Listener Reviews

Your podcast is hard to listen to as I have been a heath care worker during this pandemic. Don’t get me wrong. If Roy Kent were here he would give a great fu$&ck! I remember when you started this podcast and haven’t listened since those 15 minute sound bytes.What you are doing is gaming changing.Thank you!!❤️

I love listening to this. Never have I been able to stop midway without continuing to think about what’s being said in the podcast.

Hidden Brain is my favorite podcast! I find myself relating to each podcast no matter the subject. I enjoy Shankar’s interview style and his voice. Hidden Brain is the podcast I go to sleep to almost every night, and then re-listen to in the morning.

An episode doesn’t go by without me taking away golden nuggets to reflect on. The episodes are very good quality and interesting!

This podcast never fails to deliver engaging, innovative and relevant insights that help broaden my perspectives, empathy and self-improvement. I highly recommend it to curious listeners.

I really enjoy this show. I think the host and his team try hard to find fresh topics and also implement what they learn, and, in that way, inspire.

I am thrilled that I can listen to these presentations whenever I want to. I loved hearing them on NPR Sunday mornings. So many interesting topics explained in colorful and touching ways! Now I have them all at my fingertips. Excellent research and relatable subjects!

I LOVE hidden brain. It’s an educational podcast that doesn’t get boring at any point in time. The host is just great at his job. Episodes are so greatly laid out. And each has different topics. I listen to this for hours and learn so much. Will be recommending to family members and friends. 😊

This show features engaging conversations with great guests. Together with guests, host Shankar explores everyday and unique aspects of our amazing brains. He truly sets the bar for excellent interviews. He is likable, efficient and intelligent with a good amount of humor.

Shankar delves into fascinating topics with exquisite journalistic skill. I am so appreciative of the insights I always receive from listening to this podcast.

An excellent show. Thank you for this podcast! Wish they could all be this fantastic. And I don't hand out superlatives unless earned.

Your latest show “change behavior not belief”comes at a great time for me. I am reading 1619 and while I don’t completely agree with some of the conclusions drawn by the authors, the history (some of which is new to me) is truly disturbing. It is refreshing to consider that the impossible tasks of changing the heart is not absolutely required for peaceful coexistence. I have to confess my glass is almost always half full, and my hope is that changing behavior can lead to peaceful coexistence, and ultimately a change (may “growth” sort of like the Grinch 🥰) in heart/belief.

Great show.

This is the best segment of my local NPR station. I find myself waiting in my car to finish hearing an episode. All episodes are eye-opening and uplifting. I look forward to hearing “This is Hidden Brain, I’m Shankar Vedantam” like I look forward to the jazz intro by Jean Batiste in the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Shankar and Stephen actually share many traits; they’re tactful while sharp, graceful and witty. You’ll be hooked.

These episodes are so interesting! I feel like I learn so much about myself and the people around me and how to be a better human. Also the host seems so genuine which is always a plus!

Not exactly for the beginner but anyone interested in learning what experts are learning about how the human brain really works…you’ll find every episode a funhouse of mind expanding knowledge and as current as certainly any layperson could hope for.

The Hidden Brain podcast is one of my favorites not only because Shankar Vendantam is a great host but it’s all the little details that make it worth listening. The music intros and outros are perfectly placed and the overall pace provides the listener with the necessary ‘white space’ to process the information or story being shared. The stories themselves are thought-provoking, interesting and timely and I’m always glad I made time to listen to an episode. Thanks to the entire team for producing this excellent show. Your work is appreciated!

A perfect podcast for curiosity geeks who want to learn from other curious people whose interests extend way beyond selfies.

I love this podcast. I have learned a lot from this podcast. Definitely recommend!!

Engaging educational stories. However, A lot of noise to filter through in the feed - lots of rebroadcasts and unsung hero mini episodes

I love how they present psychology in a relatable and empathetic way. Both enjoyable and enlightening. Some episodes really allowed me to accept myself and try to do better.

I love how they take psych research and principles and vividly show how they come up in everyday life… a really phenomenal show!!

I absolutely love this podcast. Each one is better than the next.

This podcast has taught me so much in such an engaging way. The host has a consistent curiosity, kindness and humanity that makes the stories really appealing.