Bianca with Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant on Stuff Kids Should Know

Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark are the duo behind the award-winning
tri-weekly podcast Stuff You Should Know. They talk
about how they adapted their content for their kids'
book Stuff Kids Should Know, using kid-friendly topics. They
have a background in researching and writing and find a story in
whatever they're talking about.





The pair have been working together on the show since it began in
2008, and it has gone on to become one of the most downloaded
podcasts in history. They are currently based in Atlanta.





Transcription:


You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.





Order a Copy:


Stuff Kids Should Know: ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠.





Resources:


You can listen to the Stuff You Should Know podcast on iHeart
Radio.





Discussion Topics:


Chuck and Josh discuss:


 How they adapted their podcast content for their kids'
book

Their love of nonfiction and how they became interested in
learning

Choosing topics for their podcast and how they selected
topics for their book

Researching and writing and relying on a body of research to
have a conversation

Tricks for fact-checking over the years, such as
investigating red flags and finding multiple sources to back up
claims

Infusing humor into the show and finding humor in most things

That everything is interconnected in some way

Finding a story in whatever they're talking about

Their approach to researching and writing nonfiction
emphasizes the importance of following questions and not taking
things for granted

A glimpse at each of the chapters of the book