Nobel Prize Conversations

Adam Smith

Booking Overview

This is an interview show focused on the lives, work, discoveries, and ideas of Nobel Prize laureates, with occasional conversations featuring closely connected experts such as translators. Credible pitch candidates include Nobel-caliber scientists, economists, authors, and specialists with a direct connection to a laureate’s work; booking difficulty is very high because the established guest standard is exceptional achievement and international prominence.

Metrics

Episodes: 149

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

andrew.hart@nobelprize.org

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Host

Adam Smith - Host and interviewer for Nobel Prize Outreach, known for conducting in-depth conversations with Nobel Prize laureates about their work, careers, curiosity, collaboration, and lives beyond their fie...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Nobel Prize laureates and highly distinguished researchers, economists, authors, or specialists with a direct connection to the laureate’s work.

Required Achievements:

Winning a Nobel Prize, Making a groundbreaking scientific or economic contribution, Producing internationally recognized literary work, Authoring or translating significant scholarly or literary work

Recent Guest Discussions

Daniel Gustafsson - László Krasznahorkai’s Literary Work, Apocalyptic Themes, Creative Process, Influences, And Long-form Sentences.

John Jumper - Artificial Intelligence, Scientific And Medical Research, Societal Change, Risks, And Regulation.

Geoffrey Hinton - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Intelligence, Human Control, Societal Change, Existential Risks, And Regulation.

Joel Mokyr - Artificial Intelligence, Technological Change, Economic Impacts, Employment, And Regulation.

Philippe Aghion - Artificial Intelligence, Technological Change, Economic Impacts, Employment, And Regulation.

Recent Topics

Nobel Prize, Science, Economics, Literature, Innovation

Episodes

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Nobel Prize Conversations

'Translating the infinite sentence' Examining the work of László Krasznahorkai with translator Daniel Gustafsson

August 26, 2026

In this episode we discuss the work of 2025 literature laureate Lázsló Krasznahorkai with literary translator Daniel Gustaffson. Having translated many of Krasznahorkai's novels from Hungarian to Swedish, Gustafsson is an expert on his depictions of apocalyptic terror and long, winding sentences. Selections from Krasznahorkai's Nobel Prize lecture, interview and banquet speech are examined by Gustafsson and host Adam Smith to gain some understanding of this mysterious writer, his creativ...

'Living through the AI revolution' Discussing our changing world with Nobel Prize laureates

August 19, 2026

"There's very few cases of more intelligent things being controlled by less intelligent things. Once they're a lot smarter than us, I don't think they'll put up with that." – Geoffrey HintonArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and changing the world around us. In this special bonus episode we speak with Nobel Prize laureates to examine AI's growing influence on our society. From various disciplines and perspectives, they share their thoughts about AI's impact on the job market, ...

'The art of collaboration' with 2025 physics laureates: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis

August 12, 2026

Forty years ago, a series of experiments demonstrated that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in a system big enough to be held in your hand. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis – all at different points in their careers – collaborated to make this groundbreaking discovery. Join us as host Adam Smith speaks with the 2025 physics laureates about the importance of following your curiosity, the future of practical quantum computers and the special combinat...

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