Stanford University
Mentioned in 139 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A leading research university frequently cited across podcasts for its pioneering work in artificial intelligence, psychology, neuroscience, and health research. Podcasts reference Stanford faculty and researchers studying topics ranging from AI ethics and reasoning models to human connection, aging psychology, and nutritional science, while also highlighting institutional initiatives like the Life Design Lab and Human-Centered AI Institute. The university is discussed both for its academic contributions to contemporary challenges and its notable alumni in entertainment and technology sectors.
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Episode Mentions
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast · Apr 16, 2026
Ep 757: The 7 Silent Sins of Doing AI Right: How to Spot and Overcome the Invisible AI Work Traps
“Conducted study showing AI systems agreed with clearly wrong users 80% of the time vs. humans at 40%”
ACCESS · Apr 16, 2026
Canva’s CEO on what happens when AI does the design
“Released AI Index report showing only 38% of Americans view AI positively, cited as evidence of reputational crisis”
Office Hours with Arthur Brooks · Apr 13, 2026
6 Big Lessons to Build Your Dream Life with Sahil Bloom
“Sahil Bloom received a baseball scholarship to play at Stanford before his professional career”
On with Kara Swisher · Apr 13, 2026
Inside the Wellness Boom: Separating Scams From Science
“Referenced regarding Mark Tessier-Levine's AI drug discovery work and Reed Jobs' digital twinning research”
Elon Musk Podcast · Apr 11, 2026
Sixteen Colleges Rejected This Google Engineer
“Elite university that rejected Zong; located in Palo Alto where he attended high school”
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Apr 10, 2026
ROI of Aliveness: How to Craft the Math of a Meaningful Life | John R. Miles - EP 753
“Affiliation of guest Claude Steele, psychologist studying stereotype threat and psychological churn”
Odd Lots · Apr 8, 2026
Search Engine Presents: Are you a good driver?
“Sebastian Thrun led Stanley vehicle to win 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge; Stanford team pioneered machine learning approach to autonomous driving”
Elon Musk Podcast · Apr 8, 2026
OpenAI wants to tax automated labor
“Conducted study showing 13% relative employment decline for early-career workers aged 22-25 in AI-exposed occupations”
Outside/In · Apr 8, 2026
The Microplastics Cleanse
“Hosts researchers studying plastics and human health; co-leads Plastics and Health Working Group”
Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official) · Apr 7, 2026
The Real Life Story Of Picasso | Boring History
“Sleep laboratory where Stephen LaBerge conducted pioneering research proving lucid dreaming through objective eye movement signals”
CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast · Apr 7, 2026
BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE: Should We Believe Bears Will Draft BPA Regardless of Position? | CHGO Bears
“Tight end Sam Roush discussed as blocking-focused prospect”
Go Birds! · Apr 7, 2026
Go Birds! 2026 Draft Preview: Tight End Rankings
“College where Sam Roche developed as inline blocking tight end specialist”
Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby · Apr 3, 2026
What Happens After the NFL? ft. Malik Jackson | Coffeez with Joe Shalaby
“Jackson completed a six-week business education program that helped him build confidence and business acumen post-retirement”
Locked On Auburn - Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball · Apr 1, 2026
WHOA: Auburn Fans LOVE This Newest Detail From Alex Golesh During Spring Practice
“Source of offensive line transfers Jacob Strand and Jack Laier”
MIT Technology Review Narrated · Apr 1, 2026
Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.
“Institution with Q4Bio team investigating quantum properties of ATP molecules powering biological cells.”
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · Mar 31, 2026
How To Change The Way You Breathe For More Energy, Better Sleep, Improved Blood Pressure & A Longer Life with James Nestor #644
“Conducted landmark 20-day controlled study comparing mouth breathing vs. nasal breathing effects on sleep, snoring, and sleep apnea”
TBPN · Mar 28, 2026
Novartis Buys Excellergy for $2B, Anthropic Vs. Pentagon, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
“Source of academic research that formed the foundation for Excellergy's drug development”
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Mar 27, 2026
Social Media Addiction: Why You Feel You Don’t Matter | John R. Miles - EP 747
“Dr. Anna Lemke, Stanford psychiatrist, testified as expert witness on addictive design and dopamine deficit states caused by digital products”
The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) · Mar 26, 2026
The Race to Production-Grade Diffusion LLMs with Stefano Ermon - #764
“Ermon's academic affiliation where foundational diffusion model research was conducted”
Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche · Mar 26, 2026
Epstein Files: Down the Rabbit Hole (w. Dr. Leslie Dobson)
“University with affiliated professional mentioned as part of Epstein network”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Mar 25, 2026
David Sussillo (on foster care and neuroscience)
“Sussillo completed postdoc there before joining Google Brain; now affiliated as adjunct professor near Bay Area”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Mar 22, 2026
Why AI Actually Won't Take Your Job
“Co-authored study with Carnegie Mellon on AI agent development and real-world work representation”
Freakonomics Radio · Mar 20, 2026
Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete?
