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Hello Hidden Brain listeners,
We’re thrilled to share some good news: Apple Podcasts announced its “Best Episodes of 2025” and 4 of the 10 have roots in public radio.
This small, curated collection represents episodes that especially resonated with Apple’s editorial team, and we agree — they’re really good episodes, and we’re honored to be included. The honor is a testament to the enduring power of curiosity, care, and narrative craft in public radio.
Give them a listen:
Question Everything – A Mystery in Marion (Part One)
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On a Friday morning in rural Kansas, the publisher of a tiny local newspaper hears a knock at the door. It’s the police — with a search warrant. Within minutes, they’re inside his home, seizing his electronics. At the same time, officers are raiding his newsroom, confiscating computers and phones. No subpoena. No warning. And, no right to do it. The publisher scrambles to understand: Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? He has made some enemies over the years, in this town of just 2,000 people. And then — just as he starts to piece it together — something even more devastating happens. A tragedy that would make national news, and change his life forever.
Hidden Brain – Relationships 2.0: Keeping Love Alive
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There’s no magic potion that can make someone adore you. But there are things you can do to promote a deep and enduring connection — and even feelings of passion — between yourself and your partner. In the final chapter of our Relationships 2.0 series, psychologist Arthur Aron shares some techniques for falling and staying in love.
Wild Card with Rachel Martin – Jason Reynolds Loves Being a Crybaby
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Jason Reynolds writes stories that don’t talk down to kids. In young adult books like Long Way Down, Ghost, and two Miles Morales Spider-Man novels, there is a clear understanding: kids are complicated people, and Jason treats them that way. His newest audio-only book is called Soundtrack. He talks with Rachel about the value of being a crier and the advice about rest he got from LeVar Burton.
This American Life – The Hand That Rocks the Gavel
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A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.
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