The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss

The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire. lawrencekrauss.substack.com lawrencekrauss.substack.com

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Most frequent guests

Noam Chomsky 7 episodes
Richard Dawkins 4 episodes
Martin Rees 3 episodes
Heather Mac Donald 3 episodes
Ricky Gervais 2 episodes
Brian Keating 2 episodes
Nicholas Christakis 2 episodes
Jeffrey Sachs 2 episodes
Werner Herzog 2 episodes
Jonathan Rauch 2 episodes

Every guest on The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss

112 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray: From Poetry to Free Speech · May 2023

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Jordan Peterson
Jordan B Peterson on Confronting Value, Meaning, & More · Dec 2021

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Annie Jacobsen
Annie Jacobsen · Jul 2024

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Alvin E. Roth
Alvin Roth: Moral Economics, from Prostitution to Kidney Transplant Markets · May 2026

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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais: Hall of Fame episode: Comedy, Philosophy, Religion and Science · 2 episodes

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Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff: : The Canceling of the American Mind. Free Speech and Academia · Dec 2023

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Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram on Math, Philosophy, & More · Feb 2022

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Noam Chomsky
(Rebroadcast) Noam Chomsky | Prescient Predictions? | Trump, Brazil, and American Fear · 7 episodes

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Martin Rees
Martin Rees: If Science is to Save Us, Part 2 · 3 episodes

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Brian Keating
A dialogue with Brian Keating, at the San Diego Air and Space Museum · 2 episodes

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Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson | The War on Science Interviews | Day 2 · Jul 2025

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Barry Barish
Barry Barish | Exploring The History of Experimental Physics · Aug 2021

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Frank Wilczek
From Quarks to Galaxies: A tour through the forefront of modern physics with Frank Wilczek · Apr 2024

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Scott Aaronson
Scott Aaronson: From Quantum Computing to AI Safety · Dec 2023

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Peter Singer
Peter Singer: From Animal Liberation to Effective Altruism · Oct 2023

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Richard Dawkins
The Origins Podcast: The War on Science Interviews: Day 1, Richard Dawkins · 4 episodes

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Roger Penrose
The Origins Podcast: Roger Penrose · Mar 2022

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Alex Garland
Alex Garland: Fundamental questions inspire art and science · Aug 2022

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Katie Herzog
Katie Herzog: The Science Behind Drinking To Get Sober · Mar 2026

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Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley: The Origins of COVID-19 · Apr 2022

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Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg: The Art and Science of Communication · May 2024

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Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky: The Illusion of Free Will · Oct 2023

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Gad Saad
Gad Saad: Final Episode of The War on Science Interviews · Sep 2025

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Carole Hooven
Carole Hooven | The War on Science Interviews | Day 11 · Aug 2025

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Sabine Hossenfelder
Sabine Hossenfelder: Physics, Science Ideology, & More · Nov 2021

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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker on Rationality, Psychology, Language, & More · Feb 2022

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Nicholas Christakis
Nicholas Christakis | The War on Science Interviews | Day 3 · 2 episodes

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William Shatner
Boldly going where no podcast has gone before: William Shatner; Wonder, Awe, and Questions, Questions... · Apr 2023

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Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs on Diplomacy, Conflict, and the Path to Peace · 2 episodes

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Charles Murray
Charles Murray: On Human Diversity · Jul 2022

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David Frum
David Frum · Jul 2020

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Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert: Can human technology solve unintended consequences of human technology · Jan 2023

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John Preskill
John Preskill: From the Early Universe to the Future of Quantum Computing · Feb 2023

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Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog · 2 episodes

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Mar 2022

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Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman: Revelations about Revelation...and more · Jul 2023

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Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna: Scientist and World Changer · Jan 2025

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Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Rauch: · 2 episodes

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Michael Shellenberger
Origins Podcast with Michael Shellenberger: From Apocalypse Never to Running for Governor · Jun 2022

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Sally Satel
Sally Satel | The War on Science Interviews | Day 7 · Jul 2025

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