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.
Mel Robbins shares five rules for choosing a meaningful personal goal and sticking with it in a busy, overwhelmed life.
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.
Norman Ohler on methamphetamine in the Wehrmacht, Hitler's opioid use, the Berlin resistance, and how LSD went from Sandoz to the CIA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hot rod builder Steve Strope tells Joe Rogan about his eye surgeries, building magazine-cover cars in a parking garage, and more.
Cal Newport and Lex Fridman on deep work, time blocking, boredom, quitting social media and replacing email's hyperactive hive mind.
Joe Rogan and comic Joe List riff on building the Comedy Mothership, crowd work, phones and boredom, sauna, AI and the soul.
Pool pro and commentator Jeremy Jones shares road-gambling stories, practice secrets and why modern pool is better than ever.
Mel Robbins makes the case for doing nothing on purpose, why rest feels weird, and a one-minute daily practice to unplug.
Comedian Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan on comedy's golden age, teaching stand-up, gratitude, dyslexia, envy, conspiracies and finding your purpose.
Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg and Lex Fridman explore symmetry, topology, Poincaré, primes, Conway's Game of Life and how to love math.
Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman cover sleep, naps, fasting, REM dreams, psychedelics, neuroplasticity and pushing mental limits.
Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explains his information theory of aging, a reset switch in mice, one meal a day, and a future of body dashboards.
IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima tells Mel Robbins how setbacks, rejection and trusting your gut lead you to your purpose.
Mel Robbins shares five evening habits, from the 3-2-1 rule to keeping your phone out of the bedroom, that set up a calmer, more productive morning.
Mel Robbins explains why procrastination is a stress response, not laziness, and gives a research-backed method to break the cycle.
The twin directors of Talk to Me tell Joe Rogan about drug trials, car-hit stunts, their indie horror hit, practical effects and a deathmatch wrestling documentary.
Online business expert Amy Porterfield coaches Mel Robbins' listeners on finding a starter idea, unbossing themselves and building a side hustle.
Ina Garten on leaving a White House budget job for a tiny food store, working scared, and building a life around what's fun.
Chuck Lorre and Joe Rogan on the fading multi-cam sitcom, difficult stars, a decade in Scientology, and why success never fills the hole inside.
Mel Robbins separates legitimate from lifestyle overwhelm and coaches five listeners with the brain dump, the rule of three and one question.
UFC welterweight Sean Brady talks recovery, weight cuts, his first loss, mental performance coaching and his win over Kelvin Gastelum with Joe Rogan.