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Tara Boyle

Supervising Producer, Hidden Brain

Tara Boyle is the supervising producer of NPR's Hidden Brain. In this role, Boyle oversees the production of both the Hidden Brain radio show and podcast, providing editorial guidance and support to host Shankar Vedantam and the shows' producers. Boyle also coordinates Shankar's Hidden Brain segments on Morning Edition and other NPR shows, and oversees collaborations with partners both internal and external to NPR. Previously, Boyle spent a decade at WAMU, the NPR station in Washington, D.C. She has reported for The Boston Globe, and began her career in public radio at WBUR in Boston.

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When Nicole George-O'Brien was experiencing a seizure while driving over a bridge, a stranger jumped into action to make sure she and others on the road that day were safe. Nicole George-O'Brien hide caption

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Nicole had a seizure while driving, but no one was hurt thanks to a stranger's action

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Monday

When Vanessa Foster found herself stranded in Alaska, a stranger with bright blue eyes stopped to give her a lift. Vanessa Foster hide caption

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She was stranded on an Alaskan highway. A stranger saved the day

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Tuesday

Stephanie Cole was a frightened teen on her first day at a new job. When she froze during a transaction, a customer had some kind words for her. Stephanie Cole hide caption

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On Stephanie Cole's first day at a new job, a stranger puts her mind at ease

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Thursday

Twenty years ago, Kate Baker's then-2-year-old, Neil, had a seizure while on an airplane. A group of Muslim women surrounded her and comforted her, an experience she never forgot. Kate Baker hide caption

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An unexpected source of solace during an in-flight emergency

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Monday

Karl Goldstein nearly gave up playing the piano, but then a word of encouragement from a tough teacher put him on a lifelong career path. Karl Goldstein hide caption

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A few words of encouragement from his music teacher changed Karl Goldstein's life

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Patty Ramge leans against her Ford Pinto in 1978. Since then, the car has become one of the most infamous vehicles in American history, known for a design that made it vulnerable in low-speed accidents. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption

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Social psychologist Keith Payne says we have a bias toward comparing ourselves to people who have more than us, rather than those who have less Marcus Butt/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption

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Actors reading during the recording of an episode of the radio soap opera "Musekeweya" in Kigali, produced by the NGO Radio La Benevolencija. Twice a week, people all around Rwanda gather in groups to listen together. Stephanie Aglietti/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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At seventeen years old, Fred Clay was sentenced to prison for a crime he did not commit. Various flawed ideas in psychology were used to determine his guilt. Ken Richardson/Ken Richardson hide caption

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Thomas Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves, yet he also wrote that "all men are created equal." How did he square the contradictions between his values and his everyday life? ericfoltz/Getty Images hide caption

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The Mind Of The Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases

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Hannah Groch-Begley listens to Dylan Matthews play the ukulele at their home in Washington, D.C. Dylan had hesitated to buy the ukulele because it felt like too big of an indulgence. Shankar Vedantam/NPR hide caption

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