The Perfect Summary Podcast

Chess prodigy turned martial arts champion and coach Josh Waitzkin shares how loss, fear, empty space and a daily "most important question" drive learning.

Secret Scholars creator Warren Smith talks critical thinking, his viral student videos and firing, campus ideology, filmmaking and Churchill.

Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan discuss interviewing Zelensky, peace in Ukraine, Genghis Khan, AI dubbing, online bots, and watch Starship launch live.

Harvard stress expert Dr. Aditi Nerurkar names three hidden sources of chronic stress and the small, free steps that help your brain reset.

Mark Zuckerberg explains Meta's move from fact-checkers to Community Notes, COVID-era government pressure, jiu-jitsu, AR glasses and open-source AI.

Mel Robbins' top eight expert moments of the year: stress and belly fat, stop breath B, menopause, brain energy, self-compassion and regret.

Andrew Huberman walks through his daily routine for learning and creativity, from morning light and delayed caffeine to NSDR and evening light.

Mel Robbins and daughter Sawyer share how writing The Let Them Theory together healed their relationship, plus tools to close distance with anyone.

Julian Lennon talks photography, the white feather sign from his father, anxiety, quitting smoking, UFOs and quantum computing with Joe Rogan.

Harvard psychologist Stuart Ablon explains why challenging behavior is about skill, not will, and a three-step way to solve problems together.

Tarantino and Avary revisit their video-store years, how they broke into film, why TV isn't cinema, and Avary's journey through prison.

Medical inventor Dr. Jeff Karp shares six simple tools he uses to break autopilot, focus attention, learn from failure and reconnect.

Mel Robbins shows how Let Them and Let Me, plus seeing through your family's eyes, can calm family drama and build closer connection.

Morgan Housel explains why money buys happiness indirectly, how independence beats status, and why comparison and identity trap us on a treadmill.

Psychologist Ethan Kross explains the inner voice, why chatter hurts, and tools like distanced self-talk, mental time travel, nature and WOOP.

Mel Robbins and Dr. Scott Lyons explain why constant busyness is an addiction rooted in avoidance, and how to start slowing down.

Decluttering expert Dana K. White explains why organizing isn't decluttering and shares a five-step, no-mess process that frees your space and mind.

Computational neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski on the brain's learning algorithm, learning how to learn, exercise for brain energy, and AI as a partner.

Dr. Gabor Maté argues ADHD, addiction and autoimmune disease grow from childhood conditions, and shares five questions for learning to say no.

Financial expert Farnoosh Torabi explains the most common money fears, where they come from and how to use them to take control of your finances.

Dr. Shanna Swan explains how phthalates, BPA, pesticides and PFAS disrupt hormones and fertility, and how to cut your exposure.

Mel Robbins explains why dread hijacks mind and body, and shares simple tools to calm down and act on what you can control.

Allan Schore explains how right brain to right brain bonds in infancy shape attachment, emotion regulation and every adult relationship.

Lawyer, therapist and mediator Bill Eddy explains how to recognize high-conflict people, avoid getting entangled, and calmly set limits or exit.

Stanford neurosurgeon Jim Doty explains manifesting as neuroscience: calm the nervous system, quiet self-talk and embed intentions.

Mel Robbins explains why small comforts and rituals aren't childish but essential tools that help you reset, refuel and take on life's stretches.

Psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin explains why a boundary is a pause, how to tolerate guilt, and a 20-minute exercise to find where you need one.

Mel Robbins teaches "slithering," a somatic technique from her therapist that moves morning dread out of the body so you can get up.

Cursor's founders explain how their AI code editor works, from Tab and speculative edits to agents, bug finding, scaling laws, and programming's future.

Yale's Marc Brackett explains the RULER skills, the Mood Meter, permission to feel, and tools for regulating emotions, conflict and bullying.