Amazing series! BUT caveat emptor.
Shankar Vedantam hosts a truly unique and insightful series; I love it! Unfortunately, the commercials are off-putting, especially the ones read by Shankar himself; they sully his credibility. CAVEAT EMPTOR: I tried the free trial with the expectation that the commercials would stop, but they did not. (Wondry nixes all commercials with a subscription). Despite the off-putting commercials, I let the free trial lapse thinking I wouldn’t mind paying for one month, but to my surprise I was automatically billed for a full year—$42! Really?! I have several podcast subscriptions, but I’ve never been billed up front for a full year. I immediately cancelled my Hidden Brain subscription and Apple gave me a full refund.
Saurolophus via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/14/24
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Was looking forward to this as the previews sounded interesting. Turned out the previews was the best part on the show. The forced humor was nauseating and the campy show tune at the end was 4 minutes of my life I'll never get back. I kept hoping it would get better but it just went from bad...Read full review »
Donde Esta Casa De Pepe via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/27/15
Fascinating concept, but in its execution it is scattered, and light on content. I also found the production style annoying (jarring music, voice levels all over the place)…it needs some help. Ads fill out the rest of it. Hope they improve along the way. There are so many good podcasts out...Read full review »
silverships via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/30/15
Shankar Vedantam consistently finds some of the most interesting social science research around and brings it to life on NPR, and now on his new podcast. As a Social Psychologist, I'm thrilled that he's not only bringing my field's research to a curious audience, but that he's doing it...Read full review »
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