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Today on something you should know, what kind of gas do you put in your car? I'll tell you why it matters.

Then understanding the concept of infinite games and how so much of your life is not about winning.

We are actually players in infinite games every day of our lives, whether we know it or not. This is not such thing as winning in your marriage.

This is not such thing as winning global politics. Nobody is declared the winner of career. And definitely this is not such thing as winning business.

Also, why the less you handle cash, the better for your health. And some refreshing advice for parents in the 21st century.

The number of times somebody sits in my office and says, I can't stand to see my kid unhappy. My aunt is always the same, which is you're in the wrong profession.

You have got to be able to tolerate your child being unhappy, because how else are they going to learn that it's not the end of the world?

All this today on something you should know.

I want to talk about a podcast called Planet Money, because money is on everyone's mind with inflation on the rise, the coming recession, the great resignation.

Money is everywhere. Everyone's thinking about it. And so if you're a fan of this show, something you should know and you're curious to learn something new and exciting about money every week,

I really recommend that you listen to Planet Money. It's a podcast from NPR. Planet Money is a podcast where they take the complex issues of money and the economy and make it all make sense.

It's where human stories supersede abstract theories and where listeners can learn, laugh and be entertained.

I think you're going to really enjoy this podcast. It just, it pulls you right in and before you know it, it's over. From offshore cashiers to new ways to pay for college, to breaking down the price of gasoline,

the Planet Money team loves to tell a good story in bite size 30 minute episodes. Tune in to Planet Money every week for entertaining stories and insights about how money shapes your world.

And these are stories you're not going to hear anywhere else. Listen now to Planet Money from NPR. Wherever you get your podcast.

Something you should know. Fascinating Intel. The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life today. Something you should know with my carothers.

Hi. Have you ever been driving in your car? Stopped at an intersection? And maybe on two or three of the corners of that intersection are gas stations. And you thought to yourself,

yeah, it's gasoline. It's different names, different prices. But is there really much of a difference in the gasoline? I think generally people think that gasoline is gasoline and that all brands are pretty much the same and cheaper is better.

But automotive technician Pamela Oak says that's not so. A while ago, top automakers met with petroleum companies and basically said, for our cars to get the best miles per gallon and to reduce emissions, we need a gasoline with this specific formula.

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