Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast


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#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles
May 24, 2025

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 out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/

#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain
May 20, 2025

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, with many of his songs speaking to the

#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions
May 05, 2025

Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational waves. Thank you for listening Check ou

#467 – Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming
April 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 many other groundbreaking and influential

#466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao
April 24, 2025

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 timestamps, transcript, and to give feedbac

#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking
April 17, 2025

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 Faculty, and his newest venture Brass Knuckl

#464 – Dave Smith: Israel, Ukraine, Epstein, Mossad, Conspiracies & Antisemitism
April 08, 2025

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: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep464-sc Se

#463 – Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza
March 30, 2025

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: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep463-

#462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE
March 26, 2025

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

#461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God
March 22, 2025

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 spons