The Really Good News About Stress & Why Movies Just Aren’t the Same Anymore

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Why do kids really get the summer off from school? The popular myth is that it was to help out on the family farm—but that’s not true at all. The real reason is much simpler (and more obvious). This episode begins with the surprising explanation.Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56901/why-do-students-get-summers Stress often gets a bad reputation. We’re told it’s harmful and that the goal should be to reduce or eliminate it. But according to Dr. Rebecca Heiss, stress isn’t the enemy—in fact, it can be one of your greatest assets. Rachel is a physiologist, researcher, and author of Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You (https://amzn.to/3JwSCvx). She reveals groundbreaking research showing that stress, when used properly, is essential for growth, resilience, and success. Movies today are everywhere—streaming platforms, endless libraries, and algorithms that recommend what to watch. Yet somehow, many people feel like movies just aren’t what they used to be. Why is that? Jeff Rauseo, author of Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched (https://amzn.to/41hhcXq) explores how technology and changing viewing habits have transformed both filmmaking and movie-watching—and why it’s left some audiences feeling less satisfied. And finally, bananas. Did you know bananas are actually berries? Or that you might be peeling them wrong (at least according to monkeys)? Listen as I share some fun and surprising facts about one of the world’s most popular fruits.Source: https://www.thekitchn.com/do-bananas-really-ripen-more-slowly-when-theyre-separated-putting-tips-to-the-test-in-the-kitchen-216780 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! DELL: Huge savings on Dell AI PCs with Intel Core Ultra processors are here, and they are newly designed to help you do more, faster. Upgrade today by visiting https://Dell.com/Deals QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool this fall with long lasting staples from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for anxiety, Hers has you covered. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm often asked, as you might imagine, what podcast do I listen to? And I actually have an eclectic
0:06.7	taste and I jump around, try different ones, but I will say that I have a couple I'm very
0:11.6	consistent about, and one of them is the Jordan Harbinger Show. It's kind of, man, a little like
0:17.9	something you should know, but Jordan goes in interestingly different directions.
0:23.1	I do know that we share a lot of listeners, a lot of listeners who like this podcast like the
0:28.5	Jordan Harbinger show. Jordan is really good at getting his guest to open up and share great
0:34.4	insights. Recently, he discussed modern romance scam tactics.
0:40.1	I mean, that's the lowest of the low, but you've got to know about them so you can fight
0:44.8	back against them.
0:46.4	And another episode he did was about how society has engineered a generation of lonely men.
0:53.0	The show covers a lot of great topics, which, well, like I said,
0:56.7	if you like this show, you're going to like his show. There's so much here. Check out the
1:01.9	Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:11.1	Today on Something You Should Know, why do kids get the whole summer off from school?
1:17.3	Then most of us think stress is bad, something to get rid of.
1:21.6	Well, maybe not.
1:23.2	The issue is all in our heads, and I'm not saying that to be polyana-ish or say, you know, stress is really good for you.
1:30.0	But in fact, it's not necessarily bad for you.
1:33.5	The research around just thinking about stress differently is tremendous.
1:37.8	Also, what you may not know about bananas that monkeys do.
1:42.5	And the movies.
1:43.6	You have access to thousands of movies, yet somehow watching movies isn't what it used to be.
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