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Dr. Michael Slepian on the Psychology of Secrets: Why They Weigh on Us and How to Set Them Down
Psychologist Michael Slepian explains why we keep about 13 secrets, why living with them hurts more than hiding them, and how to confide safely.
Neal Stephenson on Space, Geoengineering, Virtual Reality, Crypto and the Craft of Storytelling
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson on human nature, why chemical rockets are an accident of history, solar geoengineering, AR, crypto and writing by hand.
Mel Robbins and Family on Fighting Fair, Repairing Relationships and Starting Over at a New School
Mel Robbins, her husband and two kids unpack a morning fight and answer listener questions about repairing family relationships and moving.
Elon Musk on Starship, Mars, First Principles, Tesla Self-Driving and the Tesla Bot
Elon Musk tells Lex Fridman how Starship, full self-driving and the Tesla Bot are built, and why becoming multiplanetary is life insurance for life.
Garry Nolan on UFOs, Alien Intelligence and Studying the Anomalous with Scientific Rigor
Stanford biologist Garry Nolan on UFO encounters, the Atacama skeleton, strange metals, the basal ganglia and staying open-minded as a scientist.
Dr. Amy Shah on What Causes Bloating and Her 3-F Morning Routine for a Happier Gut
Dr. Amy Shah explains why we bloat, which foods and habits make it worse, and a simple fasting, fitness and fermented-food morning routine.
Gad Saad on Antisemitism, Suicidal Empathy, Changing Your Mind and the Evolutionary Mind
Gad Saad returns to Rogan for a tenth time to discuss antisemitism after October 7, suicidal empathy, stubborn minds, evolutionary psychology and AI.
Sebastian Maniscalco on Aging at 50, Health Overload, Money, Podcasting and Mike Tyson's Comeback
Sebastian Maniscalco and Joe Rogan riff on turning 50, wellness overload, money and freedom, podcasting, air rage and Tyson vs. Jake Paul.
Kevin Systrom on Building Instagram, Selling to Facebook and the Future of Social Networks
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on the app's origin, the $1B Facebook sale, social media algorithms, hard work and choosing the game you love.
Brian Simpson and Joe Rogan on the Mothership, Fighting, AI and Tribalism
Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson celebrate his Netflix special and riff on fighters, Kill Tony, fame, AI, tribalism and money.
Dr. Paul Conti on the Little Voice in Your Head and How to Change Your Inner Dialogue
Psychiatrist Dr. Paul Conti explains where negative self-talk comes from, how it ties to past trauma, and how curiosity can change it.
Tom Brands on Iowa Wrestling, the Hatred of Losing and Building Mental Toughness
Olympic champion and Iowa head coach Tom Brands talks hatred of losing, repetition, mental toughness, weight cutting and his twin brother Terry.
Sacred Economics
Charles Eisenstein argues that our debt-and-interest money system manufactures scarcity and separation, and sketches a gift-based, ecological economy to replace it.
John Abramson on How Big Pharma Shapes Medical Knowledge and How to Fix It
Harvard physician John Abramson explains how drug companies control what doctors know, and what reforms could put health first.
Greg Overton on Painting Native American History, Escaping the System and the Mysteries of Space
Painter Greg Overton and Joe Rogan talk art, Native American history, escaping office life, Bigfoot, solar storms and the Comanche.
That Hideous Strength
C.S. Lewis closes his Space Trilogy on Earth, where a sinister scientific institute, a fraying young marriage and a sleeping Merlin collide in a battle for England's soul.
KC Davis on Momentum Over Motivation, Rest as a Right and Fair Rest at Home
Therapist KC Davis answers listener questions on overwhelm, self-compassion, rest as a right, paper plates and dividing chores through fair rest.
The 4-Hour Chef
Tim Ferriss uses cooking as a training ground for meta-learning, a system for picking up any skill far faster than the conventional route allows.
Empire of the Summer Moon
How the Comanches built a horseback empire on the southern plains, and how Quanah Parker, son of a captive white mother, led them through its violent fall.
Tim Urban on Aliens, Elon Musk, First Principles, Neuralink, Polarization and Procrastination
Wait But Why's Tim Urban on aliens, Mars, Elon Musk's first-principles thinking, Neuralink, polarization, reading habits and procrastination.
The Tyranny of Merit
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel argues that our faith in meritocracy has made winners arrogant, made everyone else feel humiliated, and fuelled the populist backlash, and that humility and respect for work are the way back.
Gentle and Lowly
Dane Ortlund draws on Jesus's own self-description and the Puritans to argue that Christ's deepest heart toward weary sinners and sufferers is tender, eager, unwavering love.
Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic
Psychiatrist Paul Conti argues that trauma spreads like a hidden disease through people, families and whole societies, and that knowledge, compassion and community can treat it and even prevent it.
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard Feynman's last book of memories moves from a childhood of questions and a doomed love story to his investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.