaustive too”
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A million little pieces
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed James Frey's book A Million Little Pieces during a 2024 episode about Pulitzer Prize scandals. The hosts praised the book as great with a capital G, while Josh Clark and the co-host drew parallels between fabricated memoirs and the Janet Cook journalism scandal, reflecting that the author could have avoided controversy by classifying the work as a novel.
Discussed“I think the sad thing is that apparently it's sort of like the uh a million little pieces book yeah uh that that guy wrote like I read that book and it was great with a capital G M”
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A Study in Scarlet
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant discussed Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet on an episode of Stuff You Should Know released on July 8, 2025. Clark brought up the 1887 novel to explore the origins of Sherlock Holmes as a character, while Bryant added details about its initial publication in Beeton's Christmas Annual.
Discussed“And, and the first one was uh a study in Scarlet in 1887. And uh I mean let's go ahead and I guess just talk a little bit about how who Holmes is as a character.”
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Abduction
On the March 14, 2024, episode of Stuff You Should Know, hosts Josh Clark and his co-host explored the mid-20th-century alien abduction phenomenon. During the discussion, they highlighted John E. Mack's 1994 book, Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens, noting that it documented 13 different abduction cases. The hosts also humorously remarked upon Mack's professional background as a faculty member at Harvard University while examining his contributions to the alien abduction narrative.
Discussed“he had a book in 94 about 13 different abduction cases called abduction colon uh human encounters with alien uh parenthesis”
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Being and Nothingness
On the August 8, 2024 episode of Stuff You Should Know titled "The Call of the Void: Don’t Pick Up!", the podcast hosts discussed philosophical concepts related to the call of the void. During the conversation, Josh Clark mentioned Jean-Paul Sartre's book Being and Nothingness, noting that Sartre explicitly calls out Kierkegaard within the text while exploring existentialist philosophy.
Discussed“and I think he even calls out kir guard in the section of being in nothingness”
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Birth Order
On Stuff You Should Know, the host and Josh Clark discussed the book Birth Order by Swiss psychologists Jules Angst and Cecile Ernst. They referenced the work to explain how the authors examined roughly fifteen hundred studies from the mid-1940s to 1980 to critique and challenge traditional birth order theories.
Discussed“and we're going to write our own book called birth order Colon it's poo poo Yeah uh actually his birth order its influence on personality and they went back and looked at all these studies like 1500 studies from the mid 40s to 1980”
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Blake; or, The Huts of America
On the Stuff You Should Know episode 'How Afrofuturism Works', the hosts discussed Martin R. Delany's 1857 novel Blake; or, The Huts of America. The host and Josh Clark described the book as an early work of speculative fiction and alternate history by an African-American author, noting its premise of exploring what life would have been like had slavery either not happened or occurred differently.
Discussed“but uh there was a guy in 1857 uh named Martin Delaney who was a a kind of a jack of all trades he was a doctor and a journalist and an author and abolitionist uh he wrote a book a novel called Blake or the Huts of America uh which was as a lot of these are alternate histories”
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Child Care and the Growth of Love
On Stuff You Should Know, the host discussed John Bowlby's book Child Care and the Growth of Love. The host explained that the book was based on research Bowlby conducted for the World Health Organization and noted that writing for a popular audience helped attachment theory gain widespread traction.
Discussed“and he came out with a book called child care and the growth of love It was basically I know it's a great title They'll love it but it was based on the work and the research that he did for the World Health Organization but he he very wisely I get the impression wrote it for a popular audience”
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Communion
Whitley Strieber's book Communion was discussed on Stuff You Should Know. Josh Clark and the other host explored how the 1987 book by the horror and science fiction writer shaped the modern public image of alien Grays, highlighting the significant impact of its cover illustration.
