SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Chuck Bryant (0:03)

Hey, everybody, Chuck here. Introing episode 5 of the Stuff You Should Know gets a weird playlist. This is Weird Stuff, everyone, and this is episode of the Mary Celeste, because that was definitely pretty weird. It's definitely a mystery. And I believe the title is, in full, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste. Enjoy it right now.

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know. From howstuffworks.com.

Josh Clark (0:37)

Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh Clark, and there's Charles W. Chuck Bryant, and there's Jerry Rowland. The triumvirate, the hat trick, the trio, the triage.

Chuck Bryant (0:48)

Tripecta.

Josh Clark (0:49)

French. There you go. Is that Latin?

Chuck Bryant (0:53)

I don't know. I just know it as a gambling term.

Josh Clark (0:55)

Well, whatever it is, it's stuff you should know.

Chuck Bryant (0:59)

Hey, Happy New Year.

Josh Clark (1:00)

Happy New Year to you too, buddy. Happy New Year, Jerry.

Chuck Bryant (1:04)

Thank you, Jerry.

So, in real time, this is our first recording of 2018 I know this always feels a little bit weird when we say things like Happy New Year in, what, February? No. Late January?

Josh Clark (1:17)

No, it's like next week. We ate up the kitty.

Chuck Bryant (1:21)

Did we get that slim?

Josh Clark (1:23)

Oh, yeah.

Chuck Bryant (1:23)

During our long break, which was wonderful.

Josh Clark (1:26)

Yeah, it was so nice, Chuck. I actually, get this, relaxed.

Chuck Bryant (1:32)

No.

Josh Clark (1:32)

Yes.

Chuck Bryant (1:33)

I don't buy it.

Josh Clark (1:34)

It was free. I did. I unwound.

My cortisol levels decreased. Although the spare tire didn't actually go down with it, it was replaced by frosting.

Chuck Bryant (1:46)

My webcam begs to differ because I was peeking in on you the whole time.

Josh Clark (1:51)

Well, okay, I did a lot of work, but I did relax in between.

Chuck Bryant (1:54)

I saw you pacing.

Josh Clark (1:57)

Wondering what to do with myself.

Chuck Bryant (1:58)

Clipping orchids, clipping orchids.

Josh Clark (2:00)

Man, my orchids are doing so well right now. It's super cold out, of course, right?

Chuck Bryant (2:04)

Yes.

Josh Clark (2:05)

But I've got to keep them outside because they have a bit of an ant infestation. Haven't figured out how to do anything about that one yet. But I built like a little impromptu cold frame around them, and I have a mini crockpot warming water inside the cold frame, so to the orchids, they're in Ecuador right now during the rainy season.

Chuck Bryant (2:25)

It's like downsizing. Have you seen that yet?

Josh Clark (2:27)

No.

Chuck Bryant (2:29)

Well, that means nothing to you then.

Josh Clark (2:31)

No, it doesn't. I have no idea what you're talking about. You have to tell me now, what is it?

Chuck Bryant (2:35)

Well, it's that new movie, the new Alexander Payne movie with Matt Damon.

Josh Clark (2:40)

Does it have to do with orchids, crockpots?

Chuck Bryant (2:42)

It has to do with Ecuador, shrinking people down and living in miniature.

Josh Clark (2:47)

Oh, that sounds kind of cool.

Chuck Bryant (2:48)

So there'll be like a miniature crockpot. That's what got me on that tangent.

Josh Clark (2:52)

Did you ever see that documentary? I'm sorry, everybody who wants to stay on track, but just one more thing. Did you ever see that documentary, Chuck, about the woman who created miniature crime scenes for police to study and learn from?

No. You should check it out. It was this lady who did exactly what I just said, and they made a documentary about her and how much these things have actually helped teach techniques and how radical a change it was and presumption of guilt and that kind of thing.

Chuck Bryant (3:24)

You know how much I love miniature things, though.

Josh Clark (3:27)

Well, you would love this. I'm surprised you haven't seen it, then.

Chuck Bryant (3:30)

No, because I think it was in Chicago, the museum in Chicago and the downstairs, I want to say basement, but whatever the lowest floor is, they have the works of the woman who created all the miniature house interiors. And it's just like, I could have spent all day in there.

Josh Clark (3:51)

Yeah, I'll bet. It's amazing.

I know, there is something about things that are really small, things that are really small and things that were once above ground that are now underwater.

Chuck Bryant (4:01)

Have you ever get the little tiny Tabasco bottle? I just want to hug it.

Josh Clark (4:08)

It's about as prized a Tabasco bottle as you can get.