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2026 - April (4)

16 Apr
Thu

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#471 — The End of History, Revisited

#xi jinpingvladimir putinviktor orbanamerican jewsantisemitismdonald trumpethno nationalismfrancis fukuyamaidentity politicsisraeljd vancelast manliberal democracymeritocracyneoliberalismsam harristhe end of history

00:18:39

13 Apr
Mon

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#470 — Democrats at a Crossroads

#xi jinpingwest bank housingtwo state solutionanti semitismbenjamin netanyahueducation reformforeign policyidentity politicsisrael palestine conflictphonics instructionrahm emanuelsam harrisscience of readingsouth china seathaad

00:21:24

10 Apr
Fri

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#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future

#xaitristan harristhe ai docagialibabaanthropicartificial intelligence safetycarl jungclaude mythosdeepseekelon muskepistemological bankruptcyglobal ai governancehuman agency crisisindus water treatyintelligence cursejonathan haidtopenairesource cursesam altmansam harristech regulation

01:49:07

07 Apr
Tue

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#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation, and More

#waffle housetristan harrissocial mediaartificial intelligenceben shapirocandace owensconspiracy theoriesgreg phillipshassan pikerjoe roganlloyd blankfeinmarco rubiomisinformationpete hegsethreligious declinerfk jrsam harris

00:32:35

2026 - March (6)

30 Mar
Mon

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#467 — EA, AI, and the End of Work

#wilma caskillusaidsocial mediaanimal welfareartificial intelligencebioterrorismdigital mindseffective altruismelon muskfarm animal sufferingftx scandalglobal healthlab leakslancet studypandemic preparednesspolitical polarizationsam bankman friedsam harris

00:29:31

24 Mar
Tue

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#466 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?

#yalewestworldtwitterai generated slopartificial intelligenceblue skyexistential riskhuman behaviorlove and sex with robotsmental health crisisnicholas christakissam harrissection 230social media impactsurveillance state

00:18:51

18 Mar
Wed

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#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More

#white houseuktrump administrationfemale genital mutilationiraniran warislamophobiaisraelisrael hamas warjihadismmoral confusionnuclear armed jihadist regimenuclear deterrencesam harrisstrait of hormuz

00:35:31

16 Mar
Mon

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#464 — The Politics of Pragmatism and the Future of California

#zoning reformyimby movementteachers unioncalifornia housing crisiscare courtceqafentanylgavin newsomhomelessness solutionsmatt mahanmodular housingnimbyismpragmatic governanceprop 36rent controlsan josespecial interest influence

01:21:49

11 Mar
Wed

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#463 — Privatizing the Apocalypse

#wuhan institute of virologyviral genomicsusaid policybioweapon proliferationchelsea clintondeep vision projectiranjames rischlindsey grahamnorth koreapakistanpandemic preparednesspathogen researchreverse geneticsrob reedsam harrisusaid

00:21:43

06 Mar
Fri

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#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Addressing Hopelessness, Tucker, and More

#white supremacyvladimir putinus foreign policyanti semitismbrett stevenscandace owensgender apartheidiranian regimeiran sanctionsisrael hamas warmarine barracks bombingnick fuentessalman rushdie fatwasam harristrump administrationtucker carlsonukraine war

00:19:30

2026 - February (6)

25 Feb
Wed

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#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do

#vladimir putinspanish civil warsam harrisauthoritarianismbiden administrationdemocratic institutionsdepartment of justicedonald trumpelection integrityfbiforeign policygary kasparovinterior departmentjd vancepolitical polarizationrenewed democracy initiativerepublican party

00:28:54

20 Feb
Fri

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#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold

#tucker carlsonstephen colbertpresumption of regularityalexandria ocasio cortezamericafestdonald trumpelectoral reforminstitutional normsjd vancekevin hassettmarjorie taylor greenemegan kellynick fuentespolitical polarizationpopulist extremism

00:21:23

13 Feb
Fri

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#459 — More From Sam: Corruption, Immigration, The End of White-Collar Work, and More

#world liberty financialuaetim millerai chip exportsartificial general intelligencecryptocurrency regulationdeepminddonald trumplabor market disruptionmicrosoft aimustafa suleymanpolitical corruptionsam harrissarah longwellstudent debtthe bulwark

00:09:41

11 Feb
Wed

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#458 — The Bulwark Against MAGA

