The Dan Buettner Podcast
by Dan Buettner
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Estimated from 12 chart positions in 12 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Health & Fitness#9430K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Health & Fitness#9730K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Health & Fitness#1115K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Health & Fitness#1625K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Health & Fitness#6910K to 30K
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40K to 141K🎙 Daily cadence·41 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
135K to 469K🇦🇺21%🇨🇦21%🇷🇴21%+9 more - Active Followers
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40K to 141K
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"No Time But Now": William Shatner and Daughter Melanie on Healing, Hope, and Longevity
Sep 3, 2026
1h 25m 23s
Why Your Sleep Routine is Killing Your Rest (and How to Fix It Tonight)
Aug 27, 2026
1h 02m 50s
This 20-Minute Routine Could Add Years to Your Life with Bill Gifford
Aug 20, 2026
58m 20s
America’s Largest Fast-Food Chain Isn’t McDonald's—It’s Public School Cafeterias
Aug 13, 2026
56m 06s
Gut Check: How the Missing Ingredient in America’s Diet Is Impacting Brain Health
Aug 6, 2026
1h 03m 01s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3/26 |  "No Time But Now": William Shatner and Daughter Melanie on Healing, Hope, and Longevity | In a moving interview, actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, reveal their parallel battles with stage 4 cancer and how facing death together deepened their bond. The duo discuss why finding top oncologists was a matter of life and death, how their shared health crisis inspired their podcast "No Time But Now," and what Shatner’s journey to space taught him about life, family, and longevity. Plus, insights on health advocacy and staying grounded through tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 25m 23s | ||||||
| 8/27/26 |  Why Your Sleep Routine is Killing Your Rest (and How to Fix It Tonight) | Is your sleep routine helping or hurting your health? In this episode of The Dan Buettner Podcast, Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner speaks with Dr. Michael Breus, "The Sleep Doctor," to uncover the science of optimal rest and longevity. Dr. Breus explains why standard sleep advice often fails and shares simple, zero-cost strategies to overhaul your nightly routine. Learn how identifying your body's chronotype—Lion, Bear, Wolf, or Dolphin—can sync your schedule with natural hormones. Discover the military-tested 4-7-8 breathing technique to calm a racing mind, the truth about high-dose melatonin gummies and cannabis, and practical tips to beat jet lag. Plus, learn why sticking to a consistent wake-up time is the ultimate key to better sleep, and how modern sleep apnea solutions go far beyond CPAP masks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 50s | ||||||
| 8/20/26 |  This 20-Minute Routine Could Add Years to Your Life with Bill Gifford | Author Bill Gifford explores the science of extreme heat therapy and longevity. Drawing on research from his bestseller Outlive, he covers sauna benefits for heart and brain health, whole-body hyperthermia, and heat versus cold plunges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 58m 20s | ||||||
| 8/13/26 |  America’s Largest Fast-Food Chain Isn’t McDonald's—It’s Public School Cafeterias | Public schools run the largest food service network in the U.S., yet 67% of the calories American children consume are ultra-processed foods. In this video, Eat Real leader Nora LaTorre reveals the health and economic toll of school cafeterias—from trillions spent on preventable diet-related diseases to decades of budget cuts that replaced fresh cooking with "heat and serve" items. Discover how grassroots advocacy and new food standards are transforming school lunches nationwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 56m 06s | ||||||
| 8/6/26 |  Gut Check: How the Missing Ingredient in America’s Diet Is Impacting Brain Health | Over 90% of Americans are missing out on a critical nutrient hidden in plain sight: dietary fiber. In this CNN Special Report, we explore the deep connection between ultra-processed foods, gut health, and systemic chronic disease. Featuring insights from leading endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig, this episode examines how commercial food processing strips vital protection from our digestive systems, the regulatory loopholes keeping processed items on school lunch trays, and actionable steps consumers can take to protect their health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 03m 01s | ||||||
