Hidden Brain

Donald Trump flies South. Hillary Clinton flies below the radar. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, campaign reporter Asma Khalid, political editor Domenico Montanaro, and campaign reporter Scott Detrow, with guest and NPR correspondent Eyder Peralta. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Derek Amato wasn't born a musical savant. He became one—almost instantly—after hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool.

Donald Trump continues a shift in tone and Hillary Clinton tries to shift the conversation. This episode: host/campaign reporter Scott Detrow, political editor Domenico Montanaro, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Chicago on Friday, August 19 as part of a show the NPR Politics team produced in partnership with member station WBEZ. A separate excerpt of the show was released as the episode "Quick Take: Trump Loses campaign Chairman, Has 'Regrets'" on Saturday, August 20. Both episodes: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving...

This week, Harvard researcher Dan Gilbert tells us why we're bad at predicting our future happiness, how that affects our decision making, and why we are actually happier after making a decision that feels irrevocable.

Live in Chicago, the NPR Politics team weighs in on the ongoing shakeup in the Trump campaign. This episode: host/campaign reporter Tamara Keith, campaign reporter Sam Sanders, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Big changes for the Trump campaign and a few candidates not named Clinton or Trump. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, digital political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

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.

Donald Trump says he's not going to change. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton present contrasting economic visions for the country, even as Trump continues to distract from his own message. This episode: host/campaign reporter Tamara Keith, campaign reporter Sarah McCammon, digital political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.