Hidden Brain

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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 al...

#2 US · Overall 626 recordings 103 h 2015 → today Weekly updated 4 days ago
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Why Conversations Go Wrong Shankar Vedantam · 4 days ago
Blowing Up Your Life 1 h 26 min · Shankar Vedantam, Ap Dijksterhuis · 11 days ago
The Things We Don't Say 50 min · Shankar Vedantam · 17 days ago
What Art Does For Your Brain 49 min · Shankar Vedantam · 24 days ago
How to Be A Better Partner 1 h 26 min · Shankar Vedantam · Aug 17
How Feelings Make Us Smarter 48 min · Shankar Vedantam · Aug 10
Making the Most of Your Mistakes 1 h 26 min · Amy Edmondson, Shankar Vedantam, John Dinsmore · Aug 3
You Are Not Ordinary 1 h 35 min · Shankar Vedantam, Benjamin (Ben) Rogers, Jay Van Bavel · Jul 27
How to Combat Pain 51 min · Dr. Rachel Zoffness, Shankar Vedantam, Ali Goolyad · Jul 20
Changing Our Mental Maps 1 h 34 min · Shankar Vedantam, Dave Evans, Norman Farb · Jul 13
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 2 1 h 33 min · Lisa Miller, Dave Evans, Shankar Vedantam · Jul 6
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 1 50 min · Psychologist Lisa Miller, Shankar Vedantam · Jun 29
Stepping Out of the Shadows 1 h 29 min · Billi FitzSimons, Shankar Vedantam, Brian (Caller) · Jun 22
A Secret Source of Connection 1 h 28 min · Shankar Vedantam, Amit Kumar, Gordon Flett · Jun 15
Who Are You, Really? 1 h 37 min · Eric Oliver, Shankar Vedantam, Scott Barry Kaufman · Jun 8
Unleashing Your Creativity 53 min · Ap Dijksterhuis, Shankar Vedantam, Unknown · Jun 1
The Past is Never Dead 52 min · Joseph Henrich, Shankar Vedantam · May 25
The Empathy Gym 1 h 29 min · Shankar Vedantam · May 18
The Cowboy Philosopher 1 h 29 min · Shankar Vedantam, Leslie John, Stasia Shepard · May 11
Radical Acceptance 1 h 30 min · Dave Evans, Shankar Vedantam, Sarah Schnitker · May 4
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Hosts

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Named across every episode — search speaker:"Shankar Vedantam" anywhere.

Charts

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#2 Overall · United States

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Activity

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4 episodes · last 30 days · avg 72 min

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About

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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.

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-18, Hidden Brain ranks #182 on the Spotify charts and #113 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 17 countries.

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Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-18

🇮🇳 India #66 🇵🇭 Philippines #110 🇺🇸 United States #113 🇨🇦 Canada #135 🇿🇦 South Africa #156 🇨🇭 Switzerland #164 🇮🇩 Indonesia #169 🇨🇴 Colombia #170 🇵🇱 Poland #172 🇳🇿 New Zealand #177 🇰🇷 South Korea #187 🇮🇹 Italy #189 🇦🇺 Australia #190 🇧🇪 Belgium #195 🇨🇱 Chile #198 🇳🇴 Norway #198 🇫🇮 Finland #200 Science #2 Apple Science #4 Spotify Trending #163 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#14 on Apple Podcasts (Philippines) · 2025-09-11
Days on chart533
Countries now17
CategoriesScience · Science · Trending

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