America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, right? Maybe not. And who named Australia? Find out the unusually uncertain origins of the continents and other interesting stuff in this episode.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Continents
Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the fascinating and surprisingly complex history of how our continents got their names. From the ancient supercontinent Pangea to modern-day naming disputes, this episode unpacks how continents like America, Australia, and Africa earned their titles—and reveals that some of these stories are way more mysterious and contested than your middle school geography textbook ever suggested. You'll discover how a single German cartographer's map changed everything, why some people don't think Africa, Europe, and Asia are technically continents at all, and why explorers and seafarers basically just made up names as they went along. Even if you think you know where these names came from, this episode has some surprising revelations waiting for you.
"Hey dude, the nineties called David Lasher and Christine Taylor. Stars of the cult classic show, Hey dude — Referenced in an advertisement for a podcast about the 1990s featuring the cast of the show."
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
R
1h 55m
★ 6.3
"And then didn't they do like Moscow on the Hudson too, wasn't that one? — Josh asks if Walter Matthau was in Moscow on the Hudson, a Robin Williams film."
— Josh
Superman
1978
2h 24m
★ 7.2
"That's what Lex Luthor, Gene Hackman, Lex Luthor wanted in Superman. He wanted Australia? — Chuck mentions that Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor character wanted Australia as a reward in Superman."
— Chuck
Superman II
1980
PG
2h 7m
★ 6.8
"Or Superman 2. Yeah, remember when the three Terrence Stam and the gang came down and Lex Luthor was working cahoots with them — Chuck references a scene from Superman II involving Lex Luthor and Terence Stamp's character."
— Chuck
The Couch Trip
1988
R
1h 37m
★ 5.5
"You remember that movie with Dan Ackroyd and Walter Mathow? I didn't see it. Is it good? Yes. It was so good. — Josh mentions The Couch Trip as a film starring Dan Aykroyd and Walter Matthau that he believes still holds up well."
— Josh
The Odd Couple
1968
1h 46m
★ 7.4
"And boy, the odd couple, Mathow and Lemon. I don't know if I ever saw that original one. — Josh mentions The Odd Couple starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon."
— Josh
The Usual Suspects
1995
1h 46m
★ 8.2
"I saw this, the beginning of a movie with Robin Williams and Walter Mathow, Robin Williams was like a baby at the time — Josh mentions seeing the beginning of a movie with Robin Williams and Walter Matthau involving a survivalist camp."
— Josh
The World According to Garp
1982
R
2h 16m
★ 6.7
"According to Garp. I never saw that one. That was by the guy who did Cider House Rules, right? — Josh references The World According to Garp and attributes it to John Irving who also wrote The Cider House Rules."
— Josh
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
R
1h 53m
★ 7.5
"Have you seen We Need to Talk About Kevin? Uh-uh. Oh, you'll love it. The movie? Mm-hmm. — Josh recommends the film We Need to Talk About Kevin featuring John C. Reilly and Tilda Swinton."
— Josh
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