Discussed“but he was a horror and science fiction writer and in ' 87 published the book communion which had if you if you look up the cover of communion”
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck Barris was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in January 2025. Host Josh Clark brought up Barris's 1984 autobiography, noting that the book was also adapted into a feature film of the same name and serving as a central reference for the podcast's exploration of the subject's life story.
Discussed“and that was a book called Confessions of a dangerous mind also made into a film of that same name which which makes this sort of an obvious pick for something for us to go over”
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Cosmic View
On Stuff You Should Know, the host and Josh Clark discussed the Eameses' short film Powers of Ten and noted that it was inspired by a book titled Cosmic View: The Universe in 40 Jumps, authored by Dutch teacher Kees Boeke. Josh Clark brought up the book to explain the direct literary inspiration behind the visual concepts explored in the film.
Discussed“it's based on a a book by uh Dutch a Dutch teacher named Keys bokeh called Cosmic view colon the universe in 40 jumps”
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Curtain
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Agatha Christie's Curtain during an episode focused on the author. He described the novel as Hercule Poirot's final case, noting that it was written during World War II and published posthumously.
Discussed“Uh one is called Curtain, that's Puarro's final book, and the other is Sleeping Murder.”
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Dangerous to man
In a 2024 episode of Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark brought up Roger A. Caras's book Dangerous to Man. Clark explained how the conservationist and author further propagated the narrative of the Ramree Island crocodile massacre, building upon earlier accounts written by naturalist Bruce Wright.
Discussed“a conservationist named Roger carus or Caris who wrote a book a couple years later called dangerous to man and even in his um account of the the ram um Island Massacre”
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Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
On Stuff You Should Know, the podcast hosts and Josh Clark discussed Fred Kaplan's book Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War. They referenced the work to explain how Ronald Reagan was heavily influenced and alarmed after viewing the film WarGames, prompting him to consult the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding cyber threats.
Discussed“and there's a guy named Fred Kaplan who wrote a book about um the a history of cyber War called Dark territory and apparently Reagan saw this film was so freaked out by it that he got the Joint Chiefs together and was like can this happen”
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Death on the Nile
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark discussed Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Clark highlighted the novel as a prime example of Christie's work set in exotic international locations like Egypt, noting how these stories contributed significantly to her global fame following World War II.
Discussed“um set in this period of time that and for some reason it just captured everybody's attention and apparently when she started expanding I think after World War II uh to some slightly more exotic loces like Egypt or Mesopotamia you know um uh for like Death on the Nile was a very famous one during this time or the”
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Development as Freedom
Amartya Sen's Development as Freedom was referenced on Stuff You Should Know by the hosts. They cited the Nobel Prize-winning economist's work to support their discussion on the causes of famines and how authoritarian systems experience them.
Discussed“Economist named Maria sin wrote a book called development is freedom and basically kind of backs up what we're talking about”
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English men of science: their nature and nurture
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark and his co-host discussed English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture by Sir Francis Galton. They explored Galton's early nineteenth-century research into genius and birth order, noting that he studied members of the Royal Society and was a half-cousin of Charles Darwin.
Discussed“and he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius I was gonna say it was adapted into a series of Bud Light commercials lately yeah that's what it seems like uh colon of course their nature and nurture in which he he basically was kind of keen to investigate the”
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Fairy and folk tales of the Irish peasantry
William Butler Yeats's Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in October 2024. The hosts, including Chuck Bryant, examined the 1888 publication, noting that it stands as one of the earliest and most significant guidebooks compiled on fairies and Irish folklore during the late nineteenth century.
Discussed“none other than William Butler Yates published I don't know if it was the first one but maybe one of the first big guide books almost about fairies it was called fairy and folktales of the Irish peasantry uh published in 1888”
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Fire investigation
Paul Leland Kirk's book Fire Investigation was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in an episode titled The Dubious Science of Arson Investigation. The host explained that Kirk's 1969 book served as the standard in the field for about 25 years, representing a significant shift toward a more scientific approach. Josh Clark also referenced the book during the conversation, jokingly noting that the absence of an 's' at the end of the title made it seem like a prequel.
