Listener Reviews

Love this show but did not like the most recent story about catching the bunny. Poor bunny.

Your show is very insightful and informative. I like listening and learn how our brain works. Thank you!

Shankar Vedantam’s voice is so soothing and the topics are so on point with what is happening with the collective. Hidden Brain is a social science gem that offers empowering insights.

I love listening to Hidden Brain they are all interesting but some of them are mind blowing

Love your show! So interesting 👏

I find I think back to these episodes after I’ve listened. Interesting to learn why we react the way we do and what we focus on.

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First off, I do usually love this podcast and am a paid subscriber, however, the last podcast with Jessica Tracy on pride, was disheartening. She includes being extroverted in her list of “all the good traits”. Is being an introvert a ‘bad’ trait? I find it hard to believe that introversion is a trait associated with bragging and or exaggerated displays of pride. I would love to understand that comment more and understand the research associated with it.

I love Hidden Brain. It has pulled me out of the depths of despair many a time. My five stars can counteract one person’s ‘poor’ review of this great show, which reads exactly like a bad Google restaurant review where someone gives one star because it snowed that day and it took them five extra minutes to get to the restaurant. 🙄 If you don’t like a particular episode, MOVE ALONG or don’t listen. One ‘bad’ episode every now and again out of hundreds doesn’t negate a one star.

I understand the need for ads, but the constant interruption with both ads and segue music is distracting and ruins the momentum for me. I'm very interested in the topics and I think you are an excellent interviewer, but when momentum is stopped every few minutes, it's very distracting.

The guest on this episode demonstrated everything not to do to win people over. Why would you have a guest who is obviously so bad at interpersonal skills to discuss this important topic?

I personally find the trope of asking the expert in the topic for a personal anecdote to be obnoxious and distracting. This combined with Shankar speaking to us as if we were children makes for a dumbed down listen on nuanced and complex topics.

Smart, captivating, fun, leaving you better than it finds you!!! Love love love!

I love the Hidden Brain! I look forward to each episode of thought provoking research. But on October 7- the episode “the hidden meaning behind the words we use”-contained some not so hidden sound effects, music, etc. I’m guessing it was to enhance the subject matter. It did not- in fact- I came close to turning off this episode many times because I found the background effects annoying. I know you’ve used music in the past, but this particular effort was a huge distraction from the subject matter- which was as usual- fascinating. Please try and make sure the background sound effects don’t compete w the people talking.

Listening to the latest podcast episode, I was struck by the overuse of voice effects. I found these effects to be very annoying to the degree that I didn’t want to finish the episode. Please reconsider this trend.

I like that this podcast makes you look at things from a different perspective and question why and how you became who you are and how to improve yourself

Thank you for a truly amazing podcast. I just listened to your episode on money amd I took 6 pages of notes! I plan to use my insights to help me rewrite my scripts about money!

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.

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

Hi i hope you have a great day, night, or evening and remember to always be grateful and happy :)

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.

Be transparent, how much influence does these to big to fail corporations have on this show.

Interesting and informative

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.