Jack Barsky: KGB Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #301

This podcast is one of the best things on the internet.

Lex is so old inside that he's able to comfort a 70 year old retired KGB agent and send him back to his child state to relive his first love.

honestly one of the best episodes yet. not surprised lex was able to pull a former kgb spy the man simply never misses

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An A.I. scientist (suspected by many to be a robot) & an KGB agent talking about love is the best part. ❤️😂🎵🍻

There was a new recruit for the KGB He was brought in for his final exam to become an agent He was told for his final test he had to chug a liter of Vodka then he had to fight a bear and after he had to make love to a Russian Super Model The commanding officer handed him the vodka he guzzled it down then the officer pointed to a room and said "The bear is in there" so the recruit entered, and what followed was 45 minutes of yelling and screaming and roars and crashing and banging sounds until finally, the recruit emerged from the room, sweating and panting, his clothes all ripped and torn, and he said "Ok, now where is that Super Model I have to fight?"

This gentleman is fascinating. I don't know how so much people waste their lives watching trash shows on tv or netflix when you can enjoy this incredible real histories from so interesting people.

Lex is humble and not obnoxious or dominant like many podcasters! He comes across as sympathetic to his guests, non-threatening yet very deeply knowledgeable and conversational on the subject matter in question.

I skipped reading papers and studying just because this conversation absorbed me. It made me reflect on my own life and I can't believe we have access to these stories. Precious.

Fell asleep watching a cooking video, woke up to this. What the heck YouTube…