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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The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
JRE #1994 with Theo Von: The Comedy Mothership, Morning Routines, SSRIs and Staying Even

Theo Von and Joe Rogan celebrate the Comedy Mothership and talk routines, SSRIs, vapes, exercise and drug companies.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Daphne Koller on Machine Learning, Drug Discovery and Disease in a Dish

Daphne Koller on using stem cells and machine learning to find new drugs, lessons from Coursera, and why AI must know when it is unsure.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Brian Simpson on the Titan Sub, Addiction, Comedy Clubs and Wild Animals

Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson riff on the Titan sub, money and freedom, gambling, fair pay for comics, memes and dangerous wildlife.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Gabriel Iglesias on Dodger Stadium, VW Buses, Diabetes and the Comedy Grind

Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias and Joe Rogan talk Dodger Stadium, early comedy grind, VW buses, diabetes, weight loss and aliens.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Aseem Malhotra on Statins, Sugar, Big Pharma and the COVID Vaccine

Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra tells Joe Rogan why he doubts statins, blames sugar over fat, and turned against the COVID mRNA vaccines.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Steven Wright on Boston Comedy, Creative Play and His Novel Harold

Steven Wright and Joe Rogan on the 1980s Boston comedy scene, how Wright writes jokes, the value of doing nothing, and his novel Harold.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Duncan Trussell on Costumes of Authority, Ideas as Life Forms, and the Hidden Side of Society

Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell riff on cults and costumes, procrastination, the Gospel of John, child influencers and UFO secrecy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Jim Gaffigan on Joe Rogan: Comfort, Cold Plunges, Gardening, Outrage and a Country Overwhelmed by Information

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

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Michael Malice on the White Pill, Anarchism, North Korea and Humor Amid Chaos

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Brian Redban on Owning a Comedy Club Next Door to Joe Rogan, AI Fakes and VR Done Right

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Tony Woods on Comedy, Grief, Bigfoot and an Ice-Bath Prostate Protocol

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Patrick Bet-David on Biden, Trump, BlackRock and the Power of Podcasts

Patrick Bet-David and Joe Rogan debate the 2024 race, COVID distrust, ESG and BlackRock, and why Rogan should interview Trump.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Protect Our Parks 9: Joe Rogan with Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir on Plastics, Fluoride, Drugs, History and Movie Stars

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

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 13 min read
Manolis Kellis on the Biology of Disease: Genetics, Genome Circuitry and the Path to Cures

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 12 min read
Eddie Bravo on Muay Thai, Bare Knuckle MMA, Fight History and Fixing His Back

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read
Bill Maher on Why Liberal Isn't Woke, Obesity, Ozempic, Trump vs. Biden and COVID Medicine

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

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 15 min read
Dr. Russell Kennedy on Healing Anxiety: Why It's an Alarm in the Body, Not a Thinking Problem

Neuroscientist MD Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins anxiety is a childhood alarm stored in the body, and how to heal it neck down.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 13 min read
Ehsan Ahmad on the Austin Comedy Boom, the Art of Opening a Show, and Trusting the News

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

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Becky Kennedy on Emotional Triggers: Why We React and 3 Steps to Rewire Your Response

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

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 25, 2026 · 12 min read
Joe List on Crowd Work, the Comedy Mothership, Phones and Boredom

Joe Rogan and comic Joe List riff on building the Comedy Mothership, crowd work, phones and boredom, sauna, AI and the soul.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Learn to Love Yourself: Mel Robbins and Her Son Oakley on Beating Self-Hatred

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.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 14 min read
Shane Dorian on Stem Cells, Knee Recovery, Bow Hunting and Modern Health

Big wave surfer Shane Dorian and Joe Rogan cover stem cells, a meat diet, bow hunting under pressure, fentanyl and brain recovery.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Ralph Barbosa on His Sudden Rise, Comedy Craft and Painting Cars (JRE #2066)

Ralph Barbosa and Joe Rogan talk Austin comedy, going viral, ignoring comments, painting cars and finding your own comedic voice.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins on the Art of Doing Nothing: One Minute a Day to Unplug

Mel Robbins makes the case for doing nothing on purpose, why rest feels weird, and a one-minute daily practice to unplug.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Joe Rogan with Evan Hafer: Purpose, Freedom, Elk Hunting and the Cost of War

Black Rifle Coffee founder Evan Hafer and Joe Rogan talk purpose, freedom and responsibility, elk hunting, veteran struggles and the true cost of war.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Tim Dillon on Comedy, Power, Deplatforming, Conspiracy Theories and Freedom

Comedian Tim Dillon and Lex Fridman talk deplatforming, Alex Jones, QAnon, Trump, the deep state, comedy's power, his mother and what makes life well spent.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Jimmy Carr on Teaching Stand-Up, Gratitude, Discipline and Why Comedy Matters

Comedian Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan on comedy's golden age, teaching stand-up, gratitude, dyslexia, envy, conspiracies and finding your purpose.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Luis J. Gomez on Weed Arrests, Social Media Wars, Jiu-Jitsu, Fatherhood and Comedy Grit

Comic Luis J. Gomez and Joe Rogan riff on legal weed, online outrage, fear of the future, jiu-jitsu, fatherhood and how bombing makes comedians better.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Brian Simpson on Oliver Anthony, Anorexia, CIA Drug Scandals, South Pole Conspiracies and Tuning Out the News

Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson roam from viral fame and eating disorders to CIA cocaine, the electoral college and staying sane in an overloaded world.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Mel Robbins on Trauma and Nervous System Repair: Finding the Switch Inside You

Mel Robbins shares her own trauma story, explains the nervous system as your home's wiring and offers six ways to flip from fight or flight to calm.