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.
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SYSK TRENDING - Why Young People Dread Adulting27 Oct 2026 · 26mWhy People Misunderstand You (Even When You're Clear) & The Secret Life of Leaves26 Oct 2026 · 48mWhen Pleasure Backfires & The Truth About Losing Weight - SYSK Choice24 Oct 2026 · 53mShould You Tip for Takeout? & The Weird Ways People Get into The Guinness Book of World Records22 Oct 2026 · 47mSYSK TRENDING - Understanding Body Language20 Oct 2026 · 24mThe Technology That Gets You to Pay More & The Good News About Envy19 Oct 2026 · 47mWhy Crowds Change Who You Are & The Mystery of How Life First Began- SYSK Choice17 Oct 2026 · 47mThe Surprising Science of Enjoying Food & Why We Need to Know Why15 Oct 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING -Taking a Tour of the Human Body13 Oct 2026 · 26mWhy Young Men and Women Don’t Trust Each Other & What Makes Love Last12 Oct 2026 · 49mHow to Make Your Clothes Last Longer & Why It Pays to Be Quiet - SYSK Choice10 Oct 2026 · 49mHow to Have Great Conversations & The Surprising Truth About Optimism8 Oct 2026 · 47mSYSK TRENDING -The Intriguing Mysteries of the Universe6 Oct 2026 · 26mWhen to Speak Up and When to Stay Quiet & Why Smart Investors Do Crazy Things5 Oct 2026 · 50mThe Tech of Tomorrow That Never Arrived & The Remarkable History of Teeth - SYSK Choice3 Oct 2026 · 48mHow to Take Smarter Risks in Life & The Lies You Tell Yourself1 Oct 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - Why Gossip Is Actually Good for You29 Sept 2026 · 24mHow to Read a Room Like a Pro & The Surprising Truth About Self-Esteem28 Sept 2026 · 48mWhy Pets Behave So Strangely & The Surprising Rhythm of Your Brain - SYSK Choice26 Sept 2026 · 49mHow Optimism Works in Tough Times & The Curious Story of Breakfast Cereal24 Sept 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - How the Negativity Effect Rules Us22 Sept 2026 · 25mStop Trying So Hard to Sleep & Why New Things Are So Hard to Resist21 Sept 2026 · 49mHow Horses Shaped History & The Surprising Upside of Laziness – SYSK Choice19 Sept 2026 · 46mSecrets to Getting Great Customer Service & The Curious Story of Remote Controls17 Sept 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - Curious Quirks of the Human Brain15 Sept 2026 · 23mA Smarter Way to Make Big Life Changes & The Strange Rise of the House Cat14 Sept 2026 · 49mThe Secret Life of Gases & Why We Get Hooked - SYSK Choice12 Sept 2026 · 49mThe Bizarre World of Product Testing & Understanding Highly Sensitive People10 Sept 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - What Makes Someone Credible8 Sept 2026 · 27mThe Nocebo Effect: Placebo’s Evil Twin & Weird Facts You Never Knew7 Sept 2026 · 48mWhy Secrets Are So Hard to Keep & The Curious Quirks of Language - SYSK Choice5 Sept 2026 · 48mThe Surprising Power of Swearing & How to Build Confidence Fast3 Sept 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - Are The Added Ingredients In Food All That Bad?1 Sept 2026 · 23mHow to Get Better Healthcare & The Strange Ways Weather Affects You31 Aug 2026 · 50mHow Music Can Actually Heal You & The Skills Technology Is Stealing - SYSK Choice29 Aug 2026 · 49mWhy You Really Should Talk to Strangers & What Could Actually End the World27 Aug 2026 · 46mSYSK TRENDING - How to Improve Your Focus25 Aug 2026 · 24mInside Amazon's Empire & How Social Media Is Rewriting Your Life24 Aug 2026 · 50mHow Your Brain