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Hello and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science

and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills.

This week, we're doing something a little bit different from our usual conversation with a

psychologist about his or her thought-provoking research. Today, I will be talking with a journalist

and podcast host who

has spent more than two decades bringing psychological and behavioral

research to the public. Many of you probably know his work, especially if you

subscribe to other science podcasts and if you listen regularly to National Public

Radio. I'm talking about Shankar Vedantam, the host and executive

editor of Hidden Brain, one of the most popular science podcasts in the U.S., which receives millions

of downloads every week. Hidden Brain is also broadcast on more than 400 public radio stations

across the country. Its mission is to explore the unconscious patterns that

drive human behavior. Recent episodes have covered the psychology of money, the rise of rudeness

and resilience in coping with grief, to name just a few topics. Shankar Vedantam has been reporting

on human behavior and social science research for more than 25 years.

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