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1:26:20ENRZA: You Can Be Wisdom. You Cannot Raise the Dead.Guest RZA · Host Lex FridmanThe Wu-Tang Clan architect talks with Lex Fridman about his mother's death, kung fu, chess, Allah, and why confusion is a gift.
2:52:58ENYou Are Not a Great Writer Until You Write the BookGuest Sean Kelly · Host Lex FridmanHarvard philosopher Sean Kelly talks with Lex Fridman about existentialism, nihilism, and how to live when nothing outside us grounds the self.
1:30:40ENI'm Giving You This Feedback Because I Believe in YouGuest Jo Boaler · Host Lex FridmanStanford mathematician Jo Boaler on visual math, why struggle only works if you think you can get there, and how a 90-minute class raised classroom engagement 68 percent.
2:48:18ENHumans are the only species that skip sleep on purposeGuest Matt Walker · Host Lex FridmanBerkeley sleep scientist Matt Walker talks with Lex Fridman about why we sleep, what caffeine and dreams actually do, and whether passion can justify the health cost of staying up.
2:58:38ENSleep runs on two clocks — and worrying about it can be worse than a short nightGuest Andrew Huberman · Host Lex FridmanStanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman tells Lex Fridman how adenosine and body temperature decide when you crash, why dreams work like overnight therapy, and what the chemistry of effort has to do with not quitting.
1:44:32ENThe Philosopher’s Risk: Zev Weinstein on Stagnation, Truth, and the Courage to Change Your MindGuest Zev Weinstein · Host Lex FridmanZev Weinstein talks with Lex Fridman about why radical thought is both dangerous and necessary, and how truth, language, media, mathematics and mortality shape a meaningful life.
2:14:55ENHis Wife Calls Him the RadioGuest Manolis Kellis · Host Lex FridmanMIT computational biologist Manolis Kellis spends the first forty minutes of his fourth Lex Fridman conversation on the songs that formed him, then turns to 42, dinosaurs, and why hunting for meaning matters more than finding it.
2:56:49ENEric Weinstein: Genius Is Sitting in the Wrong ChairGuest Eric Weinstein · Host Lex FridmanOn his third Lex Fridman podcast, the mathematician moves from Eddie Van Halen and Leonard Cohen to Jeffrey Epstein, the Nobel committee, and why he paused The Portal.
1:19:11ENJoe Rogan Spent Seven Hours on an EllipticalGuest Joe Rogan · Host Lex FridmanIn a 2020 conversation with Lex Fridman, he talks through death, a country already at an eight, and the lock he built around a competitive demon that never left.
1:27:29ENResistance Is How You Know the Work MattersGuest Steven Pressfield · Host Lex FridmanSteven Pressfield tells Lex Fridman why he writes about Spartans and Alexander — and why the battle that counts is the one against his own ego.
1:02:45ENAliens Would Count. They Probably Wouldn't Write e^x.Guest Grant Sanderson · Host Lex FridmanGrant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown talks with Lex Fridman about notation, infinity, and why a visualization has to pick a single arrow.
1:09:11ENDon't Ship Autopilot: Gavin Miller on AI That Leaves Creatives in ChargeGuest Gavin Miller · Host Lex FridmanAdobe Research's head tells Lex Fridman why smart defaults, fixable errors, and intern-scale bets matter more than a fully automatic Photoshop.
1:21:48ENSeeing Like a Designer: Jessica Hische on Logos, Brands and Knowing When Good Enough Is EnoughGuest Jessica Hische · Host Lenny RachitskyLettering artist Jessica Hische walks through her refresh of Lenny's logo and explains how founders can read type, time a rebrand and avoid overspending on brand.
1:41:44ENZig When Others Zag: HubSpot Co-founder Dharmesh Shah on Simplicity, Culture as a Product and Building a Company Around Your StrengthsGuest Dharmesh Shah · Host Lenny RachitskyThe HubSpot co-founder and CTO explains why he has never had a direct report, how he measures laughs per minute, and the first-principles habits behind HubSpot's contrarian choices.
1:41:59ENDesign Is Clear Thinking Made Visible: Bob Baxley on Culture, Tenets and Software as a MediumGuest Bob Baxley · Host Lenny RachitskyFormer Apple, Pinterest and ThoughtSpot design leader Bob Baxley explains how design culture works, why teams should delay drawing the first picture, and why building good software is a moral obligation.
1:42:57ENFive Seconds, Real Stakes: Matthew Dicks on How to Tell Stories People RememberGuest Matthew Dicks · Host Lenny RachitskyThe 59-time Moth Story Slam winner and author of Storyworthy explains the single-moment structure of good stories, how to use them at work, and how to calm stage nerves.







