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Lex Fridman· Aug 12, 2026Podcast · 2 speakersOne Cold Shower, Twenty Champions: How Khabib Nurmagomedov Was ForgedGuest Khabib Nurmagomedov · Host Lex FridmanIn a Makhachkala school gym, seventy men shared one shower, and the water was only cold.
5:10:12ENLex Fridman· Mar 11, 2026Podcast · 2 speakersYou Don't Need a CFO to Make World of WarcraftGuest Jeff Kaplan · Host Lex FridmanJeff Kaplan traces the line from 6,000 hours of EverQuest to Overwatch's six-week origin, Titan's collapse, and a 34-person studio that refuses to hand the golden goose over.
1:50:28ENLex Fridman· Aug 29, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersThe 87-Kilobyte Program Two Billion People Open Every MonthGuest Dave Plummer · Host Lex FridmanDave Plummer talks Lex Fridman through Task Manager, old-school Microsoft, and how an autistic mind actually works.
3:29:02ENLex Fridman· Apr 17, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersRobert Rodriguez: Sift the Ashes, Keep the Pipe Open, Don't BlinkGuest Robert Rodriguez · Host Lex FridmanThe director of El Mariachi, Desperado, Sin City, and Alita: Battle Angel tells Lex Fridman how limitation, failure, sound, and identity became his method.
1:47:18ENLex Fridman· Jun 27, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersA Cannabis Clip Sat Quiet for a Year. Then It Hit X.Guest Andrew Huberman · Host Lex FridmanAndrew Huberman talks with Lex Fridman about online pile-ons, still minds, sharks, ayahuasca, and the slow work of picking who you eat with.
2:19:08ENLex Fridman· Jun 5, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersHe Asked to Vanish from the Poster. The Second Time, Hollywood Did It for HimGuest Kevin Spacey · Host Lex FridmanKevin Spacey talks with Lex Fridman about Se7en, American Beauty, House of Cards, the 2017 allegations, and a father whose study held a Nazi flag.
1:50:08ENLex Fridman· Jan 9, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersJeff Beck gave his signature solo to a 21-year-old bassistGuest Tal Wilkenfeld · Host Lex FridmanTal Wilkenfeld talks with Lex Fridman about Crossroads, Prince, Leonard Cohen, and why she would rather stand on the edge of a cliff than play it safe.
2:08:04ENLex Fridman· Jun 5, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersThe First Time Bert Kreischer Tells a Joke, It's Already PerfectGuest Bert Kreischer · Host Lex FridmanThe comedian talks with Lex Fridman about Hemingway, Churchill, drinking, trust, and why he stopped trying to be a serious guy.
1:59:13ENLex Fridman· Apr 16, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersSimone Giertz Spent Two and a Half Years on a Coat HangerGuest Simone Giertz · Host Lex FridmanThe inventor formerly known as the Queen of Shitty Robots talks with Lex Fridman about everyday objects, spectacular failure, a brain tumor, and why enthusiasm beats duty.
1:46:42ENLex Fridman· Mar 21, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersDon't Sign a Fifty-Year Contract While High: Shannon Curry on Love, Contempt, and the Depp TrialGuest Shannon Curry · Host Lex FridmanThe clinical and forensic psychologist who evaluated Amber Heard talks with Lex Fridman about Gottman skills, modern dating, infidelity, courtroom terror, and what PTSD actually is.
2:50:03ENLex Fridman· Mar 6, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersAll I see is silverGuest B-Team Jiu Jitsu · Host Lex FridmanCraig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan on winning, the Death Squad split, and why a brown belt still will not take a black belt.
1:52:15ENLex Fridman· Mar 2, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersWhen Ginni Rometty Took IBM, Only Two in Ten Had the Skills the Future RequiredGuest Ginni Rometty · Host Lex FridmanThe former IBM CEO talks with Lex Fridman about changing a century-old company, hiring for curiosity, and using power without turning cold.