Reacts in a Disaster & Exploring Healthy Solitude - SYSK Choice22 Aug 2026 · 48mThe Psychology of Infidelity & How to Improve Your Executive Function20 Aug 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - Understanding Physical Intelligence18 Aug 2026 · 23mWhy So Many People Feel Empty & The Truth About What Humans Should Eat17 Aug 2026 · 50mHow to Waste Less Food and Save Money & Why Insects Rule the World -SYSK Choice15 Aug 2026 · 54mThe Hidden Science of Imagination & What AI Still Doesn't Understand13 Aug 2026 · 49mSYSK- TRENDING - What Your Dog is Really Thinking11 Aug 2026 · 19mHow to Find the Best Airfares Every Time & What Burnout Really Means10 Aug 2026 · 50mThe Science of Happier Spending & How to Set Healthy Boundaries - SYSK Choice8 Aug 2026 · 52mHow to Stop the Pain of Rejection & How Couples Can Fight Without Falling Apart6 Aug 2026 · 45mSYSK TRENDING - Mysteries That Science Can’t Explain4 Aug 2026 · 21mHow Slowing Down Makes Life Better & Why Every Brain Needs Music3 Aug 2026 · 48mHow to Read People & The Most Extreme Things on Earth – SYSK Choice1 Aug 2026 · 47mWhy You Don't See What's Right in Front of You & The Surprising Truth About Sidewalks30 Jul 2026 · 50mSYSK TRENDING-The Bright Side of Sadness28 Jul 2026 · 26mInvest Like Warren Buffett & How To Disagree Better27 Jul 2026 · 49mEat Almost Anything & Still Be Healthy & The Amazing World of Rats- SYSK Choice25 Jul 2026 · 49mThe Science of Charisma & Why Midlife Is Better Than Everyone Thinks23 Jul 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - Where Did the Hamburger Come From?21 Jul 2026 · 23mHave We Been Wrong About Posture? & How Memory Champions Think20 Jul 2026 · 49mThe Surprising Power of Being Polite & Job Interview Secrets That Really Work-SYSK Choice18 Jul 2026 · 51mThe Mystery of Accents and the Dangerous Habit of Rumination16 Jul 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - A Different View of Success14 Jul 2026 · 25mHas Therapy Gone Too Far? & The Hidden Genius of Birds13 Jul 2026 · 50mThe Human Need We're Neglecting & The Mystery of Great Ideas - SYSK Choice11 Jul 2026 · 51mThe Proven Magic of Being Outdoors & The Curious History of A, B, C9 Jul 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING-How Your Circadian Rhythm Runs Your Life7 Jul 2026 · 25mWhy Pain Isn't What You Think It Is & The Disappearing Joys of Everyday Life6 Jul 2026 · 48mWhy Some Ideas Change the World & Black Holes: Science’s Greatest Enigma - SYSK Choice4 Jul 2026 · 51mHow Your Beliefs Control Your Future & Why Climate Solutions Need a Rethink2 Jul 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - The Extraordinary Benefits of Watching Sports30 Jun 2026 · 26mHow GPS Quietly Runs the World & When Illness Has No Obvious Cause29 Jun 2026 · 47mHow to Avoid Life's Biggest Regrets & The Meaning of Swear Words – SYSK Choice27 Jun 2026 · 50mSurprising Factors That Influence What You Buy & The Strange Story of Ice25 Jun 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - The Power of Scarcity23 Jun 2026 · 24mIs Marriage Dying? & How Top Performers Build Confidence22 Jun 2026 · 46mHow Your Refrigerator Changed Human History & The Surprising Purpose of Volcanoes -SYSK Choice20 Jun 2026 · 47mThe Magical Appeal of Bacon & How Your Emotions Cost You Money18 Jun 2026 · 50mSYSK TRENDING – How to Make Yourself Smarter16 Jun 2026 · 21mShould You Fear the Sun? & Is There Anything to Astrology?15 Jun 2026 · 49mYour Phone May Not Be the Problem & The Puzzles