![]() “It’s a way to talk about serious topics without necessarily taking ourselves seriously,” said Vedantam.Īs in his NPR segments, on the podcast Vedantam makes complex scientific ideas understandable and even relatable. The podcast format gives them room to play – including introducing games to engage listeners. Still, Vedantam is pleased to have entered into the new enterprise. This podcast was as much a decision that listeners made as a decision that NPR and I made.” “Over the years some have asked why there isn’t a podcast so they can get more than one story a week. “The fans who like the work I do on NPR really seem to like it a lot,” he says. To hear him describe it, Vedantam’s podcast had an almost spontaneous generation. To me, the medium is much less important than the content and the engagement, or relationship with the audience.” “I’m happy to explore those interests in many forms, whether that’s on the radio or the podcast or at live events. “I have a set of interests that look at the world of the social sciences,” said Vedantam. The Hidden Brain will let the veteran science explorer go deep on topics that are of particular interest to him and, hopefully, his audience. ![]() The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.“The podcast is not going to be a substitute for what I do on NPR,” says Vedantam. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. You can find new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. She and Scott love to hike, snowshoe and camp in the Cascade Mountains. Merchant has been cancer-free for the last 13 years. And that's why he's my unsung hero.ĬHANG: That was Deb Merchant of Albany, Ore. It's his commitment to be present for someone he loves that made a huge difference in my life. ![]() And he demonstrated that when we went through chemotherapy together. He's actually said to me, I'll take love over money any day. MERCHANT: Scott's care and love of people comes first. And he went to every single person in every single chair every single week throughout that entire period. And I thought maybe the first day that that would be it, but he stuck with me every single week through chemotherapy. And then he went to the next person and asked them, are you comfortable? Can I get you anything? Would you like a warm blanket or a pillow? How about some hot tea? And then he went to the next person and the next person and the next person. And instead, he stayed with me all day, making sure I had the right food and tea, being comfortable in a chair with the right pillow and warm blanket. Our first visit, I thought for sure that Scott would drop me off, head back to his office to continue his work and come pick me up at the end of the day. And in January 2007, I started six months of chemotherapy. Couple of years later, however, the cancer came back, and this time it was a different matter. And so we did.Īfter biopsy and Tamoxifen and radiation, the doctor said, we'll never see you again. And he didn't hesitate to say, no, we're a team. And I gave him the choice to opt out of the relationship. Deb Merchant's unsung hero is her partner of 22 years, Scott Stevens.ĭEB MERCHANT: In 2003, Scott and I had been dating for just a couple of years when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. "My Unsung Hero" tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression. ![]() Time now for "My Unsung Hero," our new series from the team at Hidden Brain.
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