Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Radically Normal
For generations, living openly as a gay person in the United States was difficult, and often dangerous. But there's been a dramatic change in public …
6 years, 11 months ago
Don't Panic!
Chaos is a part of all of our lives. Sometimes we try to control it. And other times, we just have to live with it. On this week's Hidden Brain, we b…
6 years, 11 months ago
What Twins Tell Us
Twin studies aren't just for twins. They're a paradigm for all of us, a way to explore an old question: how much are we shaped by our genes, and how …
6 years, 11 months ago
Never Go To Vegas
All social classes have unspoken rules. From A-list celebrities to teachers, doctors, lawyers, and journalists — there are social norms that govern u…
7 years ago
Unreal Sex
From stone statues to silicone works of art, we have long sought solace and sex from inanimate objects. Time and technology have perfected the artifi…
7 years ago
For Sale, By Owner
You own your body. So should you be able to sell parts of it? This week, we explore the concept of "repugnant transactions" with the man who coined t…
7 years ago
Radio Replay: Playing The Gender Card
Annie Duke was about to win $2 million. It was 2004, and she was at the final hand of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. But as a wom…
7 years ago
Better Than Cash
Our modern world is saturated with awards. From elementary school classrooms to Hollywood to the hallways of academia, there's no shortage of prizes.…
7 years ago
Emma, Carrie, Vivian
The eugenicists were utopians, convinced that they were doing hard but necessary things. And that included making decisions about who could have chil…
7 years, 1 month ago
Close Enough
Today, more and more of us are living through the people on our screens and in our headphones. It's not real, but for many of us, it's close enough.
…
7 years, 1 month ago