Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain is a psychology and behavioral science–focused outlet distributed through NPR’s podcast network.
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Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military (opens the original)
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.(Image credit: Alex Wong)<img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/track
Massachusetts residents compete to be the 'Voice of Logan' airport (opens the original)
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A contest is giving Massachusetts residents a chance to become the new voice of Boston Logan International Airport. With thousands of entries, the competition is wicked steep.
A trip to one of the last toss-up districts (opens the original)
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Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley has one of this election cycle's last remaining toss-up districts. Latino voters make up a majority of voters in Allentown, and both Democrats & Republicans are trying hard to make inroads. We talk to voters about what they're weighing before voting, and about the messages each party is sending in the area.This episode: voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt, and politics reporter Stephen FowlerThis podcast was produced and edit
How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks (opens the original)
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Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.
Who’s gonna pay for your Social Security? (opens the original)
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Very soon, Social Security may not have enough money to make full payments to retirees. Very soon. Like by 2032, just six years from now. So what are we gonna do about it? Today on the show, we look at some of the most talked about possible solutions; and exactly whose wallets we’ll have to rifle through to find the money to pay for each. Then we’ll run the options by the Social Security Administration's former Chief Actuary. The guy Congress used to call to crunch numbers and give them the bott
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