Why We Love Fast Food & What Will Make You Successful

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Why is white the most popular car color? While people like whatever color they like, car color can impact things like resale value and whether or not a car gets stolen. Listen as we begin this episode by delving into the world of car colors. https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/car-color-facts-and-fictions.html The roots of fast food are here in the U.S. So why is fast food more popular here than anywhere else in the world? What is the appeal? What are the origins of American fast food? Why do we love it so much? While fast food has its critics, it has become part of American culture. How that happened and why we keep going back for more burgers, fries and nuggets is a fascinating story. Here to tell it is Adam Chandler. He is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and WIRED. HE is the author of the book Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom (https://amzn.to/3QaTCFQ). When you think of a successful person you likely think of someone who is laser-focused and driven to be the best at that one thing he or she is so good at. However, it appears that developing that kind of single-minded focus is not the best strategy for success. That’s according Steve Magness who is a leading expert on personal performance. His research has found that successful people have a different and somewhat counterintuitive approach to life that contributes to their success. And he is here to share that with you. Steve’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, Runner’s World, and Sports Illustrated and he has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal and other media outlets. He is the author of a book is called Win the Inside Game: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving, and Free Yourself Up to Perform (https://amzn.to/413zc7U). There are about 74 million pet cats in the U.S. And there are some things about cats I bet you don’t know. Listen as I reveal why cats meow, what they do with most of their time, which cats are more likely to be left-handed and more. https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/cat-facts PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! FACTOR: Eat smart with Factor! Get 50% off at https://FactorMeals.com/factorpodcast DELL: Anniversary savings await you for a limited time only at https://Dell.com/deals SHOPIFY: Nobody does selling better than Shopify! Sign up for a $1 per-month trial period at https://Shopify.com/sysk and upgrade your selling today! HERS: Hers is changing women's healthcare by providing access to GLP-1 weekly injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as oral medication kits. Start your free online visit today at https://forhers.com/sysk INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING right now! CURIOSITY WEEKLY: We love Curiosity Weekly, so listen wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, things you've probably never considered about the color
0:08.9	of your car.
0:10.7	Then the fascinating story of fast food and things about it you never knew.
0:16.5	When you see a menu item that is healthier, like a salad on a McDonald's menu, you automatically
0:22.1	feel better about everything else you eat there.
0:24.5	It gives you the sense that there is something wholesome in everything that you could
0:27.9	possibly eat there and therefore it's safer to eat.
0:31.8	Also some facts about cats that will surprise you and the fascinating characteristics of highly successful people.
0:40.1	So, for example, Nobel-winning prize scientists have more outside hobbies than those scientists
0:47.1	a couple rungs below. If you look at entrepreneurs, those that kept their day job tended to
0:53.9	perform better than those who quit
0:55.6	initially and went all in. All this today on something you should know. As a small business
1:02.6	owner, my favorite thing about posting a job on LinkedIn is that when I hit send, I clock out
1:07.0	and LinkedIn clocks in. LinkedIn makes it easy to post your job for free.
1:14.0	Get qualified candidates and manage them all in one place.
1:18.8	Plus, LinkedIn extends the reach of your job posts by allowing you to share it with your network.
1:25.4	And hiring managers that add a hiring frame to their LinkedIn profiles receive two times more qualified applicants.
1:29.3	Go to LinkedIn.com slash agree to post your job for free.
1:37.2	Terms and conditions apply. Something you should know. Fascinating Intel. The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life. Today, something you should know with Mike Carruthers. If you have a car, it has a
1:48.3	color. And we're going to start today talking about the color of your car. Hi there, welcome to
1:54.9	another episode of Something You Should Know. The most popular car color is white, and there are a lot of good reasons for that.
2:03.8	White cars stay a bit cooler in hot temperatures, and white cars require less care to stay looking good.
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