The Perfect Summary Podcast

Theo Von and Joe Rogan riff on war, distrust, AI and comedy, plus Von's self-financed film Busboys with David Spade.

Alexa's head scientist on why dialogue is a top test of intelligence, how far-field speech was solved, and why reasoning is next.

Daniel Kahneman on System 1 and 2, why deep learning lacks reasoning, the remembering self, and psychology's replication crisis.

Rick Perry and Bryan Hubbard report that Texas will fund $100 million of ibogaine drug trials, and make their case for the compound.

Roboticist Ayanna Howard on why robots must adapt to people, how bias gets fixed, and why we trust machines more than we admit.

Terence Tao explains Navier-Stokes, primes and Collatz, how he attacks hard problems, and how Lean and AI are changing maths.

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

Arsenio Hall and Joe Rogan trade stories on reinventing late night, the Comedy Store, Prince, Pryor and how great comics work.

Duncan Trussell and Joe Rogan riff on uncensored AI, war propaganda, ketamine addiction, UFOs and simulation theory.

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

Dan Martell shares how he went from juvenile detention and near suicide to faith, self-acceptance and optimism about AI.

Dean Graziosi on choosing your focus, acting before you feel ready, raising driven kids and a simple way to start using AI.

Bob Lazar and filmmaker Luigi Vendittelli revisit his S4 claims, the craft's strange technology and doubts about disclosure.

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.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris explains how childhood adversity wires the stress response and how buffering helps adults reset it.

Marc Breedlove explains what finger ratios, older brothers, rams and intersex conditions reveal about the biology of sexual orientation.

Paralympic medalist Amy Purdy on refusing to be a victim, a second devastating injury, and falling in love with the process.

Australian comic James McCann on losing a job mid-move to Ohio, finding his feet in Austin, Australian gatekeeping, and AI worries.

Luis J. Gomez and Joe Rogan riff on outrage culture, independent platforms, AI, wealth, odd laws, lucid dreams and ibogaine.

David Cross and Joe Rogan revisit the Boston comedy boom, Mr. Show and NewsRadio, then worry about AI, kids online and war.

Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw on why nobody is born evil, what really drives murder, how false memories form, and green crime.

Comedian Brian Simpson and Joe Rogan riff on his heart attack, pets and coyotes, gaming, nicotine, meme coins and black holes.

Rogan, Gillis, Normand and Shaffir drink and riff on the news, health care, ibogaine at the White House and the craft of stand-up.

Ari Shaffir returns from months in South America to talk psychedelics, weight cutting, ancient ruins and his new series The End.

John Hopfield explains associative memory, why feedback and collective behavior matter, and what biology does that AI still ignores.

Comedian Ali Siddiq talks YouTube specials, how Texas prisons really work, personal responsibility, great teachers, and a long stretch of boxing talk.

Big Jay Oakerson and Ari Shaffir join Joe Rogan for a rowdy hang on cults, AI and the RESTRICT Act, Paul Mooney, Manson and Austin comedy.

Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan riff for three hours on 30 years of friendship, pandemic anger, war, trucks, gators and favorite movies.