Episodes

March 26, 2025

#462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DO…

Ezra Klein is one of the most influential voices representing the left-wing of American politics. He is a columnist for the NY Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show. Derek Thompson is a writer at The Atlantic and host of the ...

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March 22, 2025

#461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, …

ThePrimeagen (aka Michael Paulson) is a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep461-sc

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March 16, 2025

#460 – Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India – Power, Democracy, War…

Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. On YouTube this episode is available in English, Hindi, Russian (and soon other languages). Captions and voice-over audio tracks are provided (for the main episode video on YouTub...

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Feb. 2, 2025

#459 – DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI M…

Dylan Patel is the founder of SemiAnalysis, a research & analysis company specializing in semiconductors, GPUs, CPUs, and AI hardware. Nathan Lambert is a research scientist at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and the author of a blog on AI called Inte...

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Jan. 26, 2025

#458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future …

Marc Andreessen is an entrepreneur, investor, co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep458-sc

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Jan. 19, 2025

#457 – Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitali…

Jennifer Burns is a historian of ideas, focusing on the evolution of economic, political, and social ideas in the United States in the 20th century. She wrote two biographies, one on Milton Friedman, and the other on Ayn Rand...

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Jan. 5, 2025

#456 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine. On YouTube this episode is available in English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Captions and voice-over audio tracks are provided in English, Ukrainian, Russian, and the original mixe...

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Dec. 22, 2024

#455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterres…

Adam Frank is an astrophysicist studying star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life and alien civilizations. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep455-sc See below for timestamps, transcript,

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Dec. 8, 2024

#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & P…

Saagar Enjeti is a political journalist & commentator, co-host of Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar and The Realignment Podcast. He is exceptionally well-read, and the books he recommends are always fascinating and eye-opening.

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Nov. 20, 2024

#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and…

Javier Milei is the President of Argentina. This episode is available in both English and Spanish. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep453-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,

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Nov. 11, 2024

#452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI …

Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic, the company that created Claude. Amanda Askell is an AI researcher working on Claude's character and personality. Chris Olah is an AI researcher working on mechanistic interpretability.

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Oct. 30, 2024

#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & C…

Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep451-sc

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Oct. 23, 2024

#450 – Bernie Sanders Interview

Bernie Sanders is a US Senator from Vermont and a two-time presidential candidate. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep450-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,

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Oct. 16, 2024

#449 – Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Hum…

Graham Hancock a journalist and author who for over 30 years has explored the controversial possibility that there existed a lost civilization during the last Ice Age, and that it was destroyed in a global cataclysm some 12,0...

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Oct. 11, 2024

#448 – Jordan Peterson: Nietzsche, Hitler, God, Psychopathy, Sufferin…

Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, author, lecturer, and podcast host. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep448-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions,

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Oct. 6, 2024

#447 – Cursor Team: Future of Programming with AI

Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Michael Truell, and Sualeh Asif are creators of Cursor, a popular code editor that specializes in AI-assisted programming. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep447-sc

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Sept. 30, 2024

#446 – Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of Sout…

Ed Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer specializing in ancient civilizations of the Americas. He is the Director of the Maya Exploration Center, host of the ArchaeoEd Podcast, and lecturer on the ancient history of Nort...

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Sept. 25, 2024

#445 – Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump, Conservatism, Nationalism, Immigration…

Vivek Ramaswamy is a conservative politician, entrepreneur, and author of many books on politics, including his latest titled Truths: The Future of America First. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

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Sept. 20, 2024

#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, an…

Vejas Liulevicius is a historian specializing in Germany and Eastern Europe, who has lectured extensively on Marxism and the rise, the reign, and the fall of Communism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

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Sept. 12, 2024

#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient R…

Gregory Aldrete is a historian specializing in ancient Rome and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep443-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,

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Sept. 3, 2024

#442 – Donald Trump Interview

Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States and the Republican candidate in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep442-sc See below for timestamps,

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Aug. 30, 2024

#441 – Cenk Uygur: Trump vs Harris, Progressive Politics, Communism &…

Cenk Uygur is a progressive political commentator and host of The Young Turks. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep441-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions,

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Aug. 20, 2024

#440 – Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nom…

Pieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups, many of which are highly successful. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

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Aug. 14, 2024

#439 – Craig Jones: Jiu Jitsu, $2 Million Prize, CJI, ADCC, Ukraine &…

Craig Jones is a legendary jiu jitsu personality, competitor, co-founder of B-Team, and organizer of the CJI tournament that offers over $2 million in prize money. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

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