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FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
This conversation features Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president of VideoLAN and key figure behind VLC and FFmpeg, and Kieran Kunhya, longtime codec engineer and FFmpeg contributor who runs the influential F…
Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age
This conversation features Lars Brownworth, historian and author of The Sea Wolves A History of the Vikings, The Normans From Raiders to Kings, and Lost to the West, along with hosting two pioneering …
Jensen Huang: NVIDIA – The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, discusses the company's transformation from a GPU manufacturer to the architect of AI infrastructure powering the global artificial intelligence revolution. As leader of w…
Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming
Jeff Kaplan is a legendary game designer who helped create World of Warcraft and Overwatch, two of the most influential games ever made. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from NYU, where …
Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music
Rick Beato is a legendary music educator, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass, cello, and piano. His YouTube channel celebrates great musicians and helps millions re…
OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet – Peter Steinberger
Peter Steinberger is the creator of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent that has captured the attention of the AI community as one of the most significant developments since ChatGPT's launch. Previously…
State of AI in 2026: LLMs, Coding, Scaling Laws, China, Agents, GPUs, AGI
This conversation features Sebastian Raschka, author of Build a Large Language Model from Scratch and the upcoming Build a Reasoning Model from Scratch, alongside Nathan Lambert, post-training lead at…
Infinity, Paradoxes that Broke Mathematics, Gödel Incompleteness & the Multiverse – Joel David Hamkins
The episode features Joel David Hampkins, mathematician and philosopher specializing in set theory, foundations of mathematics, and the nature of infinity, who holds the distinction of being the numbe…
David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy
David Kirtley is a nuclear engineer, fusion expert, and CEO of Helion Energy, a company developing nuclear fusion reactors with ambitious timelines that could revolutionize clean energy. Helion has ma…
Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming
Dan Hauser, legendary video game creator and co-founder of Rockstar Games, discusses his journey from literature-obsessed youth to creator of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series. Having st…
Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast
The episode features Demis Hassabis, leader of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner, in his second appearance on the podcast. Demis is recognized as one of the most brilliant minds working on unders…
Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History | Lex Fridman Podcast
The episode features Graham Hancock, journalist, author, and presenter of Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse series, discussing his 30-year investigation into the possibility of an advanced lost civilizatio…
Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex
Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist and author who has written extensively on human nature's darker aspects, including the psychology of evil, false memory manipulation, bisexuality, and environment…
Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast
In this episode of The Lex Fridman Podcast, Bill Ackman, a renowned activist investor and hedge fund manager, discusses his investment philosophy and experiences. Ackman reflects on the principles fro…
Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin | Lex Fridman Podcast
In this episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, discusses his childhood experiences, space exploration, and the future of humanity. Bezos reflects on his for…
Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, shares insights on freedom of speech, personal discipline, and the philosophy behind his messaging platform. Durov discusses his early life e…
Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
Pavel Durov is the founder and CEO of Telegram, a messaging platform used by over one billion people. He owns 100% of the company, has no shareholders, and has invested hundreds of millions of his own…
Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA
Norman Ohler is a German author and journalist whose groundbreaking work Blitz Drugs in the Third Reich revealed the extensive use of methamphetamine by Nazi forces during World War II. His research, …
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