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Something You Should Know

The Untold Stories of the Foods You Love & How the Internet Runs On Outrage - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

You probably have a drawer where you keep spare batteries for when you need them. But if some or all those batteries are loose and floating around that drawer, it could be dangerous. This episode begins with an explanation and a better way to store batteries. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/612670/never-store-batteries-your-junk-drawer Just how French are French fries? Why are frankfurters also called hot dogs and why do we have 2 names. Why is it called cream soda when there is no cream in it. And since chickens don’t have fingers, where do chicken fingers come from? These are some of the questions we explore as we look at the interesting origins of some favorite foods with Kim Zachman author of There’s No Cream in Cream Soda: Facts and Folklore About Our Favorite Drinks (https://amzn.to/3QA1bay) and There’s No Ham in Hamburgers (https://amzn.to/47pasrQ). It is not an unusual experience to log in to social media and see something that outrages you. It happens frequently but is it deliberate? Why do we allow ourselves to be triggered by these things? This online outrage affects all of us and sometimes in very surprising ways. Here to explain how is Tobias Rose Stockwell. He is a writer and researcher whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, WIRED, NPR and the BBC. He is author of the book Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy―And What We Can Do About It (https://amzn.to/3QxXLVs). Have you ever left the grocery store on a hot summer day and worried about getting the food home quickly? After all, you don’t want things to thaw out or go bad. So realistically, how much time do you have before you need to worry? Listen and I’ll tell you what the science says. https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/keep-groceries-food-safe-in-hot-car/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! 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 INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and on the new season of heavyweight...

0:04.0

And so I pointed the gun at him and said this isn't a joke.

0:08.4

A man who robbed a bank when he was 14 years old.

0:11.8

And a centenarian rediscovers a love lost 80 years ago.

0:16.3

How can a 101-year-old woman fall in love again?

0:23.6

Listen to heavyweight wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.6

Today on something you should know, where do you keep your loose batteries?

0:35.6

I hope it's not in your junk drawer.

0:39.2

Then a fun look at some of your favorite foods, hamburgers, hot dogs, root beer,

0:44.1

and the odd story of chicken fingers.

0:47.3

Human beings have domesticated chickens over 10,000 years ago. But we didn't have chicken

0:52.5

fingers or chicken nuggets until the 1980s. And that

0:56.6

really is like, why did it take so long? And it actually comes down to food chemistry. Also, when it

1:02.3

comes to getting your groceries home on a hot summer day, time is your enemy. And a look at why

1:08.5

and how the internet creates so much outrage and discontent.

1:13.0

It turns out that there's very specific words that tend to go viral online. These are

1:19.6

moral and emotional words. Words like shame, disgust, I'm outraged. All this today on something you should know.

1:30.5

Hi there, Fred Greenhalj here, director of audio dramas like DC high volume Batman and Star Trek

1:35.6

Khan. However, my one true love remains all things spooky and I'm excited to say there's a new season

1:40.7

of my horror podcast undertow. This season is called Familiar Haunts,

1:45.2

standalone horror tales that reveal how the past is never truly gone,

1:48.7

and humanity may be the most ruthless monster of them all.

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