Throughout much of the world, the forests are being managed through sustainable timber harvesting practices. This has come at the cost of much legal battling and a century of practice. Find out all about it in this classic episode.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Forestry and Timber
Josh and Chuck dive deep into the world of forests and timber, exploring everything from the history of deforestation in North America to the different methods of harvesting trees sustainably. They discuss the debate between clear-cutting and selective harvesting techniques, explain how wood gets transformed into lumber and paper products, and reveal some surprising facts about the forestry industry's surprising successes in recent decades. It's a dense topic that touches on ecology, economics, and some genuinely dangerous jobs along the way.
"That is from Carrie, parentheses, like the movie. — Listener's name is Carrie and Josh makes a joke comparing it to the horror movie title"
— Josh
"On the podcast, Hey Dude, the 90s called, David Lasher and Christine Taylor, stars of the cult classic show, Hey Dude — Referenced in ad/promotional content about a cult classic TV show from the late 80s/early 90s."
Ouija
2014
PG-13
1h 29m
★ 5.1
"like the Exorcist and more recently Ouija. The Ouija board has been given a lot more power — Recent horror film referenced for giving Ouija boards an undeserved scary reputation"
Poltergeist
1982
1h 54m
★ 7.2
"Do you remember AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — Referenced in ad copy comparing dial-up internet sound to the movie."
Quest for Fire
1981
1h 40m
★ 7.0
"I think I've since seen Quest for Fire, which we talked about. Oh, yeah. Good movie. — Referenced as a film about early humans and fire, with Josh noting it's 'pretty brutal in a lot of ways'"
— Josh
The Exorcist
1973
2h 2m
★ 7.7
"like the Exorcist and more recently Ouija. The Ouija board has been given a lot more power — Mentioned in listener mail about how movies have influenced perceptions of Ouija boards as scary/demonic"
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