| 7/30/26 |  Reversing Cellular Damage: 8 Underlying Causes of Metabolic Illness | Is our modern diet causing damage deep within our cells? In this episode, pediatric endocrinologist and bestselling author Dr. Robert Lustig breaks down what he calls the "Hateful Eight"—the eight core subcellular pathologies driving chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome. Rather than treating these conditions as isolated illnesses, Dr. Lustig argues that modern medicine must look at the common root cause: how refined sugars, fructose, and ultra-processed foods disrupt cellular function from the inside out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 02s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 |  The Dark Side of Self-Care: Why Hyper-Focus Is Making You Miserable | Is your obsession with wellness actually making you less happy?In this episode, board-certified psychiatrist and positive psychology expert Dr. Samantha Boardman exposes the dark side of the modern self-care movement. While social media feeds urge us to constantly look inward, analyze our flaws, and prioritize isolation in the name of mental health, Dr. Boardman reveals how this hyper-focus on the self is driving an epidemic of misery and loneliness. Drawing on clinical research and her book Everyday Vitality, she explains how mainstream psychology has accidentally pathologized normal, daily stress, replacing true resilience with endless rumination that strips away our personal agency. To counter this, Dr. Boardman shares actionable, science-backed strategies to break out of your own head and build genuine vitality. She details the power of a "Failure Resume" to document and openly discuss setbacks, which builds stronger long-term resilience than toxic positivity. She also introduces self-distancing, a simple cognitive shift that allows you to analyze personal problems with the objective clarity of a trusted friend. Finally, she highlights the importance of action-oriented connection, demonstrating how shifting your attention outward through curiosity and active listening transforms everyday interactions into a source of psychological strength. It is time to stop retreating inward and start engaging outward, because true mental well-being isn't found in a solitary bubble, but in the deliberate choices we make to connect with the world around us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 20m 25s | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | cognitive declineneurology+4 | Dr. Dean SherzaiDr. Ayesha Sherzai | megaphone.fm | — | cognitive declinedementia+5 | — | 1h 05m 54s | ||
| 7/9/26 | happinesspsychology+3 | Gretchen Rubin | Supreme CourtThe Happiness Project | — | happiness habitspsychology+3 | — | 1h 05m 48s | ||
| 7/2/26 | longevitydiscipline+4 | Ken Rideout | Wall StreetMegaphone | — | longevityextreme discipline+5 | — | 57m 20s | ||
| 6/25/26 | food politicsultra-processed foods+3 | Marion Nestle | American food systemfood corporations | — | food systemobesity+3 | — | 1h 02m 44s | ||
| 6/4/26 | reflectionlife lessons+4 | — | Dan Buettner Podcast | — | healthfitness+4 | — | 48m 11s | ||
| 5/28/26 | longevityBlue Zones+4 | — | megaphone.fm | — | Blue Zoneslongevity+4 | — | 40m 59s | ||
| 5/21/26 | longevityhealth+4 | — | Blue Zones | — | longevityBlue Zones+5 | — | 32m 11s | ||
| 5/14/26 | longevityhealth+4 | — | — | SardiniaCosta Rica | Blue Zoneslongevity hotspots+5 | — | 19m 59s | ||
| 5/7/26 | healthlifestyle+4 | AJ Jacobs | The Year of Living BiblicallyDrop Dead Healthy | — | healthiest man alivelife experiments+5 | — | 1h 01m 02s | ||
| 4/30/26 | longevitybiohacking+3 | Kara Swisher | Silicon ValleyBlue Zones | — | longevitybiohacking+6 | — | 52m 56s | ||
| 4/23/26 | GLP-1 medicationsmetabolic health+4 | Rocio Salas-Whalen | Gila monsterfood industry+1 | — | GLP-1obesity+5 | — | 1h 07m 38s | ||
| 4/16/26 | Gen Zlongevity+5 | Samantha Feher | Caps Lock | New York | longevitywellness+5 | — | 1h 13m 29s | ||
| 4/9/26 | nutritionType 2 diabetes+4 | Neal Barnard | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | — | carbschronic illness+5 | — | 1h 12m 51s | ||
| 4/2/26 | longevityfasting mimicking diet+4 | Valter Longo | Longevity InstituteUSC | — | longevityfasting mimicking diet+6 | — | 1h 11m 58s | ||
| 3/26/26 | heart diseaselongevity+3 | Michael Gurven | Tsimané | Bolivian Amazon | Tsimanéheart disease+5 | — | 1h 16m 10s | ||
| 3/19/26 | chronic diseaseproactive wellness+3 | Dr. Darshan Shah | modern medicineN of 1 | — | chronic diseasehealth crisis+5 | — | 1h 07m 36s | ||
| 3/12/26 | biological healthmind power+4 | Kelly Noonan Gores | HEAL | — | biological healthmind power+3 | — | 52m 38s | ||
| 3/5/26 | longevityaging+4 | S. Jay Olshansky | anti-aging supplement industry | — | life expectancylongevity myths+4 | — | 42m 51s | ||
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Chart history for The Dan Buettner Podcast
Peaked at #14 in RO, currently #14 in RO.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RO | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| SG | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| TH | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Norway | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Italy | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| Australia | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| Canada | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| IS | — | #142 | #142 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| United States | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| GR | — | #173 | #173 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.