The Perfect Summary Podcast

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Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Richard Craib on WallStreetBets, Numerai and the Future of AI Stock Trading

Numerai founder Richard Craib explains the GameStop squeeze, evil vs chill shorting, and his crowdsourced AI hedge fund built on staking.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
Tyler Cowen on Economic Growth, Big Business, Weirdos and the Fight Against Conformity

Economist Tyler Cowen on growth, capitalism, crypto, UFOs, art, food and why America works best as a nation of weirdos.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Stavros Halkias on Joe Rogan: Comedy's Boom, Revenge Movies, Rogan's Taekwondo Days and Universal Basic Income

Comedian Stavros Halkias and Joe Rogan riff on comedy's boom, radio's decline, Rogan's kickboxing youth, revenge films and universal basic income.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum 2.0, Proof of Stake, Rollups and Why Evil Comes From Fear

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explains the Shiba Inu donation, proof of stake, sharding, rollups and the merge, then turns to longevity and meaning.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Bernard Hopkins on Prison, Longevity, Boxing's Dirty Business and Fighting Into His 50s

Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins tells Joe Rogan how prison forged his discipline, how he fought into his 50s and why boxing's business needs reform.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Eric Weinstein on Free Speech, Cancel Culture, Epstein, Gauge Theory Economics and Geometric Unity

Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman tackle free speech online, friendship amid cancel culture, Epstein, growth, gauge-theory economics and Geometric Unity.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Jamie Kern Lima on Finding Your Purpose: From Denny's Waitress to a $1.2 Billion Company

IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima tells Mel Robbins how setbacks, rejection and trusting your gut lead you to your purpose.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
Jim Keller on Craftsmanship, AI Hardware, Tenstorrent, Consciousness and Life

Legendary chip architect Jim Keller talks craftsmanship, modular design, graph-native AI hardware at Tenstorrent, consciousness, fear and love.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Silvio Micali on Blockchain, Algorand, One-Way Functions and Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Turing Award winner Silvio Micali explains blockchains as shared ledgers, how Algorand aims to beat the blockchain trilemma, and the beauty of cryptography.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Elon Musk on the Cybertruck, Why Manufacturing Is Hard, Owning X and AI Safety

Elon Musk and Joe Rogan shoot an arrow at a Cybertruck, then cover manufacturing, X and censorship, radiation myths, Mars, a Zuckerberg fight and AI risk.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Danny and Michael Philippou on Making Talk to Me, YouTube Stunts and Deathmatch Wrestling

The twin directors of Talk to Me tell Joe Rogan about drug trials, car-hit stunts, their indie horror hit, practical effects and a deathmatch wrestling documentary.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Amy Porterfield on Leaving the 9-to-5: The Sweet Spot Formula and Unbossing Yourself

Online business expert Amy Porterfield coaches Mel Robbins' listeners on finding a starter idea, unbossing themselves and building a side hustle.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Dan Henderson on MMA's Early Days, Pride FC, Fighting Through Injuries and His Memoir

MMA pioneer Dan Henderson tells Joe Rogan about fighting without sparring, a $200,000 tournament win, Pride's spectacle, TRT, retirement and his memoir.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 11 min read
Ryan Schiller on Librex, Anonymity and Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses

Librex founder Ryan Schiller tells Lex Fridman how he built an anonymous campus discussion app to fight the chilling of debate at Yale and beyond.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Lewis Howes on Healing the Past, Ending Self-Abandonment and The Greatness Mindset

Lewis Howes tells Mel Robbins how healing childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, gave him the inner peace that success never did.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Vanessa Van Edwards on Hacking Charisma with Warmth, Competence and Body Language

Researcher Vanessa Van Edwards explains charisma as warmth plus competence and gives Mel Robbins simple body language and voice cues anyone can learn.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 13 min read
Nic Carter on Bitcoin's Core Values, the Blocksize War and Layered Scaling

Investor and writer Nic Carter explains Bitcoin's values, the blocksize war, layered scaling, energy critiques, Ethereum, Dogecoin and NFTs.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 13 min read
Ina Garten on Reinventing Yourself at Any Age: Working Scared, Following Fun, and the Barefoot Contessa Story

Ina Garten on leaving a White House budget job for a tiny food store, working scared, and building a life around what's fun.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 13 min read
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on Discipline, Gratitude and Finding His Real Self in Wrestling

The Rock and Joe Rogan talk training, gratitude, his WWE turning point, Maui relief, politics and the greatest fighters of all time.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 12 min read
Rob Reid on Engineered Pandemics, Gain-of-Function Research, Lab Leaks and the Lessons of Rhapsody

Author and podcaster Rob Reid explains why synthetic biology is our nearest existential risk and how cheap defenses could neutralize it.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 14 min read
Ramit Sethi on Money Dials, the Conscious Spending Plan and Designing Your Rich Life

Ramit Sethi and Mel Robbins trade budgets for money dials, a 10-year bucket list and four key numbers that define a rich life.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Jimmy Pedro on Judo, Visualization and Building Olympic Champions

Judo world champion and coach Jimmy Pedro tells Lex Fridman how he built Olympic medalists like Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens, and why belief matters.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Rodney Brooks on Robotics, the Limits of Computation, Self-Driving Hype and Building iRobot

Roboticist Rodney Brooks and Lex Fridman debate AI hype, self-driving cars, whether computation is the right metaphor, and lessons from iRobot and Rethink.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 13 min read
Luís and João Batalha on Fermat's Library, Broken Scientific Publishing and the Art of Reading Papers

The Fermat's Library co-founders talk paper backstories, paywalled journals, how to read and annotate papers, Perelman, and Messi vs. Ronaldo with Lex Fridman.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Jocko Willink on Lex Fridman: War, Leadership Lessons from Musk and Jobs, Discipline and Jiu-Jitsu

Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink talks war's bonds and costs, leadership case studies of tech CEOs, humility, his 4 a.m. routine and jiu-jitsu.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins' Toolkit for Building Confidence: Why Confidence Is the Willingness to Try

Mel Robbins redefines confidence as the willingness to try, busts three myths and shares five research-based tools to build it as a skill.

The School of Greatness · Oct 21, 2026 · 14 min read
James Sexton on How Small Disconnections End Marriages and How to Prevent Them

Divorce lawyer James Sexton explains why marriage is a technology with tradeoffs and how candor about sex and money keeps couples together.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Stop Being Overlooked: Professor Marina Cooley on Self-Promotion, Portable Reputations, and the Attention Economy

Emory professor Marina Cooley explains how to get noticed at work and beyond: sticky ideas, sharing wins without cringe, and meeting prep that pays off.

A Bit of Optimism · Oct 21, 2026 · 12 min read
Rob Lowe on the "Screw-Its," Bombing at the Oscars, and Why Authenticity Is Hollywood's Real Currency

Rob Lowe and Simon Sinek on risk-taking, surviving public humiliation, refusing to self-edit, and finding humor in life's hardest parts.

A Bit of Optimism · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Arthur Brooks on Trusting Your Gut, Career Reinvention, and Finding Happiness in Process (A Bit of Optimism, Revisited)

Arthur Brooks and Simon Sinek on the 80/20/0 gut check, careers as spirals, the arrival fallacy, and why AI may erode the struggle that builds wisdom.