Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast


Latest Episodes

#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
September 30, 2025

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 timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, s

#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA
September 19, 2025

Norman Ohler is a historian and author of "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich," a book that investigates the role of psychoactive drugs, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, in the military

#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park
September 04, 2025

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 and ecology of dinosaurs. He lectures at

#479 – Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories
August 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 Dave's Garage YouTube channel, where he s

#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex
August 23, 2025

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 past three decades a staunch critic of U.S

#477 – Keyu Jin: China’s Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism
August 13, 2025

Keyu Jin is an economist specializing in China's economy, international macroeconomics, global trade imbalances, and financial policy. She is the author of The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and

#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
July 31, 2025

Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Thank you for listening Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep476-sc See b

#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games
July 23, 2025

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 listening Check out our sponsors: https://lexf

#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting
July 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, and is a NYT-best-selling author (with Jason Fri

#473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East
June 26, 2025

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.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, and f