Category: Backstory

31 episodes

• Huberman #100 | Huberman

  Dr Lex Fridman: Navigating Conflict, Finding Purpose & Maintaining Drive

  Lex Fridman

  • AI
  • Animals
  • Backstory
  • Big Pharma
  • Biotech
  • Friendship
  • Love
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  Sean's rating9.3/10

• Lex #272 | Lex

  Cybercrime

  Brett Johnson

  March 27, 2022

  • Cybercrime
  • Prison
  • Backstory
  • Love
  • Money
  Sean's rating9.3/10

• Lex #310 | Lex

  CIA Spy

  Andrew Bustamante

  August 8, 2022

  • CIA
  • Crime
  • Cybercrime
  • Ukraine/Russia
  • War
  • Conspiracys
  • UFO
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating9.3/10

• Lex #199 | Lex

  Roger Reaves

  Roger Reaves

  July 11, 2021

  • Crime
  • Prison
  • Drugs
  • Smuggling
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating9.2/10

• Lex #394 | Lex

  Neri Oxman

  Neri Oxman

  September 1, 2023

  • Biotech
  • Startup
  • Biotechnology
  • Biological Science
  • Computational Biology
  • Communication
  • Backstory
  • Evolution
  Sean's rating9.2/10

• Lex #406 | Lex

  Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

  Teddy Atlas

  December 24, 2023

  • Fighting
  • Competing
  • Coaching
  • Training
  • Backstory
  • Family
  Sean's rating9.2/10

• Lex #196 | Lex

  Yeonmi Park

  Yeonmi Park

  July 1, 2021

  • North Korea
  • Author
  • Big Name
  • Dictatorship
  • Communism
  • Powerful
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating9/10

• Lex #207 | Lex

  Chris Duffin

  Chris Duffin

  August 3, 2021

  • Strength
  • Muscle Growth
  • Hard-Work
  • Backstory
  • Childhood
  Sean's rating8.9/10

• Lex #311 | Lex

  Africa

  Magatte Wade

  August 13, 2022

  • Charity
  • Economics
  • Freedom
  • Backstory
  • Identity
  • Racism
  Sean's rating8.9/10

• Huberman #222 | Huberman

  How to Use Curiosity & Focus to Create a Joyful & Meaningful Life

  Bernardo Huberman

  December 16, 2024

  • Academia
  • Emotion
  • Family
  • Focus
  • Meaning
  • Physics
  • Purpose
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating8.8/10

• Lex #432 | Lex

  Kevin Spacey

  Kevin Spacey

  June 5, 2024

  • Power
  • Movies
  • Backstory
  • Big Name
  • Love
  • Controversy
  Sean's rating8.8/10

• Lex #220 | Lex

  New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11

  Niels Jorgensen

  September 11, 2021

  • Terrorism
  • Public Health
  • First Responder
  • Conspiracys
  • Love
  • War
  • Backstory
  • 9-11
  Sean's rating8.7/10

• Lex #278 | Lex

  Hunger, War, and Human Suffering

  Skye Fitzgerald

  April 20, 2022

  • Suffering
  • Movies
  • Backstory
  • Hunger
  Sean's rating8.7/10

• Lex #287 | Lex

  Comedy, Skyrim, Sex Robots, Love, Fame, and Power

  Bobby Lee

  May 20, 2022

  • Love
  • Backstory
  • Parenting
  • Podcaster
  • Power
  • Fame
  • Big Name
  Sean's rating8.7/10

• Lex #425 | Lex

  Andrew Callighan

  Andrew Callighan

  April 13, 2024

  • Backstory
  • Content
  • Movies
  • Content-Creating
  • Fame
  • Controversy
  • Controversial
  • Politics
  • Cancel Culture
  Sean's rating8.6/10

• Lex #474 | Lex

  DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting

  DHH (David Heinemeir Hansson)

