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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John Fogerty tells how Proud Mary and Fortunate Son were written, and how lawsuits, lost savings and drinking nearly broke him.
Michael Pollan explains why ultra-processed 'healthy' foods harm us and how real food, shared meals and simple habits help.
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris explains how childhood adversity wires the stress response and how buffering helps adults reset it.
Rhonda Patrick details her training, fasting and supplement routine and the science linking gut, inflammation, visceral fat and aging.
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.
Fertility doctor Natalie Crawford on AMH testing, egg freezing myths, lifestyle and supplements, and what harms eggs and sperm.
Snowboarder Chloe Kim on competing with a dislocating shoulder, her father's all-in bet, therapy, a new ADHD diagnosis and self-worth.
Marc Brackett explains what emotion regulation really is, why no emotion is bad, and tools like the Meta-Moment and precise labeling.
Norman Ohler on methamphetamine in the Wehrmacht, Hitler's opioid use, the Berlin resistance, and how LSD went from Sandoz to the CIA.
Stanford epigenetics researcher Dr. Lucia Aronica explains which foods signal your genes and the kitchen tricks that unlock them.
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.
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.
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.
Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias and Joe Rogan talk Dodger Stadium, early comedy grind, VW buses, diabetes, weight loss and aliens.
Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra tells Joe Rogan why he doubts statins, blames sugar over fat, and turned against the COVID mRNA vaccines.
Steven Wright and Joe Rogan on the 1980s Boston comedy scene, how Wright writes jokes, the value of doing nothing, and his novel Harold.
Filmmaker James Reed on 400 days inside the Ngogo chimp community: monkey hunts, silent patrols, alpha politics and a rare split.
Jim Gaffigan and Joe Rogan riff on sugar, social media, cold plunges, gardening, politics, overfishing, microplastics and why busy beats bored.
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.
Lex Fridman interviews Joe Rogan on 2020's chaos, his violent competitive streak, ideas as living things, podcasting advice, and love.
Patrick Bet-David and Joe Rogan debate the 2024 race, COVID distrust, ESG and BlackRock, and why Rogan should interview Trump.
The Protect Our Parks crew returns for a boozy, rowdy hang covering microplastics, fluoride, Carl Hart, the Donner Party, hippos and Tom Cruise.
Bill Maher and Joe Rogan debate wokeness, crime, obesity and Ozempic, gender medicine, Trump versus Biden, campus echo chambers and COVID policy.
Neuroscientist MD Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins anxiety is a childhood alarm stored in the body, and how to heal it neck down.
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.
Mel Robbins and her 17-year-old son Oakley share how he went from hating himself to self-acceptance, plus simple tools to like yourself more.