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.
1110 episodes transcribedEver watch a TV chef put seasoning on food? Often, they sprinkle the herbs and spices from high up? This episode begins with an explanation of why the...
“Sometimes you need a good cry.” How many times have you heard that advice? So what does the science say? This episode begins by looking at whether cr...
When it comes to easing traffic congestion, sometimes the solution is worse than the original problem. This episode begins with a tale of how trying t...
Everyone likes to laugh, and it turns out there are some real health benefits to laughter. This episode begins with how laughing may just be the best...
Some people always seem to look great in photographs. How do they do it? This episode begins with some simple tricks that will make anyone look better...
While we tend to be very good at noticing our failures, keeping track of all your victories is a much better idea - even the little victories. This ep...
Everyone doodles. It is just something we do, especially when listening to a boring speaker. Yet doodling is actually not a distraction - it can reall...
Do you like your signature? What message does it send to the people who see it? This episode begins with some insight into how other people might make...
We can all do a little bit to improve our driving skills. For example, do you turn your headlights on when you drive during the day? You should – and...
Wi-Fi is great except when the microwave oven is on. At least that is the case in my house. Whenever we turn on the microwave oven in the kitchen – it...
A common ingredient listed on perfumes, colognes, soaps and lotions is “fragrance.” That doesn’t tell you much. This episode begins with an explanatio...
Everyone know that texting and driving is dangerous. But why is it so much more dangerous than driving and drinking coffee or driving and talking to a...
In the last several years, a lot of different kinds of salt have popped up on store shelves. It used to be just salt and kosher salt. Now there is sea...
You have probably noticed that aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side. Why? What’s the difference - and why do some recipes call for it to be...
Anyone who travels knows you often don’t sleep well on the first night at your new destination - especially if you have travelled across time zones. T...
When you order something online, do you then track the package to see where it is and when it is coming? This episode begins with the results of a sur...
You’ve washed your hands a million times. Yet there is a pretty good chance you are probably doing it incorrectly. Over the last year and a half we ha...
Are you neat or messy? You most likely have a preference for either a neat or a cluttered work environment. There is a general assumption that neat is...
Moms have been passing down health and beauty advice for generations and some of it is just plain wrong! Listen as we bust some myths about some of th...
Hard to imagine a hot summer day without a can of soda or beer. Before the mid-60s those cans were absolutely useless unless you had a can opener hand...
