# List of Stuff You Should Know episodes (2008)

This is a list of episodes from 2008 for the Stuff You Should Know podcast

## 2008 season

| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Length | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "How Grassoline Works" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17) |
| 2 | 2 | "How Altruism Works" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17) |
| 3 | 3 | "How Lame Ducks Work" | 5 minutes | April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17) |
| 4 | 4 | "Are Nazi War Criminals Still At Large?" | 4 minutes | April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30) |
| 5 | 5 | "How Trolley Problems Work" | 5 minutes | May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06) |
| 6 | 6 | "Can I feel pregnant when my wife is?" | 5 minutes | May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06) |
| 7 | 7 | "Why Does Toothpaste Make Orange Juice Taste Bad?" | 5 minutes | May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) |
| 8 | 8 | "How Evolution in Isolation Works" | 4 minutes | May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) |
| 9 | 9 | "Are Dogs Really Man’s Best Friend?" | 5 minutes | May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20) |
| 10 | 10 | "Does Gum Stay in your Stomach for Seven Years?" | 5 minutes | May 22, 2008 (2008-05-22) |
| 11 | 11 | "How Antibacterial Soap Works" | 5 minutes | May 28, 2008 (2008-05-28) |
| 12 | 12 | "Can People Really Get Hysterical Strength?" | 5 minutes | May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29) |
| 13 | 13 | "How Contagious Yawning Works" | 5 minutes | June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04) |
| 14 | 14 | "How The Eye of a Tornado Works" | 5 minutes | June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06) |
| 15 | 15 | "Could salt water fuel cars?" | 5 minutes | June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) |
| 16 | 16 | "What’s the most expensive toilet in the world?" | 5 minutes | June 12, 2008 (2008-06-12) |
| 17 | 17 | "How Manufacturing Water Works" | 5 minutes | June 18, 2008 (2008-06-18) |
| 18 | 18 | "How Swearing at Work Works" | 5 minutes | June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20) |
| 19 | 19 | "How Oil Shale Works" | 5 minutes | June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24) |
| 20 | 20 | "How Death-Proof Cars Work" | 5 minutes | June 26, 2008 (2008-06-26) |
| 21 | 21 | "How Murphy’s Law Works" | 5 minutes | July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01) |
| 22 | 22 | "How Abandoned Cities Work" | 5 minutes | July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01) |
| 23 | 23 | "How Personal Rapid Transport Works" | 5 minutes | July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07) |
| 24 | 24 | "How Ripperology Works" | 5 minutes | July 10, 2008 (2008-07-10) |
| 25 | 25 | "Can I Survive a Shark Attack by Gouging Out Its Eyes?" | 5 minutes | July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) |
| 26 | 26 | "Are Dogs a Shark’s Favorite Meal?" | 5 minutes | July 17, 2008 (2008-07-17) |
| 27 | 27 | "How Carbon Capture Works" | 5 minutes | July 22, 2008 (2008-07-22) |
| 28 | 28 | "Why do people blush?" | 6 minutes | July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24) |
| 29 | 29 | "Is knife hunting the fairest way to hunt?" | 7 minutes | July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29) |
| 30 | 30 | "Exactly what happens if we run out of water?" | 12 minutes | July 31, 2008 (2008-07-31) |
| 31 | 31 | "Are there real-life fight clubs?" | 7 minutes | August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05) |
| 32 | 32 | "Is there a torture manual?" | 7 minutes | August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08) |
| 33 | 33 | "How could a cat scuba dive?" | 13 minutes | August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12) |
| 34 | 34 | "10 Terribly Bungled Crimes" | 11 minutes | August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14) |
| 35 | 35 | "Are humans wired to survive?" | 13 minutes | August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19) |
| 36 | 36 | "How Blood Pressure Works" | 13 minutes | August 21, 2008 (2008-08-21) |
| 37 | 37 | "Will robots get married?" | 15 minutes | August 26, 2008 (2008-08-26) |
| 38 | 38 | "What are smart mobs?" | 14 minutes | August 28, 2008 (2008-08-28) |
| 39 | 39 | "Is there a worst way to die?" | 14 minutes | September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02) |
| 40 | 40 | "What’s the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant?" | 14 minutes | September 4, 2008 (2008-09-04) |
| 41 | 41 | "Is sleep that important?" | 13 minutes | September 9, 2008 (2008-09-09) |
| 42 | 42 | "Why don’t we live underground?" | 16 minutes | September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11) |
| 43 | 43 | "What’s the ultimatum game?" | 13 minutes | September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) |
| 44 | 44 | "How Can I Erase My Identity and Start Over?" | 11 minutes | September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) |
| 45 | 45 | "Is quitting smoking contagious?" | 19 minutes | September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23) |
| 46 | 46 | "How Graceland Works" | 16 minutes | September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) |
| 47 | 47 | "How Delta Force Works" | 20 minutes | September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30) |
| 48 | 48 | "How China’s Pollution Sniffers Work" | 13 minutes | October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02) |
| 49 | 49 | "How Entomophagy Works" | 13 minutes | October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) |
| 50 | 50 | "How Cannibalism Works" | 18 minutes | October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09) |
| 51 | 51 | "Will we soon be extinct?" | 10 minutes | October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14) |
| 52 | 52 | "How Living Off the Grid Works" | 14 minutes | October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16) |
| 53 | 53 | "How the Bailout Works" | 24 minutes | October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) |
| 54 | 54 | "How do Tibetans avoid altitude sickness?" | 12 minutes | October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) |
| 55 | 55 | "Is a free market “free” if it’s regulated?" | 16 minutes | October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28) |
| 56 | 56 | "How Prayer Healing Works" | 17 minutes | October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30) |
| 57 | 57 | "Why do grooms carry brides over the threshold?" | 12 minutes | November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) |
| 58 | 58 | "How Mortgage-backed Securities Work" | 20 minutes | November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06) |
| 59 | 59 | "Did the CIA test LSD on unsuspecting Americans?" | 26 minutes | November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11) |
| 60 | 60 | "Why doesn’t the FDA regulate herbal supplements?" | 13 minutes | November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13) |
| 61 | 61 | "How Eco-anxiety Works" | 14 minutes | November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18) |
| 62 | 62 | "How Corporate Personhood Works" | 16 minutes | November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20) |
| 63 | 63 | "How Albert Einstein’s Brain Worked" | 18 minutes | November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25) |
| 64 | 64 | "How Thanksgiving Works" | 20 minutes | November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27) |
| 65 | 65 | "How OCD Works" | 14 minutes | December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02) |
| 66 | 66 | "How Guerrilla Gardening Works" | 17 minutes | December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04) |
| 67 | 67 | "How the Five Day Weekend Works" | 24 minutes | December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09) |
| 68 | 68 | "Extended Product Warranties: To Buy or Not to Buy?" | 16 minutes | December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11) |
| 69 | 69 | "Where’s the best place on your body to get shot?" | 17 minutes | December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16) |
| 70 | 70 | "What can be done with a dead body?" | 15 minutes | December 18, 2008 (2008-12-18) |
| 71 | 71 | "How Flirting Works" | 17 minutes | December 23, 2008 (2008-12-23) |
| 72 | 72 | "How to Survive a Plane Crash" | 19 minutes | December 25, 2008 (2008-12-25) |
| 73 | 73 | "How Habeas Corpus Works" | 22 minutes | December 30, 2008 (2008-12-30) |