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Dopamine Nation
Dr. Anna Lembke ISBN 1524746738
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Dr. Anna Lembke ISBN 1524746738
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This book by Dr. Anna Lembke has come up 19 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Diary of a CEO, Joe Rogan. 14 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Anna Lembke, Dr. Anna Lembke, Martha Beck, Mike Glover, Steven Bartlett. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-08-16 and the most recent from 2026-01-12. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"Resettling Your Brain in the Age of Cheap Pleasures"-- We are living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. Lembke explores new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain-- and what to do about it. She illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.
“giving them Anna's book, Dopamine Nation, and obviously really hard work on their part is really what did it.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Keith Humphreys: Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and one of the world's foremost experts on addictive substances and behaviors. He has advised addiction policy under both Republican and Democratic administrations and worked a decade as a hospice counselor. Stanford addiction expert Dr. Keith Humphreys explains how to think about, avoid, and overcome addiction to substances and behaviors.
“everything you write about in Dopamine Nation is related to and critical to understand if I am going to shake some of these bad habits”— Steven Bartlett
The guest here is Dr. Anna Lembke: Psychiatrist, chief of the Stanford Addiction Clinic, and a world-leading expert on dopamine. Author of the bestselling book Dopamine Nation. Stanford addiction expert Anna Lembke explains how digital media and AI hijack the brain's dopamine system, and how to reset it in four weeks.
“And there, I talk about some studies in my book that kind of indirectly show that. So, I find that really fascinating.”— Dr. Anna Lembke
The guest here is Dr. Anna Lembke: Psychiatrist and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Author of the bestselling book 'Dopamine Nation' and a leading expert on addiction and the neuroscience of reward. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Anna Lembke explain how dopamine's pleasure-pain balance drives addiction and how to reset it.
“Dr Anna Lembke you wrote one of the most iconic well-known books about dopamine which propelled the subject matter of dopamine into the public Consciousness”— Anna Lembke
The guest here is Dr. Anna Lembke: Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford, chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine clinic, and author of the bestselling book 'Dopamine Nation.' A world-leading expert on dopamine and addiction. Stanford addiction expert Dr. Anna Lembke explains how dopamine, pleasure, and pain balance the brain, and how a 30-day reset can fix compulsive habits.
“then following That You released dopamine Nation workbook which is a practical guide to find balance in an age of indulgence”— Steven Bartlett
The guest here is Dr. Anna Lembke: Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford, chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine clinic, and author of the bestselling book 'Dopamine Nation.' A world-leading expert on dopamine and addiction. Stanford addiction expert Dr. Anna Lembke explains how dopamine, pleasure, and pain balance the brain, and how a 30-day reset can fix compulsive habits.
“my colleague at Stanford, Dr. Anna Lembke, who runs our dual diagnosis addiction clinic and wrote the wonderful book Dopamine Nation, described this best”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: World-renowned neuroscientist, tenured Stanford professor and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, known for translating peer-reviewed science into actionable health and performance protocols. Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine peaks and troughs govern motivation, addiction and burnout, then opens up about friendship, loss and surviving public attack.
“she wrote the book dopamine Nation but oh I love that yeah wonderful book”— Martha Beck
The guest here is Dr. Martha Beck: Harvard-trained sociologist (BA, MA, PhD) and one of the foremost figures in personal development, author of many bestselling books including The Way of Integrity and Beyond Anxiety. She works as a life coach training 'wayfinders.'. Martha Beck teaches Andrew Huberman mind-body practices for accessing your 'essential self,' testing beliefs against the body, and living in integrity.
“the author of Dopamine Nation, and absolute virtuoso in terms of the description of the underlying biological mechanisms”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Stanford neuroscientist and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. This is a solo premium-subscriber AMA episode with no guest, answering listener questions on health, science, and performance. Huberman's premium AMA tackles thinning skin, cold-plunge temperatures, self-motivation, REM sleep, school learning hacks, and shilajit for testosterone.
“The book Comfort crisis dopamine Nation are great books that talk about these kind of things”— Mike Glover
The guest here is Mike Glover: Former Green Beret and CIA contractor; founder of Fieldcraft Survival and American Contingency, preparedness educator and author of the book Prepared. Green Beret-turned-prepper Mike Glover on being branded a domestic terrorist by the FBI and Big Tech, plus survival psychology and resilience.
“this was discussed in my colleague Dr Anna lemke's book dopamine nation and on this podcast excellent book by the way I highly recommend it”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. This is a solo episode. Huberman explains dopamine's peaks, troughs, and baseline, then shows how to beat procrastination by making effort itself the reward.
“Dr. Anna Lembke, who wrote the fabulous book Dopamine Nation. If you're interested in dopamine and addiction, in particular, that's a wonderful clear, and extremely informative read.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. This is a solo episode. Huberman unpacks the neuroscience and psychology of happiness, contrasting natural and synthetic happiness and the concrete tools that reliably raise mood.
“Also check out her absolutely phenomenal and indeed important book "Dopamine Nation", which touches on some of this as well.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Stanford professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Solo episode drawing on his own early research into nicotine and brain development. Huberman separates nicotine's real cognitive benefits from the deadly delivery devices, and details the science of quitting smoking and vaping.
“the incredible Dr. Anna Lembke, who's a medical doctor. She wrote the incredible book "Dopamine Nation."”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, where he translates science into practical health tools. Andrew Huberman breaks down exactly how alcohol damages the brain and body, concluding that the healthiest dose is zero.
“She has an amazing book called "Dopamine Nation", all about dopamine and both its uses, healthy, and its perils in things like addiction.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. This is a solo episode with no outside guest. Huberman explains how four neuromodulators run your brain, and the food, light, cold, and supplements that let you tune them.
“It is beautifully described in her book "Dopamine Nation," by the way. Excellent book I recommend to all people, addicts or not.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. His graduate thesis was on thermal regulation, making this a topic he studied directly. Andrew Huberman breaks down how deliberate heat exposure like sauna boosts longevity, growth hormone, mood, and metabolism through your body's heating circuits.
“described the use dopamine in her book, Dopamine Nation, an incredible book about addiction and dopamine I should mention.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. This is a solo episode covering thermal regulation and cold protocols. Huberman breaks down the science and exact protocols for using deliberate cold exposure to boost resilience, mood, metabolism, and athletic performance.
“has written about in her beautiful book, "Dopamine Nation." If you haven't read that book, I highly recommend it.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, which translates neuroscience into practical tools for everyday life. Huberman explains the three hardwired brain pathways that drive sugar cravings and the science-based tools to blunt them.
“She's head of the Addiction Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford. Has this amazing book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. If you haven't read the book, I highly encourage you to check it out.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, which translates neuroscience into practical tools for everyday life. Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine baselines and peaks really work, and how to harness them for lasting motivation, focus, and satisfaction.
“she has a new book coming out called "Dopamine Nation, Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence". The book comes out August 24th”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Dr. Anna Lembke: Psychiatrist and chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford School of Medicine. Author of 'Dopamine Nation' and featured expert in the Netflix documentary 'The Social Dilemma'. Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains how the brain's pleasure-pain balance drives all addiction and how a 30-day reset restores it.
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