Discussed“So that book was sort of the standard until 1969, about 25 years later or so, when Paul Kirk, a biochemist and forensic scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, published a different book called 'Fire Investigation.'”
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Five Bullets
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant discussed the book Five Bullets by Elliot Williams. Clark introduced the subject matter and mentioned a recent interview with the author, while Bryant brought up the book again near the end of the episode while reviewing recent publications on the topic.
Discussed“Um, and then I saw so there's a a book called um, Five Bullets by a legal correspondent named Elliot.”
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Folk Tales of Sherpa and Yeti
Shiva Dhakal and Yuyutsu Sharma's Folk Tales of Sherpa and Yeti was discussed on Stuff You Should Know in May 2025. Josh Clark mentioned the book as a collection of traditional Sherpa stories gathered by Shiva Dal, noting how the narratives follow similar structural patterns regarding yeti encounters.
Discussed“Um there's a there was someone named um Shiva Dal that collected a bunch of these stories in a book called Folktales of Sherpa and Yeti and all of them kind of figured the same way which was uh whether it's a story called the annihilation of the Yeti.”
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For Esme - with Love and Squalor
On Stuff You Should Know, Chuck Bryant brought up having read J.D. Salinger's story recently, noting he read it as recently as the previous night. Josh Clark then discussed the story's connection to Salinger's wartime experiences, explaining that it is about a World War II veteran recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder in Germany.
Discussed“I read uh for Esme with love and squalor as recently as last night and that was it”
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For Esme-With Love and Squalor, and Other Stories
In the episode "The Life and Works of J.D. Salinger" on Stuff You Should Know, Chuck Bryant brought up For Esme-With Love and Squalor, and Other Stories, noting that he had read it as recently as the previous night. Josh Clark then discussed the story, explaining that it focuses on a World War II veteran recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder in Germany, connecting the narrative to Salinger's own wartime experiences.
Discussed“I read uh for Esme with love and squalor as recently as last night and that was it”
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Forever
During an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled The Beloved Judy Blume, Josh Clark discussed Judy Blume's 1975 novel Forever. Clark highlighted the book's significant impact on generations of readers, particularly Gen X girls, and noted that it continues to appear on lists of banned books.
Discussed“I know her 1975 book Forever is not one that I read, but that's a very big book for Emily and I know a very big book for a lot of like uh probably girls of all generations, but Gen X girls in particular because that was the one where she had kind of been building up to, you know,”
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Future shock
On the Stuff You Should Know podcast segment titled Selects: How Futurology Works, the hosts discussed Alvin Toffler's Future Shock. One host recalled hearing of the book previously but admitted to knowing little about it, while Chuck Bryant mentioned the work specifically to highlight its predictions regarding rapid technological change and the resulting stress it places on individuals.
Discussed“The one that I ran across in this article that I had heard of but didn't know anything about is Alvin Toffler's Future Shock. I remember that; I think, did you read it?”
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Going Clear
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright was discussed on Stuff You Should Know, where Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant talked about Scientology and documentaries. The hosts discussed the HBO documentary adaptation and noted that it was based on Wright's book, while praising the author's bravery.
Discussed“what was the what's the name of the was it an HBO documentary going clear going clear yeah based on the book going clear”
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Hotel
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark mentioned Arthur Hailey's novel Hotel while discussing the origins of disaster films. Clark noted how Hailey's storytelling style involving intersecting character lives helped shape the genre.
Discussed“...what they were following airport was based on a novel by Arthur Haley and he had written hotel.”
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How Children Succeed
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed the 2012 book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough in a 2024 episode. They noted that Tough wrote his book on character and grit prior to Angela Duckworth's work, exploring similar themes regarding children's success.
