The Sneaky Fees Businesses Charge and What to Do About It & The Fascinating History of Slang

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

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🗓️ 13 September 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

What could be simpler than washing your hands? You’ve done it a zillion times. And yet you are probably not doing it correctly. With cold and flu season nearly here, it’s important to get this right so we begin this episode with some expert hand washing advice. http://www.rd.com/slideshows/hand-washing-mistakes/#slideshow=slide5 I am sick of paying fees, Are you? There are fees for everything and the result is that nothing really costs what the price tag says – it’s the price PLUS all the fees. Bob Sullivan has been spreading the word about the stupidity and unfairness of fees for a long time. He is author of the book Gotcha Capitalism https://amzn.to/2x9R2aR and he joins me to explain why there are so many fees and how you can fight back! By the way, Bob is also the host of podcast Breach which you can access from his website (https://bobsullivan.net/topics/breach/) or wherever you listen to podcasts. Are overweight people discriminated against in the workplace? We like to think we judge people by their character but this research proves that is not always true. And in most cases this discrimination is perfectly legal. http://www.businessinsider.com/science-overweight-people-less-successful-2015-9 Slang is fascinating. How is it that some slang words work their way into the language while others fade quickly? Who starts these words? Could you create a slang word and have it catch on? Tom Dalzell has been studying slang for a long time and has written several books about it including The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English https://amzn.to/2p2ksDi. He joins me in a fascinating discussion about the slang in our language and why it is important. This Week's Sponsors Warby Parker. For your free home try-on of 5 pairs of glasses go to www.warbyparker.com/something LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. To redeem a free $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to www.linkedin.com/something Ancestry For 20% off your Ancestry DNA kit got to www.ancestry.com/something and use the promo code: something Hoka One One Get free expedited shipping on your first pair of shoes by going to www.hokaoneone.com/SYSKand use the promo code SYSK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, how many times have you washed your hands in your
0:06.2	life?
0:07.2	And you're still probably not doing it right.
0:09.4	We'll fix that, plus the problem and frustration with fees.
0:13.5	There are fees on top of everything, and they're getting bigger.
0:16.6	People have this experience all the time.
0:18.5	I bought tickets to New York Yankees games where the fees were higher than the price of
0:22.4	the ticket.
0:23.4	I think this is really important because in a market economy, there's nothing more important
0:27.3	than an honest price tag.
0:29.0	How else can you comparison shop?
0:30.9	Plus, is there really discrimination against overweight people in the workplace?
0:35.6	We'll explore that.
0:37.2	And slang.
0:38.6	Where does it come from?
0:39.8	And why does some slang stay with us for so long?
0:43.0	The word cool, a great example, such an easy word, yet has really lasted longer than
0:50.6	just about anything.
0:51.6	We're now 60 years since cool, and it has never faded.
0:55.8	Call this today on something you should know.
0:59.2	Hi, welcome.
1:06.4	I like to remind you from time to time that if you ever want to get a hold of me or have
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