The Quiet Ideas That Change The Way
You See The World

A four-times-a-week interview podcast with Mike Carruthers, featuring rigorous conversations with scientists, researchers, and storytellers about the small facts hiding in plain sight.

Episodes

308 How Just a Little Rest Can Change Your Life & Fascinating Stories You Never Knew

You know what customer service people really like? They like when you are nice to them. This episode begins with

307 How to Be More Creative Than You Ever Imagined & A Simpler Way to Change Any Behavior

People who have high credit scores are often quite proud of them. And there is no doubt that a high

306 How to Drastically Improve Your Intuition & How Planet Earth Has Shaped Who You Are

Your shoulders speak volumes. It turns out how you hold your shoulders telegraphs a message to the world as to

305 Why Feedback Often Fails & A More Effective Way to Have a Conversation

How physically strong are you? Interestingly, men today are not as strong as they once were. I begin this episode

304 How a Little Surprise Will Change Your Life & How Introverts Can Thrive in the Workplace

Have you ever noticed that when you are working on a problem or trying to come up with an idea

303 How to Effectively Grow Your Self-Confidence & Why Intelligent People Do Dumb Things

Can your boss spy on you? You bet! This episode explains just how far an employer can go to keep

302 How to Kill a Good Idea (and Why You Shouldn’t) & Fighting Humans’ Deadliest Predator

Why do people have nightmares? Do they serve a purpose? This episode begins with some fascinating facts about nightmares and

301 The Best Way to Learn Anything New & How to Deal With People You Can’t Stand

If you wear a certain fragrance, people will perceive you as 12 pounds thinner. That’s just one of many fascinating

Our 300th Episode! – How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself & A Fascinating Explanation of the Universe

Kim Kardashian and her sisters speak with something called “vocal fry.” In fact a lot of women do and it

299 The Secret to Getting Everything Done & How to Optimize Your Brain for Peak Performance

Pizza math. It’s worth knowing because when you understand it, you’ll realize why a small pizza is usually a lousy

There’s Always
More to Know

Sometimes the most interesting things are the ones hiding in plain sight. We talk with people who know their stuff and uncover fascinating ideas, surprising discoveries and useful information you can put to work in your own life.
“One of the smartest and most consistently interesting podcasts you’ll find.”
— Hosted by Mike Carruthers · Produced by DrewCast Media

Curious? Good.
So Are We.

Over 20 years ago, Mike Carruthers created “Something You Should Know” as a short-form radio feature, syndicated to hundreds of radio stations around the US and Canada. The podcast is still going strong on the same home. After 1,575 episodes of the feature, Mike created the long-form podcast version.
“One of the smartest and most consistently interesting podcasts you’ll find.”

— Hosted by Mike Carruthers · Produced by DrewCast Media

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