# Anna Lembke

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The Death of Patience: Why you suddenly can’t wait for anything anymore

Every time you can’t wait, a billionaire gets richer. You make a Thursday 9pm impulse buy. Why not, it’s basically the weekend. It’s been a tough week. You deserve it. Five minutes pass and you’ve refreshed the tracker twice. It tells you it’s arriving in two days. You could put the phone down and …

Opioids: Kicking America's Addiction

America’s got an opioid problem. So where do we go from here? What can actually help people struggling with opioid addiction? We speak to Dr. Anna Lembke, Dr. Marvin Seppala, and a patient we call Mischa. UPDATE 04/17: We’ve adjusted a couple of lines of script in this episode to clarify the role o…

The Great Avoidance | Dopamine, Attention and Rewarding our Bad Habits | 244

Is your smartphone serving you, or are you serving it? Calum Shaw talks with Denise Hershey and Matt Sones about how technology is built to hold our attention, and how to take control of it again. As part of our series Controlled or Connected, this episode looks at the neuroscience of dopamine, and…

A Stanford Psychiatrist on Escaping the Addiction Economy

Dr. Anna Lembke, Stanford psychiatrist and bestselling author of Dopamine Nation, joins Scott Galloway to discuss our dependence on validation – and why achievement doesn’t always make us feel better about ourselves. Drawing on her new book, Radical Surrender, she explains how to recognize addic…

On Surrender, and Letting Go in a World Addicted to Control | Anna Lembke

We’re living in a time of unprecedented control over almost every aspect of our day-to-day existence, from the precise way we brew and consume our favorite morning beverage, to the micro-regulation of the temperature and surround-sound audio in our car,  to when and how we reproduce.  No longer emb…

FULL EPISODE: Alien Triangles - November 5, 2026

Biostatistics professor Yorghos Tripodis reveals that despite, earlier studies overstating the prevalence of brain disease in NFL players, the corrected numbers are still alarming. Psychiatry professor Dr. Margaret Sibley gives an overview of the sobering statistics surrounding life expectancy for …

FULL EPISODE: Is Your Refrigerator Safe? - November 6, 2026

On It's Time for Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy reports on the following: Americans overwhelmingly voted against data centers in the midterms; AI chatbots could lend influence campaigns new credibility; More grocery stores in Europe report fridge and freezer temperature spikes as apparent…

Anna Lembke: Dopamine Nation

The Forum with Anna Lembke Grace Cathedral, San Francisco We live in a world of unprecedented access to pleasure—and unprecedented opportunity for overconsumption. From our smartphones and social media to food, shopping, gaming, and entertainment, high-reward stimuli are available to us virtually a…

Rewiring Your Dopamine Systems with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Anna Lembke

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Drift into deep, peaceful sleep with a gentle journey through rewiring your dopamine systems. Explore the quiet wonders of the brain, balance, habits, and calm reward, inspired by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Anna Lembke. This soothing, relaxing story helps calm your mind, ease racing thoughts, and fall…

Overcome Addictions & Obsessions of All Kinds | Dr. Anna Lembke

Dr. Anna Lembke, MD, is chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford and a leading expert in how to overcome addictions of all kinds. We discuss dopamine dynamics in the brain and how they impact risk-taking, mental obsession, and compulsive behaviors. We also discuss the most …