Something You Should Know

Sometimes all it takes is one little fact or one little piece of wisdom to change your life forever. That's the purpose and the hope of "Something You Should Know." In each episode, host Mike Carruthers interviews top experts in their field to bring you fascinating information and advice to help you save time and money, advance in your career, become wealthy, improve your relationships and help you simply get more out of life. In addition, Mike uncovers and shares short, engaging pieces of "intel" you can use to make your life better - today. Right now.


Social Sciences
Self-Improvement
Health & Fitness
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SYSK TRENDING -The Truth About Cynicism
Is cynicism making your life worse? Why expecting the worst may cost you more than you realize.
22 min
27
What Is “Now”? & How to Deal with Poisonous People
What “now” really is, how we experience time, and how to deal with toxic people in your life.
44 min
28
How Luck and Chance Shape Your Life & The Scien...
How luck shapes your life, whether aging can be slowed, and what’s really on your produce.
45 min
29
Your Body is Smarter Than You Think & How to Ca...
How your body works behind the scenes, how to calm someone quickly, and a simple way to reduce cravings.
45 min
30
SYSK TRENDING: What Makes Things Funny
What makes something funny, why we laugh, and what humor reveals about how your brain works.
22 min
31
What Your Attachment Style Reveals & The Troubl...
What your attachment style reveals, why predictions often fail, and how choices get harder with more options.
44 min
32
How to See What Others Don’t & What Pain Is Rea...
How to sharpen what you notice, what pain is really telling you, and why phone use makes driving more dangerous.
50 min
33
Has Tipping Gone Too Far? & Why You Don’t Do Wh...
How much to tip, why tipping feels confusing, and why you don’t give yourself permission to do what you want.
46 min
34
SYSK TRENDING: How to Stay Safe in a Dangerous ...
How safe are you really? What makes you a target—and how to respond if your safety is suddenly threatened.
22 min
35
What’s Really Controlling Your Money? & When to...
What’s influencing your money, how to know when to quit, and a simple trick to improve your driving.
44 min
36
Why Rituals Are So Important & Healthy Living M...
Why rituals shape your behavior, simple ways to improve your health, and why revenge can feel so satisfying.
44 min
37
How to Build Confidence Fast & Why You Keep Pro...
How to build confidence faster, why you procrastinate, and a simple habit that can boost your performance.
44 min
38
SYSK TRENDING - How to Become More Resilient
Why some people bounce back faster—and the habits that build real resilience in the face of stress and setbacks.
23 min
39
Why Siblings Turn Out So Different & Why Talkin...
Why siblings turn out so different, the benefits of talking to strangers, and how stress may speed up aging.
45 min
40
Favorite Superstitions Explained & Weird Scienc...
Why superstitions exist, strange science that actually works, and why not apologizing can feel better
43 min
41
What Really Makes Someone Attractive? & When Wo...
What drives attraction, why work stress keeps getting worse, and what to do when your job takes over your life.
44 min
42
SYSK TRENDING: Understanding Déjà Vu
Why déjà vu feels so real, what causes it, and what it reveals about how your brain and memory actually work.
25 min
43
How You Perceive Colors & The Ways Heat Can Mak...
How colors affect your mind, why heat can improve health, and a simple trick to boost focus.
45 min
44
How Your Biases Are Used Against You & How Top ...
How your biases are exploited, how top performers think, and why toothpicks may be more dangerous than you think.
46 min
45
Could You Live on Another Planet? & Why Vet Bil...
Can humans really thrive in space? And why to do about high veterinary bills
44 min
46
SYSK TRENDING - A Practical Way to Approach Anx...
23 min
47
Are Your Genes Secretly Controlling Your Behavi...
How genes shape behavior, what it means to truly flourish, and the surprising signals behind first impressions.
47 min
48
The Biology of Love & Simple Questions That Can...
46 min
49
The Serious Problems with AI & Why Humans Drink...
Should you trust AI’s answers? Plus the real reasons people drink alcohol.
46 min
50
SYSK TRENDING - How Memory Really Works
Why your brain forgets so much, why certain years dominate your memory, and science-backed ways to remember more.
21 min