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' 85-year-old mother-in-law Judy shares her morning routine, daily walks, hospice work and mindset for a long, joyful, connected life.
Joey Diaz and Joe Rogan riff on scams and charities, Aspen in the 80s, comedy as redemption, MMA, Jiu Jitsu at 61 and staying disciplined.
Comic Chris DiStefano tells Joe Rogan how anxiety led him to sell his dream house, how he's coping, and why he's back in church.
Harvard philosopher Sean Kelly tours Sartre, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Camus, Heidegger, Melville and Wallace in search of meaning without a fixed ground.
UCLA sleep neuroscientist Dr. Gina Poe explains sleep stages, brain cleaning and memory, plus five research-backed habits for better sleep.
Colin Quinn and Joe Rogan riff on heckling, social media's damage, Bruce Lee, 80s Times Square, fake experts, lost friends and the toughness comedy demands.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil tells Joe Rogan why AI will match humans by 2029, how longevity escape velocity works, and why he sees the singularity as positive.
Mel Robbins and her daughter Kendall unpack a backstage bout of imposter syndrome and the mindset shifts that turned it into a breakthrough weekend.
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.
Comedian Deric Poston and Joe Rogan celebrate Austin's comedy boom, the grind of stand-up, rooting for your friends, and a wild tour of history.
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.
After watching a swimmer's search turn into a recovery, Mel Robbins asks trauma researcher MaryCatherine McDonald how the brain files trauma and how to integrate it.
Philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter, and explores zombies, free will, expertise and meaning with Lex Fridman.
Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Rogan talk about his genre-defying album JPEG RAW, obsession, the music business, fame, Austin's growth and forgotten songs.
Comic Eleanor Kerrigan and Joe Rogan swap Comedy Store stories, talk finding your real voice on stage, women in comedy, Ambien, and culture war tangents.
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson on human nature, why chemical rockets are an accident of history, solar geoengineering, AR, crypto and writing by hand.
Stanford biologist Garry Nolan on UFO encounters, the Atacama skeleton, strange metals, the basal ganglia and staying open-minded as a scientist.
Sebastian Maniscalco and Joe Rogan riff on turning 50, wellness overload, money and freedom, podcasting, air rage and Tyson vs. Jake Paul.
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.
Painter Greg Overton and Joe Rogan talk art, Native American history, escaping office life, Bigfoot, solar storms and the Comanche.
Psychiatrist Paul Conti argues that trauma spreads like a hidden disease through people, families and whole societies, and that knowledge, compassion and community can treat it and even prevent it.
Steven Pressfield names the inner enemy that keeps us from our real work, Resistance, and shows how to beat it by turning pro and showing up every day.
A science journalist and a neuroscientist sort the hype from the hard evidence to show how meditation can lastingly change who we are.
A Nobel physicist's mischievous, curious, sometimes profound life stories, from cracking safes at Los Alamos to drumming samba in Brazil, ending with a famous warning against fooling yourself.
Rogan and three MMA veterans preview UFC 300, relive legendary fights, debate TRT and Jake Paul vs. Tyson, and roast Star Wars.
Zack Snyder talks with Joe Rogan about making 300 and Watchmen, Spartan culture, director's cuts, Rebel Moon, grief and why superheroes are modern myth.
Mel Robbins shares how she was diagnosed with ADHD at 47, why women are missed, how the ADHD brain works, and six surprising adult signs.
Mel Robbins turns a hilarious bodysuit wardrobe failure at an art event into a lesson on why laughing at yourself builds bonds, confidence and respect.
Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen shares simple habits, foods, supplements and thought tools to build a healthier brain and a better mind.