Do you ever feel like you and a friend are speaking past each other?

Or that you're not sure how to break out of a rut?

I'm Shankar Vedantam, host of the podcast Hidden Brain.

We explore questions that keep you up at night

and provide answers that are grounded in rigorous science.

Join us each week to explore your Hidden Brain.

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Trick or Treat

Oh, don't you all look scary.

Here's a treat for you, and one for you, and a special one for you.

Happy Halloween!

Check it out, a full-sauce chocolate bar.

Oh yeah, I got peanut butter cups. What do you get, Lewis?

Oh man, I got an apple.

Huh, bummer, do you want a trade?

Yeah, right, no way. I'm in my now.

Me too.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

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