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Joe Rogan and Brian Simpson on Health Insurance, Conspiracies, Gaza and the Best Vampire Movie Ever
Comedian Brian Simpson and Joe Rogan riff on for-profit healthcare, the Cybertruck bomber, the DC crash, Gaza, space discoveries and monster movies.
Gad Saad on Joe Rogan: Decision-Making, Evolutionary Thinking, Parasitic Ideas, and Why Joe Avoids Online Fights
Gad Saad and Joe Rogan range over decision science, evolutionary explanations of behavior, academia, AI, odd coincidences, and choosing peace over conflict.
Jeff Cavaliere on Designing a Training Program That Lasts: Splits, Mind-Muscle Connection, Stretching, Pain and Nutrition
Physical therapist Jeff Cavaliere explains how to split training, build the mind-muscle connection, stretch, fix pain at its source and eat sustainably.
Peter Sage on the 4 Levels of Consciousness, the Curse of the White Rabbit and Lessons From Prison
Peter Sage explains his To Me, By Me, Through Me, As Me model of consciousness, why achievement never fulfills, and what six months in prison taught him.
Andrew Strominger on Black Holes, String Theory, the Holographic Principle, and Soft Hair
Harvard physicist Andrew Strominger explains black holes, string theory, holography, soft hair, and photon rings, and why now is a great time for physics.
Fight Companion: UFC London with Gordon Ryan, Brendan Schaub and Eddie Bravo
Joe Rogan, Gordon Ryan, Brendan Schaub and Eddie Bravo watch UFC London live, breaking down Sean Brady's win over Leon Edwards and much more.
Dr. Charles Zuker on How Taste Works and Why We Crave Sugar
Taste scientist Charles Zuker explains how the tongue and brain create taste, and how a gut-brain circuit drives our endless craving for sugar.
Michelle Thaller on Black Holes, Time, Quantum Weirdness and the Limits of Science
Retired NASA astrophysicist Michelle Thaller explains black holes, bendable time, entanglement and the Big Bang, and why scientists must admit what they don't know.
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon on Why We're Under-Muscled, Not Over-Fat: Protein, Leucine, and Muscle as the Organ of Longevity
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon argues skeletal muscle, not fat, drives metabolic health and longevity, and explains how to eat protein to protect it.
Aaron Smith-Levin on Growing Up in Scientology: Beliefs, Auditing, Control and Leaving
Former Scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin walks Lex Fridman through Scientology's beliefs, auditing, the Sea Org, secrecy, and the cost of disconnection.
JRE Fight Companion (Feb 8, 2025): Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 and Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez with Matt Serra, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen
Rogan, Serra, Schaub and Callen watch Du Plessis outwork Strickland and Zhang Weili stuff Tatiana Suarez, with tangents on peptides, movies and scoring.
Martha Beck on Finding Your Purpose: Tracking Joy, Flipping Painful Thoughts, and Designing Your Ideal Day
Life coach Martha Beck coaches Mel Robbins live on getting unstuck, tracking joy toward your purpose, and using creativity to quiet anxiety.
Tim Urban on the Ladder, Echo Chambers, Social Justice and How Societies Think
Wait But Why's Tim Urban explains his Ladder framework for how we think, echo chambers versus idea labs, power games, cancel culture and procrastination.
JRE MMA Show #179: Josh Thompson and Big John McCarthy on Weight Cuts, Refereeing, Brain Damage and Fedor
Joe Rogan, Josh Thompson and Big John McCarthy debate weight cutting, bad stoppages, judging, brain health, Khabib's discipline and MMA's legends.
Meg Josephson on People Pleasing, the Fawn Response and How to Stop Asking "Are You Mad at Me?"
Therapist Meg Josephson explains people pleasing as a fawn trauma response, its six archetypes, and how to set boundaries and feel safe within.
The Science and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Mania, Lithium, Ketamine and Omega-3s
Andrew Huberman explains bipolar I and II, the brain circuits behind mania, how lithium and ketamine work, and what talk therapy and omega-3s add.
B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan on Rivalries, Training and Competition
B-Team's Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan talk the DDS split, the Gordon Ryan rivalry, steroids, training philosophy and helping Volkanovski.
Ginni Rometty on Good Power, Leading IBM's Reinvention, Skills-First Hiring and Adversity
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty tells Lex Fridman how adversity, preparation and 'good power' shaped her leadership through IBM's biggest reinvention.
Daniel Rodriguez on Eight Months in a Tijuana Jail and His Comeback to Headline UFC Serbia (JRE MMA Show #180)
UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez tells Joe Rogan how an ounce of weed cost him eight months in a Tijuana jail, and how he's rebuilding for a main event.
Harland Williams on AI Creativity, Wolves, Sitcoms and Fake Muscle Legs
Harland Williams and Joe Rogan riff on submarines, aliens, AI creativity, wolves, simulation theory, the death of the sitcom and roast comedy.
Joe Eszterhas on Basic Instinct, Hunter S. Thompson, Hendrix, Faith and the American Dream
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells Joe Rogan the real-life roots of Basic Instinct, stories of Hunter Thompson and Hendrix, and his path to faith.
Donald Hoffman on Why We've Never Seen Reality: Evolution, Spacetime and Consciousness
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues evolution hides reality behind a perceptual headset and that consciousness, not the brain, is fundamental.
Dr. Shannon Curry on Lasting Love, the Gottman Method and Testifying in the Depp v. Heard Trial
Psychologist Shannon Curry covers what makes love last, how to choose a partner, infidelity, the MMPI-2, the Depp v. Heard trial and PTSD.
Terry Bradshaw on Bourbon, Old-School Football, Friendship and 43 Years of Speeches
Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw shares bourbon, cigars and stories with Joe Rogan about 1970s football, cancer, stem cells, friendship and public speaking.