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 and her research lead Tracey unpack eight new studies: kindness, three-second exercise, birdsong, mindfulness, smell and self-kindness.
Mel Robbins shares her five-step Million Dollar Morning routine, from beating the snooze button to making progress before checking your phone.
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.
Lex Fridman explains how AI learns and shares his dream of robots and AI that remember our moments, ease loneliness and help us grow.
Comedian and actor Will Sasso talks MADtv, acting, AI-run podcast Dudesy, depression, loneliness in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and pro wrestling.
Affectiva founder Rana el Kaliouby on her journey from Cairo to MIT, reading emotion from faces, in-car AI, social robots, affirmations and love.
Robert Epstein on his nationwide system for catching Google's ephemeral manipulation, and his theory that the brain connects us to another realm.
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.
Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the pleasure-pain balance, the 30-day dopamine fast, relapse, truth telling and social media as a drug.
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.
Mel Robbins shares research on how fresh flowers, houseplants and gardening lift mood, deepen connection and sharpen focus, plus simple ways to use them.
Investor Chamath Palihapitiya and Joe Rogan discuss AI's promise, kids and devices, America's food system, government waste and why nuclear war is the top risk.
Biologist Michael Levin explains how cells cooperate through bioelectric signals, why xenobots matter, and how this could transform regenerative medicine.
Poker legend Daniel Negreanu explains reads, hand ranges, solvers and GTO versus exploitative play, plus resilience, the GOAT debate, money and love.
Andrew Huberman explains hunger and satiety circuits, why morning protein matters, and the brain science and treatments behind anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
Mel Robbins exposes five lies that keep adults lonely and shares three tools, from reason-season-lifetime to a daily text, for building real friendships.
Former Navy SEAL and podcaster Shawn Ryan joins Joe Rogan on censorship, border security, China, UFOs, ibogaine and how his show began.
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.
Levy Rozman (GothamChess) walks Lex Fridman through the Niemann-Carlsen cheating saga, chess engines, online hate and his own darkest moments.
Huberman explains how dopamine peaks lower your baseline, and how cold water, intermittent rewards and loving effort keep motivation high.
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.
MIT robot ethicist Kate Darling explains why robots are more like animals than humans, the risks of social robots, and what the Epstein scandal taught her.
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.
On his album release day, Jelly Roll talks with Joe Rogan about storytelling, sobriety, losing 100 pounds, imposter syndrome and why you can't cheat the game.
Andrej Karpathy talks transformers, Software 2.0, Tesla's vision-only bet, Optimus, aliens, AGI and how he works and learns with Lex Fridman.
Andrew Huberman explains how the brain and immune system talk to each other, with tools from nasal breathing to cyclic hyperventilation and sauna.
Bioinformatics professor Dmitry Korkin explains protein domains, the SARS-CoV-2 shell, what AlphaFold 2 really solved, and the odds of alien life.
Vice co-founder Shane Smith and Joe Rogan talk media, staying small, money and happiness, AI and jobs, surveillance, immigration and UFOs.