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The Peter Attia Drive

Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) talks with leaders in their fields.

#414 ‒ Resistance training as we age: optimizing exercise selection and training intensity for muscle growth, function, and injury risk management | Jeff Cavaliere, M.S.P.T., C.S.C.S.
Nov 2026
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#413 ‒ The neuroscience of emotion: challenging conventional theories of emotion, how the brain predicts and constructs our experiences, and gaining greater control over how we feel | Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Cover of How Emotions Are Made
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
she's best known for her theory of constructed emotion and she's the author of how emotions are made ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
and seven and a half lessons about the brain ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Beck Depression Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory
Aaron T. Beck
in this case i was using a number of clinical skills but including the back depression inventory and the back anxiety ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Principles of Neural Design
Principles of Neural Design
Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin
called the mm is it called the principles no what's it called we're gonna find it we're gonna put it in the show it'll come to me yeah this book is like this is a this is a masterpiece this book is a ▶ tap to play from here
#412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, and the advances reshaping treatment | Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Cover of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
sid is a physician oncologist researcher and a pulitzer prize winning author of the emperor of all maladies ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee
as well as other books the gene ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Song of the Cell
The Song of the Cell
Siddhartha Mukherjee
and the song of the cell ▶ tap to play from here
#411 ‒ AMA #90: Strong convictions, loosely held: how Peter's views on fasting, keto, metformin, rapamycin, whole-body MRI, and exercise have changed
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia
as someone asked me once you know if you were to write out live ten years from now do you think it would be the same book that you wrote you know three years ago ▶ tap to play from here
#410 ‒ The biology of pregnancy: physiologic adaptation, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, childbirth, and long-term maternal health | Kathryn Gray, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct 2026
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#409 ‒ Inside modern drug development: the science, economics, and regulatory hurdles behind bringing new medicines to patients | Lloyd Klickstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of The Transformed Cell
The Transformed Cell
Steve Rosenberg
the first person who i ever read articulating this was steve rosenberg wrote one of my favorite books about science called the transformed cell this book is over 30 years old ▶ tap to play from here
#408 ‒ AMA #89: Thyroid health: interpreting symptoms, diagnosing and treating dysfunction, and navigating the gray zone
Sep 2026
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#407 ‒ Preventing cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease: lowering LDL early, APOE4, and promising new therapies | Michael Davidson, M.D.
Sep 2026
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Blood pressure: how to measure, manage, and treat high blood pressure (AMA #48 rebroadcast)
Sep 2026
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#406 ‒ Migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache: symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment | Brian Grosberg, M.D.
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of The International Classification of Headache Disorders
The International Classification of Headache Disorders
International Headache Society
the international classification of headache disorders kind of like the bible of headed but with no mention of god in it ▶ tap to play from here
#405 ‒ AMA #88: Metabolic liver health: how to assess risk, catch dysfunction early, and prevent or reverse liver disease
Aug 2026
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#404 ‒ Mental health beyond neurotransmitters: the role of hormones in psychiatry, why symptom reduction isn't enough, and the future of psychedelic therapies | Linus Abrams, M.D.
Aug 2026
0:00 / 137:51
#403 ‒ Peptides: separating scientific promise from marketing hype
Aug 2026
0:00 / 53:22
#402 ‒ NMR blood analysis: how heart disease risk, insulin resistance, inflammation, and mortality risk can be assessed from a single blood sample | Jim Otvos, Ph.D.
Aug 2026
0:00 / 145:14
#401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare
Jul 2026
0:00 / 64:00
#400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks
Jul 2026
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#399 ‒ The evolution of Alzheimer's disease and dementia care: how early detection, personalized treatment, new therapies, and a multimodal approach are changing the landscape | Gayatri Devi, M.D.
Jul 2026
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Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast)
Jul 2026
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#398 ‒ AMA #86: GLP-1 RAs and muscle loss: new data, better questions, and how to preserve muscle during weight loss
Jun 2026
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#397 ‒ Endometriosis and adenomyosis: diagnosis, fertility, reproductive aging, and emerging treatments | Renato Tomioka, M.D., Ph.D.
Jun 2026
0:00 / 118:35
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