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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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. TED Radio Hour
Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves.Get more brainy miscellany with TED Radio Ho...Show More
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52:27 | Dec 1st, 2017
11 RECOMMENDATIONS
Sometimes, being truthful can be uncomfortable — even risky. But can radical honesty and openness change things for the better? This hour, TED speakers take transparency all the way to its limit. Gues...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4. 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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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
5. 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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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
6. 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
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7. 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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1:03:20 | Aug 2nd, 2020
1 RECOMMENDATION
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
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8. 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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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.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9. 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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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.
10. 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
11. 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
1 RECOMMENDATION
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
12. 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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22:33 | Dec 25th, 2019
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
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
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.13. Embedded
NPR's original documentary podcast unearths the stories behind the headlines. Police shootings. Towns ravaged by opioids. The roots of our modern immigration crisis. We explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or never brought to light. We return...Show More
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38:18 | Nov 7th, 2019
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
When a student starts down the path towards racist extremism, there's no set plan for how a school should respond. But teachers and fellow students are often the first to spot the warning signs. So wh...Show More
14. All Songs Considered
Hosts/nerds Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are your friendly music buddies with the week's best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more. Hear songs that can completely change your day, with humor, heart and (...Show More
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What Makes A Great Album Last?
38:37 | Nov 14th, 2017
1 RECOMMENDATION
The season of list-making, specifically (for us) lists about the year's best music, is rapidly descending. But before the craziness begins over who had the best album or song in 2017, we thought we'd ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.15. Life Kit
Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, we talk to the experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together.Want another life hack? Try Life Kit+. Your subscripti...Show More
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Make New Friends (And Keep Them)
23:35 | Aug 19th, 2019
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
Friendship is hard, but the best way to tackle it is to talk about it. In this episode, you'll learn from the experts about how to make new friends and deepen your existing relationships.
16. 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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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?
17. The Indicator from Planet Money
A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.Got money...Show More
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09:39 | Jun 19th, 2018
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
Venezuela's economy has collapsed, and the normal economic indicators have gotten so bad they're almost unfathomable. So one economist created an indicator to capture the awful human cost.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.18. Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio
Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR Music feature your favorite musicians performing at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR office. Hear Wilco, Adele, Passion Pit, Tinariwen, Miguel, The xx and many more. This is the audio version of the p...Show More
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17:08 | Jul 29th, 2019
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from Cuz I Love You.
19. 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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52:24 | Apr 16th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
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
20. 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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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.
21. 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
Car Talk September 30, 2017
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.22. 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
1 RECOMMENDATION
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.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.23. NPR News Now
The latest news in five minutes. Updated hourly.Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to NPR News Now+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/NewsNow
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05:00 | Nov 30th, 2017
1 RECOMMENDATION
NPR News: 11-30-2017 11AM ET
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.24. 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
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
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
25. It's Been a Minute
Has it been a minute since you heard a thought-provoking conversation about culture? Brittany Luse wants to help. Each week, she takes the things everyone's talking about and, in conversation with her favorite creators, tastemakers, and experts, give...Show More
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Interview: Karamo Brown On 'Queer Eye' & 'Embracing Purpose'
51:29 | Apr 2nd, 2019
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
Sam talks to the Fab Fiver about how he learned to heal himself before he could help others.