Discussed“he wrote a book before Duckworth even wrote a book on grit um back in 2012 called how children succeed grit curiosity and the hidden power of character”
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In the shadow of man
On Stuff You Should Know, hosts Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark discussed Jane Goodall's career transition into science communication. They highlighted the release of her first book, In the Shadow of Man, which was published less than a decade after her early breakthroughs and famous National Geographic cover story.
Discussed“less than 10 years later um she released her first book in the shadow of man and this is around where she really became like a science”
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Light Ahead for the Negro
On the episode How Afrofuturism Works of Stuff You Should Know, the host discussed Edward Austin Johnson's 1901 novel Light Ahead for the Negro. Josh Clark brought up the book to illustrate that speculative fiction and alternate histories by African-American writers existed long before the mid-20th century. He highlighted the futuristic premise, which follows a Black man transported to a socialist United States in the year 2006 where conditions had vastly improved.
Discussed“but there was a guy named Edward Johnson who wrote um light ahead for the Negro uh in 1901 and he imagined a black man who uh was transported to a socialist version of the United States in 2006 where things were much much better”
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Marathon running
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed the 1904 Olympic marathon and mentioned that James Sullivan, the race organizer, authored a book titled Marathon Running. Josh Clark noted that Sullivan doubled down in the book on poor advice regarding hydration during races.
Discussed“he actually wrote a book in 1909 called Marathon running where he said don't get into the habit of drinking and eating in a marathon Race some prominent Runners do but it is not beneficial”
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My Quest for the Yeti
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned Reinhold Messner's book My Quest for the Yeti during the episode Selects: Yeti: The Asian Bigfoot. Clark discussed how explorers like Messner and Sir Edmund Hillary searched for evidence of the Yeti while hiking in the Himalayas, prompting Messner to document his expedition in the book.
Discussed“And Messner even wrote a book called My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas's Deepest Mystery, right? But I mean, well, we'll we'll we'll save the big reveal till the end, right?”
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Nine Stories
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark mentioned reading J. D. Salinger's short story collection Nine Stories as part of an exploration of the author's broader works, noting its publication timeline relative to The Catcher in the Rye.
Discussed“and then I read uh Nine Stories I read almost all of the glass family stuff”
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Roots
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Alex Haley's book Roots while examining Pulitzer Prize controversies and historical recognitions. Clark highlighted the book's full title, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, noting that the colon was rarely emphasized on its covers.
Discussed“Alex Haley was another one in 1977 uh for his book Roots which I never knew it had a a colon but I didn't the full the full title of roots was Roots colon The Saga of an American family”
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Sleeping Murder
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark discussed Agatha Christie's novel Sleeping Murder. Clark noted that the book serves as Miss Marple's final case, having been written during World War II and published posthumously alongside Curtain, which was Poirot's final book.
Discussed“Uh one is called Curtain, that's Puarro's final book, and the other is Sleeping Murder. Um that is Marple's final case.”
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Speech and Brain Mechanisms
On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed the origins of the critical period hypothesis in language acquisition. They credited the hypothesis to a neurologist named Wilder Penfield and Lamar Roberts, citing their 1959 book Speech and Brain Mechanisms as the publication where the concept was originally proposed.
Discussed“uh it was proposed by a dude named a neurologist named Wilder Penfield along with Lamar Roberts in a 1959 book called speech and brain mechanisms”
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Surya Siddhanta
Surya Siddhanta by Bharadwaj Sudhikant was mentioned on Stuff You Should Know by hosts Josh Clark and his co-host during an episode about Saturn. The hosts cited the ancient text as the world's earliest astronomy book, noting how its author attempted to calculate planetary measurements like the diameter of Saturn.
Discussed“the world's oldest astronomy book The surria SED obviously the whoever wrote it was like I'm going to try to guess the diameter”
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The Artist's Way
On Stuff You Should Know, host Josh Clark and co-host mentioned Julia Cameron's 1992 self-help book The Artist's Way during an episode about journaling. Clark explained that the book popularized the concept of morning pages, which is based on the Jungian idea that ego defenses do not fully wake up until shortly after a person opens their eyes.
