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Stuff You Should Know · August 1, 2026 · 56m

Selects: How Peanut Butter Works

Chuck Bryant, Josh Clark & Chuck Bryant
Show Notes

Josh and Chuck explore the all-American obsession with peanut butter. They discuss why 80% of U.S. households keep a jar in the pantry, why the rest of the world finds it peculiar (or even gross), and the peculiar history and production that made it a national staple. It's a classic episode re-run from the SYSK archives.

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Highlights

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Peanut Butter Ubiquity
Eighty percent of U.S. homes have a jar of peanut butter in the pantry right now.
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Global Peculiarity
The rest of the world tends to find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross.
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Misc

✧This is a 'Selects' replay of a classic episode.
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