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.

Harvard addiction doctor Sarah Wakeman explains what alcohol does to your liver, brain, sleep, and hormones, and how to cut back or help someone you love.

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.

Dr. Mark Gordon and Joe Rogan on brain inflammation, TBI treatment and research fraud, then bears, alleged alien mummies, UFOs and privacy.

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

Rogan, Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir riff for hours on the LA fires, comedy history, fighting, gambling and show business.

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

Andrew Huberman explains how exercise boosts learning and protects the brain, and lays out five weekly training types for brain health.

Physician-scientist Dr. William Li explains how body fat works, which everyday foods help burn it, what to avoid and simple eating habits to start now.

Andrew Huberman explains why pain is a perception, how love and belief blunt it, and a sleep, walking and heat protocol for faster healing.

Duncan Trussell and Joe Rogan's Christmas hang: telepathy, consciousness, drones, Biden, quantum computing, fatherhood, religion and farts in jars.

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.

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

Physical therapist Dr. Kelly Starrett shares low-cost tools for mobility, posture, pain, pelvic floor health, warm-ups, recovery and sustainable training.

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.

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.

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.

Huberman explains where microplastics and endocrine disruptors come from, what they may do in the body, and simple ways to cut exposure.