Discussed“the artist's way a self-help book from 92 by Julia Cameron talked about morning Pages”
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The Bell Curve
On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark read a listener email discussing Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray's book The Bell Curve. The email noted that the controversial book is often cited as data-proven evidence for white supremacy while also being widely debunked as pseudoscience.
Critiqued“he has a book called the bell curve that is often cited as data proven evidence for white supremacy uh it's also largely been debunked as pseudo science”
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The Book of Household Management
On the Stuff You Should Know podcast episode titled Toast: As in browned bread released on January 19, 2023, Josh Clark brought up The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton to introduce the historical origins of the Victorian toast sandwich. The host noted that everyone referred to the author as Mrs. Beaton and discussed her contributions, including the famous recipe.
Discussed“so there was another cookbook in Victorian England called The Book of household management by Isabella Beaton yeah I think everyone referred to her as Mrs Beaton Probably and she um came up with a couple good ones a good couple good contributions One is the toast sandwich”
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The other 437 books mentioned on Stuff You Should Know, ranked, with the latest episode and time
- The burning bed by Faith McNulty
- The coal question by William Stanley Jevons, Alfred William Flux
- The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
- The doctors' case against the pill by Barbara Seaman
- The Everglades: river of grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
- The Guinness Book of Records by Unknown
- The History of Manners by Norbert Elias
- The interrupted journey by John G. Fuller
- The Mad Gasser of Mattoon by Scott Maruna
- The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
- The Origin of Continents and Oceans by Alfred Wegener
- The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor
- The Secret History of the Mongols by The Arth Estate
- Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Unsafe at any speed by Ralph Nader
- A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
- A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Biblical by Rob Halford
- Blackfish by Elvis Alves
- Building Houses out of Chicken Legs by Psyche A. Williams-Forson
- City on a Grid by Gerard Koeppel
- Claudette Colvin by Phillip Hoose
- Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
- Drunk Tank Pink by Adam Alter
- Eating While Black by Psyche A. Williams-Forson
- Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
- Fever House by Keith Rosson
- Free to Learn by Peter Gray
- G-Man by Beverly Gage
- Gary Meets Marge the Barge by Jessica Chang
- Gong This Book! The Uncensored History of Television's Wildest Talent Show by Adam Nedeff
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? by Gina Pera
- Malcolm X Speaks by Malcolm X
- More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- Near Dark by Stacey Abbott
- Night-side by Joyce Carol Oates
- No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
- Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Playing Dead by Elizabeth Greenwood
- Popped Culture by Andrew F. Smith
- Powerslave by Iron Maiden
- Remember with me by Ruth Lyons
- Scream by Margee Kerr
- SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas
- Self-Care for People with ADHD by Sasha Hamdani
- Sensation and Perception by Jeremy M. Wolfe, Keith Kluender, Dennis Levi, Rachel Herz, Linda Bartoshuk, Roberta Klatzky, Daniel Merfeld
- Starvation Heights by Greg Olsen
- Subway Art by Martha Cooper
- The Bell Witch by Pat Fitzhugh
- The Bizarre Careers of John R Brinkley by R. Alton Lee
- The Devil By Name by Keith Rosson
- The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
- The Drake Equation by Paul Kranzler Andrew Phelps
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
- The Head Trip by Jeff Warren
- The hurt locker by Unknown
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
- The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
- The Red Room by H G Wells
- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
- The Wok by J. Kenji López-Alt
- The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson
- Wide Awake and Dreaming by Julie Flygare
- You Might Remember Me by Mike Thomas
- You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Unknown
- ... In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
- 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
- A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words by John Camden Hotten
- A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, And, Vulgar Words, Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London by John Camden Hotten
- A Dictionary of Saintly Women by Agnes Baillie Cuninghame Dunbar
- A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
- A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present year by Captain Charles Johnson
