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

1199 Why Parking is Such a Problem & How Microbes Influence Our Lives – SYSK Choice

Are you one of the many people who enjoys a morning cup of coffee? If so, listen to the beginning

1198 Why Do We Exist? & More Than Friends: The Rise of Platonic Partners

Want to get someone to like you – or like you more? If so, there is a simple thing you

1197 Water vs. Tech: How Moisture Ruins Your Devices & Why We Need Stress

Kibosh, chicanery, affluent and Seuss (as in Dr. Seuss) are words a lot of people mispronounce. This episode begins with

1196 When to Quit and Walk Away & Why We Are Drawn to the Water – SYSK Choice

What is beginner’s luck? After all, it has a name so it must happen often enough to be a thing.

1195 Your Brain on Screens: Myths and Facts & How Your Body Keeps You Alive

You are familiar with the advice that you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry because you will spend

1194 How We Play: They Story of Fun and Games & The Cost of Not Sleeping Well

Since you were a child you have heard that it is important to wash your hands. But even if you

1193 How to Awaken Your Genius & Is Personality Change Possible? – SYSK Choice

There is probably something you are worrying about right now. After all, that’s what we do – we worry. This

1192 Always in a Hurry: The Illusion of Urgency & What You Never Knew About Your Neck

Would you like to be more persuasive? Listen as I reveal what one expert says is the key to winning

1191 When to Take a Risk or Play it Safe & Why You Need More Muscle

Why do airplanes have ashtrays if smoking is prohibited? Could someone open the airplane door in mid-flight? What are the

1190 Proven Ways to Boost Confidence & How to Overcome Procrastination – SYSK Choice

Strange but true – people with difficult names to pronounce are discriminated against. It is often not intentional, but 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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