SYSK Selects: How SPAM Works

Stuff You Should Know

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4.5 • 82.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this week's SYSK Select episode, SPAM is a canned meat product made from pork shoulder and ham. First introduced in 1937, this iconic food has spread to stores across the world. But what exactly is it, how did it get here -- and why is its shelf life "

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Hey everybody, it's me Josh and for this week's S.Y.S.K.S.
0:35.0	Selects, I've chosen Spam.
0:38.0	There's so much to understand about Spam including one of my favorite facts of our entire show.
0:45.0	That Spam never goes bad.
0:47.7	So enjoy Spam now.
0:55.6	Welcome to Steffy Shed Now, from HouseofWorks.com.
1:05.4	Hey and welcome to the podcast on Josh Clark.
1:08.2	I am Josh Clark.
1:10.5	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and that's Steffy Shed Now.
1:15.0	Let's all go home.
1:17.5	Some people are already home.
1:19.8	Go to bed.
1:21.8	Okay.
1:22.8	Don't be that in the email the other day.
1:24.2	Go back to sleep.
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