Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast

by Lex Fridman

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

Oct 1, 2025 · 4h 42m

Pavel Durov is the founder and CEO of Telegram. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep482-sc See below for timesta…

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

Sep 19, 2025 · 4h 31m

Norman Ohler is a historian and author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich,” a book that investigates the role of psychoactive drugs, particularly…

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

Sep 4, 2025 · 3h 41m

Dave Hone is a paleontologist, expert on dinosaurs, co-host of the Terrible Lizards podcast, and author of numerous scientific papers and books on the behavior…

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

Aug 29, 2025

Dave Plummer is a programmer, former Microsoft software engineer (Windows 95, NT, XP), creator of Task Manager, author of two books on autism, and host of the D…

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

Aug 24, 2025 · 10h 35m

Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the pa…

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

Aug 13, 2025 · 1h 57m

Keyu Jin is an economist specializing in China’s economy, international macroeconomics, global trade imbalances, and financial policy. She is the author o…

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

Aug 1, 2025 · 4h 39m

Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https…

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

Jul 23, 2025 · 2h 34m

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listenin…

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

Jul 12, 2025

David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH) is a legendary programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner & CTO of 37signals that created Basecamp, HEY, & ONCE…

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

Jun 26, 2025 · 4h 11m

Debate on Iran war between Scott Horton and Mark Dubowitz. Scott Horton is the author and director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.c…

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

Jun 15, 2025 · 3h 23m

Terence Tao is widely considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He won the Fields Medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and has…

#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

Jun 5, 2025 · 2h 17m

Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google and Alphabet. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep471-sc See below for timestamps…

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

May 24, 2025 · 3h 30m

James Holland is a historian specializing in World War II. He hosts a podcast called WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Thank you for listening ❤ Check o…

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

May 20, 2025 · 2h 27m

Oliver Anthony is singer-songwriter who first gained worldwide fame with his viral hit Rich Men North of Richmond. He became a voice for many who are voiceless…

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

May 5, 2025 · 3h 7m

Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational w…

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

Apr 30, 2025

Tim Sweeney is a legendary video game programmer, founder and CEO of Epic Games that created the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, and m…

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

Apr 24, 2025 · 3h 14m

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep466-sc See below for tim…

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

Apr 17, 2025 · 3h 35m

Robert Rodriguez is a legendary filmmaker and creator of Sin City, El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Alita: Battle Angel, The Facu…

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

Apr 9, 2025 · 3h 26m

Dave Smith is a comedian, libertarian, political commentator, and the host of Part of the Problem podcast. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: htt…

#463 – Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza

Mar 30, 2025 · 3h 16m

Douglas Murray is the author of On Democracies and Death Cults, The War on The West, and The Madness of Crowds. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors…