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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 July 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 History68shows
  4. 4Chanda Prescod-Weinsteinphysicist and activist, The Disordered Cosmos author, science equity circuit61shows
  5. 5Lisa Feldman Barrettneuroscientist, author of How Emotions Are Made, frequent guest59shows
  6. 6Ethan MollickWharton professor, AI researcher, frequent podcast guest58shows
  7. 7Jonathan Haidtpsychologist, frequent guest49shows
  8. 8Yoshua BengioMontreal AI pioneer, Turing Award, now concerned AI safety researcher, frequent guest44shows
  9. 9Eric Weinsteinhost of The Portal44shows
  10. 10Adam GrantWharton psychologist, author of Think Again, frequent guest43shows
  11. 11Francis Collinsformer NIH director, geneticist, frequent science and faith podcast guest42shows
  12. 12Frank WilczekNobel physicist, MIT, A Beautiful Question, physics and aesthetics circuit42shows
  13. 13Amy EdmondsonHarvard Business School professor, psychological safety researcher37shows
  14. 14David SinclairHarvard longevity researcher, frequent podcast guest36shows
  15. 15Angela Duckworthpsychologist, author of Grit, frequent podcast guest35shows
  16. 16Marc BrackettYale emotional intelligence researcher, Permission to Feel author, frequent guest35shows
  17. 17Yann LeCunMeta chief AI scientist, frequent guest on AI debates33shows
  18. 18Temple Grandinanimal scientist and autism advocate, Thinking in Pictures author, frequent guest32shows
  19. 19Stuart RussellAI safety researcher, author of Human Compatible, frequent guest30shows
  20. 20Brian Greenephysicist, frequent guest29shows
  21. 21Kelly McGonigalStanford health psychologist, author of The Willpower Instinct, frequent guest28shows
  22. 22Katie Mackastrophysicist, The End of Everything author, accessible cosmology circuit27shows
  23. 23Scott Barry Kaufmanpsychologist, author of Transcend, frequent guest27shows
  24. 24Valter LongoUSC longevity scientist, fasting-mimicking diet, health podcast circuit27shows
  25. 25David Kesslergrief researcher, author of Finding Meaning, frequent wellness and psychology guest27shows
  26. 26Kip ThorneNobel physicist, gravitational waves discoverer, Black Holes & Time Warps author27shows
  27. 27John Gottmanrelationship researcher, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work25shows
  28. 28Thomas SeyfriedBoston College biologist, metabolic cancer theory, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease author25shows
  29. 29Kate MarvelNASA climate scientist and writer, accessible climate science circuit22shows
  30. 30Harold McGeeauthor of On Food and Cooking, food science and culinary chemistry circuit20shows
  31. 31Andrew Hubermanhost of Huberman Lab20shows
  32. 32Jennifer DoudnaUC Berkeley chemist, CRISPR Nobel laureate 2020, frequent science podcast guest20shows
  33. 33Sylvia Earlemarine biologist, Mission Blue founder, ocean conservation circuit20shows
  34. 34Heston BlumenthalFat Duck chef, molecular gastronomy, science of taste podcast circuit19shows
  35. 35Aubrey de GreySENS Foundation, longevity researcher, transhumanist circuit19shows
  36. 36Katharine Hayhoeclimate scientist, evangelical bridge-builder, frequent guest17shows
  37. 37Andrej Karpathyformer Tesla/OpenAI AI researcher, deep learning and education circuit16shows
  38. 38Kate CrawfordAI researcher, author of Atlas of AI, tech ethics circuit16shows
  39. 39Matthew Walkersleep scientist, author of Why We Sleep, frequent guest15shows
  40. 40Stuart McGillUniversity of Waterloo spine scientist, author of Back Mechanic, pain and performance circuit15shows

Science podcast guests — frequently asked

Who is the most in-demand Science podcast guest?
As of July 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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