Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast


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#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

#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI
June 14, 2025

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 contributed to a wide range of fields f

#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet
June 05, 2025

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, transcript, and to give feedback, subm

#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