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Jack Barsky on Life as a KGB Spy in America, Walking Away, and Why Love Conquers All
Former KGB illegal Jack Barsky recounts his recruitment, training and undercover life in America, and why love for his daughter made him quit.
Mel Robbins: The One Question That Decides Your Next Six Months
Mel Robbins runs a solo workshop on one question, what do you want to make happen in the next six months, and how to turn wishes into action.
Demis Hassabis on DeepMind, AlphaFold, Games, Consciousness and Solving Intelligence
DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis traces his path from chess prodigy to AlphaFold and shares his vision for using AI to understand reality itself.
Joe Rogan on Surviving Controversy, UFOs, the Greats of Comedy and Doing Hard Things (Lex Fridman #300)
Joe Rogan tells Lex Fridman how he weathered cancellation, why he doubts the UFO story, who the comedy greats are, and why hard things make life better.
Man's Search for Meaning
A Viennese psychiatrist's account of surviving the Nazi camps, and the idea he carried out of them: people can bear almost anything if they have a reason to.
Michael Malice on Joe Rogan: Biden's Exit, Kamala Harris, Media Gaslighting, Japan and Deep-Sea Oddities
Joe Rogan and anarchist Michael Malice riff on Biden's exit, Kamala Harris, media spin, the Trump rally shooting, Japan, oceans, animals and comedy.
Mel Robbins Answers Listener Questions: Moving Away, Passion, Health, Emotions, Breakups and Career Change
Mel Robbins answers listener questions on moving away, finding energy, eating and training, handling emotions, healing a breakup and changing careers.
Susan Cain on Introverts, Sad Songs, Longing and the Bittersweet Side of Life
Susan Cain and Lex Fridman explore introversion, why sad music moves us, Leonard Cohen, longing, loss and turning pain into meaning.
Dr. Keith Humphreys on How Addiction Works and How People Overcome It
Stanford's Keith Humphreys on alcohol, cannabis, gambling, psychedelics and stimulants, and what the evidence says about recovery.
Jim Gates on Supersymmetry, String Theory, Hidden Codes in Physics and Proving Einstein Right
Physicist Jim Gates explains supersymmetry, adinkras and string theory, doubts Mars by 2030, and tells how luck helped Einstein.
Dr. Sue Morter on Getting Out of Your Head, Feeling Emotions in the Body and Living From Wholeness
Dr. Sue Morter shares her energy-based view of healing and a body-focused practice for handling triggers, anxiety and old patterns.
Sebastian Thrun on Self-Driving Cars, Flying Vehicles, Leadership and Education for Everyone
Sebastian Thrun on winning the DARPA Grand Challenge, self-driving cars, quiet electric aircraft, empathy in leadership and Udacity.
Bill Thompson on Army Cyber Operations, Phone Privacy, Rites of Passage and the 17th Amendment
Retired Army cyber officer Bill Thompson on rendezvous camps, military bureaucracy, phone security and how power centralized in Washington.
Dr. Rachel Rubin on Vaginal Hormones, UTIs, Testosterone and Women's Sexual Health
Urologist Rachel Rubin argues many UTIs, urinary symptoms and sexual problems in women are hormonal and treatable with low-cost therapies.
Michael Stevens of Vsauce on Consciousness, Scientific Doubt, AI and the YouTube Algorithm
Vsauce creator Michael Stevens on consciousness, why science only reduces uncertainty, flat Earth, AI fears, YouTube and mortality.
Erin Walsh on Intentional Dressing and the Six Words to Ask Yourself Every Morning
Stylist Erin Walsh teaches Mel Robbins to ask "How do I want to feel?" before getting dressed, using clothes you already own.
Dorian Yates on High-Intensity Training, Steroids, Life After Mr. Olympia and Psychedelics
Six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates on brief, brutal training, an honest view of steroids, life after winning, psychedelics and cannabis.
Melanie Mitchell on Concepts, Analogy, Common Sense and the Limits of Deep Learning
Melanie Mitchell argues that analogy and common sense are the heart of intelligence, and that data alone won't get AI there.
Dr. David Eagleman on Neuroplasticity, Time Perception, Memory and Why We Dream
David Eagleman explains how the brain rewires itself, why time slows in a scare, why we dream, and how to bind your future self.
Dustin Poirier on Retirement, Weight Cutting, Fighter Pay and Finding Himself After Fighting
Retired UFC star Dustin Poirier talks weight cuts, pay, clean competing, calf kicks, hip surgery and relearning who he is without fighting.
Barbara Corcoran on Building Wealth from Nothing: Failure, Confidence and Getting Back Up
Barbara Corcoran on turning rejection into fuel, choosing a good boss, asking for a raise and starting before you feel ready.
Lewis Howes on the Five Things to Let Go Of So Life Starts Working
Lewis Howes explains why control comes from fear and how releasing outcomes, opinions, old identity and timelines brings peace.
Dr. Maya Shankar on Rebuilding Your Identity When Life Changes Without Asking
Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar shares tools for unwanted change: possible selves, reframing, self-distancing and betting on your future self.
Dr. Read Montague: How Dopamine and Serotonin Really Shape Learning, Motivation and Decisions
Read Montague explains dopamine as a learning signal, serotonin as its opponent, and what stress, SSRIs and screens do to both.