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.
1074 episodes transcribedWhat is beginner’s luck? After all, it has a name so it must happen often enough to be a thing. But could it just be an odd and occasional coincidenc...
You are familiar with the advice that you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry because you will spend more money and buy more junk. Howev...
Since you were a child you have heard that it is important to wash your hands. But even if you do, you may not be doing it correctly and you may be mi...
There is probably something you are worrying about right now. After all, that’s what we do – we worry. This episode begins with some optimistic news a...
Would you like to be more persuasive? Listen as I reveal what one expert says is the key to winning people over to your side. Source: Rick Maurer auth...
Why do airplanes have ashtrays if smoking is prohibited? Could someone open the airplane door in mid-flight? What are the green and red flashing light...
Strange but true - people with difficult names to pronounce are discriminated against. It is often not intentional, but it happens. The result can be...
It sounds weird but there is strong evidence that wearing certain clothes can change your thoughts and behavior. Here’s one example: wearing a white...
Do you know your blood type? Do you know why we have different blood types? This episode begins with some interesting intel about blood types, why yo...
Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly cut grass? While there may be some people who don’t like that smell, it seems most people do. Why is it so unive...
Online retailers make it pretty easy to return items you purchase if you are not satisfied. But what happens to those items? Are they just put back in...
You know that feeling you get when you eat comfort food? There is something magical about it. This episode begins by exploring why some foods become c...
The clothes you wear project an image to others. But those same clothes you wear influence you as well. Listen and discover how different clothes and...
Wisdom comes with age. That’s a common belief – but is it necessarily true? Can you acquire wisdom when you are young? This episode begins by looking...
I am sure you know people who love to offer unsolicited advice. And if you think back to the last time someone offered it to you – you likely didn’t...
When you feel that urge to go to the bathroom – it just might be a good time to make an important decision. That probably sounds weird. What could th...
Some people just seem to have more luck. Things seem to go their way. When you look closer, those lucky people often have some interesting traits in c...
At some point, most men have likely been told they eat too fast – that they should slow down and enjoy their food more. Do men really eat faster than...
This may be hard to imagine but trees can fight crime. Not all types of crime but they the fight some crime – and no one really knows how they do it....
Everyone knows that $19.99 is really $20. And we know that gas sold at $3.49 and 9/10 per gallon is really $3.50. We get it. So why do retailers and g...
