Reviews
Rate ShowHidden brain and team thanks for you service
Your team has made impactful influence in my own healing journey. I just want to say thank you for providing meaningful conversations amongst the meaningless deceptions common today. As we change ourselves we change the world. Thank you.
- Native sevant
- Sept. 25, 2024
Despair
I love your podcasts and have learned so much listening to you and your guests.
I also love your laugh and sense of humor.
I’m from Suriname and live in US since 1971.
Keep doing the good work, it’s just great!
Li
- Li 1009
- Sept. 23, 2024
Hi :)
Hi i hope you have a great day, night, or evening and remember to always be grateful and happy :)
- Rosè ---
- Sept. 20, 2024
Great podcast
Sometimes I don’t enjoy a particular topic or guest. As with anything I can skip. It’s my choice- I’ve truly enjoyed so many episodes and recommend this podcast to so many people. Thank you for a smart discussion on sooooo many topics.
- RhTsch
- Sept. 18, 2024
Toooo many corporating with little benefits to world
Be transparent, how much influence does these to big to fail corporations have on this show.
- Corporate wealthfare
- Sept. 16, 2024
- errtcyn40ty0y8
- Sept. 13, 2024
Host can react in annoying ways
I find the topics interesting but some guests are infuriating like the recent one who had a problem with authority. His refusal to leash dogs where he is supposed to shows a total lack of consideration for the well-being of others, and the fact that he felt safe not complying with the police officer’s instruction shows his huge privilege as a white man in America. It has nothing to do with a suspicion of and natural rebellion against authoritarian dictates but a typical privileged entitlement that puts his pet dog above other humans being safe and not feeling unable to access spaces with a dog running around. Disgusting that the host chuckles and doesn’t challenge him more on his privilege in choosing to disregard rules. In general, the host sometimes has annoying reactions like chuckling too hard or in a way that doesn’t seem sincere or trying to appear empathetic when you can tell it isn’t heartfelt.
- gpmr1988
- Sept. 9, 2024
Good episode, but…
This is in regards to the conspiracy of silence episode. I get why you focused on DJT…but fast forward to 2021 and 2022 and the deafening silence at the abject failure that Biden has been. Literally no chance DJT gets away with all the stuff Biden has been given a pass on. Interesting how most media is quiet on the matter. All that is happening now fits the narrative of this episode. Oh and Elon Musk potentially taking over Twitter because it really isn’t the free speech engine many would like to pretend it is! What say you Hidden Brain??🫣
- weatherlou
- Sept. 6, 2024
Want to like it except for the annoying guests
The show has become quite boring. It used to have interesting subjects and guests but all too often has supremely irritating guests who are academics and speak down to us in a pedantic manner. I also find the host’s accent really annoying.
- Kékcsillag
- Sept. 5, 2024
One of My favorite podcast
I’ve listened many episodes of this podcast this year and really enjoyed them. Especially episodes “why you feel empty” and “changing our mental maps”, helped me a lot.
- Allen kiko
- Sept. 1, 2024
Worst episode ever - You’re Not the Boss of Me
This particular episode dedicates almost 90% of the time giving excuses for reasons people don’t follow rules. Shankar laughs when the guest discusses his road rage and the fact that his child throws shoes at him because daddy didn’t approach him the right way and request in a manner the child would accept. Really? What happens when this child goes to school and doesn’t follow rules because the teacher doesn’t have the time to cater to each child’s individual preferences. Clearly the apple didn’t fall far from the tree in this family. Another example is the guest complaining about being asked to leash his dog in an area clearly marked to do so. He only complies when ‘caught,’ yet goes back the next day and unleashes his dog. And the host finds this amusing? No wonder our society has become so divided. The last few minutes are spent on a few ‘approaches’ to encourage people to cooperate. Please!!! Some rules just need to be followed without explanation or prodding.
- UL8
- Aug. 29, 2024
Awful.
Ooooofffff terrible sticky, drippy mouth sounds. Don’t subject yourself to this, no content is worth listening to people who sound like this when they talk. (Guests and host!)