#tucker carlsontrumpismtim millerben shapirocandace owensdonald trumpfalse flagjanuary 6thjanuary 6th capitol riotjd vancelarpingnick fuentessam harrissarah longwellthe bulwarkthe daily wire

00:58:44

05 Feb
Thu

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#457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More

#woody allenwaking up appunderage girlsbill gatesconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpepstein filesjohn brockmanmedia ethicsnoam chomskypizzagateqanonsam harrissexual abuseted lunch

00:15:55

04 Feb
Wed

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#456 — American Fascism

#tulsi gabbardtrump administrationthe atlanticauthoritarianismchristy noemdonald trumpfascismgun rightsjohn mccainjonathan rauschkash patelmr prettynight of the long knivespatrimonialismsam harrissecond amendment

00:20:50

2026 - January (4)

30 Jan
Fri

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#455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound

#waking up apptrump administrationsecond amendmentalex predigovernment overreachgun rightsice officersice violenceiran protestsjoe bidenkamala harrismaking sensemegan kellynicki minaj

00:11:29

21 Jan
Wed

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#454 — More From Sam: Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, S**thole Countries, and More

#wacotimothy mcveighstephen millerblack lives matterborder security policyfascist governancegovernment deceptiongreenlandiceimmigration and customs enforcementimmigration enforcementjoe bidenkamala harrisnato alliancesnato article 5renee gooderuby ridgesam harris

00:16:47

16 Jan
Fri

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#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism

#sam harrismanhattan projectlarge language modelsal qaedaantisemitismartificial general intelligencecausal inferencecoexistence and other fighting wordsdaniel pearl dialoguedanny pearlexistential riskgeoffrey hintonisrael palestine conflictjudea pearlladder of causation

00:21:35

07 Jan
Wed

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#452 — Is Wokeness Finally Dead?

#wokeness trajectorytransgender issuesta nehisi coatesacademic ideologybeethovendei initiativesdiversity equity and inclusiongender reassignment surgeryglenn lowryillegal immigrantsisrael hamas conflictjohn mcwhorterkamala harrisphilip ewellpolice violence statisticssam harris

00:21:08

2025

2025 - December (6)

31 Dec
Wed

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#451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most

#waking up apptransient patternssam harrisattention economydigital distractionintrinsic freedommental claritymindfulnessnew years resolutionperpetual distractionpresent momentpresent moment awareness

00:09:07

30 Dec
Tue

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#450 — More From Sam: Resolutions, Conspiracies, Demonology, and the Fate of the World

#waking up apptucker carlsonscientologyai arms raceartificial intelligencecalifornia wildfirechinadonald trumpglobal politicskamala harrismindfulnessreligious critiqueross douthatsam harris

00:27:40

22 Dec
Mon

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#449 — Dogma, Tribe, and Truth

#universal basic incomeubitaiwanaldous huxleyartificial intelligencebrave new worlddigital culturehuman purposemaking sensepolitical polarizationross douthatsam harrissouth koreastar trek

00:23:14

08 Dec
Mon

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#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil

#trolley problemsocial trustshallow pond scenarioconsequentialismdavid edmondsdeath in a shallow ponddoctor casedoctrine of double effecteffective altruismjudith jarvis thompsonmoral philosophypeter singerphilippa footrule consequentialismsam harris

00:24:31

04 Dec
Thu

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#447 — The Unraveling of American Power

#war powers actvenezuelatariffsdeindustrializationdonald trumpdrug traffickingfentanylforeign policyimmigration policyjalisco new generation cartelmexicoonshoringpeter zionsam harrissinaloa cartelsupply chain relocation

00:20:07

01 Dec
Mon

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#446 — How to Do the Most Good

#well being theoriesutilitarianismsam harriscomparative happinessconsequentialismcost of living crisisdeontologydesire theoriesexperience machinehedonismhomelessnessmeta ethicsmichael plantobjective list theoriespeter singerrobert nozick

00:21:34

2025 - November (4)

26 Nov
Wed

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#445 — More From Sam: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Billionaires, Thanksgiving Political Debates, & Rapid Fire Questions

#tech ethicssocial media influencesilicon valley speechdana bashdonald trumpelon muskhomelessnessjewish space lasersluck and privilegemarjorie taylor greenematt gatesmental illnesspolitical rehabilitationqanonreligious tolerancesam harris

00:18:28

17 Nov
Mon

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#444 — America's Zombie Democracy

#trump familysam harrispublic complacencyamericas zombie democracyauthoritarianismdefense departmentdemocratic normsforeign influence operationsgeorge packerhillary clintoninstitutional failurejames comeypolitical corruptionpublic apologies

00:20:39

10 Nov
Mon

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#443 — What Is Christian Nationalism?

