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

078 How to Psych Yourself Up For Anything & How to Survive Family Get-Togethers

Some people love rollercoasters and scary movies – but why? What is the appeal of being scared half to death?

077 How to Be More Popular & What’s Wrong with The Science of Finding New Cures

Do people have to take off their shoes before coming into your house? In Asian cultures this is a pretty

076 How Technology Affects You in Ways You Don’t Know & Medical Myths You Probably Still Believe

The number of parents of who spank their kids as a means of discipline has dropped significantly over the past

075 What It REALLY Means to Be Healthy & How to Capture Attention in a Distracted World

You know that strawberries, garlic, tomatoes and broccoli are good for you but interestingly, how you cook them can make

074 How to Heal Emotional Injury & How Trust Works

If you use a wire brush to clean your outdoor grill – you should stop because someone could get hurt.

073 How to Fix the “Dumbing Down of America” & Good News from the War on Cancer

One of the joys of summer is being able to go barefoot – as long as you are careful. But

072 How Complaining Makes You Stupid and Unsuccessful & Sugar and Your Health

It’s the weirdest thing – but when you make typos in your emails it does a couple of unusual things

071 How to Start Your Own Business for $100 & The Toll Taken by Working Too Much

Every credit card bill comes with a due date. And if you pay the balance every month by the due

070 How to Make Yourself Measurably Smarter & Why You Don’t Always Need a Pill When You Get Sick

Are your legs crossed right now? You’ve probably heard that crossing your legs can lead to varicose veins, high blood

069 Interesting Quirks of the Human Brain & How Your 5 Senses Affect Your Behavior

Everyone feels safer when a lifeguard is on duty. But you may be relying more on the lifeguard than you

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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