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How to get on Hidden Brain

Hosted by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
20% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
85 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
707 episodes · last 2026-10-05
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
97
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
Check whether they charge. Some shows sell guest slots rather than booking them, and rates in some fields run to thousands. Nothing in a podcast feed reliably says so, so we do not claim either way. Ask before you write the pitch.
Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other other podcasts

Episodes run noticeably longer than the comparable average, so prepare for a conversation rather than a short segment.

Measured against every other podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 20% 18%
Episodes in the last 90 days 14 7
Typical episode length 85 min 33 min
Episodes published in total 707 100
Reach percentile 97 50

Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.

What the show says about itself

Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. When Bad Things Happen to Good People
  2. How to Make a Difference: Part 2
  3. How to Make a Difference: Part 1
  4. Why Conversations Go Wrong
  5. Blowing Up Your Life
  6. The Things We Don't Say
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Common questions

Does Hidden Brain accept guests?

Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Hidden Brain?

Yes. Hidden Brain publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does Hidden Brain publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 707 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 85 minutes.

Is Hidden Brain still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.