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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Jason Everman on leaving Nirvana and Soundgarden, fighting as a Green Beret, and chasing growth through upheaval.
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how the livewired brain rewires itself, from lost hemispheres to hearing through the skin.
Matt Serra, Din Thomas and John Rallo swap early-UFC war stories with Joe Rogan: injuries, chokeholds, beating GSP and life after fighting.
Matt Rife and Joe Rogan riff on insomnia, ghosts, Bigfoot, chimps, troll farms, stand-up, serial killers and whether God is the universe.
Mel Robbins shares the fresh start effect and three simple steps she used to reinvent her life after a painful 52nd birthday.
Georges St-Pierre explains how he managed fear, beat BJ Penn with science, used fasting to heal, and why he quit fighting on top.
Mel Robbins makes the science-backed case for high fiving yourself in the mirror, and her husband Chris shares why he couldn't look himself in the eye.
Yaron Brook tells Ayn Rand's story and makes the case for Objectivism: reason, rational selfishness, capitalism and a life of win-win.
An anarchist and an Objectivist debate reality, pride, Ayn Rand, communism, Bitcoin and whether society can work without a state.
Mel Robbins shares her five-step Million Dollar Morning routine, from beating the snooze button to making progress before checking your phone.
David Blaine tells Joe Rogan about kissing king cobras, breath-holding, his Vegas injury, marked decks and legendary card cheats.
Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin tells Joe Rogan how a failed football dream, a lingerie show gig and a loyal band built his career.
New UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad breaks down beating Leon Edwards, fighting at 5 a.m., training through Ramadan and who he wants next.
Andrew Huberman explains how to time cortisol and use short bursts of adrenaline to raise energy, strengthen immunity and learn faster.
Harvard sleep scientist Dr. Rebecca Robbins shares free, research-backed habits for consistent, restorative sleep, from wind-down rituals to light and caffeine.
Affectiva founder Rana el Kaliouby on her journey from Cairo to MIT, reading emotion from faces, in-car AI, social robots, affirmations and love.
Ray Kurzweil explains why he still expects AI to pass the Turing test by 2029, brains to link to the cloud in the 2030s, and the singularity by 2045.
Mel Robbins gathers Jim Kwik, Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Sarah Wakeman, Dr. Joseph Ferrari, Dr. Paul Conti and Shawn Achor for daily habits that build a better brain.
Poker legend Daniel Negreanu explains reads, hand ranges, solvers and GTO versus exploitative play, plus resilience, the GOAT debate, money and love.
Mel Robbins shares a simple game for escaping a rut: build a list of new places and experiences in your own backyard and try one a week.
Grappling coach John Danaher explains how his team went from collapse to ADCC's best performance, why confidence comes from skill, and who wins lion vs. bear.
Israel Adesanya and Joe Rogan talk Pereira, weight cuts, MMA rule changes, fame, boundaries and what comes after fighting.
Levy Rozman (GothamChess) walks Lex Fridman through the Niemann-Carlsen cheating saga, chess engines, online hate and his own darkest moments.
Ex-Secret Service polygrapher Evy Poumpouras teaches Mel Robbins how to read baselines, spot verbal red flags, own your voice and handle your stuff.
For episode 1,000, Lewis Howes revisits standout moments from Robert Greene, Tony Robbins, David Goggins, Brené Brown and Chris Lee on mastery and growth.
Chess super grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura talks Magnus Carlsen, cheating, blitz intuition, openings, streaming, risk and why he 'literally doesn't care.'
Circadian scientist Samer Hattar explains how to time light, meals and exercise, his tripartite model, jet lag fixes and why daylight saving time hurts.
NYU professor Adam Alter shares a research-based roadmap for getting unstuck: find your friction, set a signal goal and take the smallest next step.
Andrew Huberman explains how the brain and immune system talk to each other, with tools from nasal breathing to cyclic hyperventilation and sauna.
Vice co-founder Shane Smith and Joe Rogan talk media, staying small, money and happiness, AI and jobs, surveillance, immigration and UFOs.