Prayer
Subject in Spirituality
Prayer has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Andrew HubermanAmerican neuroscientist, professor at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast
Huberman says he was too afraid to speak publicly about faith two years earlier for fear of losing scientific credibility.
“And two years ago, I couldn't say this, even though I was doing it, I was too scared. I thought, oh, no one will take me seriously as a scientist anymore”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 29:14
Huberman says surrendering behavior change to a higher power works despite contradicting what neuroscience understands about the prefrontal cortex.
“it makes no sense. It actually goes completely counter-current with everything we understand about the prefrontal cortex and control of impulsive behavior. And I've never seen it fail in myself or in others”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 26:44
Huberman says he prays every night without fail, praying for others and turning his will over to God.
“I pray for others. I pray for the people in my life. I pray for the world. I do what admittedly can be hard work of praying for people that I've had challenges with”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 25:29
Robert BarronAmerican Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries
Barron says that when people write to him in despair, he recommends performing a daily simple act of love.
“I'll say, perform every day the simplest act of love”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:50
Jay ShettyBritish author, podcast host and former monk who hosts On Purpose
Shetty argues prayer is powerful because it is an acceptance of one's fallibility and inability to hold everything alone.
“I think that's partly why prayer is so powerful is because it's an acceptance that I'm fallible and I can't hold this all myself”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 40:51
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
Episodes
#682 - Bishop Robert BarronThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 h 53 min
Theo Von talks with Catholic Bishop Robert Barron about prayer, evil, love, addiction and pornography, the clergy abuse crisis, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose.
Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your HealthOn Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman tells Jay Shetty how morning cortisol, light, movement and meditation shape health, and why prayer transformed his life.