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

939 How To Get Better At Anything & Will You One Day Own Nothing?

Walking is good exercise and the pace at which you walk can make it even better. This episode begins with

938 SYSK Choice: Life Hacks That REALLY Make a Difference & The Extraordinary History of Water

Admit it, you have likely snooped or eavesdropped on someone at some point in your life. In fact everyone has

937 Why Many Decisions You Make Don’t Really Matter & The Fascinating World of Weather

Take a guess… how many times does the average American check their cellphone in 2023? I don’t know your guess,

936 Dramatic Ways Your Thoughts Impact Your Health & Understanding Deadly Wildfires

People who are confident and powerful tend to exhibit a few critical behaviors to create that impression of power and

935 SYSK Choice: How DNA Predicts Our Psychological Traits & Why People’s Sense of Direction Varies

It’s become trendy to fill your car tires with nitrogen instead of plain old compressed air. In fact, there are

934 What You Never Knew About Your Neighborhood & Understanding Intellectual Property Rights

There is this weird thing that happens to a lot of people (including me) and that is, we often wake

933 Lying – The Truth and Consequences & The Race to Make Money In Outer Space

How can doing something embarrassing in front of people be good for you? This episode begins by explaining how making

932 SYSK Choice: How to Gossip Well & The Importance of Taking A Pause

As relationships mature, holding hands seem to become less of a priority. And that could be a big mistake. There

931 Why We Often Expect the Worst & The Science Behind the Fonts You Use

How many times have you heard that exercise is good for you? But specifically, how? This episode starts with an

930 Favorite Food Origins You Never Knew & Why The Internet Creates So Much Outrage In People

Everyone has loose batteries somewhere in the house. And if you keep those batteries in your junk drawer, that could

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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