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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UFC welterweight Sean Brady talks recovery, weight cuts, his first loss, mental performance coaching and his win over Kelvin Gastelum with Joe Rogan.
The Rock and Joe Rogan talk training, gratitude, his WWE turning point, Maui relief, politics and the greatest fighters of all time.
Orthopedic surgeon Shawn Baker and Joe Rogan on the carnivore diet, high cholesterol in lean people, ultra-processed food, fiber, jiu jitsu and aging well.
UT Austin's Risto Miikkulainen explains how evolutionary algorithms discover surprising solutions, from sleepless basil to scheming robots.
Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo, Joey Diaz and Brendan Schaub call UFC 297, from Evloev-Allen to Du Plessis edging Strickland by split decision.
Comedian Yannis Pappas shares how EMDR therapy is helping his panic attacks, then riffs with Joe Rogan on propaganda, AI, politics and being a dad.
Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz trade recovery tips, wild life stories and politics, then reflect on the Comedy Store and Joey's plan for a stand-up residency.
Rogan and Shane Gillis riff on workouts, cold plunges, Vikings, World War One, Goya's black paintings, JFK doubts and the greatest MMA moments.
Author and podcaster Rob Reid explains why synthetic biology is our nearest existential risk and how cheap defenses could neutralize it.
Belcampo co-founder Anya Fernald explains how to cook meat well, what regenerative and humane farming mean, and why simple food wins.
Coach John Danaher explains how he builds champions: escapes first, heuristics over details, smart drilling, leg-lock control and five-year reinvention.
Aaron Rodgers talks Achilles rehab, then joins Joe Rogan on pharma, media, politics, the CIA, ancient Egypt, UFOs and faith.
Ultrarunner and coach Zach Bitter talks 100-mile records, the voice that tells you to quit, aerobic base training, low-carb fueling and his run across America.
Unbeaten UFC prospect Bo Nickal tells Joe Rogan how wrestling, film study and science-driven training made him a finisher in two years.
Judo world champion and coach Jimmy Pedro tells Lex Fridman how he built Olympic medalists like Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens, and why belief matters.
Cognitive scientist Joscha Bach argues we live inside a dream our brains generate, and explores free will, suffering, GPT-3, ideology and love.
UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer tells Joe Rogan about his punch record, an abusive childhood, a career-threatening arm injury and fighting Jack Hermansson.
Roboticist Rodney Brooks and Lex Fridman debate AI hype, self-driving cars, whether computation is the right metaphor, and lessons from iRobot and Rethink.
RZA talks with Lex Fridman about losing his mother, kung fu wisdom, hip-hop greats, Allah, filmmaking, veganism, chess and life's meaning.
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.
Neuroscientist Jeff Hawkins explains how 150,000 cortical columns vote to build our model of the world, and why he thinks intelligent machines won't turn on us.
Breathing expert Patrick McKeown coaches Mel Robbins through nose breathing, breath holds and slow exhales to cut stress and improve sleep.
Amanda Rizkalla tells Oprah how her teenage experience of losing housing shaped Hungered, the 125th Oprah's Book Club pick.
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.
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.
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal trace Disney from its 1984 near-breakup through Eisner, Pixar, ESPN, and Iger to the Disney+ streaming era.
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.
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Joe Rogan talk 1883's brutal history, critics, hunting, energy, politics and why coexistence has to come back.