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Lex 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.
3:06:19ENLex Fridman· Jan 13, 2026Podcast · 2 speakersThey Call Themselves Brothers: First Contact in the AmazonGuest Paul Rosolie · Host Lex FridmanPaul Rosolie tells Lex Fridman about a historic encounter with an uncontacted Amazon clan, a narco war on his river, and the race to buy the last wild corridor.
2:45:26ENLex Fridman· Oct 31, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersDan Houser on Fake Worlds You Want to Live InGuest Dan Houser · Host Lex FridmanThe Rockstar co-founder talks with Lex Fridman about GTA, Red Dead Redemption, character craft, leaving the company, and why language models will not write the last five percent.
2:19:08ENLex Fridman· May 20, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersOliver Anthony sang the pain of working America, then refused the machineGuest Oliver Anthony · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman sits with the Virginia singer-songwriter whose carport hit became a working-class anthem, and who still treats fame as a test of integrity rather than a prize.
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.
3:42:21ENLex Fridman· Sep 12, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersRome Always Raised Another ArmyGuest Gregory Aldrete · Host Lex FridmanHistorian Gregory Aldrete tells Lex Fridman how a city of mud huts absorbed the Mediterranean, survived Hannibal, and then tore itself apart over the spoils.
2:12:04ENLex Fridman· Aug 14, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersCraig Jones Drove a Bag of Cash to Rogan — Then Put $2 Million on a Jiu-Jitsu MatGuest Craig Jones · Host Lex FridmanThe Australian grappler tells Lex Fridman how a Kazakhstan horse pit led to Ukraine, FPV drones, coral-belt trolling, and a tournament scheduled against ADCC.
2:46:20ENLex Fridman· Jul 21, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersJordan Jonas Won Alone Season 6 Without Losing a PoundGuest Jordan Jonas · Host Lex FridmanThe survivalist tells Lex Fridman how a moose, a wolverine, freight trains, and a year with Evenki herders taught him to hunt, to wait, and to stay a candle when the woods go quiet.
3:04:08ENLex Fridman· Jul 2, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersWalk the Rooms: Ivanka Trump on Building, Politics, and the Cost of Hitting SendGuest Ivanka Trump · Host Lex FridmanIn 1960s Czechoslovakia, a 14-year-old ski racer came home from Austria and reported first to the local police — enough detail to be believed, not enough to look like a flight risk.
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.
2:51:59ENLex Fridman· Apr 13, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersWhat's on Your Mind: Andrew Callaghan's Gonzo Tour of the American EdgeGuest Andrew Callaghan · Host Lex FridmanThe Channel 5 host tells Lex Fridman how a three-word question, a 70-day hitchhike, and a Molotov on Lake Street turned comedy bits into a beat at the margins.
2:43:13ENLex Fridman· Apr 5, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersThirty-Three Minutes He Cannot RememberGuest Bassem Youssef · Host Lex FridmanComedian Bassem Youssef tells Lex Fridman why he walked into a Piers Morgan interview he expected to lose, and what Gaza, satire, and power look like from there.
1:30:20ENLex Fridman· Mar 25, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersDana White Built the UFC From What He Loved — and Hated — About BoxingGuest Dana White · Host Lex FridmanThe UFC president tells Lex Fridman how a $2 million bargain, a jiu-jitsu mat, and a lifetime of fight-fan grudges became a global sport.
1:47:08ENLex Fridman· Mar 10, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersKimbal Musk Cooks So People Will Sit DownGuest Kimbal Musk · Host Lex FridmanThe chef, Tesla board member, and author of The Kitchen Cookbook talks with Lex Fridman about apartheid South Africa, a broken neck, Zip2, and why a table beats a nightclub.
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.
2:09:09ENLex Fridman· Dec 24, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersA Fight Is Not a Fight Until There Is Something to OvercomeGuest Teddy Atlas · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman came to talk boxing with Teddy Atlas and stayed for a story about loyalty, fear, and the night Cus D'Amato chose Mike Tyson.
1:39:02ENLex Fridman· Nov 25, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersMost Things Suck. The Good Ones Change Your Life.Guest Michael Malice · Host Lex FridmanOn a Thanksgiving pirate special, Michael Malice and Lex Fridman range from mantis shrimp and roast funerals to 67 shaving soaps and why cynicism is a form of giving up.
2:19:00ENLex Fridman· Jun 13, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersLess Impressed, More Involved: Matthew McConaughey on Messy Love and a Live LifeGuest Matthew McConaughey · Host Lex FridmanThe Oscar-winning actor talks with Lex Fridman about his parents' violent romance, the death of his father, green lights, and why some wounds should be kicked off the curb.
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.
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Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 30, 2023PodcastThe Writers Aren't Luddites. They're Bargaining Over Who Holds the ModelsHost Nathan LabenzThree WGA members tell Nathan Labenz what ChatGPT can already do in a writers’ room — and which two studio nightmares the strike is trying to lock out.
3:34:58ENLex Fridman· Apr 4, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersAn 18-year-old bought a one-way ticket to the AmazonGuest Paul Rosolie · Host Lex FridmanPaul Rosolie had no degree, no funding, and no expedition. Seventeen years later he is still there, protecting a library of life we have not finished reading.
2:59:53ENLex Fridman· Jan 25, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersThe Civil War, Jeremi Suri argues, never actually endedGuest Jeremi Suri · Host Lex FridmanA UT Austin historian tells Lex Fridman why American institutions still carry the exclusions of the 17th through 19th centuries — and why stories, not arguments, are what move people.
2:17:46ENLex Fridman· Jan 11, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersOne Great Video Beats a Hundred Mediocre OnesGuest MrBeast · Host Lex FridmanMrBeast tells Lex Fridman why evergreen hits outlast volume, why YouTube comments are a disgrace, and why an AI clone of himself would drain every video of meaning.
2:44:52ENLex Fridman· Nov 29, 2022Podcast · 2 speakersDon't Try to Pen Them In: Todd Howard on Skyrim, Starfield, and Accidental DoorsGuest Todd Howard · Host Lex FridmanThe Bethesda Game Studios director on saying yes to players, leaving a test cell full of every weapon, and why Starfield's empty planets are the point.Load moreShowing 24 of 64