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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Andrew Schulz and Joe Rogan on free will, comedy craft, class politics, padel and recovery, IVF, and how fatherhood changes a man.
Billy Corgan unpacks the Bill Burr half-brother saga, his mob-connected father, comedy legends, unconscious messages in songs and refusing to sell out.
Trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher shares exact phrases for disrespect, belittling, gaslighting and difficult people, and why saying less gives you power.
Behavior expert Chase Hughes explains novelty and authority, cult recruiting, hypnosis, MK-Ultra and how to spot psychological operations.
Mel Robbins shares five science-backed ways to stop your brain turning on you, from giving it a project to looking for hearts and manifesting.
Felipe Esparza and Joe Rogan riff on old-school comedy, Hendrix and Elvis, 1800s sewage, toxic candles, prions, mercury tombs and more.
Magnus Carlsen on obsession over discipline, the cheating scandal, blindfold chess, flow, and how AlphaZero and engines changed chess.
Mel Robbins explains the "great scattering," the three pillars of adult friendship, and a go-first plan for finding your people at any age.
Mel Robbins and her husband Chris answer listener questions on growth, resentment, family pressure, alone time and parenting clashes.
Psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph shares the 5 V's from her Happiness Lab research: validation, venting, values, vitals and vision.
Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer explains how noticing, uncertainty and mind-body unity can change healing, aging, stress and daily life.
Kurt Metzger and Joe Rogan riff on meme coins, Cold War spraying tests, the CIA's sabotage manual, gold, aliens and how people get programmed.
Mel Robbins offers four steps for unfair moments: set a deadline for grieving, accept reality, make a plan, and choose your attitude.
Mel Robbins shares three questions from Terry Crews, Jeff Bezos and Viola Davis to unlock your potential, make bold decisions and love yourself.
Chess prodigy turned martial arts champion and coach Josh Waitzkin shares how loss, fear, empty space and a daily "most important question" drive learning.
Mel Robbins shares five simple, research-backed systems for making new habits stick, from making cues visible to doing it in the morning.
Secret Scholars creator Warren Smith talks critical thinking, his viral student videos and firing, campus ideology, filmmaking and Churchill.
Bryan Callen and Joe Rogan on the LA fires, ego and Buddhism, pool and fighting mastery, sauna science, wartime Lebanon and telling the truth.
Dr. Becky Kennedy redefines guilt, explains frustration tolerance and repair, and shares sturdy-leadership tools for parents, partners and bosses.
Rogan, Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir riff for hours on the LA fires, comedy history, fighting, gambling and show business.
Mel Robbins coaches Chrissy Teigen on people-pleasing and explains how the Let Them Theory helps you stop outsourcing your self-worth.
Mel Robbins lays out six steps for any goal: decide, write it down, find the formula, do the reps, make it easy, and don't quit.
Jordan Peterson and Andrew Huberman link brain circuits, biblical stories and prayer to addiction, purpose, and why responsibility is the real adventure.
Duncan Trussell and Joe Rogan's Christmas hang: telepathy, consciousness, drones, Biden, quantum computing, fatherhood, religion and farts in jars.
Bone Collector host Michael Waddell and Joe Rogan talk archery history, predators, gear, hunting TV, authenticity and the community that welcomes all.
Mel Robbins walks through the seven-question yearly audit she has used for 20 years, sharing her own answers, to plan a better year.
Andrew Huberman walks through his daily routine for learning and creativity, from morning light and delayed caffeine to NSDR and evening light.
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich gives his side of his corruption case, describes prison life and faith, and argues for justice reform.
Mel Robbins and daughter Sawyer share how writing The Let Them Theory together healed their relationship, plus tools to close distance with anyone.
Mel Robbins revisits six favorite experts on manifesting, hard conversations, sleep, boundaries, happiness and money that means something.