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The Peter Attia Drive

Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) talks with leaders in their fields.

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Most frequent guests

  1. Matthew Walker 8 episodes
  2. Tom Dayspring 7 episodes
  3. Paul Conti 6 episodes
  4. James Clear 5 episodes
  5. Marty Makary 5 episodes
  6. Layne Norton 4 episodes
  7. Dom D'Agostino 4 episodes
  8. Iñigo San Millán 4 episodes
  9. Matt Kaeberlein 4 episodes
  10. Andrew Huberman 3 episodes

Every guest on The Peter Attia Drive

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

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    Andrew Huberman

    #286 ‒ Journal club with Andrew Huberman: the impact of light exposure on mental health and an immunotherapy breakthrough for cancer treatment · 3 episodes

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  2. —
    Patrick Radden Keefe

    #186 - Patrick Radden Keefe: The opioid crisis—origin, guilty parties, and the difficult path forward · Dec 2021

    0 votes
  3. —
    Colleen Cutcliffe

    #283 ‒ Gut health & the microbiome: improving and maintaining the microbiome, probiotics, prebiotics, innovative treatments, and more | Colleen Cutcliffe, Ph.D. · Dec 2023

    0 votes
  4. —
    Chris Hemsworth

    #234 ‒ Chris Hemsworth on Limitless, longevity, and happiness · Dec 2022

    0 votes
  5. —
    Andy Galpin

    #250 ‒ Training principles for longevity | Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART II) · 2 episodes

    0 votes
  6. —
    David Sinclair

    #70 - David Sinclair, Ph.D.: How cellular reprogramming could slow our aging clock (and the latest research on NAD) · 2 episodes

    0 votes
  7. —
    David Epstein

    #96 - David Epstein: How a range of experience leads to better performance in a highly specialized world · Mar 2020

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  8. —
    Arthur Brooks

    #377 ‒ Special episode: Understanding true happiness and the tools to cultivate a meaningful life—insights from past interviews with Arthur Brooks · 3 episodes

    0 votes
  9. —
    Oliver Burkeman

    #265 - Time, productivity, and purpose: insights from Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman · Aug 2023

    0 votes
  10. —
    Joe Liemandt

    #366 ‒ Transforming education with AI and an individualized, mastery-based education model | Joe Liemandt · Sep 2025

    0 votes
  11. —
    James Clear

    Building & Changing Habits | James Clear (#183 rebroadcast) · 5 episodes

    0 votes
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    Paul Conti

    #298 ‒ The impact of emotional health on longevity, self-audit strategies, improving well-being, and more | Paul Conti, M.D. · 6 episodes

    0 votes
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    Rick Rubin

    #57 – Rick Rubin, legendary music producer: collaborating with sensitive psyche of greatest living musicians, and his personal story of weight loss and spiritual quest · Jun 2019

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    Karl Deisseroth

    #191 - Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D. · Jan 2022

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    Rick Doblin

    #65 - Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA— the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species · Aug 2019

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    Jocko Willink

    #56 - Jocko Willink, retired Navy SEAL, Part II of II: Sleep, fasting, raising kids, discipline, taking ownership, and the impact of war · 2 episodes

    0 votes
  17. —
    Ryan Hall

    #199 - Running, overcoming challenges, and finding success | Ryan Hall · Mar 2022

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  18. —
    Gabrielle Lyon

    #365 ‒ Training for longevity: A roundtable on building strength, preventing injury, meeting protein needs, guidance for women and youth athletes, and more | Gabrielle Lyon, Mike Boyle, Jeff Cavaliere · Sep 2025

    0 votes
  19. —
    Ryan Holiday

    #101 - Ryan Holiday: Finding stillness amidst chaos · 2 episodes

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    Esther Perel

    #172 - Esther Perel: The effects of trauma, the role of narratives in shaping our worldview, and why we need to accept uncomfortable emotions · Aug 2021

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    Mike Israetel

    #335 ‒ The science of resistance training, building muscle, and anabolic steroid use in bodybuilding | Mike Israetel, Ph.D. · Feb 2025

    0 votes
  22. —
    Alex Hutchinson

    #151 - Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D.: Translating the science of endurance and extreme human performance · Mar 2021

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  23. —
    Charles Duhigg

    #360 ‒ How to change your habits: why they form and how to build or break them | Charles Duhigg, M.B.A · Aug 2025

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  24. —
    Rhonda Patrick

    #369 ‒ Rethinking protein needs for performance, muscle preservation, and longevity, and the mental and physical benefits of creatine supplementation and sauna use | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. · 3 episodes

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  25. —
    Matthew Walker

    #221 ‒ Understanding sleep and how to improve it · 8 episodes

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    Layne Norton

    #380 ‒ The seed oil debate: are they uniquely harmful relative to other dietary fats? | Layne Norton, Ph.D. · 4 episodes

    0 votes
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    Robert Sapolsky

    The impact of stress on our physical and emotional health | Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D. (#51 rebroadcast) · 2 episodes

    0 votes
  28. —
    Michael Easter

    #284 ‒ Overcoming addictive behaviors, elevating wellbeing, thriving in an era of excess, and the scarcity loop | Michael Easter, M.A. · 2 episodes

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  29. —
    Bill Perkins

    Optimizing life for maximum fulfillment | Bill Perkins (#237 rebroadcast) · 2 episodes

