25 Best Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Podcasts

A list of the most popular Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.

25 Best Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Podcasts

  • 1. Hidden Brain

    Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.

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    When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

    49:05 | Feb 13th, 2018

    21 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Marriage is hard — and there are signs it's becoming even harder. This week on Hidden Brain, we examine how long-term relationships have changed over time, and whether we might be able to improve marr...Show More

  • 2. Planet Money

    Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.Wanna go deeper? Subscr...Show More

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    Wake up and smell the fraud

    22:08 | Aug 26th, 2022

    10 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Sometimes online shopping can feel a little unsavory. There are the listings that make you question if you'll really be getting exactly what's advertised. And there's no worse feeling than paying for ...Show More

  • 3. Invisibilia

    Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

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    The End of Empathy

    52:13 | Apr 12th, 2019

    21 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Invisibilia is a show that runs on empathy. We believe in it. But are we right? In this episode, we'll let you decide. We tell the same story twice in order to examine the questions: who deserves our ...Show More

  • 4. How I Built This with Guy Raz

    Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This&nbs...Show More

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    Khan Academy: Sal Khan

    1:22:03 | Sep 21st, 2020

    15 RECOMMENDATIONS

    In 2009, Sal Khan walked away from a high-paying job to start a business that had no way of making money. His idea to launch a non-profit teaching platform was ignited five years earlier, when he was ...Show More

  • 5. Fresh Air

    Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.Subscribe...Show More

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    How Tech Companies Track Your Every Move & Sell Your Data

    48:26 | Jul 31st, 2019

    4 RECOMMENDATIONS

    'Washington Post' tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler talks about how web browsers, phone apps, and smart speakers are tracking users, even when they're asleep. Fowler listened to four years' worth of audi...Show More

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  • 6. Up First

    NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays by 6 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Rachel Martin and A Martin...Show More

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    BONUS: A.D.A. NOW!

    1:03:20 | Aug 2nd, 2020

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    This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which is considered to be the most important civil rights act since the 1960s. This bonus episode of Up First is brought t...Show More

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  • 7. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

    NPR's weekly news quiz. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians. And if you can't get enough, try our new mid-week show, Everyone & Their Mom. Each Wednesday, host Emma Choi takes the story everyone's talking about and us...Show More

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    Andy Richter

    49:17 | Oct 7th, 2017

    2 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Andy Richter, comedian and late night talk show announcer, joins us along with panelists Roy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong, and Brian Babylon.

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  • 8. Throughline

    The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.Subscribe to Throughline+. You'll b...Show More

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    The Litter Myth

    35:48 | Sep 5th, 2019

    9 RECOMMENDATIONS

    How one organization changed the American public's relationship with waste and who is ultimately responsible for it.

  • 9. Code Switch

    What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from poli...Show More

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    A Decade Of Watching Black People Die

    22:37 | May 31st, 2020

    7 RECOMMENDATIONS

    The last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black people. At this point, these calamities feel familiar — so familiar, in fact, that their details have...Show More

  • 10. The NPR Politics Podcast

    Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon.Political wonks - get wonkier with ...Show More

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    Democratic Backsliding Rocks The Summit Of The Americas Before It Begins

    13:55 | Jun 7th, 2022

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    The United States is hosting a major gathering of heads of state from the Americas, but some countries are upset President Biden has elected not to invite some leaders the White House described as "di...Show More

  • 11. Pop Culture Happy Hour

    Get obsessed with us. Five days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harri...Show More

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    Cats

    22:33 | Dec 25th, 2019

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    What has ears, tails, Andrew Lloyd Webber music, and the Idris Elba/Taylor Swift duet you've been waiting for all your life? That's right, it's Cats, the new film adaptation of the musical that became...Show More

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  • 12. Rough Translation

    How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape ...Show More

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    How To Be An Anti-Casteist

    34:07 | Sep 30th, 2020

    16 RECOMMENDATIONS

    How does India's caste system play out in the hiring practices of Silicon Valley? And what happens when dominant caste people in the U.S. grapple with their own inherited privilege for the first time?

  • 13. Ask Me Another

    Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton take brilliant contestants on a roller coaster that'll make you laugh and scream (out the an...Show More

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    Yo-Yo Ma: Civic Duty

    52:24 | Apr 16th, 2021

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    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma (Words + Music) talks about performing at a COVID vaccination site. Then, he's quizzed on classical music pieces quoted in pop songs. Chefs Sohla El-Waylly and Stella Parks help Ophir...Show More

  • 14. How To Do Everything

    We're half advice show, half survival guide. We answer all your questions, from how to find a date, to how to find water in the desert.

