# List of Stuff You Should Know episodes (2011)

This is a list of episodes from 2011 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast

## 2011 season

| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
| 282 | 1 | "Should you not eat gluten?" | 29 minutes | January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04) |
| 283 | 2 | "How Antiques Work" | 34 minutes | January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) |
| 284 | 3 | "Little, Fluffy Clouds" | 33 minutes | January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11) |
| 285 | 4 | "Does acupuncture work?" | 34 minutes | January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13) |
| 286 | 5 | "How the Mafia Works" | 45 minutes | January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18) |
| 287 | 6 | "Can oceans power the world?" | 28 minutes | January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20) |
| 288 | 7 | "What has the world’s deadliest venom?" | 30 minutes | January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) |
| 289 | 8 | "How to Control a Riot" | 38 minutes | January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) |
| 290 | 9 | "How Munchausen Syndrome Works" | 38 minutes | February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01) |
| 291 | 10 | "Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?" | 40 minutes | February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) |
| 292 | 11 | "How Bartering Works" | 27 minutes | February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) |
| 293 | 12 | "How the Black Death Worked" | 33 minutes | February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) |
| 294 | 13 | "How Blood Pattern Analysis Works" | 36 minutes | February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) |
| 295 | 14 | "How Crime Scene Photography Works" | 26 minutes | February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) |
| 296 | 15 | "How Tickling Works" | 21 minutes | February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) |
| 297 | 16 | "What is stagflation?" | 24 minutes | February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) |
| 298 | 17 | "Were U.S. citizens in Japanese internment camps?" | 30 minutes | March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) |
| 299 | 18 | "How Fossils Work" | 35 minutes | March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03) |
| 300 | 19 | "Cults: Who is this “The Leader?”" | 53 minutes | March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) |
| 301 | 20 | "Is it legal to sterilize addicts?" | 37 minutes | March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10) |
| 302 | 21 | "How Mummies Work" | 39 minutes | March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) |
| 303 | 22 | "Why’s that dude in that dumpster?" | 32 minutes | March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17) |
| 304 | 23 | "How a Nuclear Meltdown Works" | 35 minutes | March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) |
| 305 | 24 | "That Dang-old Goat Fell Over" | 27 minutes | March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) |
| 306 | 25 | "How Igloos Work" | 27 minutes | March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) |
| 307 | 26 | "SYSK Live from SXSW: How UFOs Work" | 37 minutes | March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) |
| 308 | 27 | "Sherpas: Warm, Friendly Living" | 30 minutes | April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05) |
| 309 | 28 | "Does oil speculation increase gas prices?" | 33 minutes | April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07) |
| 310 | 29 | "How Molecular Gastronomy Works" | 33 minutes | April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) |
| 311 | 30 | "How Exploitation Films Work" | 49 minutes | April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) |
| 312 | 31 | "Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me" | 35 minutes | April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) |
| 313 | 32 | "How Wills Work" | 37 minutes | April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21) |
| 314 | 33 | "Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?" | 29 minutes | April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) |
| 315 | 34 | "How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun" | 36 minutes | April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) |
| 316 | 35 | "How Parkour Works" | 27 minutes | May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) |
| 317 | 36 | "A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works)" | 33 minutes | May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) |
| 318 | 37 | "What is mountaintop removal mining?" | 48 minutes | May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) |
| 319 | 38 | "How Con Artists Work" | 38 minutes | May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) |
| 320 | 39 | "Can the sun kill you?" | 32 minutes | May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) |
| 321 | 40 | "What is parallel evolution?" | 27 minutes | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) |
| 322 | 41 | "What is terror management theory?" | 26 minutes | May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24) |
| 323 | 42 | "How do I start my own country?" | 34 minutes | May 26, 2011 (2011-05-26) |
| 324 | 43 | "How Nicotine Works" | 33 minutes | May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31) |
| 325 | 44 | "How Fear Works" | 43 minutes | June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02) |
| 326 | 45 | "How the Underground Railroad Worked" | 35 minutes | June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07) |
| 327 | 46 | "Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?" | 24 minutes | June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09) |
| 328 | 47 | "How Military Snipers Work" | 37 minutes | June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14) |
| 329 | 48 | "How Curiosity Works" | 33 minutes | June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16) |
| 330 | 49 | "How Suicide Bombers Work" | 27 minutes | June 21, 2011 (2011-06-21) |
| 331 | 50 | "How Shrunken Heads Work" | 54 minutes | June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23) |
| 332 | 51 | "How Asteroid Mining Could Work" | 29 minutes | June 28, 2011 (2011-06-28) |
| 333 | 52 | "Who was America’s first murderer?" | 29 minutes | June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30) |
