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The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Is It Me or the Situation? Mel Robbins and Son Oakley's 4-Step Checklist for Getting Happy Again

Mel Robbins and her son Oakley share a four-part checklist for figuring out whether you need to change or your situation does.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Mentalist Oz Pearlman on Reading People, Memorable First Impressions and Beating the Fear of Rejection

Mentalist Oz Pearlman shares his playbook for better conversations, first impressions, remembering names, beating dread and handling difficult people.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Richard Schwartz on Internal Family Systems: Parts, Self and a Live IFS Session

IFS founder Dr. Richard Schwartz explains protectors, exiles and Self, guides Andrew Huberman through a live session, then leads listeners through one.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Mel Robbins: 8 Simple Reminders to Protect Your Energy and Take Back Your Power

Mel Robbins shares eight short reminders for exhausted people: pause, stop taking things personally, act before you feel ready, and own what happens next.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Aaron Doughty on the Childhood Question Behind People-Pleasing and His SHIFT Framework

Aaron Doughty explains how 'who did you have to be to receive love?' drives adult patterns, and how to break them with his SHIFT framework.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Jimmy Wales on Building Wikipedia, Neutrality, Community Health and the Business of Trust

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales on the site's origins, notability, political bias, AI, community health and why he refused advertising.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 15 min read
Matthew McConaughey on Love, Loss, Greenlights, Truth and Living Without a Safety Net

Matthew McConaughey and Lex Fridman talk messy love, losing a father, engineered vs. mystical green lights, admitting our lies, AI and meaning.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Annie Jacobsen on Biological War, Pandemic Preparedness and Who Really Decides

Annie Jacobsen discusses her book Biological War, the Fauci hearings, government continuity plans, lost public trust and AI's role in biosecurity.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
David Kessler on the Sixth Stage of Grief: Finding Meaning, Triggers and Unattended Grief

Grief expert David Kessler tells Lewis Howes how finding meaning, facing triggers and being witnessed help us heal after any loss.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Marc Andreessen on the Future of the Internet, Why AI Will Save the World, and the Birth of the Browser

Marc Andreessen on how AI will reshape search and the web, the early days of Mosaic and Netscape, AI risk skepticism, open source and meaning.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Benjamin Netanyahu on Judicial Reform, AI, Power, the Palestinians and the Abraham Accords

Israel's prime minister defends judicial reform, lays out his view of peace with the Palestinians and Arab states, and talks AI, markets and history.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
George Hotz on tiny corp, tinygrad, Open-Source AI Safety, Self-Driving, and Twitter

George Hotz on tinygrad and the tinybox, comma's learned driving policy, why open source is AI safety, and what he learned at Twitter.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Patrick Teahan on Childhood Trauma, Inner Child Work, Triggers and Going No Contact

Therapist Patrick Teahan explains how childhood trauma disconnects us, why quiet dysfunction hurts as much as abuse, and how re-parenting helps.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
David Sinclair on the First Human Age-Reversal Trial, OSK Gene Therapy, and Longevity Habits

David Sinclair shares news of the first human age-reversal trial, a mouse-rejuvenating drink, and everyday longevity habits with Joe Rogan.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Leanne ten Brinke on Spotting Poisonous People: The Dark Tetrad, Manipulation and Gaslighting

Forensic psychologist Dr. Leanne ten Brinke explains the four dark personality traits, how to spot manipulation early, and how to protect your peace.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Dr. Marc Brackett on Emotional Intelligence: The RULER Skills for Mastering Your Emotions

Yale's Dr. Marc Brackett explains why emotions run our lives and walks Mel Robbins through the five learnable RULER skills of emotional intelligence.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Andrew Wilson on Joe Rogan: Two-Party Politics, Charlie Kirk Conspiracies, AI, Socialism and Christian Ethics

Debater Andrew Wilson and Joe Rogan discuss party politics, conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death, AI, socialism, and why morality needs a foundation.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Susan David on Forced Positivity, Emotional Agility and Why Emotions Are Data, Not Directives

Psychologist Susan David explains why forced positivity backfires and shares practical emotional agility tools like emotion granularity and values.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Chris Voss on Why No Is More Powerful Than Yes: Negotiation Lessons From an FBI Hostage Negotiator

Ex-FBI negotiator Chris Voss explains why yes is often fake, how no-oriented and how questions work, and how to win upgrades and discounts.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Joscha Bach on Stages of the Mind, Consciousness, Large Language Models and the Future of AI

Joscha Bach and Lex Fridman explore seven stages of self-awareness, enlightenment, telepathy, suffering, LLMs, AI doom and what it means to create.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Peter Crone on Why Willpower Never Changes You: Identity, Subconscious Conditioning and Freedom

Peter Crone tells Lewis Howes why willpower can't beat identity, how childhood conditioning shapes our lives, and how to break free of it.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman on Relationships, Betrayal, Covert Contracts, Prayer and Love

Andrew Huberman joins Lex Fridman for a birthday talk on the subconscious, loyalty, overt vs covert contracts, relationships, fertility, prayer and grief.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
MIT's Dr. Joseph Coughlin on Preparing for a Longer Life, the AGNES Aging Suit, and Caregiving

MIT AgeLab's Joseph Coughlin on the 8,000-day framework, three questions for your future, the AGNES aging suit, and caregiving talks.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Neri Oxman on Growing Everything: Design, Biology and Engineering With Nature

Designer and scientist Neri Oxman on growing products with silkworms, bees and bacteria, plant language, beauty as agency, and designing with nature.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Thomas Campbell on Conscious AI, Remote Viewing and Reality as a Virtual Simulation

Physicist Thomas Campbell tells Joe Rogan why he thinks AIs are conscious, how he taught them remote viewing, and why reality is a computed simulation.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 9 min read
James Sexton: What a Divorce Lawyer Knows About Marriage, Sex, Lies and Love

Divorce attorney James Sexton tells Lex Fridman why marriages fail, how to keep love alive, and what prenups, cheating and custody fights teach.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Becky Kennedy on Raising Resilient Kids Without Punishment

Dr. Becky Kennedy on resilience over happiness, three lines every parent needs, sturdy boundaries, and why punishment doesn't create change.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Paul Eastwick on the Real Science of Attraction, Compatibility and Romance

Psychologist Paul Eastwick on why mate value fades as people get to know each other, what men and women really want, and what keeps couples together.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Charan Ranganath on How Memory Works: Imagination, Deja Vu and False Memories

Memory scientist Charan Ranganath explains why we remember and forget, how imagination and false memories form, and how to learn better.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Amy Cuddy on Personal Power, Postural Feedback and Reframing Anxiety

Amy Cuddy explains personal power, self-affirmation, postural feedback, 4-7-8 breathing and why you should assume your audience wants you to win.