The Perfect Summary Podcast
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Darrow, a Red miner remade as a Gold, turns his enemies on each other and carries his secret rebellion from Mars into a war across the solar system.
Yann LeCun explains why self-supervised learning of world models is AI's key challenge, plus his views on consciousness, emotions, Meta and peer review.
Trial lawyer Rebecca Zung explains how narcissism forms, how narcissistic supply works, and her four-step SLAY plan for keeping your power.
Drybar founder Alli Webb shares how a stay-at-home mom built a blowout empire by trusting her gut, and why she ignored it in love.
Mel Robbins and colleagues share drop-off mistakes and lessons for any big change: lend your confidence, build a bridge, and know that nerves mean you're well.
Legendary founder Thomas Tull talks blockbusters, patient capital, AI in old industries, Warren Buffett, touring with the Rolling Stones and stoicism.
A journalist plugs his own nose for ten days to show why breathing slowly and through the nose may be one of the most overlooked foundations of health.
Mel Robbins coaches live callers on using the Let Them Theory with family peacekeeping, a critical mother-in-law, fixer habits, addiction and a hostile ex.
Sociologist and ex-trucker Steve Viscelli explains why trucking became a job of last resort and how self-driving trucks could reshape work and supply chains.
Journalist Jenny Wallace tells Mel Robbins why grind culture backfires and how helping kids and adults feel they matter builds healthy achievers.
Former CIA officer Mike Baker and Joe Rogan cover deepfakes, foreign influence, Gaza, Ukraine, China's rare earth grip, AI dogfights and UAPs.
Philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter, and explores zombies, free will, expertise and meaning with Lex Fridman.
Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan range over UFOs, AI, free speech, government secrecy, sauna rituals and the idea of a real battle between good and evil.
Anaconda co-founder Peter Wang talks Python's design, open source value, cybernetic systems, human layers, love, and why we face a meaning crisis.
Anki co-founder and Waymo trucking head Boris Sofman on giving robots personality, why Anki failed, and the hard road to driverless trucks.
Sex expert Dr. Emily Morse tells Mel Robbins why stress and shame kill desire and how talking, solo sex and scheduling bring pleasure back.
Coleman Hughes joins Joe Rogan on his colorblind book and The View clash, fear and greatness, chess cheating, Gaza, OpenAI and a future of superintelligence.
Psychologist Michael Slepian explains why we keep about 13 secrets, why living with them hurts more than hiding them, and how to confide safely.
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson on human nature, why chemical rockets are an accident of history, solar geoengineering, AR, crypto and writing by hand.
Mel Robbins, her husband and two kids unpack a morning fight and answer listener questions about repairing family relationships and moving.
Elon Musk tells Lex Fridman how Starship, full self-driving and the Tesla Bot are built, and why becoming multiplanetary is life insurance for life.
Gad Saad returns to Rogan for a tenth time to discuss antisemitism after October 7, suicidal empathy, stubborn minds, evolutionary psychology and AI.
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on the app's origin, the $1B Facebook sale, social media algorithms, hard work and choosing the game you love.
Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson celebrate his Netflix special and riff on fighters, Kill Tony, fame, AI, tribalism and money.
Harvard physician John Abramson explains how drug companies control what doctors know, and what reforms could put health first.
C.S. Lewis closes his Space Trilogy on Earth, where a sinister scientific institute, a fraying young marriage and a sleeping Merlin collide in a battle for England's soul.
Therapist KC Davis answers listener questions on overwhelm, self-compassion, rest as a right, paper plates and dividing chores through fair rest.
Wait But Why's Tim Urban on aliens, Mars, Elon Musk's first-principles thinking, Neuralink, polarization, reading habits and procrastination.
Richard Feynman's last book of memories moves from a childhood of questions and a doomed love story to his investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Computer scientist and game pioneer Rizwan Virk explains why we may live in a simulation and what it could mean for religion, memory and UFOs.