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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Psychiatrist John Kruse explains ADHD's causes, the four daily basics, sleep timing, stimulant risks and the full range of medication options.
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.
Functional dentist Staci Whitman on why harsh oral products backfire, how teeth self-repair, nasal breathing, fluoride, and gum-disease links to the body.
OB-GYN Dr. Sharon Malone walks Mel Robbins through women's hormonal health decade by decade, from birth control myths to HRT and bone loss.
Andrew Huberman explains how sunlight, UVB, red and near-infrared light shape hormones, mood, pain, immunity, sleep, skin and aging eyes.
Therapist Patrick Teahan explains how childhood trauma disconnects us, why quiet dysfunction hurts as much as abuse, and how re-parenting helps.
Yale's Dr. Marc Brackett explains why emotions run our lives and walks Mel Robbins through the five learnable RULER skills of emotional intelligence.
The Tiger King filmmakers tell Joe Rogan about their reptile-trade series Monsters of God: smugglers, snakebites, turtle money and invasive pythons.
Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole on inventing Banana Ball, going broke in Savannah, refusing to sell, and fostering and adopting with his wife.
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains what makes memories stick and how exercise, meditation, and sleep sharpen focus and memory.
Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains sleep stages, how caffeine, alcohol and cannabis disrupt sleep, what supplements show, and practical sleep tips.
Comedian Joe DeRosa and Joe Rogan riff on coffee, money and gratitude, strength training, the birth of the Mothership, and greed in health care.
Palestinian poet Mohammed El-Kurd gives Lex Fridman his view of expulsions in Sheikh Jarrah, occupation, resistance, and writing as a weapon.
Internal medicine physician Dr. Abud Bakri walks Andrew Huberman through what's known, unknown and risky about today's most popular peptides.
Mel Robbins shares nine simple, memorable changes, from sleep math and morning light to walking, waiting a week and smiling.
Columbia's Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge explains how sleep loss drives overeating, and how meal timing, fiber, fats and diet quality shape sleep.
MIT AgeLab's Joseph Coughlin on the 8,000-day framework, three questions for your future, the AGNES aging suit, and caregiving talks.
Andrew Huberman's practical toolkit for better sleep: morning and evening light, caffeine timing, temperature, supplements, jet lag and shift work.
Designer and scientist Neri Oxman on growing products with silkworms, bees and bacteria, plant language, beauty as agency, and designing with nature.
Divorce attorney James Sexton tells Lex Fridman why marriages fail, how to keep love alive, and what prenups, cheating and custody fights teach.
Walter Isaacson tells Lex Fridman what Musk, Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci and Franklin share, and how he turns their lives into stories.
Dr. Becky Kennedy on resilience over happiness, three lines every parent needs, sturdy boundaries, and why punishment doesn't create change.
Ivanka Trump talks with Lex Fridman about architecture, her parents, fashion, White House policy work, parenting, music and jiu-jitsu.
Kevin Spacey talks craft, directors, Jack Lemmon, House of Cards, the allegations and acquittals, and his father's descent into white supremacy.
Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on late workouts, morning light, memory, smell, fertility, perimenopause, surgery recovery and passion.
Psychiatrist Dr. Sasha Hamdani explains why ADHD is mostly genetic, why women are missed, and how to handle rejection sensitive dysphoria.
Psychologist Lisa Damour explains how to tell normal distress from real warning signs and how to support a struggling loved one without a fight.
Rick Springfield tells Joe Rogan about touring Vietnam at 18, the slow rise of Jessie's Girl, soap-opera fame and staying fit in his seventies.
UCSF immunologist Max Krummel explains the immune system as a sensing network, and how aging, sleep, the thymus, memories and vaccines shape it.
Therapist Kier Gaines explains why waiting keeps us stuck, how to drop victimhood and anger, and how to prove to yourself who you are.