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

108 The Fascinating Stories Behind Your Favorite Toys & The Secrets to a Long Life

It’s easy to order pizza online – but should you? It turns out that ordering pizza (or any take out

107 How to Perform Better When the Pressure is On & Where Germs are Lurking and How to Protect Yourself

What makes a man attractive to a woman? Obviously it depends on the people and a lot of other individual

106 How Did Google Become So Powerful and Finding Success When You Are Not an Extrovert

Itching. Just the mention of it probably makes you itch – and you REALLY want to scratch that itch, don’t

105 Best Entrepreneurial Advice You’ll Ever Hear & Why We Can’t Have Civil Debates Anymore

If you have a newer car that doesn’t require a key, there’s a good chance you have – or almost

104 How Numbers Fool You All the Time & 3 Questions You Must Ask Your Doctor

There are zippers all over your house – on your clothes, on your purses and backpacks. And if you look

103 How NOT to Be Stupid Ever Again & What’s Really In Your Personal Care Products

Why are there no male waiters at Hooters? Why are there no male Rockettes? Isn’t that discrimination? Actually, the law

102 Why Your Perceptions Often Deceive You & How Smart People Fall Victim to Fraud

Have you ever put your car in “Drive” while it is still rolling backwards a little bit? People do it

101 A Closer Look at Your Personality & Why You “Click” with Some People and What it Means

You probably assume that in almost any situation, a face-to-face meeting is always better than a phone call or email

100 Exactly What to Say to Get What You Want & How to Stop Being Distracted by Technology

From an early age you were told not to lie. Yet we all do it to some degree. And maybe

099 A Proven Secret to Success You Never Knew & Being Happy Even If Your Home Isn’t “Martha Stewart Perfect”

P Do you swear? Sometimes – at least for some of us – it is hard NOT to. And it

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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