  July 12, 2025

  • Programming
  • Family
  • Work/Life Balance
  • CEO
  • Startup
  • Programming Language
  • Backstory
  • Hodge Podge
  Sean's rating8.4/10

• Huberman #266 | Huberman

  How to Overcome Inner Resistance

  Steven Pressfield

  • Motivation
  • Suffering
  • Sacrifice
  • Spiritual
  • Backstory
  • Author
  • 2-p
  Sean's rating8.3/10

• Lex #372 | Lex

  Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

  Simone Giertz

  April 16, 2023

  • Content-Creating
  • Robots
  • Cancer
  • Backstory
  • Creativity
  Sean's rating8.3/10

• Lex #230 | Lex

  War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love

  Kelsi Sheren

  October 14, 2021

  • War
  • Army
  • Military
  • PTSD
  • Love
  • Violence
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating8.2/10

• Lex #465 | Lex

  Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

  Robert Rodriguez

  April 16, 2025

  • Creativity
  • Movies
  • Backstory
  • Deep-Thinking
  • Hardware
  • Editing
  • Producing
  • Hollywood
  Sean's rating8.2/10

• Lex #438 | Lex

  Elon Musk + Neurolink Team

  Elon Musk + Neurolink Team

  August 2, 2024

  • Neuralink
  • Brain/Body Connection
  • Brain-Computer Interface
  • Neuroscience
  • Neural Networks
  • Backstory
  • CEO
  • Elon
  • Surgery
  • Video Games
  Sean's rating7.9/10

• Lex #484 | Lex

  GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

  Dan Houser

  October 31, 2025

  • Video Games
  • Software Development
  • Books
  • Backstory
  • AI
  • Nerd
  Sean's rating7.9/10

• Huberman #263 | Huberman

  Enhance Your Learning Speed & Health Using Neuroscience Based Protocols

  Poppy Crum

  • Hearing
  • Music
  • Backstory
  • Plasticity
  • AI
  Sean's rating7.7/10

• Lex #417 | Lex

  Kimbal Musk

  Kimbal Musk

  March 10, 2024

  • Food
  • Nutrition
  • Backstory
  • Tesla
  • Elon
  Sean's rating7.5/10

• MP Neurotrans #1

  Are Aliens Here? Black Holes, Life On Other Planets & Big Bang Theory Myths

  Janna Levin

  October 15, 2025

  • Academia
  • Basic Neuroscience
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating7.4/10

• Huberman #259 | Huberman

  How to Set & Achieve Massive Goals

  Alex Honnold

  August 25, 2025

  • Sports
  • Nature
  • Athlete
  • Movies
  • Documentary
  • Backstory
  • Training
  Sean's rating7.2/10

• Lex #219 | Lex

  Programming, Algorithms, and the Game of Life

  Donald Knuth

  September 9, 2021

  • Big Name Scientist
  • Algorithms
  • History
  • Backstory
  • Programming
  • Programming Language
  Sean's rating7.2/10

• Lex #337 | Lex

  Destiny

  Destiny

  November 11, 2022

  • Politics
  • Free-Speech
  • Government
  • Trump
  • Relationships
  • Sex
  • Censorship
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating7/10

• Huberman #228 | Huberman

  The Art of Learning & Living Life

  Josh Waitzkin

  January 27, 2025

  • Meaning
  • Learning
  • Plasticity
  • Stress
  • Backstory
  • Childhood
  • Self
  Sean's rating6.8/10

• Huberman #264 | Huberman

  Navy SEAL DJ Shipley: How to Make Yourself Unbreakable

  DJ Shipley

  • Hearing
  • Music
  • Backstory
  • Plasticity
  • AI
  Sean's rating6/10

• MP Neurotrans #1

  Basic Science, the Brain, and Going to Mars

  David Fitzpatrick

  March 1, 2016

  • Academia
  • Basic Neuroscience
  • Backstory
  Sean's rating5.8/10

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