The Perfect Summary Podcast

Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains why chasing pleasure leaves us in pain, and how abstinence, self-binding and honesty restore balance.

Terry Bradshaw tells Lewis Howes how three divorces, an ADD diagnosis and depression taught him to look in the mirror, say no, and be kind.

Gregg D. Jacobs's six-week, drug-free CBT program retrains thoughts and habits to end chronic insomnia.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Mel Robbins, her husband Chris and their three kids reveal how honesty without punishment, vulnerability and listening built a truly open family.

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