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Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT... more

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#452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI & Humanity

Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic, the company that created Claude. Amanda Askell is an AI researcher working on... more

11 Nov 2024 · 5 hours, 22 minutes
#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies

Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military... more

30 Oct 2024 · 3 hours, 36 minutes
#450 – Bernie Sanders Interview

Bernie Sanders is a US Senator from Vermont and a two-time presidential candidate. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our... more

23 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
#449 – Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History

Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a... more

16 Oct 2024 · 2 hours, 41 minutes
#448 – Jordan Peterson: Nietzsche, Hitler, God, Psychopathy, Suffering & Meaning

Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, author, lecturer, and podcast host. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep448-sc See below... more

11 Oct 2024 · 2 hours, 30 minutes
#447 – Cursor Team: Future of Programming with AI

Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Michael Truell, and Sualeh Asif are creators of Cursor, a popular code editor that specializes in... more

06 Oct 2024 · 2 hours, 37 minutes
#446 – Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America

Ed Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer specializing in ancient civilizations of the Americas. He is the Director of the... more

30 Sep 2024 · 3 hours, 36 minutes
#445 – Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump, Conservatism, Nationalism, Immigration, and War

Vivek Ramaswamy is a conservative politician, entrepreneur, and author of many books on politics, including his latest titled Truths: The... more

25 Sep 2024 · 2 hours, 51 minutes
#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler

Vejas Liulevicius is a historian specializing in Germany and Eastern Europe, who has lectured extensively on Marxism and the rise,... more

20 Sep 2024 · 3 hours, 37 minutes
#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

Gregory Aldrete is a historian specializing in ancient Rome and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:... more

12 Sep 2024 ·
#442 – Donald Trump Interview

Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States and the Republican candidate in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Thank... more

03 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
#441 – Cenk Uygur: Trump vs Harris, Progressive Politics, Communism & Capitalism

Cenk Uygur is a progressive political commentator and host of The Young Turks. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our... more

30 Aug 2024 ·
#440 – Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life

Pieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups,... more

20 Aug 2024 ·
#439 – Craig Jones: Jiu Jitsu, $2 Million Prize, CJI, ADCC, Ukraine & Trolling

Craig Jones is a legendary jiu jitsu personality, competitor, co-founder of B-Team, and organizer of the CJI tournament that offers... more

14 Aug 2024 · 2 hours, 21 minutes
#438 – Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity

Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of... more

02 Aug 2024 ·
#437 – Jordan Jonas: Survival, Hunting, Siberia, God, and Winning Alone Season 6

Jordan Jonas is a wilderness survival expert, explorer, hunter, guide, and winner of Alone Season 6, a show in which... more

21 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 56 minutes
#436 – Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life

Ivanka Trump is a businesswoman, real estate developer, and former senior advisor to the President of the United States. Please... more

02 Jul 2024 ·
#435 – Andrew Huberman: Focus, Controversy, Politics, and Relationships

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking... more

28 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 57 minutes
#434 – Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet

Arvind Srinivas is CEO of Perplexity, a company that aims to revolutionize how we humans find answers to questions on... more

19 Jun 2024 · 3 hours, 11 minutes
#433 – Sara Walker: Physics of Life, Time, Complexity, and Aliens

Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. She is the author of a new book titled "Life as No... more

13 Jun 2024 · 3 hours, 1 minute
#432 – Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Kevin Spacey is a two-time Oscar-winning actor, who starred in Se7en, the Usual Suspects, American Beauty, and House of Cards,... more

05 Jun 2024 ·
#431 – Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI

Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support... more

02 Jun 2024 ·
#430 – Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories

Charan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a... more

25 May 2024 ·
#429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support... more

15 May 2024 · 4 hours, 12 minutes
#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our... more

22 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 44 minutes
#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

Neil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the... more

20 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 35 minutes
#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking... more

17 Apr 2024 · 3 hours,
#425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

Andrew Callaghan is the host of Channel 5 on YouTube, where he does street interviews with fascinating humans at the... more

13 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 59 minutes
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support... more

05 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 48 minutes
#423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex

