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Stuff You Should Know

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Legs! Legs! Legs! (The Periodic Table)

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.582.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever wanted to listen to two totally untrained, non-chemists who are fully unqualified to explain how the periodic table works nervously explain how the periodic table works, then this episode is for you. Chemistry majors, be warned.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Here we are, friends, the last episode of our

0:08.0

doing science playlist. It's been quite a ride, hasn't it? If you're super bummed about it ending,

0:13.7

you can just start all over again. This episode on the periodic table that we released just a couple

0:19.1

years ago became one of my favorites,

0:21.6

because I had to give myself a crash course in chemistry, and I learned a ton of stuff that I never

0:26.3

knew and probably never would have learned if we hadn't taken this one on. As you will hear,

0:31.5

I got pretty jazzed about it. I hope this episode gets you jazzed about it, too. And thanks a lot

0:37.2

for spending some of your time with us listening to our due and science playlist.

0:41.5

We'll be back in September with another one.

0:43.9

Until then, keep testing your predictions.

0:49.3

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of IHeart Radio.

0:59.1

Music to Stuff You Should Know, a production of IHeart Radio. Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh, and there's Chuck and Jerry's here too, and this is the

1:04.2

We'll Get Through It edition of stuff you should know about the periodic table.

1:11.0

Uh-huh.

1:11.9

I have other names for it.

1:13.7

I'll bet you do.

1:16.0

Can you say any of them?

1:17.4

This is the only time I hate my job edition.

1:21.0

Oh.

1:21.8

This is the, now we can stop talking about the Sun episode.

1:27.3

Maybe. Maybe.

1:28.5

Edition.

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