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    Beefily Ever After

    22:37 | Nov 18th, 2016

    In our last episode, we learn how to drink tea, build human towers, watch the sunset forever and find the Ian inside all of us.

  • 15. The Best of Car Talk

    America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest.

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    #1739: 30 Years of Wasting Perfectly Good Hours

    54:24 | Sep 30th, 2017

    1 RECOMMENDATION

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  • 16. StoryCorps

    Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship. When the world seems out of hand, tune in to StoryCorps and be reminded of the things that matter ...Show More

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    StoryCorps 515: Keepers of the Temple

    16:01 | Oct 17th, 2017

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    Stories of people who grew up hidden in plain sight in one of the busiest cities in the world, New York. Hear about childhoods spent at the Statue of Liberty and even living inside a public library.

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  • 17. Short Wave

    New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott for science on a diffe...Show More

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    The Legacy of Trauma: Can Experiences Leave A Biological Imprint?

    11:02 | Feb 25th, 2021

    4 RECOMMENDATIONS

    We take a look at the field of epigenetics and its potential implications in trauma inheritance.

  • 18. Wow in the World

    The #1 podcast for kids and their grown-ups. Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz share stories about the latest news in science, technology, and innovation. Stories that give kids hope, agency and make us all say "WOW"!New episodes come out every Monday f...Show More

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    Wow in the World + The Story Pirates in Do You SEE What I HEAR? (Encore - 8/19/19)

    38:54 | Aug 19th, 2019

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    This week, it's a double scoop of our first ever, Wow in the World Podcast Scrambler! In this episode, Guy Raz and Mindy team up with the Story Pirates Podcast to explore the latest science behind SYN...Show More

  • 19. Believed

    How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history....Show More

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    The Good Guy

    18:01 | Oct 22nd, 2018

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    How did former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sexually abuse hundreds of girls and women for decades? To understand how he got away with it, we have to begin with the doctor in his prime, when...Show More

  • 20. Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

    Bullseye from NPR is your curated guide to culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and ...Show More

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    Choreographer Twyla Tharp talks dancing, aging, stirs the pot

    35:15 | Jan 17th, 2020

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    Twyla Tharp has moved her whole life. She dances - she's danced and choreographed professionally for 55 years now. She exercises. And now, she has a book. "Keep it Moving" is a manifesto on living you...Show More

  • 21. Consider This from NPR

    Six days a week, from Monday through Saturday, the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. In participating regions on weekdays, you'll also hear from local journalists ...Show More

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    The Best Song Japanese Breakfast Says She's Written Is For A Video Game

    11:12 | Oct 1st, 2021

    1 RECOMMENDATION

    Japanese Breakfast tried to create a soundtrack people would never get tired of hearing during hours of gameplay and would connect them to the main character's journey.

  • 22. On Point

    Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is pro...Show More

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    The Male Advantage In Online Dating

    46:46 | Aug 11th, 2017

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    A man books six dates in one night. The women find out. What's going on with modern dating?

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  • 23. Alt.Latino

    The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to ...Show More

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    Felix's healing soundtrack and new love songs

    30:54 | Sep 3rd

    Felix shares the music that's helped him recover from a serious illness. Anamaria shares some new exquisite (and, in one case, slightly toxic) love songs. Featured artists and songs:• Blood Orange, "I...Show More

  • 24. No Compromise

    Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights—generating millions of likes, follows, and dollars. From WAMU's Guns & America, reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Hax...Show More

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    A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns

    33:22 | Sep 8th, 2020

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    One of the same far-right groups behind this spring's anti-quarantine protests also plays a big role in a burgeoning "No Compromise" gun rights movement. Its members see the NRA as too amenable to gun...Show More

  • 25. Here & Now Anytime

    The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young, Scott Tong and Deepa Fernandes with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the tea...Show More

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    Pedaling Across The Great Divide; Local Bookstores Struggle To Survive

    41:12 | Oct 23rd, 2020

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    Nate Hegyi, host of the new podcast "Facing West," pedaled 800 miles on his bike, from Montana through Idaho and Wyoming to Colorado, listening to Americans ahead of the election. He talks about his j...Show More

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