The Godfather came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 7 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
The Godfather has seven mentions spread across Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Tim Ferriss, making it one of the more universally cited films on this site.
Guests reach for it as a reference point for everything from leadership to storytelling craft. Each of the seven mentions links to the exact quote and the moment it was said on air.
“The Godfather is one of the greatest movies of all time. It's a movie about the mob” — Joe Rogan 00:30:42
Joe Rogan and comedian Ehsan Ahmad free-range through political corruption, conspiracies, AI awakening, Vikings, and why everyone now watches YouTube instead of the news.
“all I had time to do was watch "The Godfather" and "Serpico" and then I went to work.” — Kevin Spacey 01:47:50
Kevin Spacey on his greatest film roles, his craft of acting, the 2017 allegations and cancellation, and his estranged white-supremacist father.
“what do you think is the best film of all time maybe top three yeah maybe The Godfather Godfather okay The Godfather is is definitely up there” — Neri Oxman 02:03:28
Neri Oxman explains her vision of growing products with nature instead of building them, and connecting AI's intelligence to nature's wisdom.
“there's many movies i mean i love the godfather and i love i've completely turned on woody allen” — Anne Lamott 01:43:13
Anne Lamott on taming the inner critic, radical self-care, writing badly on purpose, recovery, prayer, and turning pain into medicine.
“but in terms of the real you mentioned the godfather good and evil that's your favorite movie yeah what makes it great” — Lex Fridman 00:48:48
RZA takes Lex Fridman through grief, God, kung fu, chess, and creativity, weaving Wu-Tang philosophy into questions about life and death.
“there's many movies i mean i love the godfather and i love i've completely turned on woody allen” — Anne Lamott 01:49:34
Anne Lamott on writing badly to write at all, recovery, dark nights of the soul, and turning pain into medicine.
“I think the Godfather is the most important probably in American cinema” — Brian Koppelman 00:45:06
Brian Koppelman on giving and taking feedback, beating creative and personal stuckness, building serendipity, and the art behind making art.