- A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson
- A Memory of Solferino by Henry Dunant
- A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
- A Path Where No Man Thought by Carl Sagan
- A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A Woman's Ghost by Algernon Blackwood
- Adventure of the Empty House by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Aerobics by Kenneth H. Cooper
- Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, Ken Ludwig
- Airport by Arthur Hailey
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves by Unknown
- Alibaba by Hong Shen
- All My Patients are Under the Bed by Louis J. Camuti
- An American Prayer by Jim Morrison
- An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
- Ancient Dragons of the Sky by Harry Govier Seeley
- And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Annals of Gullibility by Stephen Greenspan
- Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M. Gould
- Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen, Annie Jacobsen
- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- Baby Rube's Opposites (A Rube Goldberg Book) by Jennifer George
- BAD GRASS NEVER DIES by Chuck Barris
- Bitten by Kris Newby
- Black No More by George Schuyler
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
- Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed
- Blubber by Judy Blume
- Buying a Bride by Marcia A. Zug
- By Motor to the Golden Gate by Emily Post
- Carsick by John Waters
- Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Bunker Gilbreth
- Cherokee English Dictionary by Feeling
- Children of the Plague by Kat Hankinson
- Classic Ghost Stories by Algernon Blackwood
- Cliffs Notes by Michael Shaara
- Common sense book of baby and child care by Benjamin Spock
- Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
- Contract with America by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
- Courage Under Fire by James B. Stockdale
- Creative Personality: A Companion-Book for the Study and Growth of the Self by Frank Channing Haddock
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Dazed by Vanessa Morgan
- De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola
- Do Think Tanks Matter? by Donald E. Abelson
- Do you see what I see? by Helen Borten
- Dolly by Dolly Parton
- DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes
- Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds! by Dr. Seuss
- Dracula by Bram Stoker, Jack Kelly
- Dream Catcher by Margaret A. Salinger
- Eating in by Sally Silverstone
- Elvis Day by Day by Peter Guralnick
- Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker
- Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home by Emily Post
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
- Eyewitness by DK Publishing
- Fasting for the Cure of Disease by Linda Burfield Hazzard
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
- Fences by August Wilson
- Fight Choreography by John Kreng
- Fire Investigations by Rethoret, Harry
- Flying Saucers by Carl Gustav Jung
- For God, country and Coca-Cola by Mark Pendergrast
- Fordlandia by Greg Grandin
- Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
- Freaks of the storm by Randy Cerveny
- Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
- Frugal housewife by l. maria child
- Fugitives; The Story of Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker by Emma Parker
- Fugitives: the Story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker by Jan Fortune
- Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine
- Futility by Morgan Robertson
- Generations by William Strauss, Neil Howe
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
- Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
- Good-bye Mr. Chips by James Hilton
- Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour by Marti Rulli
- Governing the Commons by Elinor Ostrom
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit by Robert Greene
- Grimm's fairy tales by Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm]
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- GRIT The Power of PASSION and PERSEVERANCE by Angela Duckworth
- Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Happiness by P. Richard G. Layard, Richard Layard
- Happy Accidents by Morton A. Meyers
- Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
- Hindenburg by Michael Macdonald Mooney
- History by Herodotus
- History and Genealogy of One Line of Descent from Captain Edward Johnson, Together with His English Ancestry, 1500-1914 by Alfred JOHNSON (of Boston.), Edward JOHNSON (Captain, of Woburn, U.S.)
- Hooper Humperdink ... ? Not him! by Dr. Seuss
- Horatio's drive by Dayton Duncan
- Hors d'Oeuvre and Canapés by James Beard
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss
- How to Behave--though a Débutante by Emily Post
- How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees
- How to Win at Trivial Pursuit and Other Knowledge Games by Robert J. Heller
- Human sexual response by William H. Masters
- Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone
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