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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Designing a Life that Matters 51 min · Dave Evans, Shankar Vedantam, Unknown · Apr 27
Do You Feel Loved? 1 h 33 min · Shankar Vedantam, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Unknown · Apr 20
How to Change the World 1 h 31 min · Shankar Vedantam, Ranjay Gulati, Erica Chenoweth · Apr 13
The Debt Trap 1 h 40 min · Shankar Vedantam · Apr 6
When It's Okay to Lie 52 min · Emma Levine, Shankar Vedantam, Unknown · Mar 30
Group Think 1 h 28 min · Unknown, Shankar Vedantam, Francois Pienaar · Mar 23
Rethinking Depression 53 min · Jonathan Rottenberg, Shankar Vedantam, Dr. Molly Sands · Mar 16
Yuck! The Science of Disgust 1 h 37 min · Shankar Vedantam · Mar 9
The Secret of Charisma 1 h 34 min · Shankar Vedantam · Mar 2
Do You Feel Invisible? 1 h 28 min · Gordon Flett, Shankar Vedantam, Mark Berman · Feb 23
Why You're Smarter Than You Think 1 h 34 min · Scott Barry Kaufman, Shankar Vedantam, James Cordova · Feb 16
Coming Clean 1 h 37 min · Shankar Vedantam · Feb 9
Keeping Secrets 50 min · Leslie John, Shankar Vedantam, Unknown · Feb 2
You 2.0: Trusting Your Doubt 1 h 37 min · Shankar Vedantam, Emily Falk, Unknown · Jan 26
You 2.0: The Practice of Patience 1 h 41 min · Shankar Vedantam · Jan 19
You 2.0: How to Get Out of a Rut 1 h 38 min · Shankar Vedantam · Jan 12
You 2.0: Cultivating Courage Shankar Vedantam · Jan 5
You 2.0: Stop Spiraling! 1 h 33 min · Shankar Vedantam · Dec 29, 2025
The Reset Button 1 h 37 min · Shankar Vedantam, Eileen, Molly · Dec 22, 2025
The Path to Enough 1 h 35 min · Anna Lembke, Shankar Vedantam, Unknown · Dec 15, 2025
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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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Episodes per week over the last six months.

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 2026-09-19, Hidden Brain ranks #132 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 12 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-19

🇮🇳 India #67 🇵🇭 Philippines #82 🇺🇸 United States #132 🇨🇦 Canada #140 🇨🇭 Switzerland #164 🇿🇦 South Africa #168 🇮🇩 Indonesia #169 🇰🇷 South Korea #187 🇦🇹 Austria #189 🇳🇿 New Zealand #191 🇨🇴 Colombia #195 🇳🇴 Norway #198 Science #2 Apple
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#14 on Apple Podcasts (Philippines) · 2025-09-11
Days on chart534
Countries now12
CategoriesScience

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