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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Cosmologist Brian Keating on how stargazing shaped time, why astrology fails, his near-Nobel retraction, and whether we are alone.
Chris Williamson and Joe Rogan on extremism, Ozempic, men falling behind, type A problems, algorithms and why personal growth is lonely.
Mel Robbins names six subtle forms of disrespect, from being talked over to backhanded compliments, and gives scripts to respond and protect your peace.
Neuroscientist Michael Platt on how attention, hormones, status and tribe quietly steer our choices, and how to decide better.
Josh Waitzkin on chess fame, Marcelo Garcia's genius, foiling, surviving a drowning and why a beginner's mind is our best defense against AI.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Lex Fridman about fasting, his youth, the RSS, Gandhi, peace, Pakistan, China, Trump, AI and learning.
Antonio Brown talks CTE awareness, life after the NFL, working with Kanye, his viral X awards and the foot exercises that kept him elite.
Michael Kosta and Joe Rogan talk joke writing, tennis and grit, knockouts, the Comedy Mothership, free speech, sauna habits and AI.
Orthopedic surgeon Vonda Wright argues frailty is not inevitable and lays out her walk, sprint, lift and balance routine.
Bill Murray swaps Hunter S. Thompson stories, defends John Belushi, explains golf as a mind-body practice and talks homelessness with Joe Rogan.
Director Peter Berg joins Joe Rogan on making American Primeval, Brigham Young, handling critics, writing rituals and what makes champions.
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.
Huberman explains how ghrelin, CCK, insulin and brain circuits drive hunger and fullness, plus tools like meal timing, food order and movement.
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.
Mel Robbins offers four steps for unfair moments: set a deadline for grieving, accept reality, make a plan, and choose your attitude.
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.
Bryan Callen and Joe Rogan on the LA fires, ego and Buddhism, pool and fighting mastery, sauna science, wartime Lebanon and telling the truth.
Andrew Huberman explains how exercise boosts learning and protects the brain, and lays out five weekly training types for brain health.
Jordan Peterson and Andrew Huberman link brain circuits, biblical stories and prayer to addiction, purpose, and why responsibility is the real adventure.
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.