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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Mathematician Eric Weinstein steelmans and critiques Terrence Howard's ideas, praising his geometry while calling out errors and broken peer review.
Mel Robbins turns her daughter's Carnegie Hall debut into four lessons on fear, stress release, generosity and being present.
Comedian Jimmy Dore and Joe Rogan rail against corporate media and both parties, then turn to Carl Jung, dreams and altered states.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the evidence that viral social media harms teen girls and democracy, and proposes concrete fixes.
Tony Fadell recounts creating the iPod, iPhone and Nest, and shares his rules for ideas, marketing, leadership, careers and startups.
Quest Nutrition co-founder Lisa Bilyeu shares her frame of reference tool for hard conversations with family and partners without losing yourself.
Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson talks punk roots, defying the music business, the muse, record collecting, travel and why art needs craft and anger.
Comedian Sam Morril and Joe Rogan riff on the Trump shooting, lifting weights, club politics, cancel culture and legends like Rodney Dangerfield and Norm Macdonald.
Joe Rogan tells Lex Fridman how he weathered cancellation, why he doubts the UFO story, who the comedy greats are, and why hard things make life better.
Joe Rogan and anarchist Michael Malice riff on Biden's exit, Kamala Harris, media spin, the Trump rally shooting, Japan, oceans, animals and comedy.
Susan Cain and Lex Fridman explore introversion, why sad music moves us, Leonard Cohen, longing, loss and turning pain into meaning.
Rogan, Joey Diaz, Brendan Schaub and Eddie Bravo watch UFC London and argue about matchmaking, pay and the White House card.
Jeff Ross talks dogs, roasting Tom Brady and Kevin Hart, the comics he misses, and getting through colon cancer and alopecia.
Donald Knuth on how he writes The Art of Computer Programming, why P may equal NP, faith, mortality, and being happy enough.
John Grisham tells Mel Robbins how drifting, rejection and one page a day at 5 a.m. turned a small-town lawyer into a bestselling novelist.
Comedian Bridget Phetasy and Joe Rogan riff on tribal politics, phone tracking, AI fakes, abortion, jiu-jitsu and returning to stand-up in Austin.
Mel Robbins shares seven practical ways to make the most of limited time with kids, parents and loved ones before the ice cube melts.
Estonian comic Ari Matti and Joe Rogan riff on AI fakes, zoo animals, MMA, bouncing, and why comedians must write and prepare relentlessly.
Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan swap stories on early bombs, Boston comedy, SNL, NewsRadio, rock legends and how to prepare a great special.
Psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula explains why hoping a narcissistic person will change keeps you stuck, and how acceptance, grief and discernment help you heal.
Legendary programmer John Carmack tells Lex Fridman how id Software's games were built and why he now thinks AGI may be within reach.
Comedian Adam Ray and Joe Rogan relive Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden, his Dr. Phil character, Dice Clay's legacy, pool, fear, sharks and more.
Andrew Huberman shows how to use your temperature minimum, light, exercise and food to beat jet lag, manage shift work and sleep better at any age.
Joe Rogan and friends watch UFC 305 as Dricus du Plessis chokes out Israel Adesanya, riffing on Pride, scoring, Kill Tony at MSG and more.
Comic Raanan Hershberg and Joe Rogan on building jokes, Adderall rehab, panic attacks on stage, his girlfriend's stroke, and JFK conspiracy debates.
Russell Crowe tells Joe Rogan about wild film sets, training with Angelo Dundee, humane cattle farming, injuries and a moving night in Rome.
Sam Morril and Joe Rogan talk touring Europe, writing a new hour, AI fears, JFK theories, true crime and comedy greats.
Joe Rogan and Greg Fitzsimmons riff on comedy history, joke stealing, AI video, exercise and kids, nukes, ice pits, muscle cars and pool.
Comedian Duncan Trussell and Lex Fridman on Nietzsche's loop, sentient AI, surviving cancer, suffering, depression, war, Burning Man and fatherhood.
David Choe tells Joe Rogan why he gave up chasing money and sex for a spiritual quest, plus the Hadza, Beef, iboga and AI.