“Developed Stanley vehicle that won 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge using machine learning approach; Sebastian Thrun taught there”
Behind the Bastards · Mar 19, 2026
Part Two: Sylvia Browne: Fake Psychic Detective
“Sylvia Browne claimed to send recordings to a psychology friend at Stanford for analysis”
This Week in Startups · Mar 18, 2026
How Robinhood became a $68B company w/ Vlad Tenev
“Source of early user research participants for Robinhood prototypes”
American History Tellers · Mar 18, 2026
Fan Favorite: Great American Authors | John Steinbeck: The Observer | 4
“Steinbeck enrolled in 1919 and attended intermittently until 1925, studying creative writing under Professor Edith Miralles”
Hidden Brain · Mar 16, 2026
Rethinking Depression
“Where Rottenberg pursued his PhD in psychology after recovering from depression, studying mood disorders”
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Mar 12, 2026
Become the CEO of Your Health Through Resilience | Dr. Tara Narula — EP 740
“Where Narula earned dual degrees in economics and biology before pursuing medicine”
Hidden Brain · Mar 9, 2026
Yuck! The Science of Disgust
“Institution where Huggy Rao teaches and researches organizational leadership and poetry-plumbing tension”
Pod Meets World · Mar 9, 2026
Jeff Menell Meets World Again
“Ben Savage's college choice that influenced season 6-7 production timeline and renewal uncertainty”
The a16z Show · Mar 9, 2026
Andrew Huberman: Peptides, Sleep Tech, and the End of Obesity
“Huberman's academic institution and source of cooling technology research”
Nightcap · Mar 6, 2026
Deebo & Joe - Part 1: REACTION to DJ Moore trade to Bills + Pittman Jr. to Pittsburgh? Maxx Crosby DRAMA
“Drew Dolman's educational background; retired at 27 from NFL contract”
Last Podcast On The Left · Mar 6, 2026
Episode 655: The Du Pont Foxcatcher Murder Part III - Wrestle-Mania
“Where Dave Schultz was coaching before being recruited by DuPont to lead Team Foxcatcher wrestling program”
Good Life Project · Mar 5, 2026
Michael Pollan: Wake Up & Reclaim Your Attention
“Employer of psychiatrist David Spiegel who conducted hypnosis experiments with Pollan on self-exploration”
The a16z Show · Mar 4, 2026
Ambience CEO Nikhil Buduma on AI in Clinical Workflows
“Where Buduma was a PhD student and early deep learning research was conducted”
Pivot Podcast · Feb 27, 2026
John Brown won't apologize for his parenting playbook to greatness or his primary role in shaping his sons’ athletic careers, all 3 reaching elite levels, especially All-Pro Amon-Ra St. Brown, who credits his dad for his NFL mindset, discipline & drive.
“College where Osiris St. Brown played football before injury, mentioned as part of his athletic journey”
EdTech Connect · Feb 27, 2026
Ep. 76 - Fiona Hayes: Why Perspective Is the Most Underrated Skill in Higher Education
“Named as top-tier institution using Viewpoint Simulations platform”
Candace · Feb 27, 2026
Bride Of Charlie: Dr. Jerri & Mrs. Hyde | Episode 2
“Phil Bliss worked there in 1970s; involved with hospital for addiction research and drug counseling programs”
Dr. Bob Martin Show · Feb 24, 2026
Energy, Awareness, and the Hidden Heart
“Source of heart breathing research methodology for stress reduction and cardiovascular health”
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning · Feb 23, 2026
EFR 924: How Fermented Foods Lower Inflammation by 25% and The Gut Health Strategy That Could Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease and More with Tim Spector
“Christopher Gardner conducted landmark fermented foods study showing 25% inflammation reduction vs high-fiber diet”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Feb 23, 2026
Sterling K. Brown
“Where Brown studied business and economics before pivoting to acting, providing academic foundation”
Modern Wisdom · Feb 21, 2026
#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan
“Home of the Life Design Lab co-founded by Dave Evans; teaches design thinking applied to life design”
People I (Mostly) Admire · Feb 21, 2026
8. Peter Attia: “I Definitely Lost a Lot of IQ Points That Day”
“Where Attia completed medical school; also mentioned for undergraduate math and engineering program in Canada”
Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD · Feb 19, 2026
140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity
“Published Medicare study showing only 7-9% of women diagnosed with GSM received vaginal estrogen treatment”
The Daily · Feb 18, 2026
Can A.I. Already Do Your Job?
“Conducted study showing 20% drop in employment for young software engineers since late 2022”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Feb 17, 2026
4 Types of Workers Right Now
“Mentioned as example of Ivy League school whose graduates sometimes underperform in business roles”
10 to Life · Feb 16, 2026
22: Special Crossover: Serial Killers & Murderous Minds | 10 to Life
“University where Dr. Ricky Paniagua earned his medical degree”
Hidden Brain · Feb 16, 2026
Why You're Smarter Than You Think
“Psychologist Lewis Terman at Stanford transformed Binet's intelligence test into a tracking tool for identifying gifted students”
Backwoods Bigfoot Stories · Feb 15, 2026
BWBS Ep:186 Bigfoot Country: Part Eight
“Institutional affiliation of Dr. Sarah Henley, primatologist studying Sasquatch evidence”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Feb 13, 2026
Approaching the AI Event Horizon? Part 1, w/ James Zou, Sam Hammond, Shoshannah Tekofsky, @8teAPi
“James Zou's affiliation, conducting AI for science research including virtual labs and protein models”