Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman Podcast

Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with people from all walks of life.

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#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires

#497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln

#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet

#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age

#494 – Jensen Huang: NVIDIA – The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution

#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming

#492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music

February 12, 2026

#491 – OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet – Peter Steinberger

February 01, 2026

#490 – State of AI in 2026: LLMs, Coding, Scaling Laws, China, Agents, GPUs, AGI

January 13, 2026

#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle

December 31, 2025

#488 – Infinity, Paradoxes that Broke Mathematics, Gödel Incompleteness & the Multiverse – Joel David Hamkins

December 12, 2025

#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths

November 30, 2025

#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life

AI Summary Failed

November 17, 2025

#485 – David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy

October 31, 2025

#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

October 14, 2025

#483 – Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex

October 01, 2025

#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature

September 19, 2025

#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA

September 04, 2025

#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park

August 29, 2025

#479 – Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories

August 24, 2025

#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex

AI Summary Failed

August 13, 2025

#477 – Keyu Jin: China’s Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism

August 01, 2025

#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire

#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games

#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting

#473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East

#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI

#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain

#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions

#467 – Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming

#466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao

#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

#464 – Dave Smith: Israel, Ukraine, Epstein, Mossad, Conspiracies & Antisemitism