Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.
The first episodes of the show's fifth and final season are out on Wednesday night. Critic Eric Deggans says the Duffer Brothers keep the plot moving along — even though, so far, many of the storylines feel familiar.
This Thanksgiving season, we remember Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's "founding mothers," who died this year. For decades, she shared a family recipe for cranberry relish with listeners.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker, about the latest in the Trump administration's unconventional approach to negotiating a peace deal.
Millions of Americans are flying to visit family and friends this holiday season. It's a big test of the U.S. aviation system after weeks of disruptions caused by the government shutdown.