Book · 2011 · Health & Fitness
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee has been mentioned in 11 episodes across 8 podcasts (6 episodes recommend it and 5 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Pamela Paul (2 episodes), Dr. Alex Marson (1 episode) and Dr. Peter McCullough (1 episode) on Huberman Lab (2 episodes), Lenny's Podcast (2 episodes) and The Book Review (2 episodes).
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If anyone's really interested, I would highly recommend the this book The Emperor of All Maladies, which is a which is really a biography of cancer as a disease and talk about I mean, the long history of going back as far as there's records of tumors of various kinds and and the misery associated with that.
Questions about The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Who recommends The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee on podcasts?
Pamela Paul (1 episode), Dr. Alex Marson (1 episode), Dr. Peter McCullough (1 episode), Jessica Hische (1 episode) and Joe Rogan (1 episode) have recommended The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee on podcasts. In all, 10 people brought it up across 8 podcasts (6 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Emperor of All Maladies the most?
Huberman Lab (2 episodes), Lenny's Podcast (2 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes), How I Write (1 episode) and Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode), among 8 podcasts in all.
Is The Emperor of All Maladies recommended, or only discussed?
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee was recommended in 6 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2026-03-19.
What do people say about The Emperor of All Maladies?
Dr. Alex Marson on Huberman Lab (2026-03-09): "If anyone's really interested, I would highly recommend the this book The Emperor of All Maladies, which is a which is really a biography of cancer as a disease and talk about I mean, the long history of going back as far as there's records of tumors of various kinds and and the misery associated with that."
When was The Emperor of All Maladies last mentioned on a podcast?
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee was last recommended on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von by Dr. Peter McCullough on 2026-03-19.
What they say about it
- Won the Pulitzer Prize“Won the Pulitzer Prize”3
- Biographical approach to cancer“a biography of cancer”2
The best things said about it
A a great book is uh The Emperor of All Mal Malades by Mukerjee. Won the Pulitzer Prize in his first book.
The emperor of all maladies the the cancer book uh fantastic book I'm almost done with it. Like I think it changes the way I think.
The Emperor of All Maladies and I'm just like a big fan of reading things about human biology and things like that and found it totally fascinating.
It made me want to go back and reread Siddhartha Mukherjee's incredible The Emperor of All Maladies, a biography of cancer.
I've maybe a year ago read a book called The Emperor of All Maladies, it's a book about it's kind of a history of science book on how the treatments and drugs for cancer were developed.
The Emperor of All Maladies, one of our best books of the year when it came out in 2010, continues to sell, had a long afterlife.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
10 people who brought it up
- Pamela Paul2 episodes · recommended in 1
- Dr. Alex Marson1 episode · recommended in 1
- Dr. Peter McCullough1 episode · recommended in 1
- Jessica Hische1 episode · recommended in 1
Joe Rogan1 episode · recommended in 1- Qasar Younis1 episode · recommended in 1
- Dr. Mark Hyman2 episodes
- Atul Gawande1 episode
Lex Fridman1 episode- Regina Barzilay1 episode
Why people recommend it
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of cancer that chronicles humanity's millennia-long efforts to understand, treat, and ultimately conquer the disease. The book has received widespread praise across a diverse range of podcasts. Dr. Peter McCullough recommended it on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von while discussing historical medical behaviors regarding smoking. On the Huberman Lab podcast, Dr. Alex Marson highly recommended the book as a comprehensive historical overview of tumors and the misery associated with cancer, a sentiment echoed by Dr. Mark Hyman, who mentioned Mukherjee's background as an oncologist. Qasar Younis praised the book on Lenny's Podcast, noting that reading it actively changed the way he thought. Designer Jessica Hische also recommended the work on Lenny's Podcast as a fascinating deep dive into human biology after recently finishing it. Pamela Paul recommended Mukherjee's incredible biography of cancer on The Book Review, while Joe Rogan mentioned the author on The Joe Rogan Experience when musing about a hypothetical council of experts. Additionally, Atul Gawande discussed the book on How I Write while reflecting on fellow physician-writers who have achieved literary acclaim.
Every mention
Pamela Paul it made me want to go back and reread sidarta mukerji's incredible the Emperor of all maladies a biography… 2
“it made me want to go back and reread sidarta mukerji's incredible the Emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer”
“let's start off with your last book um the Emperor of all meladi one of our best books of the year when it came out in 2010 continues to sell had a long afterlife”
Dr. Alex Marson If anyone's really interested, I would highly recommend the this book The Emperor of All Maladies, which is… 1
“If anyone's really interested, I would highly recommend the this book The Emperor of All Maladies, which is a which is really a biography of cancer as a disease and talk about I mean, the long history of going back as far as there's records of tumors of various kinds and and the misery associated with that.”
Dr. Peter McCullough A a great book is uh The Emperor of All Mal Malades by Mukerjee. Won the Pulitzer Prize in his first book. 1
“A a great book is uh The Emperor of All Mal Malades by Mukerjee. Won the Pulitzer Prize in his first book.”
Jessica Hische And then, uh, this is a wild card one too. I I just finished, um, uh, The Emperor of All Maladies and I'm j… 1
“And then, uh, this is a wild card one too. I I just finished, um, uh, The Emperor of All Maladies and I'm just like a big fan of reading things about human biology and things like that and found it totally fascinating.”
Joe Rogan I like sadar mukar G who wrote the Emperor of all maladies 1
“I like sadar mukar G who wrote the Emperor of all maladies”
Qasar Younis Um but uh the emperor of all maladies the the cancer book uh fantastic book I'm almost done with it. Like I… 1
“Um but uh the emperor of all maladies the the cancer book uh fantastic book I'm almost done with it. Like I think it changes the way I think.”
Dr. Mark Hyman brilliant scientist at Colombia who's actually a oncologist who wrote a book called The Emperor Balm Malade… 2
“brilliant scientist at Colombia who's actually a oncologist who wrote a book called The Emperor Balm Malades and he wrote that book.”
“Sedartha Mukuji may have heard of him. He's a famous oncologist from Colombia written a book called the Emperor of Al Malades won the Pulzer Prize.”
Atul Gawande He wrote a book called Emperor of Maladies which won the Pulitzer. 1
“He wrote a book called Emperor of Maladies which won the Pulitzer.”
Lex Fridman yeah and and the other interesting question is in the early days of particular discipline I think you menti… 1
“yeah and and the other interesting question is in the early days of particular discipline I think you mentioned in in that book was is ultimately a book of cancer it's called the Emperor of all maladies”
Regina Barzilay I've maybe a year ago read a book called the emperor of all maladies it's a book about it's kind of a histo… 1
“I've maybe a year ago read a book called the emperor of all maladies it's a book about it's kind of a history of science book on how the treatments and drugs for cancer were developed”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So today we're tackling the very serious topic, the emperor of all maladies: cancer.”
“his first the Fantastic the Emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer won the piter prize”
“he also is the one who wrote the Emperor of all maladies about cancer”