That Break Your Brain - SYSK Choice13 Jun 2026 · 48mWhy You Put Things Off & The Myth of Criminal Profiling11 Jun 2026 · 47mSYSK TRENDING - The Power of Validation9 Jun 2026 · 26mWhat Body Language Really Reveals & How to Get More Things Done8 Jun 2026 · 48mOur Fascination With Pushing Buttons & How Games Have Shaped Our World-SYSK Choice6 Jun 2026 · 50mThe Truth About Love at First Sight & What the UFO Videos Actually Show4 Jun 2026 · 46mSYSK TRENDING - Understanding and Controlling Our Fear2 Jun 2026 · 25mWhen What You Said Isn’t What They Heard & The Real Way People Get Ahead1 Jun 2026 · 51mThis Is Why You Dream & The Benefits of Solitude – SYSK Choice30 May 2026 · 49mHow to Get People to Say Yes & What Your Darkest Emotions Mean28 May 2026 · 50mSYSK TRENDING - The Dangers of Collective Illusions26 May 2026 · 28mWhy Humans Crave Rituals & How Music Transports Your Mind25 May 2026 · 49mHow to Make Better Friends & Cleaning Myths That Waste Your Time - SYSK Choice23 May 2026 · 50mYour Hormones Control More Than You Think & How Big Mistakes Shape You21 May 2026 · 51mSYSK TRENDING - What It Means To Be Inspiring19 May 2026 · 27mWhy Walking is More Powerful Than You Think & A Career You May Have Missed18 May 2026 · 47mHow Your Environment Affects Your Behavior & Curiously Strange Moments In History - SYSK Choice16 May 2026 · 51mThe Truth About Becoming Wealthy & The Hidden Damage of Our Digital Life14 May 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - Why Your Consciousness is Unique12 May 2026 · 28mWhy You Hate Uncertainty & The New Science of Living Longer11 May 2026 · 49mHow to Get Better at Anything & Why So Many People Like Tattoos - SYSK Choice9 May 2026 · 50mThe Science of Getting Lucky & What People Secretly Google7 May 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING-How to Negotiate by Asking the Right Questions5 May 2026 · 26mThe Trouble with Thinking Outside the Box & What Hunger is Really Telling You4 May 2026 · 49mDo Plants Think? & Why Dining Out Feels So Expensive - SYSK Choice2 May 2026 · 51mWhat AI Is Really Good At & That Feeling You Get When You Don’t Fit In30 Apr 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING -The Truth About Cynicism28 Apr 2026 · 25mWhat Is “Now”? & How to Deal with Poisonous People27 Apr 2026 · 48mHow Luck and Chance Shape Your Life & The Science of Slowing Aging – SYSK Choice25 Apr 2026 · 49mYour Body is Smarter Than You Think & How to Calm Anyone Down in 90 Seconds23 Apr 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING: What Makes Things Funny21 Apr 2026 · 25mWhat Your Attachment Style Reveals & The Trouble with Predictions20 Apr 2026 · 48mHow to See What Others Don’t & What Pain Is Really Telling You-SYSK Choice18 Apr 2026 · 54mHas Tipping Gone Too Far? & Why You Don’t Do What You Want16 Apr 2026 · 50mSYSK TRENDING: How to Stay Safe in a Dangerous World14 Apr 2026 · 24mWhat’s Really Controlling Your Money? & When to Quit13 Apr 2026 · 48mWhy Rituals Are So Important & Healthy Living Made Simple – SYSK Choice11 Apr 2026 · 48mHow to Build Confidence Fast & Why You Keep Procrastinating9 Apr 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - How to Become More Resilient7 Apr 2026 · 26mWhy Siblings Turn Out So Different & Why Talking to Strangers Helps6 Apr 2026 · 49mFavorite Superstitions Explained & Weird Science Quirks – SYSK Choice4 Apr 2026 · 47mWhat Really Makes Someone Attractive? & When Work Takes Over Your Life2 Apr 