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The Most In-Demand Science Podcast Guests

The science figures doing the most podcast rounds — Rick Doblin, Jessica Zucker, Malcolm Gladwelland more — ranked by how many different shows they've guested on. Detected automatically, own shows excluded.

Updated September 2026. Ranked by distinct shows with a guest appearance.

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  1. 1Rick DoblinMAPS founder, MDMA therapy researcher, frequent psychedelics podcast guest76shows
  2. 2Jessica Zuckerpsychologist specializing in pregnancy loss, author of I Had a Miscarriage, frequent guest75shows
  3. 3Malcolm Gladwellhost of Revisionist History71shows
  4. 4Annie Dukeformer poker champion, author of Thinking in Bets, frequent guest69shows
  5. 5Lisa Feldman Barrettneuroscientist, author of How Emotions Are Made, frequent guest67shows
  6. 6Chanda Prescod-Weinsteinphysicist and activist, The Disordered Cosmos author, science equity circuit61shows
  7. 7Ethan MollickWharton professor, AI researcher, frequent podcast guest59shows
  8. 8Jonathan Haidtpsychologist, frequent guest57shows
  9. 9Adam GrantWharton psychologist, author of Think Again, frequent guest54shows
  10. 10Eric Weinsteinhost of The Portal52shows
  11. 11Frank WilczekNobel physicist, MIT, A Beautiful Question, physics and aesthetics circuit44shows
  12. 12Yoshua BengioMontreal AI pioneer, Turing Award, now concerned AI safety researcher, frequent guest44shows
  13. 13Francis Collinsformer NIH director, geneticist, frequent science and faith podcast guest42shows
  14. 14Angela Duckworthpsychologist, author of Grit, frequent podcast guest42shows
  15. 15Andrew Hubermanhost of Huberman Lab39shows
  16. 16Kristin NeffUT Austin professor, author of Self-Compassion, frequent psychology and wellness guest39shows
  17. 17Amy EdmondsonHarvard Business School professor, psychological safety researcher37shows
  18. 18David SinclairHarvard longevity researcher, frequent podcast guest36shows
  19. 19Marc BrackettYale emotional intelligence researcher, Permission to Feel author, frequent guest35shows
  20. 20Yann LeCunMeta chief AI scientist, frequent guest on AI debates34shows
  21. 21Temple Grandinanimal scientist and autism advocate, Thinking in Pictures author, frequent guest32shows
  22. 22Stuart RussellAI safety researcher, author of Human Compatible, frequent guest30shows
  23. 23Brian Greenephysicist, frequent guest29shows
  24. 24Kelly McGonigalStanford health psychologist, author of The Willpower Instinct, frequent guest28shows
  25. 25Katie Mackastrophysicist, The End of Everything author, accessible cosmology circuit27shows
  26. 26Valter LongoUSC longevity scientist, fasting-mimicking diet, health podcast circuit27shows
  27. 27Scott Barry Kaufmanpsychologist, author of Transcend, frequent guest27shows
  28. 28David Kesslergrief researcher, author of Finding Meaning, frequent wellness and psychology guest27shows
  29. 29Kip ThorneNobel physicist, gravitational waves discoverer, Black Holes & Time Warps author27shows
  30. 30John Gottmanrelationship researcher, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work25shows
  31. 31Thomas SeyfriedBoston College biologist, metabolic cancer theory, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease author25shows
  32. 32Kate MarvelNASA climate scientist and writer, accessible climate science circuit25shows
  33. 33Seth Shostakhost of Big Picture Science23shows
  34. 34Dacher Keltnerhost of The Science of Happiness23shows
  35. 35Chris HadfieldCanadian astronaut, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, frequent guest21shows
  36. 36Harold McGeeauthor of On Food and Cooking, food science and culinary chemistry circuit20shows
  37. 37Michael Levittphysicist20shows
  38. 38Jennifer DoudnaUC Berkeley chemist, CRISPR Nobel laureate 2020, frequent science podcast guest20shows
  39. 39Sylvia Earlemarine biologist, Mission Blue founder, ocean conservation circuit20shows
  40. 40Heston BlumenthalFat Duck chef, molecular gastronomy, science of taste podcast circuit19shows

Science podcast guests — frequently asked

Who is the most in-demand Science podcast guest?
As of September 2026, Rick Doblin has guested on the most different podcasts we track (76 shows), followed by Jessica Zucker and Malcolm Gladwell. We rank Science figures by the number of distinct shows they've appeared on as a guest.
Which Science figures do the most podcasts?
The science figures doing the most podcast rounds right now include Rick Doblin, Jessica Zucker, Malcolm Gladwell and others on the list above. Each links through to every podcast they've appeared on, updated automatically as new episodes drop.
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