10 Best John Green Podcasts

1. Preventable

Follow Play Mar 09, 2025 1:07:22
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About Episode Two infectious diseases that we’ve been able to prevent for a half-century are re-emerging. One of the most contagious viruses in the world, measles, is spreading in the United States. Anti-vax sentiment has driven vaccination rates down leading to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. The U.S. has also seen an uptick in cases of tuberculosis which has reclaimed its position as the deadliest infection globally. The author John Green shares how his travels to Sierra Leone inspired his new book about TB. Through the story of a young patient, Henry, he highlights the health inequities that contribute to over a million and a half tuberculosis deaths annually despite the existence of a cure. Guests: Adam Ratner – Pediatric infectious disease doctor in New York City, and author of Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health John Green – Author of The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, and Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Big Picture Science
Podcast Description The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.MORE Hosts Molly Bentley, Seth Shostak
Guest John Green
Producer/Network Big Picture Science
Email ****@seti.org
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 5.7KTwitter 5.9KInstagram 283 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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2. Crash Curse: John Green and the Inconvenience of Superstition

Follow Play Jun 06, 2025 55:46
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About Episode John Green is an American author best known for his young adult novels, including The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, and Paper Towns. His work often explores love, loss, and mental health with emotional depth and wit. Green is also a prominent YouTuber, co-creating the educational channel Crash Course and the Vlogbrothers with his brother Hank. He’s an advocate for global health and education through initiatives like Project for Awesome. Known for his thoughtful storytelling and openness about living with OCD, Green has become a major voice in both literature and online media. In this episode of We Can Be Weirdos, the pair discuss the possibility of life outside of earth, the power of influencing football matches with superstitions, the strangeness of human consciousness may affect our belief in the afterlife and the existence of God. You can buy John's books here MORE Podcast Title We Can Be Weirdos
Podcast Description Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth.  As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu?  Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too. Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences. Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos! Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday.  For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.comMORE Host Dan Schreiber
Guest John Green
Producer/Network Global Originals
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Instagram 2K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Why we keep failing to eradicate this disease

Follow Play May 15, 2025 30:02
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About Episode John Green has spent his career telling stories — through novels, YouTube videos, and educational projects like Crash Course. Now, he’s on a mission to eliminate tuberculosis: a curable disease that still kills more than a million people every year. In this episode, Green joins host Jeff Berman to talk about how we could scale solutions to this global health crisis — and how to leverage obsession, creativity, and community to take on monumental challenges. Link to Everything is Tuberculosis Link to Henry’s YouTube Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. MORE Podcast Title Masters of Scale
Podcast Description On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.MORE Hosts Bob Safian, Jeff Berman, Reid Hoffman
Guest John Green
Producer/Network Masters of Scale Network
Email ****@mastersofscale.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 11.5KTwitter 30.5KInstagram 73.3K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

4. Will We Survive The Future? (with John Green!)

Follow Play Mar 18, 2025 1:12:30
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About Episode Just because our ancestors have made it through every major period of upheaval in the Earth’s history so far doesn't mean that our survival through future changes is guaranteed. Humans have become a force of nature, but will we survive ourselves? -- Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios. If you'd like to support the show, head over to Patreon and pledge for some cool rewards! Want to follow Eons elsewhere on the internet? Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram  MORE Podcast Title Eons: Surviving Deep Time
Podcast Description Season 2 of the Eons podcast will be a longform exploration of a question we’re often asked in the comments section of our YouTube videos: how long could a human survive if they were dropped into a particular period of the geologic past? MORE Host Kallie Moore
Guest John Green
Producer/Network PBS
Email ****@complexly.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)

Follow Play Apr 17, 2025 1:11:42
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About Episode Author and vlogger John Green looks around the world and sees a lot of things that suck. But rather than giving in to despair, he's trying to develop a sense of hope. He says the most "punk rock" thing to do is tackle our problems head-on.  John embraces the motto: "Human beings can be good news!" In a live discussion with Dr Laurie, he explains that if we work together we can decrease the suck in the world and increase the awesome.  This live event marked the publication of John's new book Everything is Tuberculosis - which argues that TB is a global disease that we can conquer right now if we put in a little bit of combined effort. Happiness Lab listeners have already raised tens of thousands of dollar to fight TB by donating to our appeal at GiveDirectly.org/tb. Get ad-free episodes to The Happiness Lab by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows.  Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkin Subscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. MORE Podcast Title The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Podcast Description You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.MORE Host Dr. Laurie Santos
Guest John Green
Producer/Network Pushkin
Email ****@yale.edu
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 68.3KTwitter 39.3K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. 157. The Deadliest Disease in Human History

Follow Play May 09, 2025 1:05:19
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About Episode John Green returns to the show to talk about tuberculosis — a disease that kills more than a million people a year. Steve has an idea for a new way to get treatment to those in need.   SOURCES:  John Green, best-selling author and YouTube creator.   RESOURCES:  Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, by John Green (2025). "The Deadliest Infectious Disease Isn’t a Science Problem. It’s a Money Problem," by John Green (The Washington Post, 2024). "The Deadliest Infectious Disease of All Time," by John Green (Crash Course, 2024). "Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson," by John Green (Vlogbrothers, 2023). "Designing Advance Market Commitments for New Vaccines," by Michael Kremer, Jonathan D. Levin, and Christopher M. Snyder (NBER, 2020). "Are CEOs Rewarded for Luck? The Ones Without Principals Are," by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001). "A Further Communication on a Remedy for Tuberculosis," by Robert Koch (The Indian Medical Gazette, 1891).   EXTRAS:  "His Brilliant Videos Get Millions of Views. Why Don’t They Make Money?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025). "Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time (Update)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024). "John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride (Update)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024). "Rajiv Shah Never Wastes a Crisis," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024). "'There’s So Many Problems — Which Ones Can I Make a Difference On?'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022). The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, by John Green (2021). The Anthropocene Reviewed (podcast). Nerdfighteria. TBFighters. MORE Podcast Title People I (Mostly) Admire
Podcast Description Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.MORE Host Steven David Levitt
Guest John Green
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 345.7K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact