The Michael Shermer Show
by Michael Shermer
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Estimated from 48 chart positions in 48 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Natural Sciences#10300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · Natural Sciences#15300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Natural Sciences#15300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Natural Sciences#20300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Natural Sciences#38100K to 300K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
777K to 2.5M🎙 Daily cadence·607 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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2.6M to 8.4M🇨🇦12%🇺🇸12%🇬🇧12%+45 more - Active Followers
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777K to 2.5M
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America at 250: What Did the Founders Get Right?
Jul 6, 2026
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When History Goes on Trial: Demjanjuk, Eichmann, and Justice After Atrocity
Jun 27, 2026
1h 32m 24s
Why I Joined the Government UAP Science Advisory Council
Jun 23, 2026
29m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/18/26 | politicsgeopolitics+4 | Marlene Laruelle | Luiss UniversityGeorge Washington University+1 | RussiaUkraine+4 | Vladimir PutinTaiwan+4 | — | 1h 04m 04s | ||
| 7/11/26 | sex differencesevolution+4 | Steve Stewart-Williams | University of Nottingham MalaysiaDarwin, God, and the Meaning of Life+2 | — | sex differencesevolution+5 | — | 55m 03s | ||
| 7/6/26 | U.S. Founding FathersEnlightenment values+4 | — | EnlightenmentDeclaration of Independence+1 | — | Founding FathersEnlightenment+5 | — | 17m 17s | ||
| 6/27/26 | Nazi war crimeseyewitness testimony+4 | Lawrence Douglas | The EconomistAmherst College+5 | — | John DemjanjukEichmann+5 | — | 1h 32m 24s | ||
| 6/23/26 | UAPscience advisory council+4 | — | UAP Science Advisory CouncilWhite House+3 | — | UAPscience advisory council+5 | — | 29m 08s | ||
| 6/20/26 | moral characterancient philosophy+5 | Massimo Pigliucci | City College of New YorkHow to Be a Happy Skeptic: The Power of Doubt in a Meaningful Life | — | moral courageStoicism+6 | — | 1h 33m 55s | ||
| 6/16/26 | free speechpublic debate+4 | Cathy Young | — | UkraineIsrael+2 | free speechpublic debate+7 | — | 1h 30m 24s | ||
| 6/13/26 | true crimeZodiac Killer+3 | Eddie McNamara | Zodiactually: The Real Story of a Fake Serial KillerToss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook+2 | — | Zodiac Killertrue crime+3 | — | 1h 39m 14s | ||
| 6/9/26 | data privacypredictive algorithms+4 | Carissa Véliz | Institute for Ethics in AIUniversity of Oxford+6 | — | algorithmsdata control+7 | — | 1h 34m 18s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Jews and the American lefthistorical relationship+5 | Batya Ungar-Sargon | The Free PressNewsNation+1 | — | JewsAmerican left+6 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 4/28/26 | existenceastrophysics+4 | Hakeem Oluseyi | StanfordWhy Do We Exist?+1 | — | astrophysicsBig Bang+5 | — | 1h 11m 29s | ||
| 4/24/26 | scientistsUFOs+3 | — | UFOsnuclear weapons+2 | national security | scientistsUFOs+3 | — | 15m 43s | ||
| 4/21/26 | psychologyNuremberg trials+4 | Jack El-Hai | The AtlanticSmithsonian+6 | — | Nurembergpsychology+7 | — | 1h 25m 13s | ||
| 4/18/26 | meaningful lifefulfillment+4 | Daniel Coyle | Navy SEALsMicrosoft+4 | — | fulfillmentflourishing+5 | — | 1h 08m 21s | ||
| 4/14/26 | cognitive declinebrain health+5 | Dr. Majid Fotuhi | Johns Hopkins's Mind/Brain InstituteGeorge Washington University+9 | — | cognitive declineAlzheimer's+8 | — | 58m 09s | ||
| 4/11/26 | ChristianityAmerican politics+4 | Matthew Avery Sutton | Washington State UniversityChosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity | — | ChristianityAmerican politics+8 | — | 1h 31m 22s | ||
| 4/8/26 | emergence of lifeassembly theory+5 | Lee Cronin | University of GlasgowNature+2 | — | life emergencenonliving matter+8 | — | 1h 27m 13s | ||
| 4/5/26 | Easterresurrection+4 | — | — | — | Easterresurrection+4 | — | 19m 10s | ||
| 4/3/26 | datingintimacy+4 | Debra Soh | manosphereSextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy | York University | dating appsisolation+4 | — | 1h 30m 26s | ||
| 3/31/26 | gaslightingbullying+5 | Jennifer Fraser | The Gaslit Brain | — | gaslightingbullying+8 | — | 1h 17m 04s |
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Chart history for The Michael Shermer Show
Peaked at #6 in Spain, top 10 in 7 of 50 tracked markets, currently #6 in Spain.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| South Korea | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| MY | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| South Africa | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Canada | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| TH | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| IS | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| SG | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Brazil | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| KE | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Norway | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| HK | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| ID | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| United States | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Finland | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| RO | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| BE | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| Italy | — | #17 | #17 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 48 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 48 markets.