Tulsi Gabbard is a politician, veteran, and author of For Love of Country. Please support this podcast by checking out... more

02 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
#422 – Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & Drugs

Mark Cuban is a businessman, investor, star of TV series Shark Tank, long-time principal owner of Dallas Mavericks, and founder... more

29 Mar 2024 · 2 hours, 23 minutes
#421 – Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

Dana White is the CEO and president of the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT:... more

25 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy

Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons,... more

22 Mar 2024 · 3 hours, 12 minutes
#419 – Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, Sora, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please... more

18 Mar 2024 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
#418 – Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Norman Finkelstein and Benny Morris are historians. Mouin Rabbani is a Middle East analyst. Steven Bonnell (aka Destiny) is a... more

14 Mar 2024 · 5 hours, 4 minutes
#417 – Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Tesla, SpaceX, Zip2, and Family

Kimbal Musk is a chef, entrepreneur, and author of The Kitchen Cookbook: Cooking for Your Community. Please support this podcast... more

10 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 53 minutes
#416 – Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI

Yann LeCun is the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, professor at NYU, Turing Award winner, and one of the most... more

07 Mar 2024 · 2 hours, 54 minutes
#415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War

Serhii Plokhy is a Ukrainian historian at Harvard University, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute, and an author of many... more

04 Mar 2024 · 3 hours, 27 minutes
#414 – Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & Freedom

Tucker Carlson is a highly-influential political commentator. You can watch and listen to him on the Tucker Carlson Network and... more

27 Feb 2024 · 3 hours, 12 minutes
#413 – Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech

Bill Ackman is an investor who has led some of the biggest and controversial financial trades in history. He is... more

20 Feb 2024 · 3 hours, 41 minutes
#412 – Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics

Marc Raibert is founder and former long-time CEO of Boston Dynamics, and recently Executive Director of the newly-created Boston Dynamics... more

16 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 52 minutes
#411 – Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & Islam

Omar Suleiman is a Palestinian-American Muslim scholar, civil rights leader, and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Please... more

02 Feb 2024 · 2 hours, 31 minutes
#410 – Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & Wokeism

Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author... more

23 Jan 2024 · 2 hours, 25 minutes
#409 – Matthew Cox: FBI Most Wanted Con Man – $55 Million in Bank Fraud

Matthew Cox is a former con man who served 13 years in federal prison for bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and... more

17 Jan 2024 · 6 hours, 7 minutes
#408 – Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard Cohen

Tal Wilkenfeld is a singer-songwriter, bassist, and guitarist. She has performed with legendary artists including Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric... more

09 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
#407 – Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI

Guillaume Verdon (aka Beff Jezos on Twitter) is a physicist, quantum computing researcher, and founder of e/acc (effective accelerationism) movement.... more

29 Dec 2023 ·
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

Teddy Atlas is boxing trainer to 18 world champions, ESPN boxing commentator, and host of podcast THE FIGHT with Teddy... more

24 Dec 2023 · 2 hours, 15 minutes
#405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. Thank you for listening ❤ Please support this podcast by checking... more

14 Dec 2023 · 2 hours, 20 minutes
#404 – Lee Cronin: Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and Universe

Lee Cronin is a chemist at University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex... more

09 Dec 2023 · 3 hours, 27 minutes
#403 – Lisa Randall: Dark Matter, Theoretical Physics, and Extinction Events

Lisa Randall is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and... more

03 Dec 2023 ·
#402 – Michael Malice: Thanksgiving Pirate Special

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Policygenius:... more

25 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3

John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial... more

18 Nov 2023 · 3 hours, 35 minutes
#400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity

Elon Musk is CEO of X, xAI, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Thank you for listening ❤ Please support... more

09 Nov 2023 · 2 hours, 27 minutes
#399 – Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle East

Jared Kushner is a former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump and author of Breaking History. Please support this podcast... more

11 Oct 2023 · 3 hours, 54 minutes
#398 – Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free... more

28 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and... more

25 Sep 2023 ·
#396 – James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love

James Sexton is a divorce attorney and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex... more

