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Hidden BrainThe easiest way in. Shankar Vedantam, who spent years as a social science correspondent at NPR, builds each episode around a researcher and a story that makes their work concrete, which is why it works so well for listeners new to the subject.
The production is polished and the pacing suits a walk…0 - 2
All in the Mind (BBC radio)BBC Radio 4's programme on how we think, feel and behave, presented by Claudia Hammond, who asks of every claim what the evidence actually says. Episodes usually run under half an hour and often take a question people genuinely face, such as why some depression resists treatment or whether a keto…0 - 3
All in the Mind (ABC)Not to be confused with the BBC show of the same name: this is ABC Radio National's weekly half-hour from Australia, presented by Sana Qadar. Each episode takes a question from ordinary life, such as why some people are champion procrastinators or whether choosing the slower, harder way of doing…0 - 4
Speaking of PsychologyThe American Psychological Association's own interview show, hosted by Kim Mills. Each episode puts one or two working researchers in front of a single question, such as why nostalgia can be good for you or how people respond to extreme weather risks, and lets them explain the findings in their own…0 - 5
Two Psychologists Four BeersThe show to hear how psychologists talk when the microphone feels like the pub. Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht and Alexa Tullett are research psychologists, and the conversation turns readily to how good the evidence is: recent guests have discussed using AI tools to pull test statistics and p-values…0 - 6
Very Bad WizardsA philosopher, Tamler Sommers, and a psychologist, David Pizarro, who have been arguing about morality, minds and culture for well over 300 episodes. The psychology is at its best when they turn their scepticism on the field's famous results, as in a recent episode with Paul Bloom ranking classic…0 - 7
Many MindsThe widest lens on this list. Kensy Cooperrider talks with researchers about how humans, animals and machines think, sense and learn, so an episode on why the brain is not a computer can be followed by one on tool use among animals or on cognitive offloading, the habit of handing our thinking to…0 - 8
You Are Not So SmartDavid McRaney's long-running show about reasoning, bias and self-deception, which takes the time to get a concept right before moving on. A good recent example is a whole episode on pluralistic ignorance, the trap where most people privately reject a norm while wrongly assuming everyone else…0 - 9
Opinion ScienceA social psychologist, Andy Luttrell, interviewing fellow researchers about where opinions come from and how they change. It is closer to sitting in on a good seminar than to listening to a radio show: guests explain specific studies, such as how people hedge when expressing uncertainty or why…0 - 10
Choiceology with Katy MilkmanBehavioural economics told through real decisions with high stakes. Katy Milkman, a behavioural scientist at Wharton, opens each episode with a story and then brings in a researcher to explain the bias it illustrates, so a concept such as sunk costs or the pull of rankings arrives with a memorable…0
