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

999 How You Recognize Faces & The Way to Think More Clearly

How your food tastes depends on a lot of things that have nothing to do with the food itself. I

998 Why Suffering is Essential & What Free Speech Really Is: SYSK Choice

As everyone who is a garlic lover or knows a garlic lover knows, garlic can make your breath stink. This

997 Odd Differences Between The Sexes & How We Deal With Pests

Keeping track of passwords can be a real pain. If you use a simple one or use the same one

996 Why We Have a Moon & A Better and More Fun Way to Clean

A lot of people have different size feet. Sounds weird right but there is a good reason for it –

995 How Lifestyle Can Reverse Disease & Making Sense of Numbers: SYSK Choice

If you don’t have one yet, one great New Year’s resolution is to tackle the clutter in your house. This

994 Spite: For Good and Evil & Why Memory Often Fails Us

I’m sure you’ve gotten a song stuck in your head. It happens to all of us. And once it gets

993 Tightwads and Spendthrifts & Why We Love “Made in America”

Choking under pressure. No one wants to do that yet when the stakes are high, it can be hard to

992 3 Words for Effective Goals & The Generation Myth – SYSK Choice

Scientists have studied what is the perfect temperature in an office or work environment. And the magic number is 77

991 How to Make Work a Little More Fun & The Science of Staying Young

Generally, women seem to have a better, more sensitive sense of touch than men do. Yet, it isn’t gender that

990 What Are You Afraid Of? & The Strange and Taboo Side of Nature

Ever wonder what the life expectancy is for that house fly buzzing around your kitchen? Or what’s the fastest insect

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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