Hidden Brain

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.

While everyone is focused on the Olympic winners in Rio, we're zooming in on loss. We have the story of how a world-champion judo player reacted to a devastating defeat, plus a Stopwatch Science on how losing affects us all.

Now that the conventions are well behind us, the candidates are back out on the trail, where food lurks around every corner. Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast from WNYC studios, joins the NPR Politics team to talk about the perils of eating on the trail — whether you're a candidate or a reporter. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and campaign reporter Scott Detrow. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr...

A no good, very bad week for Donald Trump. Will it matter? This episode: host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign reporter Sam Sanders, campaign reporter Scott Detrow, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

The rush of victory or crush of defeat in the Olympics can flash by very quickly. But if you slow those moments down, there's a lot to learn about human behavior.

The continuing fallout over Donald Trump's controversial response to criticism from the parents of a fallen Muslim solider. This episode: campaign reporters Scott Detrow and Asma Khalid with political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Day four of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. 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

Day three of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org

Day two of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org

Day one of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, campaign reporter Asma Khalid, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org