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David Kipping on Exomoons, Habitable Worlds and Why We Must Stay Agnostic About Aliens
Astronomer David Kipping and Lex Fridman discuss exomoons, the hunt for life, technosignatures, the Fermi paradox, AI and the simulation argument.
Emily McDonald on Identity Shifting, Neuroplasticity, and Why Your Brain Decides Before You Do
Neuroscientist Emily McDonald explains how identity, belief, and nervous system state shape what we perceive, choose, and ultimately manifest.
Mel Robbins on the Empty Nest: How to Handle Big Life Changes and Launch Your Next Chapter
Newly an empty nester, Mel Robbins shares how to get through any major life change, rediscover purpose, and support kids without rescuing them.
Emmanuel Acho on Dropping Goals for Limitless Objectives, Handling Criticism and the Cost of Success
Emmanuel Acho explains why he stopped setting goals, how he handles public criticism, and why his self-love dropped as his success grew.
Dr. Paul Conti on Trauma, Therapy, Medication and Psychedelics
Psychiatrist Paul Conti explains what trauma is, why guilt and shame keep it hidden, how to find good therapy, and when medicines and psychedelics help.
Omar Suleiman on Islam: God, Suffering, Prayer, Islamophobia and Palestine
Imam Omar Suleiman explains Islam's view of God, suffering and prayer, and speaks on Islamophobia, faith leadership and Israel and Palestine.
Dennis Whyte on Nuclear Fusion: Plasma, the 2022 Ignition Breakthrough, SPARC and the Road to Fusion Power
MIT fusion director Dennis Whyte explains how fusion works, what the 2022 laser breakthrough meant, and how high-field magnets could make fusion power practical.
Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut) on SpaceX, Starship, How Rocket Engines Work and Flying Around the Moon
Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd explains SpaceX's rockets, engine cycles, Starship's belly flop, Soviet engine history and why he's joining dearMoon.
Mel Robbins and the Owl: Five Lessons on Magic, Curiosity and Choosing Experiences Over Stuff
Mel Robbins tells how rescuing a wild owl on her anniversary changed her family's year, and shares five lessons on wonder, curiosity and meaning.
Andrew Huberman on the Science of Flexibility: Static Stretching, Micro-Stretching and the Insula
Huberman explains how nerves, muscles and the insula limit flexibility, and gives research-backed stretching protocols that work in minutes a week.
Protect Our Parks 13: Joe Rogan with Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir on Comedy, Politics, and Dragons
Rogan, Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir riff on comedy's boom, the Tony Hinchcliffe fallout, media narratives, free speech, and dragons.
George Kamel on Why High Earners Stay Broke, Financial Friction, and the Ramsey Baby Steps
George Kamel explains why 40% of $500K earners live paycheck to paycheck and how adding friction to spending builds real wealth and peace.
Mike Benz on the "Censorship Industry": NATO, USAID, NED, the Atlantic Council and Ukraine's Energy Politics
Former State Department official Mike Benz lays out his case that a government-funded network grew to censor online speech at home and abroad.
Ido Portal on the Science and Practice of Movement: Play, Discomfort, Vision, Touch and Lifelong Exploration
Movement teacher Ido Portal and Andrew Huberman explore movement as a whole-life practice: play, failure, squatting, spinal waves, vision, touch and variety.
Lessons on Kindness, Friendship, and Happiness From a 10-Year-Old: Mel Robbins Talks With Elton
Mel Robbins talks with 10-year-old Elton about kindness, friends, therapy, screen time, trying hard, and why adults need to have fun too.
JRE MMA Show #165: Jiří Procházka on the Warrior Mindset, Losing to Pereira and Fighting in the Flow
UFC light heavyweight Jiří Procházka tells Joe Rogan how nature, Bushido, a painful loss and meditation shaped his fighting and his mind.
Andrew Huberman on OCD: The Brain Circuit Behind Obsessions and Compulsions and the Treatments That Work
Andrew Huberman explains OCD's brain circuitry, how it differs from OCPD, and what the evidence says about CBT, SSRIs, and newer treatments.
Paul Conti on Envy, Narcissism, Trauma, and the Nature of Good and Evil
Psychiatrist Paul Conti and Lex Fridman explore envy as the engine of evil, narcissism, trauma, therapy, emotion over logic, and living a good life.
John McPhee on Joe Rogan: Solo Missions in Afghanistan, Hunting Saddam's Inner Circle, Jiu-Jitsu, and Shooting Myths
Retired Special Operations Sergeant Major John 'Shrek' McPhee shares war stories, lessons on building confidence, jiu-jitsu, and how to shoot better.
Bill Perkins on Die With Zero: Memory Dividends, Time Buckets and Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth
Die With Zero author Bill Perkins explains why money is only a tool, how to time experiences and gifts, and the beliefs that helped him earn.
Dr. James Doty on the Neuroscience of Manifestation: Heart Mode, Negative Self-Talk, and Embedding Intentions
Stanford neurosurgeon James Doty explains manifestation as neuroscience, not magic, and how heart mode and service help intentions take root.
Aella on Sex Work, Fetish Surveys, Polyamory, Frame Control and Healing a Controlling Childhood
Sex researcher and sex worker Aella talks with Lex Fridman about her 500,000-person fetish survey, sex work, polyamory, trauma and LSD.
Mel Robbins' 9 Small Changes That Make a Surprisingly Big Difference
Mel Robbins shares nine simple, easy-to-remember habits for mindset, sleep, stress, clutter, spending and connection that you can start today.
Dr. Lisa Miller on the Awakened Brain: How Spirituality Protects Kids and Changes How We See Life
Columbia's Dr. Lisa Miller explains the brain circuits behind spiritual awareness and why a spiritual core protects teens from depression and addiction.