Lex Fridman Podcast

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Latest Episodes

Some Select Recent Episodes

All Episodes

Jack Weatherford - Anthropologist & Historian - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Sundar Pichai - CEO of Google & Alphabet - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Bernie Sanders - Progressive Politician - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Donald Trump - President of the United States - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Roman Yampolskiy - AI Safety Researcher - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Tulsi Gabbard - Conservative Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Annie Jacobsen - National Security Investigative Journalist - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Jeff Bezos - Founder of Amazon & Blue Origin - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Mohammed El-Kurd - Palestinian Poet & Activist - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Marc Andreessen - Tech Pioneer & Investor - YouTube | Episode
Jimmy Wales - Founder of Wikipedia - YouTube | Episode | Transcript
Chris Lattner - Legendary Programmer - YouTube | Episode
Randall Kennedy - Law Professor & Civil Rights Scholar - YouTube | Episode
Harvey Silverglate - Free Speech Advocate - YouTube | Episode
Max Tegmark - Physicist & AI Safety Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Chris Voss - FBI Hostage Negotiator - YouTube | Episode
Aaron Smith-Levin - Former Scientologist - YouTube | Episode
Dennis Whyte - Nuclear Fusion Physicist - YouTube | Episode
Omar Suleiman - Islamic Scholar - YouTube | Episode
Bhaskar Sunkara - Socialist Political Writer - YouTube | Episode
Nathalie Cabrol - SETI Astrobiologist - YouTube | Episode
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Ed Calderon - Security Specialist - YouTube | Episode
Coffeezilla - Online Crime Investigative Journalist - YouTube | Episode
Chris Tarbell - FBI Cybercrime Investigator - YouTube | Episode
Chamath Palihapitiya - Tech Investor & Entrepreneur - YouTube | Episode
Fiona Hill - Foreign Policy Presidential Advisor - YouTube | Episode
Kanye 'Ye' West - Musician & Artist - YouTube | Episode
John Danaher - Legendary Jiu Jitsu Coach - YouTube | Episode
Daniel Negreanu - Poker Legend - YouTube | Episode
John Vervaeke - Cognitive Scientist & Philosopher - YouTube | Episode
Noam Chomsky - Linguist & Philosopher - YouTube | Episode
Magnus Carlsen - Chess World Champion - YouTube | Episode
Jordan Peterson - Psychologist & Author - YouTube | Episode
Andrew Bustamante - Former CIA Spy - YouTube | Episode
Ryan Graves - Navy Fighter Pilot - YouTube | Episode
Steve Keen - Heterodox Economist - YouTube | Episode
Jack Barsky - Former KGB Spy - YouTube | Episode
Susan Cain - Author & Psychologist - YouTube | Episode
Douglas Murray - Conservative Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Richard Wolff - Marxist Economist & Historian - YouTube | Episode
Jonathan Haidt - Social Psychologist & Author - YouTube | Episode
Dan Reynolds - Lead Singer of Imagine Dragons - YouTube | Episode
Sarma Melngailis - Former Restaurant Owner - YouTube | Episode
Oliver Stone - Oscar-Winning Filmmaker - YouTube | Episode
Cristiano Amon - CEO of Qualcomm - YouTube | Episode
Skye Fitzgerald - Documentary Filmmaker - YouTube | Episode
Rick Rubin - Legendary Music Producer - YouTube | Episode
Karl Deisseroth - Neuroscientist & Psychiatrist - YouTube | Episode
Chris Blattman - War & Violence Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Brett Johnson - Former Cybercriminal - YouTube | Episode
David Wolpe - Rabbi & Religious Scholar - YouTube | Episode
Robert Proctor - History of Science Professor - YouTube | Episode
Nicole Perlroth - Cybersecurity Journalist - YouTube | Episode
Devon Larratt - Arm Wrestling Champion - YouTube | Episode
John Abramson - Harvard Medical Professor - YouTube | Episode
Garry Nolan - Stanford Professor & UFO Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher, and Gordon Ryan - YouTube | Episode
