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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Steven Wright and Joe Rogan on the 1980s Boston comedy scene, how Wright writes jokes, the value of doing nothing, and his novel Harold.
Replika co-founder Eugenia Kuyda on loneliness, losing her best friend, and building an AI companion that makes people feel seen.
Lisa Feldman Barrett explains why the brain predicts rather than reacts, how emotions are constructed, and why empathy costs energy.
Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman on going big, spotting the lint on the dress, the MIT College of Computing, China and AI.
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.
Anarchist Michael Malice and Lex Fridman spar over the state, trolling versus love, conspiracy theories, Ayn Rand and the meaning of life.
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.
Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on falling in love by text, how brains really evolved, evil, many selves and consciousness.
Dr. Marisa Franco explains the four attachment styles, how to spot them, and daily tools to become more secure and let love in.
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.
Mel Robbins shares three lessons from a brutal year: friction is a teacher, excuses are just fear, and change is hard but worth it.
Comedian Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan on comedy's golden age, teaching stand-up, gratitude, dyslexia, envy, conspiracies and finding your purpose.
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.
Jiu-jitsu black belt and MMA coach John Clarke joins Lex Fridman on grit, sacrifice, loyalty, great fighters, love and living by your own principles.
Angel investor Jason Calacanis on Robinhood and GameStop, what makes startups win, capitalism vs China, social media outrage, and loyalty to friends.
Green Beret Tim Kennedy tells Joe Rogan about rescue missions in Israel and Kabul, the border, preparedness, parenting and discipline.
Mel Robbins and her daughter Kendall work through a romantic curveball live, using energy, a crossroads image and small daily choices to turn insecurity into a win.
Jay Shetty tells Mel Robbins how to define love, learn to be alone, spot the halo effect, slow down new romance and support a partner's own goals.
Mel Robbins uses autumn leaves to show how to spot what drains you, remove or redirect it, and quit complaining and controlling others.
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.
Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan talk the fighter's inner monster, brutal weight cuts, Alex Pereira's power, Dagestani wrestlers and why kids should learn to fight.
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.
Mel Robbins exposes five lies that keep adults lonely, from comparison to the liking gap, and shares three simple tools for making friends.
IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima tells Mel Robbins how setbacks, rejection and trusting your gut lead you to your purpose.