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Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Using Play to Rewire and Improve Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Play at Any Age

Andrew Huberman explains why low-stakes play is a powerful portal to neuroplasticity for children and adults, and how to add an hour of play a week.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 15 min read
Andrew Huberman on Optimizing Your Workspace for Focus, Productivity, and Creativity

Huberman explains how light, screen height, posture, ceiling height, sound, and movement can tune your brain for focused or creative work.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Todd Howard on Building Skyrim, Fallout and Starfield: Open Worlds, NPCs and the Craft of Game Design

Bethesda's Todd Howard on simulated worlds, reactive NPCs, Starfield's planets, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, mods and loving what you make.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Dr. David Spiegel on Clinical Hypnosis: How It Works and How to Use It for Stress, Pain, Sleep and Trauma

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains the brain science of hypnosis and how self-hypnosis can ease stress, pain, insomnia, phobias and trauma.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 14 min read
Dr. Andy Galpin on Building Strength, Muscle Size and Endurance: Protocols, Hydration, Recovery and Supplements

Exercise scientist Andy Galpin gives clear protocols for strength, hypertrophy and endurance, plus hydration, cold, heat, recovery and supplements.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Mel Robbins on the Three Pillars of Health: Breathing, Walking and Sleep, with Patrick McKeown, Shane O'Mara, Gina Poe and Neha Sangwan

Mel Robbins distills expert advice into three basics: breathe through your nose, add 5,000 steps a day, and work with your body clock to sleep.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
MrBeast on Making Viral Videos, Building a Content Company and Money vs Happiness

MrBeast shares how he engineers viral videos, hires and 'clones' his team, scales Feastables, and why the people around you decide your future.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Josh Brolin on Joe Rogan: Wildness, Writing From Under the Truck, and What Makes a True Artist

Josh Brolin and Joe Rogan talk wild living, writing his memoir, money and ego, Hunter S. Thompson, comedy, fighters, and No Country for Old Men.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 22 min read
Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut) on SpaceX, Starship, How Rocket Engines Work and Flying Around the Moon

Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd explains SpaceX's rockets, engine cycles, Starship's belly flop, Soviet engine history and why he's joining dearMoon.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 15 min read
Ido Portal on the Science and Practice of Movement: Play, Discomfort, Vision, Touch and Lifelong Exploration

Movement teacher Ido Portal and Andrew Huberman explore movement as a whole-life practice: play, failure, squatting, spinal waves, vision, touch and variety.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Mel Robbins' 9 Small Changes That Make a Surprisingly Big Difference

Mel Robbins shares nine simple, easy-to-remember habits for mindset, sleep, stress, clutter, spending and connection that you can start today.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 14 min read
Martha Beck on Finding Your Purpose: Tracking Joy, Flipping Painful Thoughts, and Designing Your Ideal Day

Life coach Martha Beck coaches Mel Robbins live on getting unstuck, tracking joy toward your purpose, and using creativity to quiet anxiety.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Joe Eszterhas on Basic Instinct, Hunter S. Thompson, Hendrix, Faith and the American Dream

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells Joe Rogan the real-life roots of Basic Instinct, stories of Hunter Thompson and Hendrix, and his path to faith.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Simone Giertz on Shitty Robots, Surviving a Brain Tumor, Truckla and Building a Product Business

Inventor Simone Giertz on shitty robots, her brain tumor, turning a Tesla into a truck, mass manufacturing, and why enthusiasm beats duty.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Rowan Jacobsen on the Surprising Science of Sunlight, Skin Cancer and Sunscreen

Science writer Rowan Jacobsen explains why moderate sun may extend life, how burning drives melanoma risk, and what's changing with sunscreens.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Taylor Sheridan on Ranch Life, Making Landman and Yellowstone, Broken Institutions and His Prison Survival Guide

Taylor Sheridan talks horses, running a 300,000-acre ranch, how he makes so many hit shows, government dysfunction and his travel guide to prison.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Tommy Lee on Bonsai, Upside-Down Drum Solos, Muscle Cars and 46 Years of Mötley Crüe

Tommy Lee and Joe Rogan talk bonsai and Zen gardens, the athletics of drumming, old-school muscle cars, Ferrari's misstep and why live music still wins.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins: 7 Things to Tell Yourself Every Night to Quiet Racing Thoughts and Sleep Better

Mel Robbins shares seven expert-backed sentences to say in bed each night to stop negative rumination, rest deeply and wake up more positive.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Rhonda Patrick on 10 Breathless Minutes, Visceral Fat, Sleep and a Daily Longevity Smoothie

Dr. Rhonda Patrick swaps 10,000 steps for 10 breathless minutes and explains visceral fat, sleep, her daily smoothie and five core supplements.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 14 min read
Neil Gershenfeld on Self-Replicating Robots, Fab Labs and the Future of Digital Fabrication

MIT's Neil Gershenfeld explains how digital materials, self-replicating assemblers and 2,500 fab labs could make almost anything, anywhere.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 15 min read
MrBeast on Beast Games, a Real-Life Zombie Show, the Creator Economy, and Child Labor in Chocolate

MrBeast and Joe Rogan pitch a real zombie survival show, talk creator careers and AI, and expose child labor in West African cacao.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Tina Seelig on Fortune vs. Luck and How to Catch the Winds of Opportunity

Stanford's Tina Seelig explains why luck differs from fortune and how values, relationships, gratitude, risk and reframing help you create more of it.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Rahul Jandial on the Science of Dreams: Nightmares, Dream Recall and How to Lucid Dream

Neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial explains what your brain does while dreaming, which dreams matter, and how to recall, shape and lucid dream.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 18 min read
Dr. John Kruse on ADHD: Sleep Timing, Behavioral Tools, Stimulants and Non-Stimulant Medications

Psychiatrist John Kruse explains ADHD's causes, the four daily basics, sleep timing, stimulant risks and the full range of medication options.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 15 min read
Tim Robbins on Saying No, Speaking Out, Prison Theater, Shawshank and the Magic of Being Alive

Tim Robbins and Joe Rogan on turning down easy money, the Iraq War backlash, theater in prisons, Shawshank's slow rise, AI in Hollywood and life after death.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Staci Whitman on the Oral Microbiome, Nasal Breathing, Fluoride, and Whole-Body Health

Functional dentist Staci Whitman on why harsh oral products backfire, how teeth self-repair, nasal breathing, fluoride, and gum-disease links to the body.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Using Light to Optimize Health: Sunlight, UVB, Red Light and Flicker Therapy with Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman explains how sunlight, UVB, red and near-infrared light shape hormones, mood, pain, immunity, sleep, skin and aging eyes.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride on Monsters of God: Inside the Reptile Trade with Joe Rogan

The Tiger King filmmakers tell Joe Rogan about their reptile-trade series Monsters of God: smugglers, snakebites, turtle money and invasive pythons.

The School of Greatness · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Jesse Cole on Building Banana Ball and the Savannah Bananas by Putting Fans First

Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole on inventing Banana Ball, going broke in Savannah, refusing to sell, and fostering and adopting with his wife.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Dr. Wendy Suzuki on Exercise, Meditation, and Sleep for Better Attention and Memory

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains what makes memories stick and how exercise, meditation, and sleep sharpen focus and memory.