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Rebecca Zung on Negotiating with a Narcissist: Types, Supply, and the SLAY Method
Trial lawyer Rebecca Zung explains how narcissism forms, how narcissistic supply works, and her four-step SLAY plan for keeping your power.
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
A Dead Sea Scrolls scholar argues Christianity began as a mushroom-eating fertility cult, and pays for it with his career.
Deric Poston on the Austin Comedy Scene, Staying on the Path, and Killing Your Inner Hater
Comedian Deric Poston and Joe Rogan celebrate Austin's comedy boom, the grind of stand-up, rooting for your friends, and a wild tour of history.
Red Rising
A teenage miner on Mars is remade as one of the ruling Golds to bring down the empire that hanged his wife.
Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan on Greatness, Training, Confidence and Combat
GSP, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan share what made them great: finding undervalued skills, balancing confidence and fear, and training smart.
Alli Webb on Building Drybar from a Mobile Blowout Side Hustle, and the Messy Truth Behind It
Drybar founder Alli Webb shares how a stay-at-home mom built a blowout empire by trusting her gut, and why she ignored it in love.
How to Handle Big Transitions: Mel Robbins, Amy and Lynn on College Drop-Off, Borrowed Confidence and Change
Mel Robbins and colleagues share drop-off mistakes and lessons for any big change: lend your confidence, build a bridge, and know that nerves mean you're well.
Thomas Tull on Legendary Entertainment, AI-Driven Investing, the Rolling Stones and the Steelers
Legendary founder Thomas Tull talks blockbusters, patient capital, AI in old industries, Warren Buffett, touring with the Rolling Stones and stoicism.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
A journalist plugs his own nose for ten days to show why breathing slowly and through the nose may be one of the most overlooked foundations of health.
Mel Robbins Takes Live Calls on Using the Let Them Theory in Relationships
Mel Robbins coaches live callers on using the Let Them Theory with family peacekeeping, a critical mother-in-law, fixer habits, addiction and a hostile ex.
Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation: Phones, Social Media and Rescuing Childhood
Jonathan Haidt tells Joe Rogan how smartphones rewired childhood, why teen depression soared, and the four norms he believes can turn it around.
Michael Mina on Rapid At-Home COVID Testing as a Public Health Tool
Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina explains why cheap rapid tests answer 'am I infectious?', why the US lacked them, and how to fix it.
Steve Viscelli on Trucking, the Decline of the American Dream and the Future of Self-Driving Trucks
Sociologist and ex-trucker Steve Viscelli explains why trucking became a job of last resort and how self-driving trucks could reshape work and supply chains.
Jennifer Breheny Wallace on Toxic Achievement, Grind Culture and the Power of Mattering
Journalist Jenny Wallace tells Mel Robbins why grind culture backfires and how helping kids and adults feel they matter builds healthy achievers.
Mike Baker on Deepfakes, Campus Protests, Gaza, Ukraine and CIA Disguises
Former CIA officer Mike Baker and Joe Rogan cover deepfakes, foreign influence, Gaza, Ukraine, China's rare earth grip, AI dogfights and UAPs.
Witnessing a Tragedy: Mel Robbins and Dr. MaryCatherine McDonald on How Trauma Gets Stored and How to Heal It
After watching a swimmer's search turn into a recovery, Mel Robbins asks trauma researcher MaryCatherine McDonald how the brain files trauma and how to integrate it.
Philip Goff on Panpsychism: Why Consciousness Might Be the Stuff of Matter
Philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter, and explores zombies, free will, expertise and meaning with Lex Fridman.
Tucker Carlson on UFOs as Spiritual Beings, AI, Free Speech, Surveillance and Good vs. Evil
Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan range over UFOs, AI, free speech, government secrecy, sauna rituals and the idea of a real battle between good and evil.
Peter Wang on Python, Open Source, the Cybernetic Era and the Meaning Crisis
Anaconda co-founder Peter Wang talks Python's design, open source value, cybernetic systems, human layers, love, and why we face a meaning crisis.
Gary Clark Jr. on JPEG RAW, Creative Freedom, Obsession, Fame and Austin's Boom
Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Rogan talk about his genre-defying album JPEG RAW, obsession, the music business, fame, Austin's growth and forgotten songs.
Boris Sofman on Cozmo, the Rise and Fall of Anki, and Building Autonomous Trucks at Waymo
Anki co-founder and Waymo trucking head Boris Sofman on giving robots personality, why Anki failed, and the hard road to driverless trucks.
Dr. Emily Morse on Better Sex: Stress, Shame, Solo Sex and the Five Pillars of Sex IQ
Sex expert Dr. Emily Morse tells Mel Robbins why stress and shame kill desire and how talking, solo sex and scheduling bring pleasure back.
Eleanor Kerrigan and Joe Rogan on Comedy Store Days, Authenticity on Stage and Life on the Road
Comic Eleanor Kerrigan and Joe Rogan swap Comedy Store stories, talk finding your real voice on stage, women in comedy, Ambien, and culture war tangents.
Coleman Hughes and Joe Rogan on Colorblindness, Mastery Under Pressure, Israel and Gaza, and AI
Coleman Hughes joins Joe Rogan on his colorblind book and The View clash, fear and greatness, chess cheating, Gaza, OpenAI and a future of superintelligence.