{"podcast":{"title":"Hidden Brain","slug":"hidden-brain-215799","podcast_index_feed_id":215799,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/kwWc0lhf","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5982e1b7-239c-4b89-81f9-49df1f33fdae/dd71b17c-82bb-441d-a979-e16975aebc1c/3000x3000/hbtilewshankarfinal_rgbsimplecast.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Hidden Brain Media","episode_count":627,"summary":"Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T02:20:26.356953+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-brain-215799"},"episode":{"title":"The Debt Trap","slug":"the-debt-trap","published_at":"2026-04-06T19:53:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-brain-215799/the-debt-trap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-brain-215799","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/2/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/df179a36-a022-41e3-bf7c-b7a4efc6f51e/episodes/96531e78-648a-4593-b7b2-a08b402364e3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=df179a36-a022-41e3-bf7c-b7a4efc6f51e&awEpisodeId=96531e78-648a-4593-b7b2-a08b402364e3&feed=kwWc0lhf","summary":"We like to think that good financial decisions come down to discipline and basic math. But the psychology of money turns out to be deeply complicated. Researcher John Dinsmore explains the hidden mental biases that shape how we think about spending, borrowing, and the future. We explore how these forces can steer us toward costly mistakes — and how to guard against them. Then, on Your Questions Answered, researcher Bobby Parmar returns to consider the upsides of embracing uncertainty.","meta_description":"We like to think that good financial decisions come down to discipline and basic math. But the psychology of money turns out to be deeply complicated. Res…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hidden-brain-215799/episodes/the-debt-trap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-brain-215799/the-debt-trap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}