The Perfect Summary Podcast

Whitney Cummings argues fear of robots is a luxury, and talks codependency, neurochemistry, social media and love.

Mel Robbins explains her one-day plan for clearing overdue tasks: a brain dump, then blocks for calls, errands, money, email and rescheduling.

James Clear on making habits easy to start, showing up on bad days, identity-based habits, and shaping your environment.

Theo Von and Joe Rogan riff on war, distrust, AI and comedy, plus Von's self-financed film Busboys with David Spade.

Yellowstone's Luke Grimes on stage fright, leaving Los Angeles for Montana, songwriting, elk hunting and what jiu-jitsu teaches.

Arsenio Hall and Joe Rogan trade stories on reinventing late night, the Comedy Store, Prince, Pryor and how great comics work.

Duncan Trussell and Joe Rogan riff on uncensored AI, war propaganda, ketamine addiction, UFOs and simulation theory.

John Fogerty tells how Proud Mary and Fortunate Son were written, and how lawsuits, lost savings and drinking nearly broke him.

Mel Robbins shares five rules for choosing a meaningful personal goal and sticking with it in a busy, overwhelmed life.

Australian comic James McCann on losing a job mid-move to Ohio, finding his feet in Austin, Australian gatekeeping, and AI worries.

Luis J. Gomez and Joe Rogan riff on outrage culture, independent platforms, AI, wealth, odd laws, lucid dreams and ibogaine.

David Cross and Joe Rogan revisit the Boston comedy boom, Mr. Show and NewsRadio, then worry about AI, kids online and war.

RZA talks his new film, Shaolin-style discipline, channeling anger into art, cobalt mining, quitting weed and why movies belong in theaters.

Comedian Brian Simpson and Joe Rogan riff on his heart attack, pets and coyotes, gaming, nicotine, meme coins and black holes.

Rogan, Gillis, Normand and Shaffir drink and riff on the news, health care, ibogaine at the White House and the craft of stand-up.

Ari Shaffir returns from months in South America to talk psychedelics, weight cutting, ancient ruins and his new series The End.

Norman Ohler on methamphetamine in the Wehrmacht, Hitler's opioid use, the Berlin resistance, and how LSD went from Sandoz to the CIA.

Comedian Ali Siddiq talks YouTube specials, how Texas prisons really work, personal responsibility, great teachers, and a long stretch of boxing talk.

Big Jay Oakerson and Ari Shaffir join Joe Rogan for a rowdy hang on cults, AI and the RESTRICT Act, Paul Mooney, Manson and Austin comedy.

Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan riff for three hours on 30 years of friendship, pandemic anger, war, trucks, gators and favorite movies.

Comic Mike Vecchione and Joe Rogan on the slow craft of stand-up, lessons from wrestling, boxing fandom, cold plunges and writing jokes.

Filmmaker Alex Garland on truly alien aliens, Ava's smile in Ex Machina, Silicon Valley's veneer of virtue, and a universe without free will.

Howie Mandel tells Joe Rogan how a dare made him a comic, how he copes with OCD and depression, and why he embraces AI while Rogan worries.

Ric Flair tells Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe about North Korea with Ali, a plane crash, hour-long matches, anxiety and his cannabis second act.

John Wick director Chad Stahelski explains how the franchise was built, from stunts, dogs and gun work to editing, and what AI may mean for film.

Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell mark episode 2,000 with four hours on power, war, censorship, UFOs, karma and prayer.

Car builder John Hennessey on the Venom F5, how a Viper deal launched his company, Top Gear and Jay Leno stories, and quitting Ritalin for cold plunges.

Ms. Pat tells Joe Rogan how she turned a brutal childhood into a hit sitcom, a tour and a family, with plenty of jokes along the way.

Steven Pressfield on war as a metaphor for the inner fight, where Resistance comes from, serving the muse, and the daily routine of a working writer.

Comics Kim Congdon and Sara Weinshenk riff with Joe Rogan on podcasting, pandemic comedy, weed and hemp, Mike Tyson, UFOs, dreams, and a timeshare.