    0 votes
  30. —
    Lewis Howes

    #245 ‒ Overcoming trauma, finding inner peace, and living a meaningful and fulfilling life | Lewis Howes · Mar 2023

    0 votes
  31. —
    John Barry

    #107 - John Barry: 1918 Spanish flu pandemic—historical account, parallels to today, and lessons · Apr 2020

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    Carole Hooven

    #374 - The evolutionary biology of testosterone: how it shapes male development and sex-based behavioral differences, | Carole Hooven, Ph.D. · Dec 2025

    0 votes
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    James O'Keefe

    #134 - James O'Keefe, M.D.: Preventing cardiovascular disease and the risk of too much exercise. · Oct 2020

    0 votes
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    Sebastian Junger

    #315 ‒ Life after near-death: a new perspective on living, dying, and the afterlife | Sebastian Junger · 2 episodes

    0 votes
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    Anna Lembke

    #321 – Dopamine and addiction: navigating pleasure, pain, and the path to recovery | Anna Lembke, M.D. · Oct 2024

    0 votes
  36. —
    Joel Jamieson

    #305 ‒ Heart rate variability: how to measure, interpret, and utilize HRV for training and health optimization | Joel Jamieson · Jun 2024

    0 votes
  37. —
    Annie Duke

    Improve your decision-making, frameworks for learning, backcasting, and more | Annie Duke (#60 rebroadcast) · 2 episodes

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  38. —
    Stuart McGill

    Lower back pain: causes, treatment, and prevention of lower back injuries and pain | Stuart McGill, Ph.D. (#287 rebroadcast) · 2 episodes

    0 votes
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    Eric Topol

    #91 – Eric Topol, M.D.: Can AI empower physicians and revolutionize patient care? · Feb 2020

    0 votes
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    Richard Isaacson

    #18 - Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer's prevention · Oct 2018

    0 votes

Recent episodes

455 episodes from the feed, newest first.

  1. Blood pressure: how to measure, manage, and treat high blood pressure (AMA #48 rebroadcast)
    Sep 2026
  2. #406 ‒ Migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache: symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment | Brian Grosberg, M.D.

    with Brian Grosberg

    Aug 2026
  3. #405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease
    Aug 2026
  4. #404 ‒ Mental health beyond neurotransmitters: the role of hormones in psychiatry, why symptom reduction isn't enough, and the future of psychedelic therapies | Linus Abrams, M.D.

    with Linus Abrams

    Aug 2026
  5. #403 ‒ Peptides: separating scientific promise from marketing hype
    Aug 2026
  6. #402 ‒ NMR blood analysis: how heart disease risk, insulin resistance, inflammation, and mortality risk can be assessed from a single blood sample | Jim Otvos, Ph.D.

    with Jim Otvos

    Aug 2026
  7. #401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare
    Jul 2026
  8. #400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks
    Jul 2026
  9. #399 ‒ The evolution of Alzheimer's disease and dementia care: how early detection, personalized treatment, new therapies, and a multimodal approach are changing the landscape | Gayatri Devi, M.D.

    with Gayatri Devi

    Jul 2026
  10. Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast)
    Jul 2026
  11. #398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss
    Jun 2026
  12. #397 ‒ Endometriosis and adenomyosis: diagnosis, fertility, reproductive aging, and emerging treatments | Renato Tomioka, M.D., Ph.D.

    with Renato Tomioka

    Jun 2026
  13. #396 ‒ Breast cancer screening: understanding risk, deciding when to start and how often to screen, and choosing the right imaging strategy
    Jun 2026
  14. #395 - Brain lipidology: understanding APOE, cholesterol homeostasis, Alzheimer's disease risk, and the effects of lipid-lowering therapies on brain health | Tom Dayspring, M.D.

    with Tom Dayspring

    Jun 2026
  15. #394 ‒ Sleep pharmacology: the role of medications in healthy sleep, the promise of emerging therapies, and the evidence for common sleep supplements
    Jun 2026
  16. #393 ‒ AMA #85: A guide to medications and supplements: determining what to take, what to skip, and how to know if they're working for you
    May 2026
  17. #392 - Genetic testing: when it's valuable, how to choose the right test, and what to do with the results
    May 2026
  18. #391 ‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy
    May 2026
  19. #390 ‒ AMA #84: Family health history, preventing heart disease, metabolic health, strength training efficiency, dementia risk reduction, NAD supplements, and hydration
    May 2026
  20. #389 - Thinking scientifically: why it's hard, why it matters, and a practical toolkit
    Apr 2026
  21. #388 — Prostate cancer screening: why current PSA guidelines are failing men and how modern tools improve early detection and save lives
    Apr 2026
  22. #387 - AMA #83: Peptides—evaluating the science, safety, and hype in a rapidly growing field
    Apr 2026
  23. #386 - Aging clocks—what they measure, how they work, and their clinical and real-world relevance
    Apr 2026
  24. #385 - AMA #82: Applying the tools of longevity in the real world: disease prevention, DEXA scans, artificial sweeteners, injury recovery, stability training, habit formation, protein intake and mTOR activation, and more
    Mar 2026
  25. #384 - Special episode — Obicetrapib: The CETP inhibitor with cardiovascular benefits and potential Alzheimer's prevention
    Mar 2026