My favorite podcast

If you’re the sort of person who is fascinated by how our minds work, human behavior, and the “what” behind the “why” of why we do what we do, this podcast is for you.

I just started listening recently, have thoroughly enjoyed every episode, and it’s all I’ve been listening to since I first came across the episodes “You 2.0: Slow Down!” and “You 2.0: Make the Good Times Last” on NPR. They are on the science of savoring and both are fascinating. Some podcasts I find myself sifting through each one and reading the synopsis before playing—I’m very protective of my time—but I haven’t done this with a single episode of Hidden Brain. It’s just that good. Everyone I’ve shared it with has thanked me and gotten a lot out of it.

Shankar Vedanta is a fantastic interviewer, not only asking the questions I’m curious about, but also ones I’d never think to ask. He’s wickedly intelligent, curious, and fascinating, but is also exceedingly kind and humble with his intellect and how he conducts his interviews. He’s also a master at synthesizing guest’s points, which I always find really helpful when I’m not able to connect some of the dots.

Great work to Shankar and the rest of his wonderful team who makes this delightful show possible.

I simply cannot recommend this podcast enough.