The Perfect Summary Podcast

Retired Navy SEAL DJ Shipley shares his daily routine, fitness standards, combat losses, near-fatal injuries and how ibogaine treatment changed him.

Andrew Huberman explains the brain's threat reflex and why undoing fear means detailed re-exposure followed by a new, positive association.

Skiing champion Mikaela Shiffrin explains why thinking about winning makes her lose, and how she learned to race through anxiety.

Andrew Huberman explains how the lymphatic system clears fluid and waste, and how movement, breathing, side sleeping and cardio keep it flowing.

Steven Pressfield explains Resistance, the self-sabotage that guards your most important work, and the professional habits he uses to beat it at 82.

Amy Purdy recounts surviving meningitis, losing both legs, and building a life as a Paralympic snowboarder, dancer and speaker.

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.

Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams shares drills and frameworks for clear, confident speaking, from stage fright to small talk.

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.

Michael Malice and Joe Rogan on online hysteria, AI risks, New York's mayor, assisted dying, immigration, lifting and starting stand-up.

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.

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

Retired champion Terence Crawford on outboxing Canelo, why he is done, weight cuts, hidden injuries and choosing legacy over fame.

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.

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains what anxiety is for and shares tools, from joy conditioning to exercise, for putting it to use.

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

Cancer neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial shares his playbook for crisis, the daily breathing ritual he relies on, and what dying patients wish they had done.

Mel Robbins explains her one-day plan for clearing overdue tasks: a brain dump, then blocks for calls, errands, money, email and rescheduling.

Psychologist Mariel Buqué explains how she believes trauma passes through families and the daily practices she uses to calm the nervous system.

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.

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.

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.

Retired Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf talks drowning, training standards, military waste, jiu-jitsu, wingsuits and the Iran rescue.