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Sarma Melngailis on Bad Vegan: Manipulation, Prison, Sociopathy and Rebuilding
Chef Sarma Melngailis gives her side of the Bad Vegan story: psychological manipulation, Rikers, sociopathy, remorse and hopes to rebuild.
Mel Robbins' 4 Lessons From One Night at Carnegie Hall: Staying Calm Under Stress
Mel Robbins turns her daughter's Carnegie Hall debut into four lessons on fear, stress release, generosity and being present.
Stephen Kotkin on Putin, Zelenskyy and the War in Ukraine
Historian Stephen Kotkin explains Russia's perpetual geopolitics, rebuts the NATO-blame argument, and weighs how the Ukraine war, China and Putin's rule might evolve.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Menopause: Estrogen, Belly Fat, Sleep, and a Toolkit to Stop Suffering
OB-GYN Dr. Mary Claire Haver explains how estrogen loss affects every organ and shares her toolkit for perimenopause and menopause.
Jimmy Dore on Corporate Media, Biden's Debate, Endless Wars and Finding God Through Carl Jung
Comedian Jimmy Dore and Joe Rogan rail against corporate media and both parties, then turn to Carl Jung, dreams and altered states.
Donald Hoffman on Why Evolution Hid Reality: Spacetime Is Doomed and Consciousness Comes First
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues evolution tuned our senses for fitness, not truth, and that consciousness, not spacetime, is fundamental.
Jonathan Haidt on the Case Against Social Media: Teen Mental Health, Democracy and Fixes
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the evidence that viral social media harms teen girls and democracy, and proposes concrete fixes.
Richard Wolff on Lex Fridman: What Marxism Really Means, Exploitation, Capitalism and Worker Co-ops
Marxist economist Richard Wolff explains Marx's critique of capitalism, surplus and exploitation, the Soviet experience, and his case for worker co-ops.
Tony Fadell on Building the iPod, iPhone and Nest: Painkillers, Opinions and the Why
Tony Fadell recounts creating the iPod, iPhone and Nest, and shares his rules for ideas, marketing, leadership, careers and startups.
Robin Hanson on Grabby Aliens, UFOs, Hidden Motives and the Future of Humanity
Economist Robin Hanson explains his grabby aliens model, a UFO hypothesis, hidden motives in the brain, prediction markets and our far future.
Sebastian Junger on Nearly Dying, Seeing His Dead Father and the Mystery of What Comes After
Sebastian Junger tells Joe Rogan how a ruptured aneurysm nearly killed him, the vision of his dead father, and what it taught him about life.
Mel Robbins on Synchronicity: 3 Ways to Brainwash Yourself for Success and Meaning
Mel Robbins turns research on synchronicity into three skills: state it and claim it, master your energy, and find a bigger meaning.
Lisa Bilyeu on the Mel Robbins Podcast: Using Frame of Reference to Speak So People Listen
Quest Nutrition co-founder Lisa Bilyeu shares her frame of reference tool for hard conversations with family and partners without losing yourself.
Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot
A former LSU goalkeeper tells her own sexual story to argue that the church's silence about sex has failed a generation, and that sex is God's idea.
Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War, Deterrence and the Future of AI
Journalist Annie Jacobsen explains how a nuclear war could kill billions in 72 minutes, while Joe Rogan explores AI, ideas and humanity's future.
Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes on Rebellion, Records and the Muse
Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson talks punk roots, defying the music business, the muse, record collecting, travel and why art needs craft and anger.
Dr. Tara Swart Bieber on the Neuroscience of Manifesting, Vision Boards, Stress and Intuition
Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart Bieber explains how to rewire your brain to manifest goals, why stress causes belly fat, and how intuition really works.
Mel Robbins on the 5 Things You Can't Control and How to Take Your Energy Back
Mel Robbins names five things you waste energy trying to control, from the weather to the future, and the shift that gives you your power back.
Dr. Beth Shapiro on De-Extinction: Dire Wolves, Woolly Mammoths and Gene Editing to Save Living Species
Beth Shapiro explains how ancient DNA and gene editing are reviving dire wolf and mammoth traits, and why the same tools can save living species.
Francis Ngannou on Fury, Joshua, PFL Africa and the Loss of His Son
Francis Ngannou tells Joe Rogan about boxing Fury and Joshua, his PFL Africa plans, discipline versus talent, and grieving his 15-month-old son.
Sam Morril and Joe Rogan on Comedy Clubs, Cancel Culture and Comedy Legends
Comedian Sam Morril and Joe Rogan riff on the Trump shooting, lifting weights, club politics, cancel culture and legends like Rodney Dangerfield and Norm Macdonald.
Douglas Murray on Lex Fridman: The War on the West, Racism, Resentment, Marxism and Gratitude
Douglas Murray and Lex Fridman debate Western civilization, slavery and reparations, critical race theory, Marxism, resentment, gratitude and love.
Dr. Jonathan Reisman on the Unseen Body: Throats, Hearts, Poop, Sperm and Medicine at the Ends of the Earth
Physician Jonathan Reisman tours the weird, gross and wonderful human body, from the throat's flawed design to Arctic whale blubber and ER life.
What Makes a Good Life? Dr. Robert Waldinger on the 86-Year Harvard Study of Happiness
The director of Harvard's 86-year study explains why warm relationships, not money or status, predict a long, healthy, happy life.