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Lex Fridman· Jul 9, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersThe KGB taught Jack Barsky to vanish. His daughter taught him to stay.Guest Jack Barsky · Host Lex FridmanA former illegal resident tells Lex Fridman how East German ambition, tradecraft, and an 18-month-old in Queens undid a life built on other people's names.
2:12:00ENLex Fridman· May 30, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersWhen the Plane Went Down, Dan Reynolds Felt NothingGuest Dan Reynolds · Host Lex FridmanThe Imagine Dragons frontman talks with Lex Fridman about C#, ayahuasca, the trap of fame, and the pop prison he built thinking it was a mansion.
4:15:00ENLex Fridman· May 23, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersSarma Melngailis Wants to Be Understood, Not ForgivenGuest Sarma Melngailis · Host Lex FridmanThe chef behind Pure Food and Wine tells Lex Fridman how a cult of one, a Netflix cut, and a guilty plea turned a New York restaurant into a morality play she still disputes.
1:52:39ENLex Fridman· May 17, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersEmpathy Is Not Sympathy: Oliver Stone on Putin and the War in UkraineGuest Oliver Stone · Host Lex FridmanThe filmmaker argues that nuclear power is safer than its reputation, that the Ukraine war did not begin on February 24, and that understanding a leader is not the same as excusing him.
2:29:08ENLex Fridman· Apr 20, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersStarvation Is a Weapon. Skye Fitzgerald Still Puts the Camera Down.Guest Skye Fitzgerald · Host Lex FridmanNearly 811 million people are hungry today, and 45 million stand at the edge of famine across 43 countries — while the food to feed them already exists.
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.
2:39:51ENLex Fridman· Nov 11, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersChemical Rockets Are an Accident of HistoryGuest Neal Stephenson · Host Lex FridmanNeal Stephenson talks with Lex Fridman about WWII’s leftover launchers, why the stars need a religion, AR baby goats, and why fun is a better goal than greatness.
1:26:20ENLex Fridman· Oct 5, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersRZA: 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.
2:09:48ENLex Fridman· Jul 11, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersRoger Reaves Flew Cocaine for Escobar. He Says the Money Was Never Worth ItGuest Roger Reaves · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman talks with one of history's most prolific drug smugglers about the Medellín Cartel, Barry Seal, two shoot-downs, and 33 years in prison.
1:50:49ENLex Fridman· Apr 12, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersYannis Pappas on Power, Death, and Why Love Is an ActionGuest Yannis Pappas · Host Lex FridmanThe comedian and History Hyenas co-host talks with Lex Fridman about mortality, con men, the Battle of Crete, and the hard currency of being stubbornly yourself.
2:17:59ENLex Fridman· Mar 1, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersThe Übermensch Is a Verb, and Violence Comes Factory-InstalledGuest Josh Barnett · Host Lex FridmanJosh Barnett talks with Lex Fridman about Nietzsche, anarchism, catch wrestling, and why the highest moments of his life have all been fights.
1:44:32ENLex Fridman· Feb 5, 2021Podcast · 2 speakersThe 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.
3:26:04ENLex Fridman· Nov 2, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersIf Hitler Thought He Was Helping Germany, Was Alexander Worse?Guest Dan Carlin · Host Lex FridmanHardcore History host Dan Carlin talks with Lex Fridman about motives, force, strongmen, and why he would rather throw six weeks of tape away than ship something mediocre.
1:27:29ENLex Fridman· Jun 20, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersResistance 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.
1:09:12ENLex Fridman· Mar 5, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersAnn Druyan on Voyager, Carl Sagan, and Love Without IllusionGuest Ann Druyan · Host Lex FridmanThe creative director of the Voyager Golden Record argues that science is an error-correcting way of seeing the universe — and of seeing another person.
1:11:09ENLex Fridman· Mar 3, 2020Podcast · 2 speakersAva smiled when nobody was watchingGuest Alex Garland · Host Lex FridmanAlex Garland talks with Lex Fridman about Ex Machina, Annihilation, Devs, and how you tell whether anything is really in there.
1:10:12ENLex FridmanPodcastGrandpa Lex Visits Night City: A Rusty Gamer's First Hours in Cyberpunk 2077Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman plays the opening stretch of Cyberpunk 2077 on release day, narrating character creation, shaky driving, tutorials, cyberware surgery and his verdict.
53:47ENLex FridmanPodcastLex Fridman Meets the Narrator: A Playthrough of The Stanley Parable as Existential CrisisHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman plays The Stanley Parable and riffs on free will, the simulation, reincarnation, mind control and mortality as the narrator rewrites his choices.