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

858 How You Perceive the World Isn’t Quite Right & Why Productivity is Very Overrated

Being left-handed or right-handed actually impacts how you make decisions. So how can that be? This episode begins with the

Why You Are SO Not the Person You Used to Be & How to Face the Unknown

Go to any drug store and somewhere you will see the initials Rx. You probably assume it has to do

856 SYSK Choice: The Secrets to Speaking With Confidence & Valuable Food Safety Tips

Think of all the batteries you use in your home for all your remotes and clocks and flashlights. We all

855 How Your Memory Works and Sometimes Doesn’t & What Humans Are Made Of

The simple act of touching other people – by hugging or a high five or putting your arm around someone

854 What Makes People Like You & The Power and Benefits of Asking for What You Need

You know when you see a really good dancer? What separates the good ones from the not-so-good ones? Well, it

853 SYSK Choice: How to Be Ready for Your Big Moment & Making Sense of Statistics

Why are there potholes? Did you know there actually is a “pothole season” when they are more likely to occur?

852 What Makes Food Delicious & The Fight Against Quackery

The freezer in your kitchen is not especially kind to the ice cream you store in it – or many

851 The Upside of Being Taken For A Sucker & Why Projects Are Often Late and Over-Budget

We start this episode with some interesting things worth knowing about your credit card including what your options are when

850 SYSK Choice: The Complexities of Ownership & What Money Really Is

How much gold is on our planet? And have we found most of it? This episode begins with some fascinating

849 The Importance of Small Talk & Why You Do What You Do

Why do you have eyebrows? Like everything else, they must have a purpose – there must be a reason. Well,

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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