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING: Understanding Déjà Vu31 Mar 2026 · 27mHow You Perceive Colors & The Ways Heat Can Make You Healthy30 Mar 2026 · 49mHow Your Biases Are Used Against You & How Top Performers Think -SYSK Choice28 Mar 2026 · 50mCould You Live on Another Planet? & Why Vet Bills Are So High26 Mar 2026 · 48mSYSK TRENDING - A Practical Way to Approach Anxiety24 Mar 2026 · 25mAre Your Genes Secretly Controlling Your Behavior? & How to Truly Flourish23 Mar 2026 · 51mThe Biology of Love & Simple Questions That Can Save You Money -SYSK Choice21 Mar 2026 · 50mThe Serious Problems with AI & Why Humans Drink Alcohol19 Mar 2026 · 50mSYSK TRENDING - How Memory Really Works17 Mar 2026 · 23mHow Real Optimists Think & Butter Secrets Most People Miss16 Mar 2026 · 50mShould You Stay or Leave? & Songs That Changed Music History - SYSK Choice14 Mar 2026 · 49mAre You Revealing Too Much or Not Enough? & How We Absorb Technology12 Mar 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - A Better Approach to Decision Making10 Mar 2026 · 22mHow Your Beliefs Drive Success & The Science Behind Keeping Your Brain Sharp9 Mar 2026 · 47mThe Art of Conflict & The Surprising Power of Swearing-SYSK Choice7 Mar 2026 · 48mThe Science of Dreaming & Simple Rules That Could Add Years to Your Life5 Mar 2026 · 49mSYSK TRENDING - How to Successfully Pursue Happiness3 Mar 2026 · 24mWhy So Many People Have Allergies & Why You Keep Doing Things You Shouldn’t2 Mar 2026 · 49mThe Power of Noticing What Matters & Mastering Meaningful Conversation-SYSK Choice28 Feb 2026 · 51mThe Serious Problem of Picky Eaters & Will AI Make Us Dumber?26 Feb 2026 · 51mBonus: SYSK TRENDING – The Crisis of Loneliness and How to Fix It24 Feb 2026 · 22mSecret Service Communication Skills & Designing a Meaningful Life23 Feb 2026 · 49mHow to Stop Fighting With Food & The Science of Making Predictions - SYSK Choice21 Feb 2026 · 49mHow Eyeglasses Changed the World & The Art of Effective Complaining19 Feb 2026 · 49mBonus: SYSK TRENDING - How Stress Distorts Your Thinking17 Feb 2026 · 24mStreet Smarts That Keep You Safe & The Science of Great Ideas16 Feb 2026 · 48mThe Secrets Twins Share & Subtle Money Mistakes to Avoid-SYSK Choice14 Feb 2026 · 50mHow to Find True Love & Why Some People Pursue Impossible Goals12 Feb 2026 · 49mBonus: SYSK TRENDING - The Science of Sleeping, Breathing, and Hydration10 Feb 2026 · 26mThe Automatic Path to Wealth & How to Beat Self-Doubt9 Feb 2026 · 49mWhy Everything We Do Matters & The Importance of Big Tech Oversight - SYSK Choice7 Feb 2026 · 47mWhy We Buy Cheap Stuff - Then Regret It & Important Clues About Your Health5 Feb 2026 · 47mBonus: SYSK TRENDING - Finding Your Motivation3 Feb 2026 · 19mThe Human Need to Matter & The Enduring Appeal of Cats2 Feb 2026 · 49mOur Strange Relationship With Robots & What is Confidence? - SYSK Choice31 Jan 2026 · 49mWhy You Click With Some People & How to Pursue Anything with Excellence29 Jan 2026 · 50mHow Great Ideas Are Born & Why We Stick With People Like Us26 Jan 2026 · 48mThe Powerful Ways Culture Shapes Us & Why We Struggle With Fitness-SYSK Choice24 Jan 2026 · 50mHow Not to Die Anytime Soon & Why You Need Friction in Your Life22 Jan 2026 · 49mHow to Adapt When Life Throws a Curveball & Understanding the Flow of Time19 Jan 2026 · 48mThe Science of Recognizing Faces & The Rules to Clearer Thinking-SYSK Choice17 Jan 2026 · 50mWhy It's Good to Feel Guilty & How Plagiarism Really Works15 Jan 2026 · 49mPowerful Ways to Regulate