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

1039 How to Improve Your Luck & A Much Better Way to Die

Just how much pesticides residue is on the produce you buy? Should you be concerned? Should you buy organic? Consumer

1038 Improving Your Powers of Perception & How Pain Works

Everyone knows it is dangerous to talk on the phone while driving – but it seems like it shouldn’t be.

1037 How to Break Free of Being Stuck & Alternative Therapies That Work – SYSK Choice

It matters who your friends are. This episode starts with some interesting Gallup research that shows how the people you

1036 The Changing Threat of Cyber Crime & The Search for Life in the Cosmos

A lot of people have autographs from someone famous. Could the one you have be worth anything? What makes an

1035 How Rituals Enrich Your Life & The Simple Science of Being Healthy

Where do you do your best work and think your best thoughts? Probably not at your workplace. This episode begins

1034 The Secrets to Being Influential & What We Learn From Grief – SYSK Choice

If your freezer has an ice maker then your freezer has a heater. This episode begins with an explanation of

1033 Why We Like Superstitions & Science You Never Knew

Apologizing is often difficult. Why though? It seems like doing the right thing and saying you’re sorry should make you

1032 Human Biases That Shape Your Thinking & The Science of Elite Performers

When you approach a table where you are going to sit with a group of people, which chair do you

1031 How Expectations Steer Your Life & The History of the World’s Most Favorite Food – SYSK Choice

Well, this sucks… it turns out that nice people make less money than mean people. That hardly seems fair. This

1030 What the Government Knows About You & How to Break a Bad Habit

The percentage of depressed people who smoke is higher than the general population. Way higher. When you dig a little

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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