How Apple Became a $3 Trillion Company & Why We Love to Laugh

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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It is so tempting. The gas pump clicks off indicating that your tank is full but there is that urge to squeeze out a few more drops. Should you? This episode begins by explaining what happens when you do that. ⁠https://cluballiance.aaa.com/the-extra-mile/advice/car/seo-should-you-really-top-off-your-gas-tank⁠ Apple is a huge company worth $3 trillion. It makes money from products (iPhone, computers, smart watch etc.) and services (App store, Apple Pay etc.). Most Apple products are made and assembled in China and the impact Apple has made in China is astonishing and a story you must hear. Here to tell it is Patrick McGee. He was the Financial Times’s principal Apple reporter from 2019 to 2023. Previously, he was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal and is now the author of the book ⁠Apple In China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company (https://amzn.to/4cXXwfC).⁠ We love to laugh. We seek it out. We go to comedy clubs and watch funny movies in order to laugh. Why do we do that? What is it about laughter that makes us feel so good? What makes something or someone funny? Joining me for an interesting discussion about this is Jesse David Fox, Senior Editor and comedy critic at Vulture. He also hosts a podcast called ⁠Good One (https://www.vulture.com/good-one)⁠ and he is author of the book, ⁠Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work (https://amzn.to/4iIRnW5).⁠ All cancer is scary but pancreatic is particularly horrible because it often goes undetected until it is too late – and because no one really knows what causes it. Interestingly, there does seem to be a link between pancreatic cancer and sunlight. Listen as I explain. ⁠https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150430082151.htm⁠ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! CARAWAY: Get 10% off your next purchase, at ⁠https://Carawayhome.com/SYSK⁠ or use code SYSK at checkout. Caraway. Non-Toxic cookware made modern. MINT MOBILE: Ditch overpriced wireless and get 3 months of premium wireless service from Mint Mobile for 15 bucks a month at ⁠https://MintMobile.com/something⁠ ! FACTOR: Eat smart with Factor! Get 50% off at ⁠⁠⁠https://FactorMeals.com/something50off⁠⁠⁠ TIMELINE: Get 10% off your order of Mitopure! Go to ⁠⁠⁠https://Timeline.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠ INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Elevate your shopping with Quince! Go to ⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Race the rudder, raise the sails, raise the sales!
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0:26.9	LinkedIn.com slash lead. Terms and conditions apply. Today on something you should know,
0:34.9	why topping off your tank at the gas station is such a bad idea.
0:39.3	Then the untold story of Apple, and how they make so much money beyond phones and computers.
0:46.3	Really, the money is in the app store, so anytime you buy a digital app, Apple is taking 30%.
0:52.3	And then you've got things like Google, pay is Apple $20 billion a year just to have Google
0:58.0	the default search engine on every iPhone.
1:01.0	Also, the interesting link between sunshine and pancreatic cancer and laughter.
1:07.0	What is it that makes something funny?
1:10.0	And why do we enjoy comedy?
1:11.6	We have comedy because of an evolutionary need to laugh. We laugh probably for the same reasons. Primates laugh and other animals laugh.
1:19.6	Comedy is essentially an outgrowth of that and that has evolved as a way for society to essentially relieve the tensions of existence.
1:26.6	All this today on Something You Should Know.
1:30.3	We talk a lot about health on something you should know, and I guess it motivates me.
1:36.3	I mean, I'm not a nut about it, but I try to take care of my health.
1:40.3	I want to preserve my mobility and strength as I get older.
1:43.3	And I recently started taking this supplement.
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