The Perfect Summary Podcast

Lisa Feldman Barrett explains why the brain predicts rather than reacts, how emotions are constructed, and why empathy costs energy.

Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman on going big, spotting the lint on the dress, the MIT College of Computing, China and AI.

Filmmaker James Reed on 400 days inside the Ngogo chimp community: monkey hunts, silent patrols, alpha politics and a rare split.

Joe Rogan and Bryan Callen roam from hormones and training to God, politics, forgiveness, great fighters and a friendly argument about UFOs.

Jim Gaffigan and Joe Rogan riff on sugar, social media, cold plunges, gardening, politics, overfishing, microplastics and why busy beats bored.

Michael Malice and Lex Fridman trade jokes and history: the white pill, Stalin and Hitler, North Korea, anarchism and secession.

Conservationist Paul Rosolie shares wild Amazon stories and how Jungle Keepers turns loggers into rangers to save the rainforest.

Joe Rogan and Brian Redban catch up on their Austin comedy clubs, AI voice fakes, VRChat, salt myths and fast-food nostalgia.

Former SEAL and thriller author Jack Carr joins Joe Rogan on his new book, failing-up generals, the writers' strike, hunting, and UFOs.

Anarchist Michael Malice and Lex Fridman spar over the state, trolling versus love, conspiracy theories, Ayn Rand and the meaning of life.

Tony Woods and Joe Rogan swap military and comedy stories, man-eating animals, parasites in history, and a cold-plunge fix for high PSA.

UFC fighter and jiu jitsu black belt Ryan Hall on warriors, violence, grace over justice, learning jiu jitsu like a language, and never quitting.

Lex Fridman interviews Joe Rogan on 2020's chaos, his violent competitive streak, ideas as living things, podcasting advice, and love.

Gad Saad and Joe Rogan on his happiness book, tribalism, free speech with no "but", gender ideology, Canada and Messi.

The Protect Our Parks crew returns for a boozy, rowdy hang covering microplastics, fluoride, Carl Hart, the Donner Party, hippos and Tom Cruise.

Hulk Hogan tells Joe Rogan about wrestling's brutal early days, 25 surgeries, getting off fentanyl, and the faith that keeps him centered at 70.

MIT biologist Manolis Kellis on the epigenome, how life began, escaping the rat race, and why embracing suffering leads to a fuller life.

MIT computational biologist Manolis Kellis explains how genetics is revealing the hidden circuitry behind obesity, Alzheimer's and more.

Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on falling in love by text, how brains really evolved, evil, many selves and consciousness.

UFC middleweight Jared Cannonier tells Joe Rogan how he went from Army combatives and a 300-pound heavyweight to a title contender at 39.

Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo talk Muay Thai, bare knuckle fighting, MMA rule changes, fight history, wild animals and Bravo's back rehab.

Mel Robbins explains why waiting for motivation fails and how the 5 Second Rule countdown helped her climb out of rock bottom.

UFC fighter Ryan Hall on systems thinking, the illusion of choice, questioning Jiu-Jitsu fundamentals, free will and decency.

Bill Maher and Joe Rogan debate wokeness, crime, obesity and Ozempic, gender medicine, Trump versus Biden, campus echo chambers and COVID policy.

Francis Ngannou explains why he left the UFC as champion, what the PFL offered, and how he is preparing to box Tyson Fury.

Trae Tha Truth talks sobriety, removing his own bullet, Harvey rescues, UFC and boxing lore, AI fears and his album Stuck In Motion.

Dr. Marisa Franco explains the four attachment styles, how to spot them, and daily tools to become more secure and let love in.

Comedian Ehsan Ahmad and Joe Rogan talk about the Mothership, the craft of opening a show, media distrust, AI and luck.

Hot rod builder Steve Strope tells Joe Rogan about his eye surgeries, building magazine-cover cars in a parking garage, and more.

Dr. Becky Kennedy explains how childhood wiring drives adult triggers and shares three steps to repair and rewire your reactions.