Mark Normand - Comedian - YouTube | Episode
Jay Bhattacharya - Stanford Professor & COVID Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Albert Bourla - CEO of Pfizer - YouTube | Episode
Jamie Metzl - Biotech & Geopolitics Expert - YouTube | Episode
Tom Brands - Wrestling Champion & Coach - YouTube | Episode
Kevin Systrom - Co-founder of Instagram - YouTube | Episode
Ben Askren - MMA Fighter & Wrestler - YouTube | Episode
Steve Viscelli - Transportation Sociologist - YouTube | Episode
Jimmy Pedro - Judo Champion & Coach - YouTube | Episode
Michael Mina - Epidemiologist - YouTube | Episode
Stephen Wolfram - Computer Science Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Kelsi Sheren - Artillery Veteran & Entrepreneur - YouTube | Episode
Richard Wrangham - Biological Anthropologist - YouTube | Episode
Jo Boaler - Stanford Math Education Professor - YouTube | Episode
Jeffrey Shainline - Neuromorphic Computing Physicist - YouTube | Episode
Travis Stevens - Olympic Judo Medalist - YouTube | Episode
Rodney Brooks - Pioneering Roboticist - YouTube | Episode
Vincent Racaniello - Virologist - YouTube | Episode
Joscha Bach - AI Researcher & Philosopher - YouTube | Episode
Brian Muraresku - Ancient Psychedelics Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Matt Walker - Sleep Scientist - YouTube | Episode
Chris Duffin - Strength Athlete & Engineer - YouTube | Episode
Zach Bitter - Ultramarathon Runner - YouTube | Episode
Cumrun Vafa - Theoretical Physicist - YouTube | Episode
Anya Fernald - Regenerative Agriculture Expert - YouTube | Episode
Rick Doblin - Psychedelics Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Jocko Willink - Navy SEAL Commander - YouTube | Episode
Yeonmi Park - North Korean Defector & Activist - YouTube | Episode
Charles Hoskinson - Founder of Cardano - YouTube | Episode
David Sinclair - Geneticist & Longevity Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Vitalik Buterin - Ethereum Co-founder - YouTube | Episode
Bryan Johnson - Brain-Computer Interface Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Georges St-Pierre - UFC Legend - YouTube | Episode
Risto Miikkulainen - Computer Science Professor - YouTube | Episode
Robert Breedlove - Bitcoin Philosopher & Entrepreneur - YouTube | Episode
Yannis Pappas - Comedian - YouTube | Episode
Anthony Pompliano - Bitcoin Investor & Entrepreneur - YouTube | Episode
Saagar Enjeti - Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Jim Keller - Legendary Microprocessor Engineer - YouTube | Episode
Jason Calacanis - Angel Investor & Tech Entrepreneur - YouTube | Episode
Brendan Eich - Creator of JavaScript - YouTube | Episode
Max Tegmark - Physicist - YouTube | Episode
Dan Kokotov - Speech Recognition Engineer - YouTube | Episode
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Michael Mina - Epidemiologist & Immunologist - YouTube | Episode
Matthew Johnson - Psychedelics Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Yaron Brook - Objectivist Philosopher - YouTube | Episode
Dan Carlin - Historian - YouTube | Episode
Charles Isbell - Computing Dean & AI Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Manolis Kellis - Computational Biologist - YouTube | Episode
Scott Aaronson - Quantum Computing Scientist - YouTube | Episode
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Neuroscientist & Psychologist - YouTube | Episode
Michael Malice - Anarchist & Political Commentator - YouTube | Episode
Eugenia Kuyda - AI Company Founder - YouTube | Episode
François Chollet - Creator of Keras - YouTube | Episode
Sheldon Solomon - Social Psychologist - YouTube | Episode
Dileep George - AI & Neuroscience Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Manolis Kellis - Computational Biologist - YouTube | Episode
Ian Hutchinson - Nuclear Fusion Physicist - YouTube | Episode
Richard Karp - Theoretical Computer Scientist - YouTube | Episode
