The Perfect Summary Podcast

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

Neuroscientist Tommy Wood on why the brain needs challenge, how much dementia is preventable, and what Formula One teaches about performance.

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.

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

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

Neuroscientist Glen Jeffery on how red and infrared light support mitochondria, vision and blood sugar, and why he worries about LED lighting.

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

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

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.

Jessie Inchauspé explains the four nutrients she says matter most in pregnancy, and shares her experience of miscarriage.

Columbia's Martin Picard explains mitochondria as energy transformers and why stress, sleep, food and purpose shape energy and aging.

Artist David Choe tells Andrew Huberman how shame fueled his art and addictions, and what a decade of recovery has taught him.

Psychologist Rachel Goldman tells Mel Robbins how a pause, regular meals and kinder thoughts can ease emotional eating and body shame.

Seth Godin tells Mel Robbins how to stop hiding: swap but for and, treat resistance as a compass, pick yourself and start small.

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.

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

Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple explains why women should train like men: lift progressively, near failure, and ignore cycle-based rules.

Shanna Swan explains her home plastic-detox study with infertile couples, where hormone-disrupting chemicals hide and what to swap.

Stanford's Tony Wyss-Coray explains how blood factors drive aging, how organs age at different rates and what is proven.

Dr. Andrew Weil shares his habits for protecting the brain, from the 4-7-8 breath and turmeric to social ties and psychedelics.

A compilation of Mel Robbins's best money clips: track spending, use four buckets, automate saving and define what enough means.

Stanford's Tina Seelig tells Mel Robbins how values, small risks, generosity and curiosity let you create your own luck.

Dr. Richard Davidson explains how five minutes of daily meditation changes mind and body, and the four trainable pillars of flourishing.

Andrew Huberman condenses the science of sauna: how often, how hot and when, for heart health, growth hormone, stress and mood.

Joe Dispenza explains how he uses meditation to break old patterns and what he says his retreat research shows about self-healing.