The Perfect Summary Podcast
Every summary, narrated: the GIST of great conversations and books in minutes, so you can decide if you want the REST.
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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.
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.
Susan Cain and Lex Fridman explore introversion, why sad music moves us, Leonard Cohen, longing, loss and turning pain into meaning.
Stanford's Keith Humphreys on alcohol, cannabis, gambling, psychedelics and stimulants, and what the evidence says about recovery.
Vsauce creator Michael Stevens on consciousness, why science only reduces uncertainty, flat Earth, AI fears, YouTube and mortality.
Stylist Erin Walsh teaches Mel Robbins to ask "How do I want to feel?" before getting dressed, using clothes you already own.
Melanie Mitchell argues that analogy and common sense are the heart of intelligence, and that data alone won't get AI there.
David Eagleman explains how the brain rewires itself, why time slows in a scare, why we dream, and how to bind your future self.
Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar shares tools for unwanted change: possible selves, reframing, self-distancing and betting on your future self.
Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi explains the five mental hindrances, the RAIN method, and how to turn a vision into a real skill.
Grant Sanderson on why notation hides the beauty of math, whether math is discovered or invented, and how to learn it.
Donald Knuth on how he writes The Art of Computer Programming, why P may equal NP, faith, mortality, and being happy enough.
Mel Robbins shares research and five true stories showing how saying hello to strangers can boost happiness, health and change your life.
John Grisham tells Mel Robbins how drifting, rejection and one page a day at 5 a.m. turned a small-town lawyer into a bestselling novelist.
Harvard happiness teacher Tal Ben-Shahar explains why chasing happiness backfires and how the SPIRE model and tiny daily actions make you happier.
Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan explore biblical stories of calling and sacrifice, psychedelics, discipline, AI and his new online Peterson Academy.
Heterodox economist Steve Keen explains Marx, how banks create money, why private debt drives crises and why economists misjudge climate risk.
Bishop Robert Barron explains God as being itself, pride as the root sin, the problem of evil, the Church's failures, and love as life's meaning.
Mel Robbins replays five fan-favorite expert moments: a 10-day food reset, an anxiety trick, a money list, confidence body language and a purpose lesson.
Mel Robbins uses four stages of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey to help you recognize your call to adventure and keep going through the hard middle.
Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan swap stories on early bombs, Boston comedy, SNL, NewsRadio, rock legends and how to prepare a great special.
Mel Robbins shares seven truths about confidence and authenticity, from accepting that you'll disappoint people to having it all, just not at once.
Peter Thiel and Joe Rogan on California, the deficit, AI passing the Turing test, stalled progress, nuclear power, conspiracies, UFOs and birth rates.
Legendary programmer John Carmack tells Lex Fridman how id Software's games were built and why he now thinks AGI may be within reach.
NYU psychologist Adam Alter shares research on how nature, colors, mirrors, clutter and screens quietly shape how we feel and behave.
Russell Crowe tells Joe Rogan about wild film sets, training with Angelo Dundee, humane cattle farming, injuries and a moving night in Rome.
Harvard physician Dr. Aditi Nerurkar explains how stress hijacks the brain and shares five free, science-backed resets to calm it.
Jordan Peterson and Lex Fridman on beauty and God, facing death, fame's dangers, trustworthy leaders, depression, dating advice and Dostoevsky.
Poker champion Liv Boeree and Lex Fridman on game theory, bluffing, Moloch and unhealthy competition, existential risk, AI, aliens and meaning.
Sam Morril and Joe Rogan talk touring Europe, writing a new hour, AI fears, JFK theories, true crime and comedy greats.