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Something You Should Know

The History and Future of Human Transportation & How to Speak Your Mind

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

It’s called The Pink Tax. It’s when the women’s version of a product (like razors) costs more than men’s even though it is exactly the same - except maybe the packaging and the color. It happens with a lot of products from toys to clothes - to razors.. This episode begins with an explanation of which women’s products cost more and why it might be better to buy the men’s version. https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_all-about-america_does-pink-tax-force-women-pay-more-men/6177789.html People like to move. We go places. We go to work or to the store or on vacation or to grandma’s house. For thousands of years, we have been trying to find better and faster ways to get from here to there. Listen to my conversation with Tom Standage as he explains the fascinating history of personal transportation and how it is changing right now in a big way. In fact, he reveals why one of the biggest innovations in transportation today is the smartphone! Tom is deputy editor of The Ecomomist - author of A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel to the Car, to What Comes Next (https://amzn.to/3A8G2s9). How often have you been in a situation where you thought about speaking up, you had something to say, you knew you should speak up - but you didn’t. Then, perhaps later you regretted it. If that has happened to you, listen to Mary Nestor, she is a communications expert, award-winning speaker, business consultant, and author of the book Say It Now! Say It Right (https://amzn.to/39Mybpe) She joins me to explain how to find the courage and the words to speak up when you have something important to say. Would you know a burglar if you saw one? Most people have a Hollywood version in their head of what a burglar looks like. Listen as I explain how burglars really operate, what they look for and how you should protect yourself. Source: Richard T. Wright, author of Burglars on the Job (https://amzn.to/3utSXmU) PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Listen to Build For Tomorrow with Jason Feifer, our favorite new podcast, right here! https://apple.co/3rPM8La or visit https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/ Go to https://backcountry.com/sysk to get 15% OFF your first full-priced purchase. Firstleaf – the wine club designed with you in mind! Join today and you’ll get 6 bottles of wine for $29.95 and free shipping! Just go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/SOMETHING Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically and is accepted at 99% of places in the U.S. that take credit cards! Learn more at https://discover.com/yes Omaha Steaks is the best! Get awesome pricing at https://OmahaSteaks.com/BMT T-Mobile for Business the leader in 5G, #1 in customer satisfaction, and a partner who includes benefits like 5G in every plan. Visit https://T-Mobile.com/business For more information on fire safety products, safety tips and educational activities you can do at home with your family visit https://firstalert.com/firepreventionmonth   Download the five star-rated puzzle game Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play! https://bestfiends.com https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you own or rent your home?

0:02.7

Sure you do, and I bet it can be hard work.

0:06.1

You know it's easy.

0:07.7

Bundling policies with Geico.

0:10.0

Geico makes it easy to bundle your homeowners or renters insurance along with your auto

0:15.0

policy.

0:16.2

It's a good thing too because you already have so much to do around your home.

0:21.2

Go to Geico.com.

0:23.1

Get a quote and see how much you could save.

0:25.8

It's Geico Easy.

0:27.5

Visit Geico.com today.

0:30.1

That's Geico.com.

0:33.6

Today on something you should know, why do some women's products cost more than men's

0:39.2

for the same thing?

0:40.4

I'll explain.

0:41.9

Then the story of personal transportation, getting people from point A to point B in a

0:47.4

speedy fashion.

0:48.4

In fact, people were worried about the effects of speed.

0:51.4

They thought, you know, well our brains stopped working and so there are these experiments

0:54.3

that are done in the 1830s where, you know, they put passengers on trains and they make

0:58.0

them do things like crossword puzzles to see if their brains still work properly.

1:02.9

I've heard of speed of 35 miles per hour.

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