Chuck Bryant
Host of Stuff You Should Know
Chuck Bryant (Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant) is an American podcaster and writer best known as the co-host of the long-running educational podcast Stuff You Should Know. He began his career as a writer and editor at HowStuffWorks.com before joining Josh Clark to host the show, which explains a wide range of topics in an accessible, humorous style. He currently lives in Atlanta and continues to co-host Stuff You Should Know.
Products they talk about
All Right, All Right, All Right: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused👍 Recommends
…recommending oral history book about beloved film dazed and confused
“The Oral History of Dazed and Confused is really one of the better books that I read last year. Oh, okay. It's called All Right, All Right, All Right, The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused by Melissa Maers. From 2020. And if you like Dazed and Confused, you will love this book.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Fargo Season 3💬 Mentioned
…watching tense episodes of fargo season three before sleep
“I think another reason the anxiety dreams is because I'm barreling through the season of Fargo. The third season? Yeah. And the two episodes I watched last night, which I believe were, if there were 10, I think it was eight and nine, were both just like ratcheted up with tension.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Ocean's Eleven💬 Mentioned
…rat pack film with sammy davis jr. discussed critically
“He started their first movie together, which was Ocean's Eleven. Not a great movie. Oh, disagree. No, I don't, I think the original's not very good. Oh, I liked it. I thought the remake was great, but did not care for the original.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Pocket Fisherman👍 Recommends
…discussing Ron Popeil's Ronco company products including the portable fishing rod
“His company, because he was Ron, was called Ronco. They've done a couple of billion in sales over the year. And part of that chunk is owed to the pocket fisherman, which is the one on the list here. And you can still get a pocket fisherman. It is exactly what it sounds like. It's a compact fishing rod that folds up very small. It has a little compartment in the handle to hold some stuff. And it's, you know, the problem with the pocket fisherman, like it works.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Poor Devil💬 Mentioned
…sammy davis jr. starred in bizarre 1973 pilot tv show
“This TV pilot that is legendary in Hollywood as one of the weirdest, worst things that Hollywood has ever produced. And it was a pilot for a TV show in 1973 called Poor Devil, which was about a man who was a load down on the totem pole who is offered the chance to work his way up the ranks in hell if he can get the soul of Jack Klugman, a living white man on earth. And it is on YouTube and dude, it is amazing.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Pringles💬 Mentioned
…casual discussion about pringles being made from mashed potato parts
“I've had the fever for a flavor of a Pringle. Oh, man, me too. What are those? Those aren't even potato chips, are they? They're potato crisps. Man, those are good. They're mashed together potato parts.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Red Ox Shoulder Bag👍 Recommends
…discussing luggage preferences for work travel and flying
“I have my Red Ox. My Red Ox shoulder bag. Yeah. The thing is great and I can fit everything in there.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Save the Whales board game💬 Mentioned
…save the whales movement becoming mainstream pop culture phenomenon
“There was a Save the Whales board game in 1978. And we can tell you firsthand if you have made it to board game territory, then you're part of pop culture. Yeah. Apparently, I was reading about the rules. Players are, they cooperate rather than compete with one another to save the whales. I like cooperative games. I mean, that's definitely like difficult gameplay to come up with, I would guess.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Scream!👍 Recommends
…discussing scientific research on why people enjoy being scared on purpose
“There's a book that we want to shout out called Scream, Scream with an exclamation point from Margie Key and her colleague, Dr. Greg Siegel, who is director for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at University of Pittsburgh. But their description of what we're talking about, like paying to go to a haunted house or something or a really scary movie as voluntary engagement with negative high arousal stimuli.”
on Stuff You Should Know
The Uncool👍 Recommends
…cameron crowe memoir discussed as recent read
“I went to read a new book. I just finished my book, Cameron Crowe's memoir, which is fantastic. It's called The Uncool, but man, you've really missed an opportunity there.”
on Stuff You Should Know
Zojirushi Thermos👍 Recommends
…discussing keeping coffee hot throughout the day with a quality thermos
“And I'll go ahead and plug it. The Zojirushi. And I've plugged this on our page before. Like if you like your coffee hot all day, get one of these little thermoses. This thing keeps this thing hot for 10 hours. It really does. Yeah. So much so, I have the same one. Yumi has a little pink one. It's cute. When I pour coffee in, I have to like pour the coffee into a mug to let it cool off. Right. I have to put it in there. Because you won't be able to drink it.”
on Stuff You Should Know