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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Mel Robbins coaches two listeners to name their inner critic, talk back to it and program a believable new mantra in its place.
UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer tells Joe Rogan about his punch record, an abusive childhood, a career-threatening arm injury and fighting Jack Hermansson.
Old friends Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan riff on manipulative elites, 9/11 unity, farmers, monkey attacks, cars, 1960s music and psychedelic therapy.
Mel Robbins' 17-year-old son Oakley opens up about two anxiety breakdowns, the scary thoughts he hid, and how therapy helped him heal.
Olympic judo silver medalist Travis Stevens walks Lex Fridman through throws, weight cuts, injuries, a 2012 heartbreak and his 2016 comeback.
Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink talks war's bonds and costs, leadership case studies of tech CEOs, humility, his 4 a.m. routine and jiu-jitsu.
Mel Robbins redefines confidence as the willingness to try, busts three myths and shares five research-based tools to build it as a skill.
Mel Robbins coaches four listeners through hard conversations and shares her six-step formula, from knowing your why to validating and setting boundaries.
Divorce lawyer James Sexton explains why marriage is a technology with tradeoffs and how candor about sex and money keeps couples together.
Psychotherapist Amy Morin and Simon Sinek treat mental strength as a daily practice and share small, practical moves for bad days.
Emory professor Marina Cooley explains how to get noticed at work and beyond: sticky ideas, sharing wins without cringe, and meeting prep that pays off.
Rob Lowe and Simon Sinek on risk-taking, surviving public humiliation, refusing to self-edit, and finding humor in life's hardest parts.
Arthur Brooks and Simon Sinek on the 80/20/0 gut check, careers as spirals, the arrival fallacy, and why AI may erode the struggle that builds wisdom.
Simon Sinek and Oprah on finding your why, real optimism vs. positivity, the 'great rebalancing' of work, and the friend test for purpose.
Esther Perel on how love and work turned happiness from a perk into the glue, why play matters, and why Gen Z should talk to strangers.
Stanford urologist Dr. Michael Eisenberg explains testosterone, erectile dysfunction, male fertility, and prostate health as windows into a man's overall health.
UFC light heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. tells Joe Rogan about his DHEA suspension, Thai training, weight cutting and his dream fight with Alex Pereira.
Mel Robbins, her daughter Kendall and producer Amy explain how to pick a North Star and close the distance with emulate, assimilate, innovate.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why pressure and fear backfire, and how choice, immediate rewards, social proof and progress drive real change.
OpenAI co-founder Wojciech Zaremba on GPT-3, Codex and Copilot, the Rubik's cube robot hand, consciousness as compression, meditation and love.
Mel Robbins and her 18-year-old son Oakley answer listener questions on getting teens to open up, cliques, bullying, phones, anxiety and dyslexia.
Myron Golden on wealth as a matter of belief and identity, selling without chasing, faith, loss and raising capable kids.
Evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains what men and women want in mates, why we get jealous, and how evolution shapes love and conflict.
Steven Bartlett shares how he makes decisions: question the story, use the 51% rule, move fast on reversible choices and reason from first principles.
Tom Green tells Joe Rogan about life on his Canadian farm, a mule that reads his mind, a near-catastrophic burn in Costa Rica, and why he left Hollywood.
Dr. Ramani explains narcissism as a rigid personality style built on entitlement, busts four myths, and shows how to spot love bombing early.
Ben Askren talks Jake Paul, Jordan Burroughs, his loss to Masvidal, how he built his funk wrestling, coaching, and why he loves Bitcoin.
Mel Robbins walks through six findings on who we spend time with across life, and how to be intentional with family, friends, partners, kids and yourself.
Comedian Bobby Lee mixes absurd humor with raw honesty about his father, a recent relapse, recovery, love with Khalyla and finding wonder in life.
Victoria Aveyard's farewell to the Red Queen world: five novellas and a scholar's records that trace a kingdom from its apocalyptic birth to the hard, hopeful work of peace.