Episodes: 12
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 55.0k followers
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Vivek Murthy - Physician, public health advocate, and former U.S. Surgeon General known for his work on loneliness, social connection, and population health.
Akil Palanisamy - Healing Versus Curing, The Power Of Listening, Uncertainty In Medicine, Service, Spirituality, And The Role Of Physicians As Healers.
Angela Duckworth - Achievement, Grit, Environmental Influences On Behavior, Ambition, Parenting, Purpose, And Creating Conditions That Bring Out People's Best.
Robert Putnam - Social Capital, Community Life, Civic Participation, Loneliness, Health, Democracy, And Rebuilding Connection In Divided Societies.
Maya Shankar - Uncertainty, Identity, Life Transitions, Rumination, Shame, Purpose, Community, And Adapting To Unwanted Change.
Robert Waldinger - Long-term Research On Happiness, Relationships, Social Fitness, Marriage, Loneliness, Achievement, Attention, Hope, And The Good Life.
Robin Wall Kimmerer: What is nature teaching us that we’re too distracted to see?
October 13, 2026
What is nature trying to teach us that we’re too distracted to notice?Botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer joins Vivek for a conversation about slowing down and paying attention to the living world around us. She invites us to see the land as “not something but someone.” Robin is a scientist, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the author of the beloved bestsellers Braiding Sweetgrass, Gathering Moss, and The Serviceberry. For decades she has helped people see nature through both...
Ayad Akhtar: How Do We Stay Open to Life’s Mysteries?
September 29, 2026
Vivek talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ayad Akhtar about his new novel, The Radiance, and what it means to be truly connected to the world—including the parts of it which defy easy explanation.In this novel, a professor recovering from a hit-and-run bike accident grapples with two accounts of what's happening to him: the clinical, scientific one reflected in scans and diagnoses, and an experience that feels far more spiritual. Vivek and Ayad follow this tension into their own lives, i...
Remembering Dr. Rachel Remen: What is the Secret to True Healing?
September 15, 2026
What does it really mean to heal? What is the difference between curing and healing? What can we offer one another when something can’t be fixed?Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen spent her life exploring what it means to be human. As Vivek puts it, Rachel was “a doctor’s doctor.” In addition to practicing and teaching at UCSF and writing the bestsellers Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings, Rachel created The Healer’s Art, a course that helped generations of doctors, including Vivek, find...
Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
Notable Peeps · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Getting Open with Andrea Miller · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Staying Human with Dr. Vivek Murthy is hosted by Vivek Murthy. Its publicly listed email is hello@stayinghuman.us. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for Staying Human with Dr. Vivek Murthy: hello@stayinghuman.us.
Podseeker estimates Staying Human with Dr. Vivek Murthy reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Staying Human with Dr. Vivek Murthy typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Established authors, academic researchers, physicians, psychologists, public health experts, and prominent thinkers with recognized expertise in human wellbeing, relationships, purpose, behavior, or medicine. Common among recent guests: Bestselling books; Leadership of major academic research programs; Faculty appointments at prominent universities. Recent guests include Akil Palanisamy, Angela Duckworth, and Robert Putnam.
High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.
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