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Lex Fridman PodcastKanye 'Ye' West Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #332
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 24, 2022
- Duration
- 2h 26m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: Ye's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanyewest Ye's Instagram: https://instagram.com/kanyewest Ye's Website: https://kanyewest.com 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 0:11 - Engineering 11:05 - Kim Kardashian 12:51 - Sex and the future of humanity 22:57 - Happiness 25:33 - The Holocaust 1:14:43 - Fashion 1:30:15 - 2024 US election 1:34:55 - Humor 1:37:04 - Media and antisemitism 1:49:07 - Trusting people 1:52:21 - Accountability 2:02:20 - Legacy 2:03:12 - Advice for young people 2:16:13 - Regret SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostYe (Kanye West)
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Ye (Kanye West), Kanye 'Ye' West Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #332 explores Ye and Lex Fridman Clash on Truth, Pain, Power, and Engineering In this wide‑ranging and contentious conversation, Ye (Kanye West) and Lex Fridman debate engineering, history, media power, race, Judaism, and Ye’s recent antisemitic comments. Ye repeatedly reframes life as “a being with engineering opportunities,” outlining utopian design ideas, social platforms, and Black economic empowerment while defending his controversial statements as reactions to exploitation. Lex continually pushes back—especially on Holocaust analogies, Jewish “control” of media, and group blame—pressing Ye toward personal responsibility, specificity, and non‑hateful language. The episode oscillates between visionary design talk, raw personal pain (family, industry betrayal, mental health), and difficult real‑time attempts at apology, clarification, and mutual understanding.
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