2:59:33ENLex Fridman· Dec 3, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersRoger Gracie Cleared His Mind, Conserved Every Move, and Refused to Be Number TwoGuest Roger Gracie · Host Lex FridmanThe ten-time world champion walks Lex Fridman through the Buchecha rematch, why tapping is intelligence, and how a late-starting chubby kid decided to become the best in the world.
2:57:24ENLex Fridman· Nov 15, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersThe Skill a Child Learns Under a Tree Is How to Calibrate ViolenceGuest Chamath Palihapitiya · Host Lex FridmanChamath Palihapitiya talks with Lex Fridman about a violent childhood, money, poker, energy, startups, and why happiness is not behind the velvet rope.
3:19:25ENLex Fridman· Nov 4, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersPutin Is Rational in His Own Context. Fiona Hill Spent a Lifetime Learning ItGuest Fiona Hill · Host Lex FridmanThe Durham miner's daughter who advised three U.S. presidents tells Lex Fridman how a collapsing coalfield, a Donbas scholarship, and the 2019 impeachment circus taught her to read Vladimir Putin — and why the West keeps missing him.
2:48:42ENLex Fridman· Oct 17, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersThe Forty Games Hikaru Nakamura Still Calls a MistakeGuest Hikaru Nakamura · Host Lex FridmanThe world's top blitz player on a 1 a.m. hotel match with Magnus Carlsen, Kasparov's Berlin files, and why "I literally don't care" is a livelihood, not a meme.
2:21:28ENLex Fridman· Sep 27, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersThe Seventh-Best Player in the World Is Still the SuckerGuest Daniel Negreanu · Host Lex FridmanDaniel Negreanu talks with Lex Fridman about tells, solvers, variance, and why finding the right table beats being ranked seventh.
2:35:37ENLex Fridman· Sep 9, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersYou Play Better Chess When You Stop Caring About the NumberGuest Botez Sisters · Host Lex FridmanAlexandra and Andrea Botez talk with Lex Fridman about ratings, streaming personas, depression, and why obsession with a board game can swallow a life.
2:04:16ENLex Fridman· Apr 10, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersPlease Don't Say That: Rick Rubin on Protecting the Room Where Art HappensGuest Rick Rubin · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman talks with the producer about listening blank, ruthless editing, Johnny Cash's "Hurt," and why a compliment can break a session.
1:50:07ENLex Fridman· Jan 8, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersBombing Is Data: Mark Normand on Love, Comedy, and Eating Shit EarlyGuest Mark Normand · Host Lex FridmanStand-up comedian Mark Normand talks with Lex Fridman about keeping love in shape, growing up the odd kid in New Orleans, why open-mic hell is comedy’s first level, and when a joke is finally done.
55:02ENLex Fridman· Nov 30, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersThe Day After Olympic Gold, Tom Brands Mowed the LawnGuest Tom Brands · Host Lex FridmanIowa's head wrestling coach tells Lex Fridman why hatred of losing, extra rope climbs, and a lockstep staff built both a champion and a program.
2:23:08ENLex Fridman· Oct 31, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersHate Losing More Than You Love Winning: Jimmy Pedro on Forging Judo ChampionsGuest Jimmy Pedro · Host Lex FridmanThe four-time Olympian and coach of Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens on uchi mata, visualization, and why American judo loses its teenagers at thirteen.
3:42:43ENLex Fridman· Sep 20, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersHe Fought for Eight Minutes and Didn't Get a Single VoteGuest Travis Stevens · Host Lex FridmanTravis Stevens on judo, Olympic heartbreak, weight cutting as engineering, and the silver medal that arrived after he stopped treating winning as a goal.
3:08:32ENLex Fridman· Mar 4, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersNinety Minutes With the Door Shut: Cal Newport on Deep Work, Email, and a Life Built for the Worst CaseGuest Cal Newport · Host Lex FridmanThe Georgetown computer scientist talks with Lex Fridman about attention, digital minimalism, a world without email, and why relationships are the only honest worst-case analysis.Load moreShowing 24 of 33