Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
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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Apr 4, 2026 • 47min
Favorite Superstitions Explained & Weird Science Quirks – SYSK Choice
Chris Balakrishnan, co-founder of Nerd Nite and author of quirky science tales, and Heather Alexander, author and researcher of global traditions and superstitions, explore why odd beliefs persist. They discuss origins of rituals like wishbones and ladder taboos, celebrity quirks, athlete rituals, and strange science stories from maggot therapy to hangovers and bird behavior.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 49min
What Really Makes Someone Attractive? & When Work Takes Over Your Life
Guy Winch, clinical psychologist and author of Mind Over Grind, explains why work so easily takes over our lives and what breaks the cycle. He discusses blurred boundaries from remote work, how rumination steals recovery, and practical steps to reclaim evenings and energy. Short, practical, and urgent.
Mar 31, 2026 • 27min
SYSK TRENDING: Understanding Déjà Vu
Anne Cleary, cognitive scientist at Colorado State University and author of The Déjà Vu Experience, breaks down the strange feeling of familiarity. She explains its links to memory, when it tends to occur, why it can feel mystical, auditory parallels like déjà entendu, triggers in everyday life, and when frequent déjà vu might signal a neurological issue.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 12min
How You Perceive Colors & The Ways Heat Can Make You Healthy
Kory Stamper, lexicographer who decodes how language shapes color names. Bill Gifford, health writer exploring how controlled heat can boost resilience. They unpack why color names change perception and buying choices. They also explore how saunas, hot baths, and heat exposure trigger physiological adaptations and surprising health links.
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Mar 28, 2026 • 50min
How Your Biases Are Used Against You & How Top Performers Think -SYSK Choice
Eric Potterat, clinical and performance psychologist and retired Navy commander who trained SEALs, and Alex Edmans, finance professor and author on how stories exploit biases, discuss how our biases shape beliefs and decisions. They cover confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, skepticism toward headlines, mental toughness routines, paced breathing, self-talk, and incremental growth for peak performance.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 48min
Could You Live on Another Planet? & Why Vet Bills Are So High
Scott Solomon, evolutionary biologist and author, outlines how low gravity, radiation, and isolation could reshape human bodies and minds on long‑term space settlements. Joe Spector, founder and CEO of Dutch Pet, breaks down why veterinary costs and wait times are rising and how telehealth can expand affordable, nonemergency pet care. Short, vivid conversations on living off Earth and fixing access to pet medicine.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 25min
SYSK TRENDING - A Practical Way to Approach Anxiety
Dr. John Delony, mental health and wellness expert and author of Building a Non-Anxious Life, argues anxiety is a helpful alarm, not the enemy. He explores why rumination fuels that alarm and urges addressing root causes like boundaries, relationships, finances, and resilience. Practical moves—connection, preparedness, and facing discomfort—help the alarm quiet as real problems get solved.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 51min
Are Your Genes Secretly Controlling Your Behavior? & How to Truly Flourish
Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioral geneticist probing how DNA and environment shape temperament and moral blame. Daniel Coyle, author on building meaning and joyful high-performing groups. They discuss whether genes steer behavior and how that should affect responsibility. They also explore practical habits, rituals, and social moves that help people and groups flourish.
Mar 21, 2026 • 51min
The Biology of Love & Simple Questions That Can Save You Money -SYSK Choice
Meet Matt Schulz, a practical personal finance pro who teaches how simple questions can cut fees and save money, and Dr. Liat Yakir, a geneticist who explains how hormones and evolution shape attraction and bonding. They discuss the biology behind different kinds of love, stages of romantic attachment, and concrete tactics for negotiating bills, waivers, and better rates.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 50min
The Serious Problems with AI & Why Humans Drink Alcohol
Dr. Charles Knowles, surgeon and recovery advocate who wrote Why We Drink Too Much, and Emily Bender, linguist and AI skeptic and co-author of The AI Con, join the conversation. They discuss what current chatbots really do and the risks of synthetic summaries. They explore alcohol’s long cultural role, its health harms, and why some people develop dependence.
