How long can you go without food and water?

Flight attendants have come a long way. From having to put up with rampant sexism, to the current incarnation as your first line of defense in case of an incident, they are valued airline employees. Learn all about this cool job in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener ...  Show more

One of the darkest days in the history of American law enforcement came on April 19, 1993, when the FBI’s 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian religious sect’s compound in Waco, Texas ended with a fire and 75 men, women, and children dead inside.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri ...  Show more

You better take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live. But how do we take care of our body without falling into certain social stigmas where society pressures us to look a certain way? Tune in to this weeks episode from the facts machine as we approach this hard ...  Show more

When sleep eludes you, are you more prone to put on pounds? Science says yes. Explore the link between sleep and obesity in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

Many people store water for emergencies -- but is it true that water sitting for too long will go bad? Listen in as Marshall Brain breaks down the science of water purification in this HowStuffWorks podcast.

How often do you think news outlets bury, skip or distort an important story? The answers -- or, at least, the accusations -- might surprise you.