| 334 | 53 | "How Hate Works" | 35 minutes | July 5, 2011 (2011-07-05) |
| 335 | 54 | "How Human Cannonballs Work" | 28 minutes | July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07) |
| 336 | 55 | "Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 1: Mom" | 53 minutes | July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12) |
| 337 | 56 | "Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie" | 51 minutes | July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14) |
| 338 | 57 | "Does smiling make you happy?" | 28 minutes | July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) |
| 339 | 58 | "How Karma Works" | 32 minutes | July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21) |
| 340 | 59 | "How Wildfires Work" | 31 minutes | July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) |
| 341 | 60 | "How SPAM Works" | 38 minutes | July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28) |
| 342 | 61 | "Can you sweat colors?" | 24 minutes | August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02) |
| 343 | 62 | "Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants" | 38 minutes | August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04) |
| 344 | 63 | "What’s the future of the internet?" | 39 minutes | August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) |
| 345 | 64 | "Laughter: What’s so funny about that?" | 42 minutes | August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11) |
| 346 | 65 | "How Murphy’s Law Works, the Redux" | 30 minutes | August 16, 2011 (2011-08-16) |
| 347 | 66 | "How to Land on a Government Watch List" | 32 minutes | August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18) |
| 348 | 67 | "How Schizophrenia Works" | 42 minutes | August 23, 2011 (2011-08-23) |
| 349 | 68 | "The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever" | 43 minutes | August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25) |
| 350 | 69 | "Cryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!" | 42 minutes | August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30) |
| 351 | 70 | "How Lie Detectors Work" | 27 minutes | September 1, 2011 (2011-09-01) |
| 352 | 71 | "10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs" | 41 minutes | September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06) |
| 353 | 72 | "How the World Trade Center Memorial Works" | 43 minutes | September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08) |
| 354 | 73 | "How Casinos Work" | 42 minutes | September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) |
| 355 | 74 | "How the Moon Works" | 38 minutes | September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) |
| 356 | 75 | "How Acne Works" | 41 minutes | September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) |
| 357 | 76 | "How Family Crests Work" | 47 minutes | September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) |
| 358 | 77 | "How Sword Swallowing Works" | 33 minutes | September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27) |
| 359 | 78 | "How U.S. Marshals Work" | 30 minutes | September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) |
| 360 | 79 | "How Silly Putty Works" | 36 minutes | October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04) |
| 361 | 80 | "How the Peace Corps Works" | 42 minutes | October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06) |
| 362 | 81 | "A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes" | 33 minutes | October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11) |
| 363 | 82 | "The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary" | 35 minutes | October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13) |
| 364 | 83 | "The Nile IS Just a River in Egypt" | 33 minutes | October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18) |
| 365 | 84 | "Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?" | 34 minutes | October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20) |
| 366 | 85 | "How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work" | 42 minutes | October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25) |
| 367 | 86 | "Berenice" | 45 minutes | October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27) |
| 368 | 87 | "How the Autobahn Works" | 53 minutes | November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) |
| 369 | 88 | "What Saved the American Bison" | 54 minutes | November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) |
| 370 | 89 | "How Gene Patents Work" | 41 minutes | November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08) |
| 371 | 90 | "How Presidential Debates Work" | 35 minutes | November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10) |
| 372 | 91 | "How Alcatraz Works" | 40 minutes | November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) |
| 373 | 92 | "How Air Force One Works" | 31 minutes | November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17) |
| 374 | 93 | "Crossbows: They Look Cool" | 24 minutes | November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) |
| 375 | 94 | "How Thoroughbred Horses Work" | 36 minutes | November 24, 2011 (2011-11-24) |
| 376 | 95 | "Cash Debit or Credit: Which is best?" | 27 minutes | November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) |
| 377 | 96 | "What made the donkey and the elephant political?" | 33 minutes | December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01) |
| 378 | 97 | "How Daylight Saving Time Works" | 33 minutes | December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06) |
| 379 | 98 | "How the Digestive System Works" | 45 minutes | December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08) |
| 380 | 99 | "How McCarthyism Works" | 40 minutes | December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13) |
| 381 | 100 | "How Earthworms Work" | 42 minutes | December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15) |
| 382 | 101 | "How Pepper Spray Works" | 34 minutes | December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20) |
| 383 | 102 | "Josh and Chuck’s Christmas Extravaganza" | 41 minutes | December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22) |
| 384 | 103 | "What happens in the brain during an orgasm?" | 38 minutes | December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27) |
| 385 | 104 | "Coffee: The World’s Drug of Choice" | 51 minutes | December 29, 2011 (2011-12-29) |