Lex Fridman Podcast

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Lex Fridman Visit website › Technology · EN · 504 episodes · latest 2026-11-10

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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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#504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare

2026-11-10 · 3 hr 1 min

Preston Stewart is a West Point graduate and Afghanistan veteran who covers the Ukraine war extensively on his YouTube channel, his podcast called War and Conflict, and his newsletter called Defense Tech News. Michael…
#503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity Theory

2026-10-26 · 3 hr 43 min

Ankur Moitra, Steven Brunton and Alex Kontorovich are three mathematicians who can speak to this incredible moment in the history of mathematics, when AI solved some of its hardest problems: Navier-Stokes, the…
#502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies, Freud & Jung

2026-09-17 · 3 hr 44 min

Andrew Scull is a historian of psychiatry. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep502-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact…
#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux

2026-08-26 · 5 hr 22 min

DHH is the creator of Ruby on Rails, Omarchy Linux, CTO of 37signals, and a racecar driver. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep501-sc See below for timestamps,…
#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football

2026-08-12 · 3 hr 20 min

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the greatest fighters of all time, who retired from the UFC undefeated with a perfect 29-0 record. We did this conversation entirely in Russian. It’s translated and dubbed into English.…
#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee

2026-07-28 · 3 hr 53 min

Gary Gallagher is a historian of the American Civil War. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep499-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit…
#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires

2026-06-30 · 3 hr 59 min

Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of “The New Roman Empire”, a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:…
#497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln

2026-05-29 · 3 hr 2 min

Don Lincoln is a particle physicist at Fermilab who has spent decades working at the frontiers of high energy physics. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep497-sc See below…
#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet

2026-05-06 · 4 hr 24 min

Jean-Baptiste Kempf is lead developer of VLC and president of VideoLAN. Kieran Kunhya is a longtime FFmpeg contributor, codec engineer, and the person behind the now-infamous FFmpeg account on X. Thank you for listening…
#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age

2026-04-09 · 2 hr 10 min

Lars Brownworth is a historian, teacher, podcaster, and author specializing in Viking history, medieval Europe, and the Byzantine Empire. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:…

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Oldest episode in feed: 08/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length: 2 hr 32 min

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