This film or show by The Wachowskis has come up 4 times across 3 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrej Karpathy, Jordan Jensen, Neil deGrasse Tyson, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-01-17 and the most recent from 2025-10-13. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Harsh Truth About Horoscopes (sorry but it’s true)
“Well, sci-fi is The Matrix. Why? I love everything about it. The story is tight.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson
The guest here is Neil deGrasse Tyson: One of the most recognizable astrophysicists in the world, director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of Cosmos. He popularizes science and turns the mysteries of the universe into accessible life lessons. Neil deGrasse Tyson dismantles astrology and offers a cosmic perspective on death, meaning, religion, AI, aliens, and why we won't reach Mars.
Joe Rogan Experience #2380 - Jordan Jensen
“people still got mad. But yeah, that joke is that it was one of my favorites for a while cuz I'm obsessed with The Matrix. It's my favorite movie.”— Jordan Jensen
The guest here is Jordan Jensen: New York-based stand-up comedian whose Netflix special 'Take Me With You' dropped the day of this recording. Known for confessional, contrarian sets on her struggles with OCD, addiction, and dating comedians. Comedian Jordan Jensen and Joe Rogan riff on OCD, psychedelics, fainting, AI cyborg futures, comedy, and online outrage.
Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #333
“there's so many properties that make it like beautiful and interesting ... it was just like innovating in so many ways”— Andrej Karpathy
The guest here is Andrej Karpathy: Former director of AI at Tesla and a founding member of OpenAI, previously a researcher at Stanford. One of the most influential figures in deep learning, known for his teaching (CS231n) and hands-on explanations of neural networks. Andrej Karpathy on Tesla's vision-only self-driving, Optimus, the Transformer, aliens, simulation theory, and the path to AGI.
Ayanna Howard: Human-Robot Interaction & Ethics of Safety-Critical Systems | Lex Fridman Podcast #66
“the matrix may be one of your more favorite AI related movies can you elaborate why yeah it is one of my favorite movies”— guest
The guest here is Ayanna Howard: Roboticist and professor at Georgia Tech, director of the Human Automation Systems Lab. Her research spans human-robot interaction, assistive home robots, therapy gaming apps, and remote robotic exploration; she began her career at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Roboticist Ayanna Howard on why we don't want perfect robots, the ethics of safety-critical AI, and trusting machines.