18 Sep 2023 · 3 hours, 51 minutes
#395 – Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin

Walter Isaacson is an author of biographies on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and many... more

10 Sep 2023 ·
#394 – Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with Nature

Neri Oxman is a designer, engineer, scientist, and artist working on computational design, synthetic biology and digital fabrication, previously at... more

01 Sep 2023 · 2 hours, 25 minutes
#393 – Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking... more

17 Aug 2023 · 2 hours, 20 minutes
#392 – Joscha Bach: Life, Intelligence, Consciousness, AI & the Future of Humans

Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Numerai:... more

01 Aug 2023 · 2 hours, 59 minutes
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer and poet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Factor: https://factormeals.com/lex50 and... more

24 Jul 2023 · 2 hours, 23 minutes
#390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, and Conspiracies

Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and... more

17 Jul 2023 · 2 hours, 52 minutes
#389 – Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel, Palestine, Power, Corruption, Hate, and Peace

Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex - BetterHelp:... more

12 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an activist, lawyer, author, and candidate for the President of the Unites States. Please support... more

06 Jul 2023 ·
#387 – George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God

George Hotz is a programmer, hacker, and the founder of comma-ai and tiny corp. Please support this podcast by checking... more

30 Jun 2023 · 3 hours, 15 minutes
#386 – Marc Andreessen: Future of the Internet, Technology, and AI

Marc Andreessen is the co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Please... more

22 Jun 2023 · 3 hours, 15 minutes
#385 – Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia

Jimmy Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Hexclad Cookware: https://hexclad.com/lex and... more

18 Jun 2023 · 3 hours, 19 minutes
#384 – Matthew McConaughey: Freedom, Truth, Family, Hardship, and Love

Matthew McConaughey is an Oscar-winning actor and author of Greenlights. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Riverside:... more

13 Jun 2023 · 2 hours, 24 minutes
#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex - Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to... more

08 Jun 2023 · 2 hours, 47 minutes
#382 – Bert Kreischer: Comedy, Drinking, Rogan, Segura, Churchill & Kim Jong Un

Bert Kreischer is a comedian, actor, and podcaster. Check him out on Bertcast, 2 Bears 1 Cave, Something is Burning,... more

05 Jun 2023 · 2 hours, 11 minutes
#381 – Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI

Chris Lattner is a legendary software and hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, SiFive, and Modular AI, including... more

02 Jun 2023 · 3 hours, 38 minutes
#380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication

Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out... more

28 May 2023 · 2 hours, 11 minutes
#379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power

Randall Kennedy is a law professor at Harvard and author of many seminal books on race, law, history, culture, and... more

24 May 2023 · 3 hours, 14 minutes
#378 – Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars

Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Hexclad Cookware:... more

18 May 2023 · 2 hours, 23 minutes
#377 – Harvey Silverglate: Freedom of Speech

Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of... more

16 May 2023 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
#376 – Stephen Wolfram: ChatGPT and the Nature of Truth, Reality & Computation

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram... more

09 May 2023 · 4 hours, 19 minutes
#375 – David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism

David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by... more

06 May 2023 · 3 hours, 36 minutes
#374 – Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics

Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics, a legendary robotics company that over 30 years has created some of the... more

28 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 32 minutes
#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex... more

21 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 35 minutes
#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in... more

16 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 4 minutes
#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development

Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, and author of... more

13 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 53 minutes
#370 – Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox – Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love

Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the... more

10 Apr 2023 · 3 hours, 51 minutes
#369 – Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, explorer, author, filmmaker, real life Tarzan, and founder of Junglekeepers which today protects over 50,000... more

04 Apr 2023 · 3 hours, 38 minutes
#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking... more

30 Mar 2023 · 3 hours, 22 minutes
#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies.... more

25 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 28 minutes
#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love

Dr. Shannon Curry is a clinical and forensic psychologist who conducts research, therapy, and clinical evaluation pertaining to trauma, violence,... more

21 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 50 minutes
#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs

Sam Harris is an author, podcaster, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com - Indeed:... more

14 Mar 2023 · 4 hours, 33 minutes
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator

Chris Voss is a former FBI hostage and crisis negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If... more

10 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 15 minutes
#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan

Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan, together with Ethan Crelinsten are founders of the B-Team, a legendary jiu jitsu... more

06 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 54 minutes
#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity

Ginni Rometty is a former long-time CEO, president, and chairman of IBM. Please support this podcast by checking out our... more

02 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Aaron Smith-Levin is a former Scientologist, Vice President of the Aftermath Foundation, and host of the Growing Up In Scientology... more

25 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 17 minutes
#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics

Tim Urban is the author of the blog Wait But Why and a new book What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help... more

20 Feb 2023 · 3 hours, 10 minutes
#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics

Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex... more

15 Feb 2023 · 2 hours, 25 minutes
#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality

Aella is a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of... more

10 Feb 2023 · 4 hours, 2 minutes
#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil

Paul Conti is a psychiatrist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product... more

07 Feb 2023 · 3 hours, 22 minutes
#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel

Tim Dodd is host of the Everyday Astronaut YouTube channel, where he teaches about rocket engines and all things space... more

02 Feb 2023 · 5 hours, 21 minutes
#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds... more

28 Jan 2023 · 3 hours, 50 minutes
#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War

Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex... more

25 Jan 2023 ·
#353 – Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy

Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Please... more

21 Jan 2023 · 3 hours, 13 minutes
#352 – Omar Suleiman: Islam

Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a professor of Islamic... more

17 Jan 2023 · 3 hours, 7 minutes
#351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram

MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and... more

11 Jan 2023 · 2 hours, 24 minutes
#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens

Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of... more

29 Dec 2022 · 2 hours, 47 minutes
#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The... more

22 Dec 2022 · 3 hours, 52 minutes
#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life

Nathalie Cabrol is an astrobiologist at the SETI Institute, directing the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in... more

19 Dec 2022 · 2 hours, 12 minutes
#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House... more

15 Dec 2022 · 3 hours, 47 minutes
#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels

Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in Mexico. Please support this podcast... more

12 Dec 2022 · 4 hours, 11 minutes
#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power

Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast... more

09 Dec 2022 · 3 hours, 51 minutes
#344 – Noam Brown: AI vs Humans in Poker and Games of Strategic Negotiation

Noam Brown is a research scientist at FAIR, Meta AI, co-creator of AI that achieved superhuman level performance in games... more

06 Dec 2022 · 2 hours, 33 minutes
#343 – Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time

Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -... more

03 Dec 2022 ·
#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Todd Howard is a legendary video game designer at Bethesda Game Studios. He led the development of the Elder Scrolls... more

29 Nov 2022 · 2 hours, 49 minutes
#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming

Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - GiveDirectly:... more

26 Nov 2022 · 3 hours, 22 minutes
#340 – Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road

Chris Tarbell is a former FBI special agent and cybercrime investigation specialist who brought down Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road,... more

22 Nov 2022 · 3 hours, 2 minutes
#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin

Bjørn Lomborg is author of "False Alarm". Andrew Revkin is a climate journalist (21 years at NY Times). Please support... more

18 Nov 2022 · 4 hours, 16 minutes
#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness

Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. Please support this... more

15 Nov 2022 · 3 hours, 4 minutes
#337 – Destiny: Politics, Free Speech, Controversy, Sex, War, and Relationships

Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a progressive political commentator and a live streamer on YouTube. Melina Goransson is a live... more

11 Nov 2022 ·
#336 – Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism, and War

Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author... more

07 Nov 2022 · 2 hours, 36 minutes
#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please support this podcast by checking out... more

04 Nov 2022 · 3 hours, 24 minutes
#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern history of Iran. Please support this podcast by checking... more

02 Nov 2022 · 3 hours, 11 minutes
#333 – Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI

Andrej Karpathy is a legendary AI researcher, engineer, and educator. He's the former director of AI at Tesla, a founding... more

29 Oct 2022 · 3 hours, 33 minutes
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John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom,... more