Your Emotions & What Laughter Does for You12 Jan 2026 · 50mStrange Ways Men and Women Differ & Why We Label Some Animals Pests - SYSK Choice10 Jan 2026 · 49mWhy Everything We Do Matters & The Importance of Big Tech Oversight - SYSK Choice10 Jan 2026 · 44mHow Your Sense of Taste Really Works & Why Sports Fans Care So Much8 Jan 2026 · 48mThe Human Need to Matter & The Enduring Appeal of Cats5 Jan 2026 · 46mHow Ozempic and Similar Weight Loss Drugs Really Work & The Story of Money5 Jan 2026 · 48mHow the Moon Transformed Earth & Fun and Easy Housecleaning Hacks - SYSK Choice3 Jan 2026 · 50mHow Self Talk Can Sabotage You & Questioning What’s “Normal”1 Jan 2026 · 48mWhy People Do or Don’t Like You & The Power of Asking for Help29 Dec 2025 · 45mHow Much of “You” is Heredity? & Martin Cooper: The Father of the Cellphone - SYSK Choice27 Dec 2025 · 47mThe Extraordinary Power of Solitude & Christmas Mysteries Revealed25 Dec 2025 · 47mThe Real Stories Behind Christmas Traditions and Songs - Holiday Bonus Episode23 Dec 2025 · 30mWhat Makes a Hit Song & Why You Never See the Same Rainbow Twice22 Dec 2025 · 47mThe New Science of Living Longer & How to Master the Fear of Being Judged - SYSK Choice20 Dec 2025 · 49mThe Science of Memory Manipulation & Why Wildlife is Invading Neighborhoods18 Dec 2025 · 49mTrue Stories Behind Christmas Songs & Dangerous Decorations- Bonus Holiday Episode16 Dec 2025 · 32mHow to Make More Joy and Less Stress For the Holidays & Odd Secrets of Evolution15 Dec 2025 · 45mHow to Truly Know People & The Science Behind the Human/Dog Bond-SYSK Choice13 Dec 2025 · 51mMagic Words That Influence Others & How Feeling Healthy Makes It So11 Dec 2025 · 46mSecrets of Christmas Classic Movies & The Curious Story of Eggnog – Bonus Holiday Episode9 Dec 2025 · 30mThe Untold Story of the Christmas Tree & The New Rules of Eating Out8 Dec 2025 · 49mWhy Audiences Behave the Way They Do & The Hidden Benefits of Uncertainty - SYSK Choice6 Dec 2025 · 47mOur Obsession with Aliens & The Dangers of Loneliness and Isolation4 Dec 2025 · 49mOrigins of the Office Christmas Party & Pro Advice for Great Holiday Videos – Bonus Holiday Episode2 Dec 2025 · 29mThe Psychology of Being “Played for a Sucker” & Food Myths That Won’t Die1 Dec 2025 · 49mThe Powerful Benefits of Nostalgia & Why Games Are More Than Just Fun - SYSK Choice29 Nov 2025 · 50mWhat Awe and Wonder Do to Your Brain & Why Your Attention Span Is Shrinking27 Nov 2025 · 49mThanksgiving Myths, Foods & Forgotten Traditions- Bonus Holiday Episode25 Nov 2025 · 27mThe World’s Greatest Mentalist Shares His Secrets & The Surprising Science of Pets24 Nov 2025 · 50mWhy Success is Never Quite Good Enough & How Evolution Gave Us Free Will - SYSK Choice22 Nov 2025 · 52mThe Surprising Power of Hope & The Science of Your Sixth Sense20 Nov 2025 · 47mBONUS: You Might Also Like: David Greene is Obsessed18 Nov 2025 · 49mThe Psychology of Brand Loyalty & The Strange History of Everyday Words17 Nov 2025 · 49mThe Power of Making Things Simple & How Pockets Changed Everything - SYSK Choice15 Nov 2025 · 48mSecret Languages We All Speak & Amazing Changes in Nature You Never Knew13 Nov 2025 · 49mThe Real Story of Thanksgiving - Bonus Holiday Episode12 Nov 2025 · 24mStrange Secrets of the Human Body and Why Your Brain Requires Friends10 Nov 2025 · 49mThe Truth About Popular Food Myths & Modest Inventions That Became Life Changing - SYSK Choice8 Nov 2025 · 49m
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