Hidden Brain

The show originally began as a segment of NPR's Morning Edition.{{Cite web|last1=Wen|first1=Tria|date=June 30, 2021|title=20 of the Best Podcasts on Spotify in Every Category|url=https://www.rd.com/article/best-podcasts-on-spotify/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706130510/https://www.rd.com/article/best-podcasts-on-spotify/|archive-date=July 6, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Reader's Digest|publisher=Trusted Media Brands|language=en-US}} The first episode of the podcast focused on a concept called "switchtracking".{{Cite web|last=Locker|first=Melissa|date=October 8, 2015|title=The Hidden Brain: The Podcast That Isn't Afraid to Get Cerebral|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/oct/08/listen-to-this-the-hidden-brain|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221015826/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/oct/08/listen-to-this-the-hidden-brain|archive-date=February 21, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last1=Nodjimbadem|first1=Katie|date=September 4, 2015|title="Hidden Brain" Podcast Will Make You Think Twice About Your Unconscious Mind|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hidden-brain-podcast-will-make-you-think-twice-about-your-unconscious-mind-180956521/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329010004/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hidden-brain-podcast-will-make-you-think-twice-about-your-unconscious-mind-180956521/|archive-date=March 29, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Smithsonian Magazine|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Zubiate|first=Ralph|date=July 19, 2018|title=Podcast You'll Love: 'Hidden Brain' Explores Why People Behave the Way They Do|url=https://www.komando.com/downloads/podcast-youll-love-hidden-brain/473720/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916192422/https://www.komando.com/downloads/podcast-youll-love-hidden-brain/473720/|archive-date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Komando.com|language=en-US}} Vedantam founded the independent company Hidden Brain Media in 2019 and left NPR in 2020.{{Cite web| last1 = Fern| first1 = Sasha| last2 = ez| last3 = Intern| first3 = Former Editorial| title = NPR's 'Hidden Brain' goes independent| work = Current| accessdate = 2021-11-21| url = https://current.org/2020/08/nprs-hidden-brain-goes-independent/| archive-date = 2021-11-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211121022910/https://current.org/2020/08/nprs-hidden-brain-goes-independent/| url-status = live}} Hidden Brain joined the Midroll Media network in 2020, with NPR continuing to distribute the radio show.{{Cite web| title = "Hidden Brain" podcast moves to Midroll Media for exclusive repping - RAIN News| work = RAIN News| accessdate = 2021-11-21| url = https://rainnews.com/hidden-brain-podcast-moves-to-midroll-media-for-exclusive-repping/| archive-date = 2021-11-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211121022920/https://rainnews.com/hidden-brain-podcast-moves-to-midroll-media-for-exclusive-repping/| url-status = live}}

The podcast was included on Mashable's list of "The 21 best science podcasts if you're keen to learn how things work" as well as their list of "Best podcasts for achieving your 2021 New Year's resolutions".{{Cite web|last=Connellan|first=Shannon|date=May 5, 2020|title=The 21 Best Science Podcasts if You're Keen to Learn How Things Work|url=https://mashable.com/article/best-science-podcasts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808010000/https://mashable.com/article/best-science-podcasts|archive-date=August 8, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|website=Mashable|publisher=Ziff Davis|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Joho|first=Jess|date=January 3, 2021|title=Best Podcasts for Achieving Your 2021 New Year's Resolutions|url=https://mashable.com/article/best-podcasts-for-self-improvement|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807224826/https://mashable.com/article/best-podcasts-for-self-improvement|archive-date=August 7, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Mashable|publisher=Ziff Davis|language=en-US}}

Esther Perel told The New York Times that "The host, Shankar Vedantam, seamlessly transforms dry and academic research into compelling stories that offer a total and complete escape. I can’t stop listening."{{Cite news|last=Soloski|first=Alexis|date=February 25, 2021|title=36 Podcast Personalities Recommend Their Favorite Shows|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/arts/podcast-recommendations.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830090524/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/arts/podcast-recommendations.html|archive-date=August 30, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}

The podcast won a Webby Award in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Webby Winner: Hidden Brain - NPR |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2017/podcasts/general-series/science-education/29386/hidden-brain |url-status=live |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=Webby Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413135911/https://winners.webbyawards.com/2017/podcasts/general-series/science-education/29386/hidden-brain }}

The podcast was adapted into a book.{{Cite web|last=Reese|first=Hope|date=May 15, 2021|title=Hidden Brain Podcast's Shankar Vedantam: Why The Truth is Not Always Helpful|url=https://www.freethink.com/culture/meet-hidden-brain-s-shankar-vedantam-why-the-truth-is-not-always-helpful|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802044656/https://www.freethink.com/culture/meet-hidden-brain-s-shankar-vedantam-why-the-truth-is-not-always-helpful|archive-date=August 2, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|website=Freethink|publisher=Freethink Media|language=en-US}}

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