#young earth creationismwhite ethno statesecularism critiqueanti semitismbiblical interpretationchristian nationalismchurch and statedispensationalismdoug wilsoneschatologypost millennialismpre millennialismreformed presbyterianreligious landscapesam harrissecularism

00:41:10

03 Nov
Mon

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#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism

#sam harrispublic speaking anxietynuclear doctrineayan hirsi alicatherine bigelowcharles murraycommand and controlcontinuity of governmentcyber warfare risksdonald trumperic schlosserhouse of dynamitemutually assured destructionnoah oppenheim

00:17:34

2025 - October (7)

31 Oct
Fri

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#441 — The Threat of Civil War

#vertical inequalityus foreign policythe next civil war51st stateamerican dreamauthoritarianismcivil war riskconstitutional orderdonald trumpflood the zone strategyhorizontal inequalityhyperpartisanshipinstitutional collapseminority majoritypolitical instabilitysam harrissocial trust declinestephen marsh

00:21:38

24 Oct
Fri

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#440 — A World in Crisis

#weimar republicwastelandvladimir putinamerican foundersenvironmental securityeuropean populismgeopolitical forecastinginstitutional orderrobert kaplanrussian declinesam harrissamuel huntingtonsoviet politburostalinthe coming anarchyukraine invasion

00:24:24

14 Oct
Tue

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#439 — How to Lose a Democracy

#university of pennsylvaniastephen millersam harrisamerican democracyauthoritarianismbanality of evilcharlie kirkdamon lenkerdonald trumpfirst thingsice officersimmigration enforcementinsurrection actnorthern ireland troublespolitical polarizationrule of law

00:22:35

11 Oct
Sat

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#438 — “More From Sam”: Israel-Hamas Deal, Qatari Air Force Base, Trump, Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, & Rapid Fire Questions

#terrorism fundingsocial trustsam harrisal jazeeracaircharlie kirkdonald trumpgreta thunbergharvardisrael hamas warkamala harrismark ruffalomiddle east diplomacymuslim brotherhoodnorthwesternpolitical corruptionqatar

00:27:29

06 Oct
Mon

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#437 — Two Years Since 10/7

#western europe politicssharia lawsam harrisanti semitismdan senoremmanuel macronfascismhamasislamophobiaisrael hamas warjewish communitieskeir starmermanchester synagogue attackmuslim constituenciesoctober 7th attacksreligious fanaticism

00:19:53

03 Oct
Fri

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#436 — A Crisis of Trust

#wuhanvaccine safetythe big oneairborne transmissioncovid 19 originshubert humphrey metrodomelab leak theorylockdownsmichael osterholmn95 masksnatural spilloverpandemic preparednesspublic health policyrfk jrsam harrisspecial olympics measles outbreak

00:25:06

02 Oct
Thu

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#435 — The Last Invention

#yann lecuntechnological accelerationismsam harrisaccelerationistsai doomersai safety researchandy millsartificial general intelligenceartificial intelligenceartificial superintelligenceelon muskexistential riskgeoffrey hintonglobal governancejd vancelongviewmatt bollmike brocknick bostrom

00:36:46

2025 - September (2)

16 Sep
Tue

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#434 — Can We Survive AI?

#superhuman aisam harrisnate soaresai alignmentalignment problemartificial intelligencechatgpteliezer yudkowskyemergent behaviorexistential riskgradient descentlarge language modelsmachine learningmaking sensemirimoravecs paradox

00:36:11

06 Sep
Sat

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#433 — How Did We Get Here?

#systemic issuessigning statementssam harris1970samerican politicsconstitutional normsdan carlinexecutive ordersexecutive powerimperial presidencypodcasting strategypolitical incentivespolitics of onerichard nixon

00:21:51

2025 - August (5)

27 Aug
Wed

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#432 — The Undoing of America

#separation of powerssam harrispresidential pardon powerauthoritarianismcongressconstitutional crisisdavid frenchdepartment of defensedepartment of justicedonald trumpexecutive overreachfoundation for individual rights and expressionjack smithjanuary 6thjohn bolton

00:25:44

25 Aug
Mon

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#431 — What Is Happening on College Campuses?

