The Trouble With Clutter & The Appeal of Pop Culture

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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When you shop for big ticket items like a house or car, the day you choose to go really matters. This episode begins with a look at what days are best and worst to go house hunting or car shopping. https://www.weatherads.io/blog/how-weather-affects-consumer-behavior-and-purchase-decisions Clutter has a way of sneaking up on you. First, it’s a drawer, then a closet, then a spare room fills up with stuff and before you know it, your house is full of clutter. And anyone who has tried, knows tackling clutter can be a monumental task. Here to the rescue is Tracy McCubbin. Tracy is an organizing expert and author of the book Make Space for Happiness (https://amzn.to/3Um3Eny). Listen as she discusses the harm clutter can cause and offers some simple strategies to keep clutter from overtaking your life. Etiquette doesn’t seem as important today as it used to – but there is one etiquette that is always true, always has been true and always will be true – and you’ll never go wrong by following it. Listen and I will tell you what it is. Source: Valerie Sokolosky, author of Do It Right (https://amzn.to/3zGHX9G). People seem to really resonate with pop culture. And there is a ton of pop culture items at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Joining me to discuss why pop culture is so popular and important is Kenneth Cohen, a research associate at the museum and editor of a beautiful book put out by Smithsonian Books called Entertainment Nation: How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States (https://amzn.to/3DuRPnZ). Kenneth takes us on a tour of some of the items in the collection including Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, TV Superman’s costume, Prince’s yellow cloud guitar, Jerry Seinfeld’s puffy shirt and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! We’re all about helping you find ways to get more out of life… that’s why we want you to listen to Constant Wonder. Constant Wonder is a podcast that will bring more wonder and awe to your day. Listen to Constant Wonder wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.byuradio.org/constantwonder Did you know you could reduce the number of unwanted calls & emails with Online Privacy Protection from Discover? - And it's FREE! Just activate it in the Discover App. See terms & learn more at https://Discover.com/Online You’ve earned your fun time. Go to the App Store or Google play to download Best Fiends for free. Plus, earn even more with $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach level 5! We really like The Jordan Harbinger Show! Check out https://jordanharbinger.com/start OR search for it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen! https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's a podcast I want to tell you about that I discovered recently.
0:04.1	It's called Constant Wonder, and it is incredibly interesting.
0:09.2	Each week, Marcus Smith and his guests explore a single topic from science or history or art.
0:16.4	Not just any topic, really interesting topics, like how a desert can be reforisted without
0:22.3	planting a single tree, or the unfinished story of America's national anthem.
0:28.5	That wonder will leave you feeling rejuvenated.
0:31.7	Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, and there's a link to Constant Wonder in our
0:36.2	show notes.
0:39.2	Today on something you should know, if you're going house hunting or car shopping, there
0:44.4	are certain days you should and should not go.
0:48.0	Then, how to get organized and clear out the clutter.
0:51.5	So, where do you start?
0:53.5	Organize your junk drawer.
0:55.0	We've all got one.
0:56.0	Every house has a junk drawer.
0:57.0	Get rid of the broken rubber bands, the dead batteries, organize your junk drawer, then
1:02.4	see what it feels like to when you need something you know exactly where to go for it.
1:08.3	Then, one etiquette rule that's always right never fails and you should always follow.
1:14.2	And a fascinating peak inside the Smithsonian's collection of American pop culture.
1:20.1	So you know, it's interesting when people see our pop culture materials, they often say,
1:23.6	oh, you have the, as if there's only one and in many of these cases with the Ruby slippers,
1:28.8	with Superman costumes, with all sorts of other things, especially costume items, there's
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