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

599 Why Businesses Charge Sneaky Fees & Where Slang Comes From

You’ve washed your hands a million times. Yet there is a pretty good chance you are probably doing it incorrectly.

598 SYSK Choice: The Science Behind Aliens, and UFOs & How to Deal With Gaslighting

Are you neat or messy? You most likely have a preference for either a neat or a cluttered work environment.

597 Why Watching Sports Is Good for You & Simple Strategies to A Great Relationship

Moms have been passing down health and beauty advice for generations and some of it is just plain wrong! Listen

596 The Impact of Keeping Secrets & Why Unreturned Messages Drive Us Crazy

Hard to imagine a hot summer day without a can of soda or beer. Before the mid-60s those cans were

595 SYSK Choice: Why Great Ideas Fail First & Compulsion Investigated

Do you know what happens to your brain when you are sleeping? In a sense, a cleaning crew gets in

594 The Human Need to Own Things & The Origins of American Cuisine

Have you ever had déjà vu – that feeling that what you are experiencing now, you have experienced before? Most

593 How to Stay Safe in a Dangerous World & Expert Strategies For Managing Time

How does music affect your feelings and emotions? This episode begins by looking at some interesting research that shows how

592 SYSK Choice: Completely Control Your Time & Perfect Health for Your Pet

It just happens that sometimes you have to ask a stranger for a favor. Perhaps you need to borrow their

591 How to Have More Good Days (and Fewer Bad Ones) & Amazing Facts You Haven’t Heard

Dogs are fascinating. The things they do, the ways they behave are so interesting to watch. Plus, the fact that

590 What Are You Afraid of and Why? & Communication Strategies To Make You Influential

Ask people what their favorite number is and you will get a lot of different answers. But if you ask

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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