Hidden Brain

How recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino are changing rhetoric and reshaping the race for 2016. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Don Gonyea, national political correspondent; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent; Carrie Johnson, justice correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam looks at what we find funny and what, well, crosses the line. Comedian Bill Burr joins us to talk about why race, gender and Caitlin Jenner can be so funny.

This week: shootings in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino have amplified political debates over gun control and national security. Plus the state of the GOP primary, what Donald Trump's continued front-runner status means for the party, and what the NPR Politics team just 'can't let go' this week. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Domenico Montanaro, political editor; Don Gonyea, national political correspondent...

This week on Hidden Brain, we explore real and fake, from fine art to fine wine. Shankar speaks with Noah Charney, author of The Art of Forgery, about why art forgers are compelled to spend their lives copying the great masters, and why so many of them want to get caught. Also this week: why we love studies that prove wine connoisseurs wrong.

Here's what you need you know about the big climate summit world leaders are holding in Paris over the next two weeks. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House Correspondent; Scott Detrow, campaign reporter; Nell Greenfieldboyce, Correspondent with NPR's Science desk. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has an app. And he's not the only one. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Scott Detrow, campaign reporter; Amita Kelly, digital editor. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.

In this special Thanksgiving edition of the weekly roundup, the NPR Politics team swaps stories of when Thanksgiving and politics intersect. Plus in political news: President Obama's meeting with French President Francois Hollande, Donald Trump's heated rhetoric about Muslims and Syrian refugees, and what Muslim Americans are feeling in the middle of it all. This episode: campaign reporters Sam Sanders, Asma Khalid, and Sarah McCammon, and political editor Domenico Montanaro...

The holidays are all about generousity, gratitude, and spending time with the people we love. But we all know the whole "spending time with the people we love" part has its challenges. Hidden Brain is here to help — with science-based tips to give you a happier holiday.

This week: The Paris attacks put national security, immigration — even how we talk about tragedy on Facebook — in the spotlight. Plus what the NPR Politics team just 'can't let go' this week. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent, Scott Detrow, political and technology reporter, and Sam Sanders, campaign reporter. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.

If you're running for President, a campaign book is practically a requirement. But why? And what do they actually reveal? This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Danielle Kurtzleben, digital political reporter; Ron Elving, editor and correspondent. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics and at npr.org/politics.