recent Interviews


Sept 2020  Anna Lembke appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, explaining that "social media is a drug" which exploits the brain's evolutionary need for interpersonal connection. https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/reclaim-your-screen-time/

Jan 2021 The Social Dilemma: Preconceived with Zale Mednick (Apple Podcasts) https://link.chtbl.com/FYGb94jM

Jan 2021 PharmedOut at Georgetown University Panel Discussion w/ Dr. Anna Lembke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaF2JSVhdg&t=6s

Jan 2021 The Impact of Technology on Mental Health, Q & A with Microsoft Interns, online panel discussion with Tim Kendall and Jaron Lanier

Feb 2021 HBO Panel regarding the documentary The Crime of the Century on the opioid crisis

March 2021 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, The Parent Venture (Parent Education), Menlo Park, CA August 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke Understanding & Treating Addiction, Episode 33,

April 2021
Dopamine Nation: Social Media, Persuasion, and the Science of Addiction, Anna Lembke in conversation with Aza Raskin, Aspen Brain Institute Expert Series

August 2021 Huberman Lab podcast, https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/dr-anna-lembke-understanding-treating-addiction-episode-33

August 2021 Interview with Terri Gross, NPR’s Fresh Air, about Dopamine Nation https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2021/08/25/1030929916/fresh-air-for-aug-25-2021-dopamine-nation-author-anna-lembke

August 2021  Interview with Rich Roll, The Rich Roll Podcast, about Dopamine Nation https://www.richroll.com/podcast/anna-lembke-623/

August 2021 Anna Lembke: Dopamine & Digital Addiction, Singularity Radio https://anchor.fm/singularity-radio/episodes/FBL24---Anna-Lembke-Dopamine--Digital-Addiction-e16eso2

August 2021 Dopamine Nation with Anna Lembke MD, Straight Talk MD with Frank Sweeny https://straighttalkmd.com/podcast/dopamine-nation-with-anna-lembke-md/

August 2021 With Pleasure Comes Pain - Our Addiction to Dopamine, Interview with Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, Empowering Neurologist

August 2021 KALW Radio, Interview on  The State of the Bay,  Dopamine Nationhttps://www.kalw.org/show/state-of-the-bay/2021-08-29/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-san-franciscos-corruption-sfjazz-high-school-all-stars

August 2021 Is Instagram a Drug?: Dr. Anna Lembke, SuperAge: Live Better podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/tn/podcast/is-instagram-a-drug-dr-anna-lembke/id1514482663?i=1000533053656

August 2021 On the Podcast: Leigh Montville, Robert Meyer and Dan Koeppel, and Anna Lembke, Author https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/blog/on-the-podcast-leigh-montville-robert-meyer-and-dan-koeppel-and-anna-lembke/

August 2021 Tech, Social Media & Addiction – Anna Lembke, Engineer-Mind podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIEFb0spXRY

August 2021 Overcoming Social Media Addiction, Mind Espresso with Scott Engler https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-social-media-addiction/id1460146095?i=1000533877661

August 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke: Finding Balance in a Dopamine-Overloaded World, The Courageously. U Podcast https://courageouslyu.com/anna-lembke/

August 2021 Anna Lembke MD: social media is a drug, Northstar Unplugged, https://www.northstarsleepschool.com/anna-lembke-md

August 2021 Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence: With Guest Dr. Anna Lembke, The Rick Ungar Show https://www.rickungarshow.com/finding-balance-in-the-age-of-indulgence-with-guest-dr-anna-lembke/

September 2021 The Correlation Between the Opioid Epidemic and Social Media with Dr. Anna Lembke, Adjusted Reality podcast, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1220486/9097921

September 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke | Dopamine, Addiction, Pleasure and Pain, Brokenness & The Importance of Truth, Freedom Pact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxalFNVsD0

September 2021 How We Became A Dopamine Nation with Anna Lembke, M.D., Chef AJ Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLImiOxEQKU

September 2021 Are You Addicted To Your Phone?, Viewpoints Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIpvECU61us

September 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke, Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University on "Dopamine Nation," Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pu82wZRZwo

September 2021 How our smartphones are turning us into dopamine junkies, Radio New Zealand

 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018812004/how-our-smartphones-are-turning-us-into-dopamine-junkies

September 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke – Dopamine Nation; Why We’re Addicted, ManTalks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPrXhE-FUE

September 2021 Ep. 32: Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke, Billboard Happiness https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-32-dopamine-nation-by-dr-anna-lembke/id1448644391?i=1000534719995

September 2021 Regulating the dopamine hit from gaming, Hack https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13518258

September 2021 KRTS Radio, Dr. Anna Lembke: Regulating dopamine productionhttps://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/dr-anna-lembke-regulating-dopamine-production

September 2021 Dr. Anna Lembke on The Zeitgeist, A Mighty Blaze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4VBpCQ2XtI

September 2021 KPIX 5 CBS UPDATE: DEA Issues Safety Alert As San Francisco Fentanyl Seizures Soar https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/28/dea-drug-enforcement-administration-san-francisco-fentanyl-seizures/

September 2021 Experts Say TV Binge-Watching Feels Like A Drug, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmonshttps://www.wbez.org/stories/experts-say-tv-binge-watching-feels-like-a-drug/24fefcf7-925b-4e92-8b51-5b4c5c0abbc0

October 2021  Interview with Tucker Carlson, The Tucker Carlson Show FOX News, about Dopamine Nation

October 2021 Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation, The Hidden Why https://soundcloud.com/leigh-martinuzzi/1007-anna-lembke-dopamine-nation

October 2021 Dopamine Addiction featuring Dr. Anna Lembke, Rehab Road Trips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Qzbfl4q_k

October 2021 BNC News The Dark Side of Social Media https://www.facebook.com/BNCNews/videos/270205431643009/

 October 2021 Anna Lembke, Food Junkies Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/food-junkies-podcast/id1547705773

October 2021 Podcast #745: Do You Need to Take a Dopamine Fast?, Art of Manliness Podcast https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast/

October 2021 The Kennedy Forum: A Panel Discussion on the Impact of Social Media on Mental Health