The Perfect Summary Podcast

Greg Fitzsimmons and Joe Rogan riff on censorship, the moon landing, AI's dark side, an Alaskan prank and what makes a comedy scene thrive.

Sport psychologist Michael Gervais on the danger line, self-talk you can back up, optimism, and why performance should serve purpose.

Time researcher Laura Vanderkam shares nine tested rules, from a set bedtime to Friday planning, for finding free time in a busy week.

MIT's Regina Barzilay on how cancer changed her research, why medical AI is held back by data and adoption, and machine learning for drugs.

Steven Pressfield explains Resistance, the self-sabotage that guards your most important work, and the professional habits he uses to beat it at 82.

Yann LeCun explains why deep learning works, why human intelligence is not general, and why self-supervised world models are the next step for AI.

Mel Robbins shares five small steps, from a brain dump to claiming one win, for getting back on track within a day.

Peter Norvig on rewriting the standard AI textbook, fairness trade-offs, trust in machines, online learning, Lisp, Python and early Google search.

Leonard Susskind on intuition in physics, what quantum computers are for, what string theory achieved and why time has a direction.

Cybersecurity expert Caitlin Sarian gives Mel Robbins a plain checklist for avoiding scams and protecting accounts, parents and kids.

Behavioral scientist Logan Ury gives Mel Robbins research-backed advice on choosing partners, ending ghosting and dating with less burnout.

Screenwriter Roger Avary talks film craft and favorite movies with Joe Rogan, then spars with him over sweeping conspiracy claims.

Gary Marcus argues deep learning lacks common sense and abstraction, and that trustworthy AI needs a hybrid with symbolic reasoning.

Physicist Michio Kaku speculates on alien contact, string theory, brain-linked internet, immortality and settling Mars.

Garry Kasparov on what drove him at the board, what Deep Blue really proved, how humans should work with AI, and life as a Putin critic.

Evan Hafer and Joe Rogan talk archery, coffee, courage, Rogan's path from taekwondo to comedy, and their worries about AI.

Stanford's Bill Burnett and Dave Evans share tools for designing a meaningful life: three possible futures, small prototypes and flow.

Michael Malice and Joe Rogan on online hysteria, AI risks, New York's mayor, assisted dying, immigration, lifting and starting stand-up.

Simon Sinek on why posting pain online is not vulnerability, how to measure a good day, co-created boundaries, AI fear and inequality.

Dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss on the three-step routine, what to skip, actives, adult acne, sunscreen and why jowls are structural.

Matt McCusker and Joe Rogan on comedy craft, bombing, his social work degree, therapy, diet experiments, UFO lore and news overload.

The creator of C++ explains its roots in Simula, the zero-overhead principle, concepts, the standards process and his doubts about fuzzy AI.

Watson lead David Ferrucci explains how the Jeopardy system worked and why real machine understanding needs shared human frameworks.

Michael Jai White and Joe Rogan trade gym stories, fight theory, film talk and lessons on discipline, humility and giving back.

Joe Rogan and Jim Breuer trade comedy origin stories, lessons from bombing and jealousy, travel tales, AI worries and ancient mysteries.

Mel Robbins on four small daily decisions (phone, mindset, food and bedtime scrolling) that she says shape your energy and mood.

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells Joe Rogan what he says HHS has changed in a year, from food rules to drug prices.

Divorce lawyer James Sexton on why marriages erode through small disconnections and the small, free habits that keep love alive.

Author Rachel Wilson tells Joe Rogan why she thinks feminism was imposed on women and hurt families; her claims go largely unchecked.

Michael Kearns explains how fairness and privacy can be built into algorithms, the trade-offs involved, and who should decide.