Utterly disgusting.
- lidia___011
- Aug. 26, 2024
Reruns
Is “You 2.0” simply a series of rerun episodes? Could be nice to identify recycled episodes out of kindness.
Otherwise nice podcast!
- The Vampire Squid Chronicles
- Aug. 26, 2024
Breastfeeding data is misrepresented in the episode about truth!
Hi Shankar,
Long time listener here. I am a breastfeeding medicine doctor and researcher and was disappointed by the poor representation of breastfeeding data in the “where truth lies” episode of all places!! Alex Edmans is clearly well versed in economics literature but not in breastfeeding literature as there do exist causality studies in breastfeeding. Moreover, infant formula is not a treatment for babies born small for gestational age or jaundice as long as maternal milk production is robust. Please consider having a breastfeeding researcher on soon to correct this often misrepresented data set!
- BurningMouthSux
- Aug. 19, 2024
Disappointing Episode “You’re not the boss of me”
As a long time listener of the podcast, I was very disappointed with this episode. The arrogance of the guest Benjamin Rosenberg was something else. I totally get the road rage part - who among us hasn’t shown our worst self on the road at one point or another. But the off leash dog story? WTH was that about and how was it relevant to the show? It had nothing to do with autonomy and everything to do with being a lousy citizen, unquestionably selfish and completely unaware of one’s privilege. It just makes no sense to me that a show of this caliber would not think twice about airing the rubbish that came of of this guy's mouth.
- helenjscotch
- Aug. 18, 2024
- kbeksk
- Aug. 17, 2024
Long time listener
Will stop listening after the episode “you’re not the boss of me”. I don’t understand why it’s so hard to keep a dog leashed. I’m extremely passionate about leashed dogs and would 100% call the cops on an unleashed dog. This is from personal experiences of being attacked numerous times by “friendly/well behaved” leashed dogs. Shame on you HiddenBrain for endorsing an extremely triggering topic!
- Nattienell
- Aug. 13, 2024
A Must Listen!
I’ve been listening for years. I’ve learned so much. Now I amaze and amuse my family with many a factoid. Not to diminish any of the content but to highlight how the podcasters do a great job of presenting information in a fun and meaningful way.
- K@r02
- Aug. 5, 2024
Good stuff
So grateful for the insightful, well-researched, thoughtful and thought-provoking content this team puts out!
- xbsyeb
- Aug. 1, 2024
Amazing series! BUT caveat emptor.
Shankar Vedantam hosts a truly unique and insightful series; I love it! Unfortunately, the commercials are off-putting, especially the ones read by Shankar himself; they sully his credibility. CAVEAT EMPTOR: I tried the free trial with the expectation that the commercials would stop, but they did not. (Wondry nixes all commercials with a subscription).
Despite the off-putting commercials, I let the free trial lapse thinking I wouldn’t mind paying for one month, but to my surprise I was automatically billed for a full year—$42! Really?! I have several podcast subscriptions, but I’ve never been billed up front for a full year. I immediately cancelled my Hidden Brain subscription and Apple gave me a full refund.
- Saurolophus
- July 14, 2024
- How can evernamebtaken
- July 8, 2024
Excellent show! A few too many sponsor breaks.
I love everything about this show—except the sponsor breaks, which feel disproportionately frequent and long.
- ebajou
- June 25, 2024
June 17 show
I like your show, but I believe some of your guests opinions are not valid. Specifically your guest Ara Norezayan’s view in regards to religion seemed to be biased by his own experiences. Most times certain types of religions were forced on people by rulers of the time. Sometimes there were economic incentives. People were killed in wars in the name of God. But the aim may have been gaining power and soldiers understood the main aim while fighting in the name of God. God is just a representation of power and order. But our inclination toward order does not mean that our brains are programmed to believe in God.
- Mkseradj
- June 24, 2024
Informative and rewarding every episode
Thank you Shankar and every person that makes HB happen! It’s rare to find a program that offers an infinite amount of learning in a space and is consistently interesting and inspiring, and hopeful!
- Nina, CSC
- June 20, 2024