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The Joe Rogan Experience·

Riley Gaines on Joe Rogan: The Lia Thomas Tie, Title IX and Her Fight Over Women's Sports

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines tells Joe Rogan how tying Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships turned her into an activist for single-sex sports.

Politics and History
Fitness
10 min read
The Joe Rogan Experience·

Royce Gracie on UFC 1, the Gracie Mindset, Discipline and Bow Hunting (JRE MMA Show #156)

Royce Gracie looks back on UFC 1, his father's defensive philosophy, fight rules, discipline, bow hunting and his move to Florida.

Fitness
Mindset
14 min read
The Mel Robbins Podcast·

Mel Robbins' Business Masterclass: Focus, Confidence, Time Zones and When to Go Full-Time

Mel Robbins answers entrepreneurs' questions on focus, slow periods, confidence, going full-time, self-care as strategy, and pushing past hesitation.

Money and Career
Focus and Productivity
8 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Rabbi David Wolpe on God, Judaism, Suffering and the Meaning of Life

Rabbi David Wolpe talks with Lex Fridman about who God is, debating Hitchens and Harris, evil, free will, faith, controversy and meaning.

Faith and Spirituality
Philosophy
10 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Mark Zuckerberg on the Metaverse, Social Media's Critics, Free Speech and Meaning

Mark Zuckerberg discusses the metaverse, polarization research, the Instagram whistleblower, free speech, AI translation and raising his daughters.

Artificial Intelligence
Politics and History
10 min read
The Mel Robbins Podcast·

Dr. Mindy Pelz on the Six Fasting Windows: From 12-Hour Intermittent Fasting to the 72-Hour Immune Reset

Dr. Mindy Pelz explains metabolic switching and the six fasting lengths, from 12 hours to 72, and what each is said to do for the body.

Nutrition
Longevity
12 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Robert Proctor on Nazi Science, Big Tobacco and the Making of Ignorance

Stanford historian Robert Proctor on how Nazi science served ideology, how Big Tobacco manufactured doubt, and the study of ignorance.

Politics and History
Philosophy
9 min read
The Mel Robbins Podcast·

Thais Gibson on the 4 Attachment Styles and How to Become Securely Attached

Attachment expert Thais Gibson explains the four attachment styles, their core wounds and needs, and a 21-day method to reprogram your subconscious.

Relationships
Mental Health
9 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Lee Cronin on the Origin of Life, Assembly Theory, Aliens and the Chemputer

Chemist Lee Cronin explains assembly theory, why life may be common but alien, why time is fundamental, and how robots can program chemistry.

Physics
Consciousness
10 min read
The Joe Rogan Experience·

Brian Redban on Joe Rogan: Kill Tony's Rise, Talking Politics With ChatGPT, and Plastics in Everything

Joe Rogan and Kill Tony co-host Brian Redban riff on AI, comedy writing, Kill Tony's arena success, leaded gas, microplastics, lab-grown meat and EVs.

Comedy
Artificial Intelligence
9 min read
The Mel Robbins Podcast·

Jim Kwik on Building a Super Brain: Faster Reading, Better Memory and 10 Brain Habits

Brain coach Jim Kwik teaches Mel Robbins simple tools to read faster, remember names and keys, and ten habits for a sharper brain.

Focus and Productivity
Neuroscience
8 min read
The Joe Rogan Experience·

Dave Smith on Joe Rogan: Media Trust, Israel and Gaza, Libertarian Politics, and Congress as Reality TV

Comedian and libertarian Dave Smith joins Joe Rogan on media failures, COVID, the Israel-Gaza war, NATO, political corruption and why dogs never lose enthusiasm.

Politics and History
Foreign Policy
10 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Nicole Perlroth on Zero-Days, Ransomware and the Cyber Weapons Arms Race

Cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth explains the zero-day market, ransomware, cyberwar between nations, and the simple defenses that matter most.

Software Engineering
Foreign Policy
9 min read
The Joe Rogan Experience·

Jeremie and Edouard Harris on AI Scaling, Loss of Control and National Security

Gladstone AI founders Jeremie and Edouard Harris explain why AI scaling alarmed them, what lab insiders fear, and how government should respond.

Artificial Intelligence
Foreign Policy
10 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Ariel Ekblaw on Self-Assembling Space Habitats, Floating Cities, and Life Beyond Earth

MIT's Ariel Ekblaw and Lex Fridman discuss self-assembling space architecture, swarm robots, long space missions, space law, and why floating cities may beat Mars.

Space Exploration
Robotics
10 min read
The Joe Rogan Experience·

Terrence Howard on Joe Rogan: His Unconventional Theories of Geometry, Physics and the Universe

Actor Terrence Howard lays out his self-developed theories rejecting straight lines, gravity and standard physics, plus his patents, Iron Man and life advice.

Physics
Cosmology
10 min read
Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones, social media and overprotective parenting have rewired childhood since about 2010, and lays out a collective plan to give kids back a play-based childhood.

Mental Health
Parenting
9 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Karl Deisseroth on Depression, Schizophrenia, Autism, Optogenetics and the Mystery of Consciousness

Stanford psychiatrist and optogenetics pioneer Karl Deisseroth explores what mental illness reveals about the mind, from depression to consciousness.

Mental Health
Neuroscience
12 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Andrew Huberman with Lex Fridman: Getting Into State, Focus, NSDR, Stress, Sauna and Love

Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman range from getting into state and hard conversations to focus, NSDR, stress, sauna, training and love.

Focus and Productivity
Stress
11 min read
The Mel Robbins Podcast·

Mel Robbins on Thanking Yourself and Winning the Battle of You Against You

Mel Robbins uses Niecy Nash-Betts's Emmy speech and David Goggins's advice to show how thanking yourself and outworking your old self build belief.

Mindset
Dopamine and Motivation
9 min read
Michael J. Sullivan

Rise of Empire

Thief Royce and swordsman Hadrian are pulled into a war for the soul of Elan as a puppet empress, a church-run empire and a rebel army compete for power.

Politics and History
Relationships
9 min read
Andrew Huberman

Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body

Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman's 47-protocol field manual for sleep, exercise, stress, food, light, focus and personal growth, built on one rule: behavior first, molecules second.

Sleep
Fitness
8 min read
Robert Greene

Mastery

Robert Greene argues that greatness is a path anyone can walk: find your calling, serve a long apprenticeship, learn from mentors, read people well, and let deep immersion ripen into intuition.

Mindset
Psychology
10 min read
Satchin Panda

The Circadian Code

Salk Institute scientist Satchin Panda argues that when you eat, sleep, see light and move matters as much as what you do, and shows how to reset the body's internal clocks.

Sleep
Nutrition
10 min read