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.
1203 episodes transcribedEvery home has batteries sitting around in a drawer somewhere waiting to be used. This episode begins with some interesting advice about how to use an...
We all know that we need to drink a lot of water. But have you ever wondered why? This episode begins with exactly how drinking lots of water helps an...
You’ve probably heard this old rock & roll legend… that when Van Halen performed in concert, they used to ask for M&Ms in their dressing room but all...
You have likely noticed that in meetings, there are often 1, 2 or 3 people who tend to dominate the meeting and eat up a lot of time. In fact, did you...
Did you know that going to get a hair cut can make you look years younger? And it apparently has absolutely nothing to do with the haircut at all. Lis...
Most offices have a coffee area and some spare coffee cups sitting around for anyone who needs one. This episode begins with an explanation for why yo...
Could drinking water make you smarter? Actually no one is really sure, but it does seem to be so. This episode begins by explaining how we know this i...
I’m sure you have been hit in the head. Maybe you fell and bumped it, or someone accidentally hit you or you got a baseball thrown at you – something....
Distractions while driving can be dangerous. Good drivers know they need to minimize distractions. However, some things that are intended to deliberat...
A person’s first name can have a profound impact on their life. This episode begins as I describe how people instantly get preconceived ideas about yo...
Everyone loves getting flowers – but of course they don’t last very long. To make them last as long as possible, what works best, the flower food that...
Why are there so many different shampoos? Does it really matter which one if all you want is clean hair? This episode begins by explaining which shamp...
With all the advances in automobile technology, it seems they still haven’t solved the problem of that terrible thumping noise that happens when you a...
Are the things in your kitchen laid out efficiently? We often place kitchen items randomly – or wherever they fit. This episode begins with a quick li...
When you drink something and start choking, people often say, “Oh it must’ve gone down the wrong pipe.” This episode begins by explaining what the wro...
Gotta big decision to make? Before you make it, you might want to wash your hands first. This episode begins with the explanation for why it is such a...
The concept of body language is based on the idea that what you do with certain body parts sends a message to other people. This apparently holds true...
Kissing has a lot of benefits you likely never knew. And it appears that the more you kiss – the more the benefits. This episode begins with several r...
It is usually very difficult to talk your way out of getting a traffic ticket. Usually, the police are just doing their job and part of their job is t...
When you put a child in a car seat, you may be doing something wrong that could put your child in danger – particularly in the winter. And it has to d...
