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Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Andrew Huberman on Fear, Optimal Performance and How the Brain Builds Reality

Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman on fear, peak performance, deep work, vision, Neuralink, consciousness, Goggins and the meaning of life.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Post Malone on Joe Rogan: Weight Loss, Fatherhood, AI Music, Psychedelics and Country Songs

Post Malone and Joe Rogan talk weight loss, fatherhood, AI songs, psychedelics, archery, surveillance, UFOs and the music they love.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Andrew Huberman on Using Cortisol and Adrenaline to Boost Energy, Immunity and Learning

Andrew Huberman explains how to time cortisol and use short bursts of adrenaline to raise energy, strengthen immunity and learn faster.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Lex Fridman on Machines, Creativity, Friendship and Love

Lex Fridman explains how AI learns and shares his dream of robots and AI that remember our moments, ease loneliness and help us grow.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Will Sasso on Comedy, MADtv, Acting, AI Podcasting, Depression and Friendship

Comedian and actor Will Sasso talks MADtv, acting, AI-run podcast Dudesy, depression, loneliness in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and pro wrestling.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Rana el Kaliouby on Emotion AI, Driver Monitoring, Social Robots and Believing in Yourself

Affectiva founder Rana el Kaliouby on her journey from Cairo to MIT, reading emotion from faces, in-car AI, social robots, affirmations and love.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Robert Epstein on Big Tech Manipulation, Election Monitoring and Neural Transduction Theory

Robert Epstein on his nationwide system for catching Google's ephemeral manipulation, and his theory that the brain connects us to another realm.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Ray Kurzweil on the Singularity, Merging With AI, and Longevity Escape Velocity

Ray Kurzweil explains why he still expects AI to pass the Turing test by 2029, brains to link to the cloud in the 2030s, and the singularity by 2045.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins on the Science of Flowers, Plants and Gardening for a Happier Life

Mel Robbins shares research on how fresh flowers, houseplants and gardening lift mood, deepen connection and sharpen focus, plus simple ways to use them.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Chamath Palihapitiya on AI, Kids and Screens, Food, Government Waste and Nuclear Risk

Investor Chamath Palihapitiya and Joe Rogan discuss AI's promise, kids and devices, America's food system, government waste and why nuclear war is the top risk.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Michael Levin on Xenobots, Bioelectricity and the Collective Intelligence of Cells (Lex Fridman #325)

Biologist Michael Levin explains how cells cooperate through bioelectric signals, why xenobots matter, and how this could transform regenerative medicine.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Daniel Negreanu on Poker Strategy, Game Theory, Resilience and the Greatest of All Time

Poker legend Daniel Negreanu explains reads, hand ranges, solvers and GTO versus exploitative play, plus resilience, the GOAT debate, money and love.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Shawn Ryan on Ibogaine, Censorship, China and the Border, and Building a Podcast (JRE #2207)

Former Navy SEAL and podcaster Shawn Ryan joins Joe Rogan on censorship, border security, China, UFOs, ibogaine and how his show began.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
GothamChess (Levy Rozman) on the Hans Niemann Cheating Scandal, Magnus Carlsen, Chess Bots and Internet Hate

Levy Rozman (GothamChess) walks Lex Fridman through the Niemann-Carlsen cheating saga, chess engines, online hate and his own darkest moments.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Former Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras on Reading People, Spotting Lies and Building Steady Confidence

Ex-Secret Service polygrapher Evy Poumpouras teaches Mel Robbins how to read baselines, spot verbal red flags, own your voice and handle your stuff.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Susan David on Emotional Agility: Mastering Your Emotions and Handling Difficult People

Harvard psychologist Dr. Susan David explains emotional agility: naming feelings precisely, setting kind boundaries, and meeting others' reactivity with calm.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Kate Darling on Social Robots, the Animal Analogy, Privacy, Manipulation and Lessons from MIT's Epstein Scandal

MIT robot ethicist Kate Darling explains why robots are more like animals than humans, the risks of social robots, and what the Epstein scandal taught her.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Andrej Karpathy on Neural Nets, Tesla Autopilot, Optimus, Aliens and the Road to AGI

Andrej Karpathy talks transformers, Software 2.0, Tesla's vision-only bet, Optimus, aliens, AGI and how he works and learns with Lex Fridman.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System: Breathing, Heat, Sleep and Mindset

Andrew Huberman explains how the brain and immune system talk to each other, with tools from nasal breathing to cyclic hyperventilation and sauna.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 26 min read
Dmitry Korkin on Protein Domains, Coronavirus Structure, AlphaFold 2 and the Origin of Life

Bioinformatics professor Dmitry Korkin explains protein domains, the SARS-CoV-2 shell, what AlphaFold 2 really solved, and the odds of alien life.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Shane Smith on Vice's Rise and Fall, Keeping It Small, AI, Immigration and Aliens

Vice co-founder Shane Smith and Joe Rogan talk media, staying small, money and happiness, AI and jobs, surveillance, immigration and UFOs.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 15 min read
Max Tegmark on AI and Physics: Intelligible AI, Alignment, Autonomous Weapons and Consciousness

MIT physicist Max Tegmark on understandable AI, alignment, algorithmic news bubbles, killer drones, consciousness and our place in the cosmos.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Andrew Huberman on the Science of Gratitude and a Practice That Actually Works

Huberman explains why gratitude lists fall short and builds a brief, story-based gratitude practice grounded in neuroscience and immune research.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Jack Feldman on the Science of Breathing for Mental and Physical Health

UCLA's Jack Feldman explains how the brain controls breathing, why we sigh, how breathing shapes emotion and cognition, and simple breathwork to try.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Elon Musk on Joe Rogan's Election Eve Episode: Free Speech, X, Government Efficiency, Tariffs and Robots

On the eve of the 2024 election, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan discuss X and free speech, immigration, government waste, tariffs, AI and robots.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 13 min read
Dr. Alia Crum on How Mindsets Shape Your Response to Food, Exercise, Stress, and Medicine

Stanford psychologist Alia Crum explains how beliefs about food, exercise, stress, and side effects change what happens in the body.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 14 min read
Guido van Rossum on Python 3.11's Speedup, Type Hints, the GIL and the Future of Programming

Python creator Guido van Rossum explains readability, the 3.11 speedup, type hints, the GIL, Python 4, Copilot and stepping down as BDFL.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Tim Dillon on Election Night: Media, Money, Power and Where Humanity Is Headed

Recorded on election day 2024, Joe Rogan and comedian Tim Dillon riff on the race, the media, foreign money, AI and the future of humans.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Noam Brown on AI That Beat Humans at Poker and Diplomacy

Meta AI's Noam Brown explains how Libratus and Pluribus beat poker pros and how Cicero learned to negotiate with humans in Diplomacy.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Dr. David Spiegel on Clinical Hypnosis: How It Works and How to Use It for Stress, Pain, Sleep and Trauma

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains the brain science of hypnosis and how self-hypnosis can ease stress, pain, insomnia, phobias and trauma.