#zionismyalewokenessantonin scaliacampus culturedei pledgesfaculty hiringfree speechhigher educationideological captureideological diversitymichael rothnicholas christakissam harristerrorismvocationalismwesleyan university

00:23:14

22 Aug
Fri

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#430 — “More From Sam”: Trump, Gavin Newsom, Class War, DOGE, & Rapid Fire Questions

#wealth inequalityvladimir putinukraine waramerican democracycaliforniadepartment of government efficiencydogedonald trumpfentanylforeign policygavin newsomgovernment efficiencyhomelessnessjanuary 6th insurrectionnobel peace prizesam harris

00:15:02

11 Aug
Mon

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#429 — The New World Order

#voice of americausaiduaeamerican foreign policyann applebaumelon muskgeopoliticshumanitarian aidiranjanjaweedliberal world orderrapid support forcesrobert kaplanrussiasam harrissaudi arabiasudan civil warsudanese armed forcesthe atlanticturkey

00:26:37

07 Aug
Thu

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#428 — Political Extremism

#trump second termsam harrismagabiden administrationcharlie kirkcult of authenticitydan bonginodepartment of government efficiencydogeepstein scandalhorseshoe theoryhush money trialilliberalismjonah goldbergkash patellaura loomer

00:26:50

2025 - July (5)

25 Jul
Fri

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#427 — AI Friends & Enemies

#yalewestworlduniversity of torontoai safetyartificial intelligencedominionherhuman ai interactionmecha hitlermoral psychologypaul bloomrecalcitrance dialsam harristom holland

00:23:13

23 Jul
Wed

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#426 — How Bad Is It?

#vietnamukrainetrump administrationcanadadavid frommeconomic declineepstein scandalforeign policyherbert hooverhispanic votersimmigration policyisraelmeme coinsnuclear proliferationpolitical corruptionsam harristemporary protected status

00:27:22

21 Jul
Mon

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#425 — Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

#vaccine hesitancytrump administrationsingaporecdccovid 19harvardhhsmark lipsichmrna vaccinesmyocarditispandemic preparednesspublic health policysam harrisscientific communication

00:26:59

16 Jul
Wed

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#424 — "More From Sam": Nazi Grok, ICE, Epstein, Social Media, Rapid Fire Questions

#xtom holmanpolitical corruptionartificial intelligencecaliforniadepartment of defensedonald trumpgovernment surveillancegrok aiiceimmigration enforcementjeffrey epsteinkash patelpam bondi

00:26:34

08 Jul
Tue

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#423 — “More From Sam”: Democracy, Populism, Wealth Inequality, News-Induced Anxiety, & Rapid Fire Questions

#zohran mamdaniufo sightingstucker carlsoncandace owenscapitalism critiquedojfbifree speechgovernment integrityislamismjeffrey epsteinjihadismmaganational securitynew york citypam bondipopulismrent control

00:19:13

2025 - June (5)

19 Jun
Thu

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#422 — Zionism & Jihadism

#west bank settlementssmotrichoslo processariel sharonauto emancipationben gvirehud olmertfordow nuclear facilitygaza warhassan al bannahaviv rettig gurhostage negotiationsirgcislamist theocracyisraeli public diplomacyisrael iran conflictjamal al din al afghanileo pinskerministry of public diplomacymossadmuslim brotherhood

02:03:52

17 Jun
Tue

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#421 — “More From Sam”: Political Violence, Iran, Deportations, Protests, & Rapid Fire Questions

#theocratic death cultsam harrispolitical violenceai armyauthoritarianismdomestic policydonald trumpelon muskepsteinice raidsiranisraelisrael iran conflictjanuary 6thmedia ethicsminneapolis

00:17:42

12 Jun
Thu

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#420 — Countdown to Superintelligence

#us china ai racesycophancysuperintelligence risksai 2027ai alignment problemai deceptive behaviorsalignment problemartificial intelligence safetycontainment problemdaniel kokotellogeopolitical ai arms racejan nukunopenaireward hackingsam harris

00:20:14

06 Jun
Fri

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#419 — "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions

