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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Ex-FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss shares tools for hard conversations: calm voice, labeling, mirroring, how/what questions and tactical empathy.
Psychiatrist Dr. Paul Conti explains why the generative drive, not shared interests, makes relationships work, and how to handle conflict, envy and boundaries.
Psychiatrist Paul Conti redefines self-care as curious self-inquiry, with tools like life narratives, exploring defenses and salience, and handling anger.
Psychiatrist Paul Conti explains how to improve mental health by examining the self, balancing aggressive, pleasure and generative drives, and avoiding envy.
Peter Attia and Andrew Huberman dissect a study questioning metformin for longevity and a preprint showing beliefs about nicotine dose change brain activity.
Psychiatrist Paul Conti maps the structure and function of the self, and how agency, gratitude and a generative drive lead to peace and delight.
Tony Hawk on 40+ years of progression, rebuilding after a broken femur, the video game gamble, and building skateparks for kids.
Tim Ferriss shares how he spots trends early, the slow-carb diet, networking, funding psychedelic science, de-optimizing, and his hardest stories.
Huberman explains the science of growth mindset, why praising effort beats praising talent, and how a stress-is-enhancing mindset amplifies it.
Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar on anchoring identity to your why, handling change, and research-backed tools to set and sustain goals.
Satchin Panda explains why when you eat matters, from mouse longevity data to shift workers, firefighters, caffeine and a 12-hour eating window.
Andrew Huberman explains the science of breathing and zero-cost tools like the physiological sigh, box breathing and nasal breathing for calm, sleep and focus.
UCLA sleep scientist Gina Poe on why consistent bedtimes matter, how REM sleep erases emotional charge, and how sleep shapes trauma and addiction recovery.
Andy Galpin's practical guide to hydration math, workout fueling, caffeine, the supplements worth taking, recovery stages and sleep.
Dr. Andy Galpin's 10-step method for building a training plan you'll stick to, plus a year-long template and 3-, 4- and 6-day weekly programs.
Dr. Andy Galpin explains what soreness really is, how overreaching differs from overtraining, and the tools and metrics that speed and track recovery.
Andrew Huberman explains how eggs and sperm are made, how conception works, and the habits, tests and supplements that support fertility and vitality.
Huberman lays out a framework for deciding which supplements, if any, to take for foundational health, sleep, hormones and focus.
Jocko Willink and Andrew Huberman on discipline over motivation, exercise as energy, action after loss, and detachment as a leadership superpower.
Rick Rubin on following feeling over formula, trusting your taste, the four phases of creative work, wrestling, and meditation.
Sam Harris explains why meditation's real promise is seeing through the illusion of the self, plus free will, psychedelics and quitting Twitter.
Andrew Huberman answers audience questions on stress, self-hypnosis, gut health, dogs, night owls, and how to tell if you are on the right path.
Andrew Huberman explains what research says about happiness, money, work and connection, and practical tools to build natural and synthetic happiness.
Andrew Huberman answers how to increase deep, slow-wave sleep: what to avoid, when to exercise and eat, and the supplements he uses.
Andrew Huberman explains how caffeine works, why it's a powerful reinforcer, and how to dose and time it for focus, exercise, memory and sleep.
Andrew Huberman answers a Seattle audience on his daily protocols, memory, creativity, psychedelic therapy, supplements, ADHD, and life in science.
Andrew Huberman's toolkit for focus: binaural beats, 90-minute bouts, fasting, caffeine, cold, meditation, visual training and supplements.
Huberman answers a Portland audience on brain injury, lowering dopamine, morning light, Wim Hof breathing, red light, ice baths and fear.
Huberman's practical sleep toolkit: morning and evening light, temperature, caffeine timing, supplements, NSDR and fixes for jet lag and shift work.
Andrew Huberman explains the four major neuromodulators and a toolkit of behaviors, foods and supplements to shift focus, energy, motivation and mood.