Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
4.6from 51,243 ratings
- 566
- Episodes
- 129
- Transcribed
- 51,243
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About Hidden Brain
Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.
- Publisher
- Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
- Category
- arts · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Aug 2015
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
129 of 566 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Love Really Works
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Am I Unhappy?
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How Love Really Works
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that in many ways, it's all of those stories and patterns that give our relationships life. And those are the things that if we grow them in the right way, create compatibility between two people. And it's just very difficult to predict how all that growth is going to happen before we, you know, sit down and do it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Hidden Brain
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Paul Eastwick
- Ed Lemay
- Chris Barnes
- Rachel Zoffness
- George Loewenstein
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,216,434,706
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 41,738 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 9,505 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Hidden Brain take guests?
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