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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Dostoevsky's final masterpiece: a murder in a provincial Russian family becomes a battle over God, freedom, suffering and love.
Mel Robbins uses a road trip metaphor to show how to pull over, stop staring in the rear view mirror, and pick an exciting new destination.
Mel Robbins shares three hard truths about other people, her 6-month rule for complainers, and why your changes confront people instead of inspiring them.
Ina Garten on leaving a White House budget job for a tiny food store, working scared, and building a life around what's fun.
Chuck Lorre and Joe Rogan on the fading multi-cam sitcom, difficult stars, a decade in Scientology, and why success never fills the hole inside.
Jim Norton and Joe Rogan talk honesty in comedy, Andrew Dice Clay, radio's wild days, a lawsuit that turned deadly, jiu-jitsu, diet and UFOs.
Sex neuroscientist Debra Soh and Joe Rogan discuss ideology in academia, dating in the app era, sex robots, social media's toll on kids and trust in media.
Mel Robbins shares simple tools to keep other people's bad moods off you, win over grumpy colleagues, stop gossiping and spread good energy.
Mel Robbins uses an ocean metaphor and happiness research to explain three ways to be happier now: more fun, warm relationships and presence.
After a day at the Staccato factory, Joe Rogan and Colion Noir talk carry habits, self-defense law, cars, family courts and gun-control narratives.
UT Austin's Risto Miikkulainen explains how evolutionary algorithms discover surprising solutions, from sleepless basil to scheming robots.
Mel Robbins records a stressful morning in real time, then unpacks with husband Chris why she overfunctions under stress and he underfunctions.
Author and podcaster Rob Reid explains why synthetic biology is our nearest existential risk and how cheap defenses could neutralize it.
Ramit Sethi and Mel Robbins trade budgets for money dials, a 10-year bucket list and four key numbers that define a rich life.
Mel Robbins and Dr. Nicole LePera explain why many people remember little of childhood, how it links to trauma, and a daily first step toward healing.
Belcampo co-founder Anya Fernald explains how to cook meat well, what regenerative and humane farming mean, and why simple food wins.
Mel Robbins and her team share hilarious stories and four rules for caring less about others' opinions and more about what you actually value.
Mel Robbins coaches two listeners to name their inner critic, talk back to it and program a believable new mantra in its place.
Mel Robbins' 17-year-old son Oakley opens up about two anxiety breakdowns, the scary thoughts he hid, and how therapy helped him heal.
RZA talks with Lex Fridman about losing his mother, kung fu wisdom, hip-hop greats, Allah, filmmaking, veganism, chess and life's meaning.
Mel Robbins coaches four listeners through hard conversations and shares her six-step formula, from knowing your why to validating and setting boundaries.
Divorce lawyer James Sexton explains why marriage is a technology with tradeoffs and how candor about sex and money keeps couples together.
Amanda Rizkalla tells Oprah how her teenage experience of losing housing shaped Hungered, the 125th Oprah's Book Club pick.
Psychotherapist Amy Morin and Simon Sinek treat mental strength as a daily practice and share small, practical moves for bad days.
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal trace Disney from its 1984 near-breakup through Eisner, Pixar, ESPN, and Iger to the Disney+ streaming era.
Simon Sinek and Oprah on finding your why, real optimism vs. positivity, the 'great rebalancing' of work, and the friend test for purpose.
Esther Perel on how love and work turned happiness from a perk into the glue, why play matters, and why Gen Z should talk to strangers.
Stanford urologist Dr. Michael Eisenberg explains testosterone, erectile dysfunction, male fertility, and prostate health as windows into a man's overall health.
Mel Robbins, her daughter Kendall and producer Amy explain how to pick a North Star and close the distance with emulate, assimilate, innovate.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why pressure and fear backfire, and how choice, immediate rewards, social proof and progress drive real change.