Podcast · Social Sciences

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

50 episodes available · plays inline · no app required

How to Combat Pain
Jul 20, 2026 ·00:50:24
Changing Our Mental Maps
Jul 13, 2026 ·01:34:01
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 2
Jul 6, 2026 ·01:33:08
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 1
Jun 29, 2026 ·00:50:05
Stepping Out of the Shadows
Jun 22, 2026 ·01:28:44
A Secret Source of Connection
Jun 15, 2026 ·01:27:43
Who Are You, Really?
Jun 8, 2026 ·01:37:28
Unleashing Your Creativity
Jun 1, 2026 ·00:52:47
The Past is Never Dead
May 25, 2026 ·00:51:51
The Empathy Gym
May 18, 2026 ·01:28:39
The Cowboy Philosopher
May 11, 2026 ·01:29:00
Radical Acceptance
May 4, 2026 ·01:30:05
Designing a Life that Matters
Apr 27, 2026 ·00:51:06
Do You Feel Loved?
Apr 20, 2026 ·01:33:11
How to Change the World
Apr 13, 2026 ·01:30:33
The Debt Trap
Apr 6, 2026 ·01:40:26
When It's Okay to Lie
Mar 30, 2026 ·00:51:48
Group Think
Mar 23, 2026 ·01:27:56
Rethinking Depression
Mar 16, 2026 ·00:53:07
Yuck! The Science of Disgust
Mar 9, 2026 ·01:37:18
The Secret of Charisma
Mar 2, 2026 ·01:34:16
Do You Feel Invisible?
Feb 23, 2026 ·01:27:47
Why You're Smarter Than You Think
Feb 16, 2026 ·01:34:13
Coming Clean
Feb 9, 2026 ·01:37:28
Keeping Secrets
Feb 2, 2026 ·00:50:15
You 2.0: Trusting Your Doubt
Jan 26, 2026 ·01:37:06
You 2.0: The Practice of Patience
Jan 19, 2026 ·01:40:43
You 2.0: How to Get Out of a Rut
Jan 12, 2026 ·01:38:02
You 2.0: Cultivating Courage
Jan 5, 2026 ·00:51:31
You 2.0: Stop Spiraling!
Dec 29, 2025 ·01:33:15
The Reset Button
Dec 22, 2025 ·01:36:43
The Path to Enough
Dec 15, 2025 ·01:31:58
The Paradox of Pleasure
Dec 8, 2025 ·00:51:15
Murder Mystery
Dec 1, 2025 ·00:52:26
Parents: Keep Out!
Nov 24, 2025 ·01:18:32
The Power of Family Stories
Nov 17, 2025 ·01:37:05
Why Following Your Dreams Isn't Enough
Nov 10, 2025 ·01:30:07
How Nature Heals Us
Nov 3, 2025 ·01:04:39
Reframing the Battle of Wills
Oct 27, 2025 ·01:11:51
Love 2.0: How to Move On
Oct 20, 2025 ·01:20:12
Love 2.0: Reimagining Our Relationships
Oct 13, 2025 ·01:35:36
Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 2
Oct 6, 2025 ·01:44:22
Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 1
Sep 29, 2025 ·01:41:21
Passion vs. Paycheck
Sep 22, 2025 ·00:53:25
It's Not My Fault!
Sep 15, 2025 ·01:18:03
Winning the Battle Against Yourself
Sep 8, 2025 ·00:52:59
Escaping Perfectionism
Sep 1, 2025 ·01:37:34
The Trauma Script
Aug 25, 2025 ·00:50:13
How Our Brains Learn
Aug 18, 2025 ·01:22:00
The Best Years of Your Life
Aug 11, 2025 ·01:19:39

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