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

739 SYSK Choice: Eat Like an Animal to Lose Weight & Skills for a Healthy Relationship

When you get a fever, what should you do? Some people say you should take medicine to knock it down

738 How Stress Distorts Your Thinking & What You Never Knew About the Clothes You Wear

It seems that no matter how much water you drink, someone is always telling you to drink more. They may

737 How Modern Surgery Changed Everything & How to Ask the Right Questions

For some reason, dogs seem to love to hang their head out the car window when it’s moving. Why do

736 SYSK Choice: The Best Advice is Not to Give Any & Overcoming Cognitive Dissonance

People say they are attracted to people who make them laugh and have a good sense of humor. But it

735 What Distractions Do To Your Brain & What You Never Knew About Your Pharmacy

Do you know the difference between ice cream, gelato, soft-serve, frozen yogurt and sorbet? This episode begins by explaining what

734 How Peer Pressure Really Works & Is Shyness Normal?

Don’t you hate it when a doctor makes you wait well past your appointment time? Why do they do that?

733 SYSK Choice: Simple Steps to Being Happier & How Fungi Powers Life

Does a full moon really bring out craziness in people? Does it cause more car accidents and hospital admissions? This

732 How to Learn Anything Better and Faster & The Mosquito: Humans’ Worst Enemy

If you wear a certain fragrance, people will perceive you as 12 pounds thinner. That’s just one of many fascinating

731 Science Behind Love and Friendship & How to Get Better At Saying No

Every now and then you see someone being interviewed on television who has reached 100 years old – or older

730 SYSK Choice: How to Successfully Negotiate Anything & The Unknown Benefits of Walking

What you smell can have a really interesting effect on you. Smells can make you happy, improve concentration and even

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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