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Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Booking Overview

This is a long-form interview show focused on technology, artificial intelligence, science, history, philosophy, and the human condition, typically featuring prominent academics, researchers, authors, and public intellectuals. Credible pitches include highly accomplished subject-matter experts, bestselling or serious nonfiction authors, leading technologists, and founders with substantial intellectual or societal relevance; booking difficulty is very high.

Metrics

Episodes: 503

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.0M subscribers

Instagram: 1.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

lexfridman@gmail.com

lex.podcast.pitch@lexfridman.com

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Host

Lex Fridman - Computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, and long-form podcast interviewer known for conversations with leading figures in science, technology, history, philosophy, and public life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Recognized scholars, leading researchers, accomplished technologists, serious nonfiction authors, founders, or public intellectuals with deep expertise and the ability to engage thoughtfully across complex subjects.
Required Achievements:  
Published influential books or research, Held senior academic, scientific, or technology positions, Led important research, engineering, or entrepreneurial work, Established a significant public education or intellectual platform

Recent Guest Discussions

Gary Gallagher - The Causes Of The American Civil War, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Major Battles, And The Lost Cause Interpretation Of History.

Anthony Kaldellis - Roman And Byzantine History, Imperial Power, Civil War, Christianity, Taxation, Conquest, And The Rise And Fall Of Empires.

Don Lincoln - The Laws Of Nature, Relativity, Particle Colliders, The Higgs Boson, Antimatter, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, And The Search For A Theory Of Everything.

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Lex Fridman Podcast
:

#502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies, Freud & Jung

September 17, 2026

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 Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-scull-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.c...

#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux

August 26, 2026

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, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/dhh-2-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring &...

#500 – Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dagestan, MMA, UFC, Islam, Conor, Fedor & Football

August 12, 2026

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. Both language audio tracks (and subtitles) are available on YouTube. Here, only the English audio is available. We worked hard to make it enjoyable to listen to, by carefully dubbing the translation using voice-cloning, as we’ve done for previous foreign-language podca...

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lex.podcast.pitch@lexfridman.com

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