This film or show by Rockstar Games has come up 2 times on Lex Fridman. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Dan Houser, Todd Howard. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-11-29 and the most recent from 2025-10-31. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #484
“When did you know how you were going to end Red Dead Redemption One?”— Dan Houser
The guest here is Dan Houser: Legendary video game creator, co-founder of Rockstar Games, and lead writer behind the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series. He has since founded a new company, Absurdventures, building new worlds across books, comics, audio, and games. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser on creating GTA and Red Dead Redemption, the craft of storytelling in games, and his new studio Absurdventures.
Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield | Lex Fridman Podcast #342
“I think Red Dead Redemption 1 could be my favorite story. Like, highly recommend finishing that game.”— Todd Howard
The guest here is Todd Howard: Game director and executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios, widely regarded as one of the greatest video game designers of all time. He has led the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises, including Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and 4, and the new space RPG Starfield. Legendary game director Todd Howard takes Lex Fridman deep into how Bethesda builds living open worlds, from Daggerfall to Starfield and the long-awaited Elder Scrolls VI.