#truth claimssocial securitysocial media impactafterlife redemptionchristianity 20department of government efficiencydonald trumpelon muskhelljordan petersonloneliness epidemicmental healthpolitical rhetoricreligious beliefsam harris

00:14:51

02 Jun
Mon

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#418 — A Future for Democrats

#trans bathroom rightsritchie torresprogressive elitesabundance agendaantisemitism on the leftborder securitycritical race theorydeidemocratic party strategyeconomic policy prioritieshigher education free speechidentitarian moral hysteriaidentity politics critiqueintersectionalityisraeli leftoctober 7th hamas attackspatriotic liberalism

00:45:22

2025 - May (6)

28 May
Wed

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#417 — Philosophy for Life

#stoicismsenecasam harrisaaron t beckaesops two sacksalbert elliscognitive behavioral therapycognitive modelingdonald robertsonemotional resilienceepictetusexistential philosophyfreemasonrymarcus aureliusmisinformationprosoche

00:22:15

23 May
Fri

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#416 — “More From Sam”: Biden's Big Lie, Review of Tapper Interview, Trump, & a Case Against Israel's Actions in Gaza

#sam harrisqanonpresidential eligibilityadrenochromebiden cognitive declinedemocratic cover updonald trumpemoluments clausefbi weaponizationgaza conflictjake tapperjoe bidenkash patelmedia complicity

00:19:30

21 May
Wed

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#415 — The Cover-Up

#trumpismsteve ricchettisam harrisbiden administrationdonald trumphunter bidenjake tapperjar jar binks theoryjoe bidenjohn anzalonemedia censorshipmike donilonoriginal sinpaid subscription modelspolitical cover upspresidential competencerobert f kennedy jr

00:23:59

12 May
Mon

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#414 — Strange Truths

#schrödingers catsam harrisquantum mechanicsantisemitismartificial intelligencebryce dewittcreationismdavid deutschdecision theoryerror correctionmany worlds interpretationmultiverseoctober 7th

00:22:15

06 May
Tue

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#413 — “More From Sam”: Trump & Israel, Corruption, Free Speech Violations, the Democrats, & Ezra Klein

#tucker carlsontrump israel policysam harrisabrego garcia casebenjamin netanyahubill maherdavid dukedonald trumpfar right antisemitismfree speech rightsimmigration due processjaron lowensteinms 13national science foundationpizzagaterepublican corruption

00:26:20

02 May
Fri

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#412 — Better Things & Better People

#utopia for realistsuniversal basic incomethe correspondentbill gatesbritish abolitionistseffective altruismgilded ageglobal inequalityhockey stick graphmoral ambitionrutger bregmansam harrisschool for moral ambitiontechnological risk

00:26:32

2025 - April (7)

25 Apr
Fri

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#411 — The Victimhood Pandemic

#vulnerable narcissismvictimhood pandemicscott barry kaufmandark triaddonald trumpgenerational trendsgrandiose narcissismidentitarian politicsjean twengejonathan haidtlight triadnarcissism typespersonality traitspolitical polarizationrise abovesam harris

00:30:52

20 Apr
Sun

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#410 — The Whole Catastrophe

#zelenskysam harrismilitary strategydeath cult ideologydemocracies and death cultsdouglas murraygilad shalitgrossmans lawhamashezbollahhistorical revisionismidfishmael haniaisisisrael hamas warjoe rogan experiencemedia trust erosion

01:07:24

16 Apr
Wed

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#409 — "More From Sam": Religion, Deportations, Douglas Murray vs. Rogan, & Bill Maher's Dinner with Trump

#social media impactsecularizationsam harrisandrew schultzdaryl cooperdave smithdavid irvingdonald trumpeconomic policyelon muskfree speechjaron lowensteinjoe rogankamala harrislex friedmanmisinformationpeter navarropolitical disagreementsron varro

00:48:35

14 Apr
Mon

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#408 — Finding Equanimity in Chaos

#walking meditationwaking upthe riddle of the gunanikacbtdonald trumpdouglas hardingelon muskeyes open meditationfire displacementfree will determinismgun ownership ethicsjoseph goldsteinmindfulness practicenon dual awarenesson having no headpalisades fireself as illusion

01:49:44

09 Apr
Wed

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#407 — Can We Ever Return to Normal Politics?

