Lex Fridman PodcastIvanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 2, 2024
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- 3h 4m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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Ivanka Trump is a businesswoman, real estate developer, and former senior advisor to the President of the United States. TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/ivanka-trump-transcript Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS: Ivanka's Instagram: https://instagram.com/ivankatrump Ivanka's X: https://x.com/IvankaTrump Ivanka's Facebook: https://facebook.com/IvankaTrump Ivanka's books: Women Who Work: https://amzn.to/45yHAgj The Trump Card: https://amzn.to/3xB22jS PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:57 - Architecture 14:12 - Modern architecture 21:45 - Philosophy of design 30:01 - Lessons from mother 53:07 - Lessons from father 1:01:39 - Fashion 1:12:35 - Hotel design 1:23:44 - Self-doubt 1:26:07 - Intuition 1:29:17 - The Apprentice 1:33:51 - Michael Jackson 1:35:26 - Nature 1:40:20 - Surfing 1:42:31 - Donald Trump 1:56:53 - Politics 2:13:05 - Work-life balance 2:19:33 - Parenting 2:34:40 - 2024 presidential campaign 2:38:17 - Dolly Parton 2:40:02 - Adele 2:40:32 - Alice Johnson 2:45:56 - Stevie Ray Vaughan 2:48:41 - Aretha Franklin 2:49:51 - Freddie Mercury 2:50:56 - Jiu jitsu 2:58:01 - Bucket list 3:02:30 - Hope SOCIAL:
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Lex Fridman
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Ivanka Trump, Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436 explores ivanka Trump on building, service, motherhood, and choosing private life Ivanka Trump joins Lex Fridman for a wide‑ranging conversation on architecture, real estate, fashion, politics, family, and personal philosophy. She describes her lifelong love of building, the creative and practical challenges of major development projects, and how her parents shaped her views on ambition, beauty, and work. Ivanka reflects on her years in the White House, including efforts on tax policy, childcare, criminal justice reform, and human trafficking, while explaining why she’s stepped away from politics to prioritize her children and a quieter life. Throughout, she returns to themes of humility, service, resilience, creative expression, and cultivating joy in simple moments with family, nature, music, and martial arts.
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