Let's face it: people lie. We lie to each other and to ourselves. Is there a deeper reason why we do it? In this episode, TED speakers deconstruct the hard truths of deception. (Original broadcast date: June 20, 2014).

Big changes for the Trump campaign and a few candidates not named Clinton or Trump. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, digital political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at [email protected].

Donald Trump says he's not going to change. 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 [email protected].

Brands help us assign value to almost everything we buy. But is there a way to know the difference between real and created value? In this episode, TED speakers explore the seductive power of brands. (Original broadcast date: May 9, 2014).

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

We live our lives by the calendar and the clock, but time is also an abstraction, even an illusion. In this hour, TED speakers explore how our sense of time changes depending on who and where we are. (Original broadcast date: June 19, 2015).

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected]