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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Francis Ngannou tells Joe Rogan about boxing Fury and Joshua, his PFL Africa plans, discipline versus talent, and grieving his 15-month-old son.
Comedian Sam Morril and Joe Rogan riff on the Trump shooting, lifting weights, club politics, cancel culture and legends like Rodney Dangerfield and Norm Macdonald.
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.
DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis traces his path from chess prodigy to AlphaFold and shares his vision for using AI to understand reality itself.
Joe Rogan tells Lex Fridman how he weathered cancellation, why he doubts the UFO story, who the comedy greats are, and why hard things make life better.
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.
Joe Rogan and anarchist Michael Malice riff on Biden's exit, Kamala Harris, media spin, the Trump rally shooting, Japan, oceans, animals and comedy.
Mel Robbins answers listener questions on moving away, finding energy, eating and training, handling emotions, healing a breakup and changing careers.
Susan Cain and Lex Fridman explore introversion, why sad music moves us, Leonard Cohen, longing, loss and turning pain into meaning.
Physicist Jim Gates explains supersymmetry, adinkras and string theory, doubts Mars by 2030, and tells how luck helped Einstein.
Dr. Sue Morter shares her energy-based view of healing and a body-focused practice for handling triggers, anxiety and old patterns.
Sebastian Thrun on winning the DARPA Grand Challenge, self-driving cars, quiet electric aircraft, empathy in leadership and Udacity.
Retired Army cyber officer Bill Thompson on rendezvous camps, military bureaucracy, phone security and how power centralized in Washington.
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.
Six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates on brief, brutal training, an honest view of steroids, life after winning, psychedelics and cannabis.
Melanie Mitchell argues that analogy and common sense are the heart of intelligence, and that data alone won't get AI there.
Barbara Corcoran on turning rejection into fuel, choosing a good boss, asking for a raise and starting before you feel ready.
Lewis Howes explains why control comes from fear and how releasing outcomes, opinions, old identity and timelines brings peace.
Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar shares tools for unwanted change: possible selves, reframing, self-distancing and betting on your future self.
Read Montague explains dopamine as a learning signal, serotonin as its opponent, and what stress, SSRIs and screens do to both.
Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi explains the five mental hindrances, the RAIN method, and how to turn a vision into a real skill.
Rainn Wilson on being as unhappy famous as broke, grieving his father, taming the ego, and learning to believe he is enough.
Google's CEO on his Chennai childhood, why AI beats fire and electricity, AGI after 2030, AI Mode, Chrome, Waymo and calm leadership.
Rogan, Joey Diaz, Brendan Schaub and Eddie Bravo watch UFC London and argue about matchmaking, pay and the White House card.
Psychiatrist Dr. K explains why a negative identity protects you, how goals cause procrastination, and what you can really control.
Arthur Brooks explains why screens crowd out meaning, how to find the idol that drives you, and four habits that revive a marriage.
Jeff Ross talks dogs, roasting Tom Brady and Kevin Hart, the comics he misses, and getting through colon cancer and alopecia.
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.