On Humans
Hosted by Ilari Mäkelä · Ilari Mäkelä
4.8from 229 ratings
- 114
- Episodes
- 13
- Transcribed
- 229
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 36K
- YouTube views
About On Humans
Where do we come from? How did we get here? And what kinds of creatures are we? On Humans offers conversations with leading scientists, historians, and philosophers, making new research about the human story more accessible to everyone — and more relevant to the big questions about who we are. In addition to regular episodes, the show now includes longer series on some of the greatest arcs in the journey of our species, covering everything from the evolution of apes to the making of the modern economy. https://onhumans.substack.com/about
- Publisher
- Ilari Mäkelä
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 25 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
13 of 114 episodes have a transcript.
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Do Humans Fit into the Story of Life? ~ Jonathan Loh
24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Beyond Paleo: A Culinary History of Humanity ~ Daniel Lieberman
25 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
When Did Globalisation Really Begin? ~ Valerie Hansen
Inside a recent episode
How Do Humans Fit into the Story of Life? ~ Jonathan Loh
Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The function of the mitochondria is to produce a molecule called ATP. This is like the energy currency of the cell. Any food that comes into the cell, in order for the cell to be able to use the energy in the food, it converts it first into ATP. It's rather like ATP is the cell's local currency and it earns its income in foreign exchange that has to be converted into ATP in order for the cell to spend it. So they produce lots and lots of ATP, which the rest of the cell can use. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on On Humans
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jonathan Loh
- Daniel Lieberman
- Valerie Hansen
- Douglas P Fry
- Bishnupriya Gupta
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 35,618
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 89 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 140 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts On Humans?
Ilari Mäkelä host the show. Published by Ilari Mäkelä.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does On Humans take guests?
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