Music will save us all.
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The Stuff You Should Know Podcast
5:30AM came way too early. Still dark in the bedroom, I’d hear the whining of my girlfriend’s fluffy, annoying dog beside the bed, crying and clawing at my side of the bed because my asshole girlfriend wouldn’t wake to to take the bitch out to piss.
I’d shuffle out of bed with an “I’ll take her out, don’t worry about it.” She was still asleep. I doubt she even heard me.
After hitting the can and grabbing my iPod, sweater, leash and “poopy bags,” the dog and I would go out and make our rounds in the neighborhood. With one hand controlling the leash tied to her shitty dog, all the while silently cursing, I would find the latest show from the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
She and I (the girlfriend, not the dog) weren’t doing well. Angry fights, distance, separate directions, different “life trajectories” —this relationship wasn’t going to last. I’d feel alone, especially those mornings taking care of her shitty dog. It would have been infinitely worse if not for Josh and Chuck and the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
Started in 2008, the Stuff You Should Know podcast is hosted by two writers at the HowStuffWorks.com website and features topics such as “How Snipers Work” and “How Vikings Work.”
Josh and Chuck have an incredible rapport with one another and have a a huge fan-base being one of the top downloaded podcasts on the iTunes Music Store.
On a personal note, listening to these podcasts was like having a couple of my buddies on those walks with me. For a moment I could forget that I was trying to pacify a nagging, irritable, hag and I could listen to Josh and Chuck extrapolate on topics as diverse as “Is Fluoride Making Us Stupid” and “Are Stupid People Happier?” (My opinion is “Yes” and “No” to those questions respectively)
One of the best best things about this show is that it is completely free to download on the iTunes Music Store.
Download the podcast and get to know your two new best friends who just might get you through a dark time in your life—whether that be with a shitty dog or an awful hag of a girlfriend.
