The Perfect Summary Podcast

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Huberman Lab · Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Increase Motivation and Drive: Dopamine, the Pleasure-Pain Balance and Intermittent Reward

Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine drives motivation, why pleasure comes paired with pain, and how intermittent reward keeps you on track.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Greg Fitzsimmons on Comedy Clubs, Joke Thieves, AI Movies, Kids and Martial Arts, and His Special "You Know Me"

Joe Rogan and Greg Fitzsimmons riff on comedy history, joke stealing, AI video, exercise and kids, nukes, ice pits, muscle cars and pool.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 5, 2026 · 11 min read
Magnus Carlsen on Chess Greatness, Quitting the World Championship and Playing for Fun

Magnus Carlsen explains how he thinks at the board, why he gave up the World Championship, his worst loss, and why fun has always driven him.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 5, 2026 · 12 min read
Duncan Trussell on Eternal Recurrence, Sentient AI, Death, Depression and Burning Man

Comedian Duncan Trussell and Lex Fridman on Nietzsche's loop, sentient AI, surviving cancer, suffering, depression, war, Burning Man and fatherhood.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
David Choe on the Hadza, Giving It All Away, Beef, Psychedelics and AI (JRE #1965)

David Choe tells Joe Rogan why he gave up chasing money and sex for a spiritual quest, plus the Hadza, Beef, iboga and AI.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Sam Tallent on the Comedy Grind, Belonging and Mad Honey (Joe Rogan Experience #1969)

Comic Sam Tallent and Joe Rogan swap road-gig war stories, riff on Bud Light and belief, and try Nepalese mad honey on air.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Joey Diaz on His Memoir Tremendous, Quitting Xanax, Felony Life and Comedy Store Days

Joey Diaz talks his memoir Tremendous, a brutal Xanax withdrawal, life with a felony, fentanyl, sleep and Comedy Store memories.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Jason Everman: From Nirvana and Soundgarden to Army Ranger, Green Beret and Sailor

Jason Everman on leaving Nirvana and Soundgarden, fighting as a Green Beret, and chasing growth through upheaval.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown) on Feynman, Exponential Growth, Teaching Online, GPT-3 and Manim

3Blue1Brown's Grant Sanderson on learning deeply, exponential intuition, commoditizing explanation, neural networks, Manim and meaning.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Pauly Shore on Mitzi Shore, the Comedy Store and the Comedy Mothership

Pauly Shore and Joe Rogan remember Mitzi Shore and the Comedy Store, and talk grief, the Mothership, ibogaine and the craft of stand-up.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Tom Segura on Fitness After Injury, Going All In on Comedy, and Why Failure Helps

Tom Segura and Joe Rogan on lasting fitness, carnivore and cold plunges, taking the leap in comedy, and a 303-show tour.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 16 min read
David Eagleman on the Livewired Brain: Neuroplasticity, New Senses and What AI Is Missing

Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how the livewired brain rewires itself, from lost hemispheres to hearing through the skin.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
JRE MMA Show #142: Matt Serra, Din Thomas and John Rallo on the Early UFC, Beating GSP and Life After Fighting

Matt Serra, Din Thomas and John Rallo swap early-UFC war stories with Joe Rogan: injuries, chokeholds, beating GSP and life after fighting.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Fight Companion: Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz and UFC Nashville with Eddie Bravo and Brendan Schaub

Rogan, Eddie Bravo and Brendan Schaub watch UFC Nashville and Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, with fight breakdowns, comedy talk and conspiracy riffs.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Tim Dillon on AI, Culture-War Fatigue, Ukraine, Lizzo, Sharks, and Getting Sober (Joe Rogan Experience #2019)

Tim Dillon and Joe Rogan riff on AI, war money, Lizzo, sharks and masks, then get candid about addiction, comedy and sobriety.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Matt Rife on Insomnia, Ghost Hunting, Bigfoot, Troll Farms and the Craft of Stand-Up

Matt Rife and Joe Rogan riff on insomnia, ghosts, Bigfoot, chimps, troll farms, stand-up, serial killers and whether God is the universe.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Joe Rogan Fight Companion (Sept 9, 2023): Strickland Upsets Adesanya, with Bryan Callen, Brendan Schaub and Sam Tripoli

Joe Rogan, Bryan Callen, Brendan Schaub and Sam Tripoli watch Sean Strickland stun Israel Adesanya, with conspiracy debates in between.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Mel Robbins' 3 Simple Steps to Change Your Life: Make a Wish, Act Like the Future You, Find Proof

Mel Robbins shares the fresh start effect and three simple steps she used to reinvent her life after a painful 52nd birthday.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 14 min read
Georges St-Pierre on Fear, Fasting, Fight Strategy, and Walking Away on Top

Georges St-Pierre explains how he managed fear, beat BJ Penn with science, used fasting to heal, and why he quit fighting on top.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
The High Five Habit: Mel Robbins and Chris Robbins on Learning to Love Yourself in the Mirror

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 20 min read
Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Capitalism and the Virtue of Selfishness

Yaron Brook tells Ayn Rand's story and makes the case for Objectivism: reason, rational selfishness, capitalism and a life of win-win.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
8 Simple, Science-Backed Changes to Improve Your Life: Mel Robbins and Researcher Tracey on Brand New Studies

Mel Robbins and her research lead Tracey unpack eight new studies: kindness, three-second exercise, birdsong, mindfulness, smell and self-kindness.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 14 min read
Michael Malice and Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand, Human Nature, Communism and the Anarchy Debate

An anarchist and an Objectivist debate reality, pride, Ayn Rand, communism, Bitcoin and whether society can work without a state.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins' Million Dollar Morning: Five Research-Backed Steps for a Better Morning Routine

Mel Robbins shares her five-step Million Dollar Morning routine, from beating the snooze button to making progress before checking your phone.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
David Blaine on Kissing Cobras, Pushing the Body's Limits and the Secret World of Card Cheats

David Blaine tells Joe Rogan about kissing king cobras, breath-holding, his Vegas injury, marked decks and legendary card cheats.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Charles Wesley Godwin on West Virginia, Nearly Going Broke and Staying on the Path (JRE #2085)

Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin tells Joe Rogan how a failed football dream, a lingerie show gig and a loyal band built his career.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Yannis Pappas on History, Hyenas, Power and the Chemistry of Comedy

Comedian Yannis Pappas and Lex Fridman riff on power, mortality, dogs, hyenas, the Battle of Crete, con men and finding your calling.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Belal Muhammad on Beating Leon Edwards and His Road to the UFC Welterweight Title

New UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad breaks down beating Leon Edwards, fighting at 5 a.m., training through Ramadan and who he wants next.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Kat Timpf on Binary Thinking, Quitting Stimulants While Pregnant, and Free Speech

Kat Timpf and Joe Rogan talk tribal politics, her life off stimulants while pregnant, surviving a near-death surgery, free speech and psychedelics.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Stop Waking Up Tired: Dr. Rebecca Robbins' Science-Backed Sleep Habits

Harvard sleep scientist Dr. Rebecca Robbins shares free, research-backed habits for consistent, restorative sleep, from wind-down rituals to light and caffeine.