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 shares seven practical ways to make the most of limited time with kids, parents and loved ones before the ice cube melts.
Estonian comic Ari Matti and Joe Rogan riff on AI fakes, zoo animals, MMA, bouncing, and why comedians must write and prepare relentlessly.
Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan swap stories on early bombs, Boston comedy, SNL, NewsRadio, rock legends and how to prepare a great special.
Mel Robbins shares seven truths about confidence and authenticity, from accepting that you'll disappoint people to having it all, just not at once.
Peter Thiel and Joe Rogan on California, the deficit, AI passing the Turing test, stalled progress, nuclear power, conspiracies, UFOs and birth rates.
Legendary programmer John Carmack tells Lex Fridman how id Software's games were built and why he now thinks AGI may be within reach.
Comedian Adam Ray and Joe Rogan relive Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden, his Dr. Phil character, Dice Clay's legacy, pool, fear, sharks and more.
NYU psychologist Adam Alter shares research on how nature, colors, mirrors, clutter and screens quietly shape how we feel and behave.
Ex-CIA covert officer Andrew Bustamante talks with Lex Fridman about the CIA, the war in Ukraine, surveillance, disguises and the spy's view of human nature.
Joe Rogan and friends watch UFC 305 as Dricus du Plessis chokes out Israel Adesanya, riffing on Pride, scoring, Kill Tony at MSG and more.
Comic Raanan Hershberg and Joe Rogan on building jokes, Adderall rehab, panic attacks on stage, his girlfriend's stroke, and JFK conspiracy debates.
Russell Crowe tells Joe Rogan about wild film sets, training with Angelo Dundee, humane cattle farming, injuries and a moving night in Rome.
Matthew Hussey explains his four levels of a relationship and why the hard conversation is the only way out of endless limbo.
Jordan Peterson and Lex Fridman on beauty and God, facing death, fame's dangers, trustworthy leaders, depression, dating advice and Dostoevsky.
Poker champion Liv Boeree and Lex Fridman on game theory, bluffing, Moloch and unhealthy competition, existential risk, AI, aliens and meaning.
Sam Morril and Joe Rogan talk touring Europe, writing a new hour, AI fears, JFK theories, true crime and comedy greats.
David Bach tells Lewis Howes why budgets fail, how saving one hour of pay a day builds wealth automatically, and why owning a home matters.
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.
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.
Philosopher Jack Symes and Joe Rogan debate new atheism, the problem of evil, factory farming, hunting, panpsychism, psychedelics and free speech.
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.
Berkeley's Michael I. Jordan argues AI is really a new engineering field for decisions and markets, not machine intelligence.
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.
DeepMind's David Silver on cracking Go, beating Lee Sedol, self-play, AlphaZero, MuZero and why learning is the core of intelligence.
Sheldon Solomon explains how the fear of death drives culture, politics and self-esteem, and why facing mortality can open the way to joy.
3Blue1Brown's Grant Sanderson on learning deeply, exponential intuition, commoditizing explanation, neural networks, Manim and meaning.