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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Most frequent guests

Michael Malice 6 episodes
Andrew Huberman 5 episodes
Manolis Kellis 5 episodes
Stephen Wolfram 4 episodes
Paul Rosolie 3 episodes
Elon Musk 3 episodes
Mark Zuckerberg 3 episodes
Joscha Bach 3 episodes
Eric Weinstein 3 episodes
Michael Levin 2 episodes

Every guest on Lex Fridman Podcast

346 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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DHH

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Khabib Nurmagomedov
#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football · Aug 2026

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Gary Gallagher
#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee · Jul 2026

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Anthony Kaldellis
#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires · Jun 2026

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Jensen Huang
#494 – Jensen Huang: NVIDIA – The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution · Mar 2026

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Jeff Kaplan
#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming · Mar 2026

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Rick Beato
#492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music · Mar 2026

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Paul Rosolie
#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle · 3 episodes

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Irving Finkel
#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths · Dec 2025

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Michael Levin
#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life · 2 episodes

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David Kirtley
#485 – David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy · Nov 2025

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Dan Houser
#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming · Oct 2025

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Julia Shaw
#483 – Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex · Oct 2025

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Pavel Durov
#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature · Oct 2025

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Norman Ohler
#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA · Sep 2025

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Dave Hone
#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park · Sep 2025

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Dave Plummer
#479 – Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories · Aug 2025

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Scott Horton
#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex · Aug 2025

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Keyu Jin
#477 – Keyu Jin: China’s Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism · Aug 2025

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Jack Weatherford
#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire · Aug 2025

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Demis Hassabis
#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games · 2 episodes

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Terence Tao
#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI · Jun 2025

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Sundar Pichai
#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet · Jun 2025

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James Holland
#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles · May 2025

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Oliver Anthony
#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain · May 2025

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Janna Levin
#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions · May 2025

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Tim Sweeney
#467 – Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming · Apr 2025

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Jeffrey Wasserstrom
#466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao · Apr 2025

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Robert Rodriguez
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking · Apr 2025

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Dave Smith
#464 – Dave Smith: Israel, Ukraine, Epstein, Mossad, Conspiracies & Antisemitism · Apr 2025

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Douglas Murray
#463 – Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza · 2 episodes

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Derek Thompson
#462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE · Mar 2025

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Narendra Modi
#460 – Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India – Power, Democracy, War & Peace · Mar 2025

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Marc Andreessen
#458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America · 2 episodes

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Jennifer Burns
#457 – Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom · Jan 2025

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
#456 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom · Jan 2025

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Adam Frank
#455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life · Dec 2024

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Saagar Enjeti
#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics · 2 episodes

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Javier Milei
#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption · Nov 2024

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Dario Amodei
#452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI & Humanity · Nov 2024

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Recent episodes

502 episodes from the feed, newest first.

#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux
Aug 2026
#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football
with Khabib Nurmagomedov

Aug 2026
#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee
with Gary Gallagher

Jul 2026
#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires
with Anthony Kaldellis

Jun 2026
#497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln
May 2026
#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
May 2026
#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age
Apr 2026
#494 – Jensen Huang: NVIDIA – The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution
with Jensen Huang

Mar 2026
#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming
with Jeff Kaplan

Mar 2026
#492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music
with Rick Beato

Mar 2026
#491 – OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet – Peter Steinberger
Feb 2026
#490 – State of AI in 2026: LLMs, Coding, Scaling Laws, China, Agents, GPUs, AGI
Feb 2026
#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle
with Paul Rosolie

Jan 2026
#488 – Infinity, Paradoxes that Broke Mathematics, Gödel Incompleteness & the Multiverse – Joel David Hamkins
Dec 2025
#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths
with Irving Finkel

Dec 2025
#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life
with Michael Levin

Nov 2025
#485 – David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy
with David Kirtley

Nov 2025
#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming
with Dan Houser

Oct 2025
#483 – Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex
with Julia Shaw

Oct 2025
#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
with Pavel Durov

Oct 2025
#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA
with Norman Ohler

Sep 2025
#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park
with Dave Hone

Sep 2025
#479 – Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories
with Dave Plummer

Aug 2025
#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex
with Scott Horton

Aug 2025
#477 – Keyu Jin: China’s Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism
with Keyu Jin

Aug 2025