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

Episodes
  • 2025 / 6 / 26
    #473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East

    Debate on Iran war between Scott Horton and Mark Dubowitz. Scott Horton is the author and director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, and for the...

  • 2025 / 6 / 15
    #472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI

    Terence Tao is widely considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He won the Fields Medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and has contributed to a wide range of fields from...

  • 2025 / 6 / 5
    #471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

    Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google and Alphabet. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep471-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit...

  • 2025 / 5 / 24
    #470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

    James Holland is a historian specializing in World War II. He hosts a podcast called WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2025 / 5 / 20
    #469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain

    Oliver Anthony is singer-songwriter who first gained worldwide fame with his viral hit Rich Men North of Richmond. He became a voice for many who are voiceless, with many of his songs speaking to the struggle...

  • 2025 / 5 / 5
    #468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions

    Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational waves. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our...

  • 2025 / 4 / 30
    #467 – Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming

    Tim Sweeney is a legendary video game programmer, founder and CEO of Epic Games that created the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, and many other groundbreaking and influential video...

  • 2025 / 4 / 24
    #466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao

    Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep466-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,...

  • 2025 / 4 / 17
    #465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

    Robert Rodriguez is a legendary filmmaker and creator of Sin City, El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Alita: Battle Angel, The Faculty, and his newest venture Brass Knuckle...

  • 2025 / 4 / 9
    #464 – Dave Smith: Israel, Ukraine, Epstein, Mossad, Conspiracies & Antisemitism

    Dave Smith is a comedian, libertarian, political commentator, and the host of Part of the Problem podcast. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep464-sc See below...

  • 2025 / 3 / 30
    #463 – Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza

    Douglas Murray is the author of On Democracies and Death Cults, The War on The West, and The Madness of Crowds. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep463-sc See...

  • 2025 / 3 / 26
    #462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE

    Ezra Klein is one of the most influential voices representing the left-wing of American politics. He is a columnist for the NY Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show. Derek Thompson is a writer at The Atlantic...

  • 2025 / 3 / 22
    #461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God

    ThePrimeagen (aka Michael Paulson) is a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2025 / 3 / 16
    #460 – Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India – Power, Democracy, War & Peace

    Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. On YouTube this episode is available in English, Hindi, Russian (and soon other languages). Captions and voice-over audio tracks are provided (for the main...

  • 2025 / 2 / 3
    #459 – DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI Megaclusters

    Dylan Patel is the founder of SemiAnalysis, a research & analysis company specializing in semiconductors, GPUs, CPUs, and AI hardware. Nathan Lambert is a research scientist at the Allen Institute for AI...

  • 2025 / 1 / 26
    #458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America

    Marc Andreessen is an entrepreneur, investor, co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2025 / 1 / 19
    #457 – Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom

    Jennifer Burns is a historian of ideas, focusing on the evolution of economic, political, and social ideas in the United States in the 20th century. She wrote two biographies, one on Milton Friedman, and the...

  • 2025 / 1 / 6
    #456 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine. On YouTube this episode is available in English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Captions and voice-over audio tracks are provided in English, Ukrainian, Russian, and...

  • 2024 / 12 / 22
    #455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

    Adam Frank is an astrophysicist studying star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life and alien civilizations. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2024 / 12 / 8
    #454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics

    Saagar Enjeti is a political journalist & commentator, co-host of Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar and The Realignment Podcast. He is exceptionally well-read, and the books he recommends are always...

  • 2024 / 11 / 20
    #453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption

    Javier Milei is the President of Argentina. This episode is available in both English and Spanish. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep453-sc See below for...

  • 2024 / 11 / 11
    #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 Claude's character and personality. Chris Olah is an AI researcher working on...

  • 2024 / 10 / 30
    #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 history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2024 / 10 / 23
    #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 sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep450-sc See below for timestamps,...

  • 2024 / 10 / 16
    #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 lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global...

  • 2024 / 10 / 11
    #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 for timestamps, transcript, and to...

  • 2024 / 10 / 6
    #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 AI-assisted programming. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2024 / 9 / 30
    #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 Maya Exploration Center, host of the ArchaeoEd Podcast, and lecturer on the...

  • 2024 / 9 / 25
    #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 Future of America First. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our...

  • 2024 / 9 / 20
    #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, the reign, and the fall of Communism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our...

  • 2024 / 9 / 12
    #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: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep443-sc See below for timestamps,...

  • 2024 / 9 / 3
    #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 you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:...

  • 2024 / 8 / 30
    #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 sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep441-sc See below for timestamps, transcript,...

  • 2024 / 8 / 20
    #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, many of which are highly successful. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out...

  • 2024 / 8 / 14
    #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 over $2 million in prize money. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our...

  • 2024 / 8 / 2
    #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 Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at...

  • 2024 / 7 / 21
    #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 the task is to survive alone in the arctic wilderness longer than anyone else. He is widely...

  • 2024 / 7 / 2
    #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 support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Cloaked:...

  • 2024 / 6 / 28
    #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 out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get $350 off -...

  • 2024 / 6 / 19
    #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 the Internet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Cloaked:...

  • 2024 / 6 / 13
    #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 One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence". Please support this podcast by checking out...

  • 2024 / 6 / 5
    #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, creating haunting performances of characters who often embody the dark side of...

  • 2024 / 6 / 2
    #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 this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Yahoo Finance:...

  • 2024 / 5 / 25
    #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 new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our...

  • 2024 / 5 / 15
    #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 his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org Please support this...

  • 2024 / 4 / 22
    #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 sponsors: - HiddenLayer: https://hiddenlayer.com/lex - Cloaked:...

  • 2024 / 4 / 20
    #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 Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -...

  • 2024 / 4 / 17
    #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 out our sponsors: - Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com - Listening:...

  • 2024 / 4 / 13
    #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 edges of society, the so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways, outlaws, from QAnon...

  • 2024 / 4 / 5
    #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 this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1...