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

659 How Urges and Instincts Can Sabotage Your Success & What The Universe is Made Of

Most of us have heard the poinsettia plants are poisonous to people and pets. How poisonous? Will eating leaves from

658 SYSK Choice:Spotting Lies to Get to the Truth & The Many Effects of Noise

Just how accurate is Wikipedia? If you go to one of their articles, how likely is it to be correct

657 Serious Health Concerns with Kitchen Spices & Shortcuts to Solving Problems

Finding the right holiday for co-workers can be a challenge. You don’t want to spend too much but you want

656 What We’ve Lost to the Internet For Better or Worse & How Money Makes You Happy

Ever have trouble hearing someone on the phone so you cover your other ear to block out the noise? This

655 SYSK Choice: How Saying Less Gets You More & Why Objective Reality is Not Your Reality

You have probably heard that it not a good idea to allow your dog to sleep on the bed. Despite

654 Why English is Such a Weird Language & How Passive People Can Assert Themselves

If you have a male doctor who wears a tie, that tie could come into contact with you as your

653 What Makes You Lucky or Unlucky & Why Some People Really Believe the Earth is Flat

With people drinking more around the holiday season, it is important to realize that not all drinks are created equal.

652 SYSK Choice: Avoiding Foodborne Illness & Brian Grazer’s Connection Secrets

Who doesn’t struggle occasionally to remember important things – like names or passwords or what to get at the grocery

651 How to Focus on Your Strengths to Achieve Success & How to Handle All the Details of Life

You have likely heard the advice that you should get an annual physical exam from your doctor and you should

650 Why Do We Experience Déjà Vu? & How Your Emotions Drive Your Actions

Your siblings have had an important impact on you, whether you realize it or not. This episode begins by talking

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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