Jitendra Malik - Computer Vision Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Brian Kernighan - Computer Science Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Sergey Levine - AI & Robotics Professor - YouTube | Episode
Matt Botvinick - DeepMind Neuroscience Director - YouTube | Episode
Robert Langer - Biomedical Engineering Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
David Patterson - Computer Architecture Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Steven Pressfield - Author & Creative Writing Expert - YouTube | Episode
Kate Darling - Social Robotics Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Sertac Karaman - MIT Robotics Professor - YouTube | Episode
Ilya Sutskever - Co-founder of OpenAI - YouTube | Episode
Daphne Koller - AI & Biomedical Research Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Dmitry Korkin - Computational Biologist - YouTube | Episode
Stephen Wolfram - Computer Science Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
William MacAskill - Philosopher & Altruism Leader - YouTube | Episode
Nick Bostrom - Philosopher & AI Safety Researcher - YouTube | Episode
John Hopfield - Physicist & Neural Networks Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Scott Aaronson - Quantum Computing Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Jim Keller - Legendary Microprocessor Engineer - YouTube | Episode
Cristos Goodrow - YouTube Algorithm VP - YouTube | Episode
Daniel Kahneman - Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist - YouTube | Episode
Michael Stevens - Educational YouTube Creator - YouTube | Episode
Rohit Prasad - Head Scientist of Amazon Alexa - YouTube | Episode
Noam Chomsky - Linguist & Philosopher - YouTube | Episode
Dava Newman - NASA Deputy & Space Suit Designer - YouTube | Episode
Michael Kearns - Computer Science Professor - YouTube | Episode
Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, X - YouTube | Episode
Bjarne Stroustrup - Creator of C++ - YouTube | Episode
Garry Kasparov - Chess World Champion - YouTube | Episode
Regina Barzilay - MIT Professor & AI Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Colin Angle - CEO of iRobot - YouTube | Episode
Vijay Kumar - Robotics Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Keoki Jackson - CTO of Lockheed Martin - YouTube | Episode
Paola Arlotta - Harvard Brain Development Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Kevin Scott - CTO of Microsoft - YouTube | Episode
Gustav Soderstrom - Chief Product Officer at Spotify - YouTube | Episode
Jeff Hawkins - Neuroscience Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Gavin Miller - Head of Adobe Research - YouTube | Episode
Rajat Monga - TensorFlow Engineering Director - YouTube | Episode
Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, X - YouTube | Episode
Greg Brockman - CTO of OpenAI - YouTube | Episode
Kyle Vogt - CEO of Cruise Automation - YouTube | Episode
Tomaso Poggio - AI Research Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Tuomas Sandholm - AI Poker Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Juergen Schmidhuber - AI Research Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Pieter Abbeel - Robotics & AI Researcher - YouTube | Episode
Eric Schmidt - Former CEO of Google - YouTube | Episode
Jeff Atwood - Stack Overflow Co-founder - YouTube | Episode
Guido van Rossum - Creator of Python - YouTube | Episode
Vladimir Vapnik - Statistical Learning Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Yoshua Bengio - AI Research Pioneer - YouTube | Episode
Steven Pinker - Cognitive Scientist & Author - YouTube | Episode
Christof Koch - Neuroscientist - YouTube | Episode
Max Tegmark - Physicist - YouTube | Episode

Thank You

I am forever grateful for the wisdom and love I've encountered in the meandering journey of doing these conversations. I can honestly say that I can die a happy man having had the chance to pause and witness so many moments of magic, at once fleeting and unforgettable. Thank you.

Note from 2023: The above was written in 2018, 5 years ago, and it is as true now as it ever was. Thank you again. I love you all!