#trump familytrump administrationsaudi funded golf tournamentsbarack obamademocratic partydue processeconomic policyel salvadorhuman rights abusesjohn kerryjon favreaumeme coinnayib bukelepod save americapolitical normssam harris

00:19:28

07 Apr
Mon

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#406 — The Legacy of Christianity

#yazidistom hollandsinjar7th century arabiaapostle paularchangel gabrielchristian ethicsdominionislamic statejesusmuhammadquranroman empiresam harris

00:25:07

04 Apr
Fri

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#405 — "More From Sam": Tariffs, SignalGate, Trump, Elon, Douglas Murray, & Joe Rogan

#xteslasteve bannonantisemitismdonald trumpeconomic policyelon muskfascismgeorge sorosjaron lowensteinjoe roganlaura loomermedia censorshippete hegsethpolitical leadershiprfk jrroy cohnsam harrissignalgate

00:19:59

2025 - March (2)

25 Mar
Tue

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#404 — What If Consciousness Is Fundamental?

#string theorysarah imari walkerrelationalismads cft dualityassembly theoryblock universecarlo rovellidavid chalmersdonald hoffmanemergent space timefundamental consciousnessgeorge musserhard problem of consciousnessholographic principlelee croninlee smolinlights onquantum gravity

02:20:13

10 Mar
Mon

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#403 — Sanity Check on Trump 2.0

#ukraine dealsmith mundt actsam harrisauthoritarianismcurtis yarvindan bonginodonald trumpforeign policyjonah goldbergkash patelmarc andreessenmedia censorshipnatopeter thielplutocracyrepublican party

00:36:52

2025 - February (3)

28 Feb
Fri

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#402 — The Geopolitics of Trump 2.0

#volodymyr zelenskyus foreign policytulsi gabbardchina economic dominancedefense budget cutsdonald trumpfergusons lawfranklin d rooseveltgreat power declineneil fergusonnew dealpete hegsethsam harristrump second term

00:32:21

18 Feb
Tue

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#401 — Christian Nationalism and the New Right

#watchmen on the walltrump administrationrussell voughtanti democratic movementscarl schmittchristian nationalismchristopher rufodisinformation campaignseconomic inequalityjames lindsaykatherine stewartmedia asymmetrymichael antonmoney lies in godproject 2025proud boys

00:31:58

06 Feb
Thu

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#400 — The Politics of Information

#wuhan lab leak theorytransgender activismsam harris1gb newsbbcconspiracy theoriesdei programsdonald trumpecho chambershelen lewisillusory truth effectisrael palestinemedia polarizationmisinformationmodern journalismrashomonrussiagate hoax

00:36:28

2025 - January (3)

27 Jan
Mon

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#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe

#wealth inequalityurban fire managementrick carusobill brattondemocratic socialists of americadepartment of water and powerdiversity equity and inclusioneric garcettihomelessnessjim hahnlos angeles firesphilanthropy modelspolitical polarizationpublic safety leadershipresnicks

01:15:30

21 Jan
Tue

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398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker

#tyranny of thinkingsam harrisrick carusoadult developmentcalifornia politicsconsciousnessego illusionla firesmaking sense podcastmeditationmental stabilitynegative emotionsoptic blind spot

00:24:32

01 Jan
Wed

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#397 — A New Year's Message from Sam

#world war iiiwaking up appus china relationsbashar al assaddonald trumpglobal conflictisrael hamas warjanuary 6thjoe roganliberal democracymatt gaetzmeditationmike pencenancy pelosipete hegsethsam harristrumpismtulsi gabbard

00:17:42

2024

2024 - December (3)

20 Dec
Fri

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#396 — The Way Forward

#wealth inequalitysubway incidentsam harrisborder crisiscritical race theorydaniel pennydemocratic party declinedonald trumpidentity politicsimmigration crisisjoe bidenjordan neelykamala harrismatthew iglesiasrace in ethicsright wing populism

00:32:28

11 Dec
Wed

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#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents

#substacksmith mundt actsam harriscbdccharlottesvilleconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpelon muskexpertisemaking sense podcastmedia consolidationmisinformationpolitical polarizationrfk jr

00:31:09

03 Dec
Tue

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#394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth

#woolly mammothtasmanian tigersynthetic biologyartificial intelligenceasian elephantben lambbiodiversity losscolossal biosciencescomparative genomicscrisprde extinctiondodogenetic engineeringgeorge churchjurassic parkspecies preservation

00:22:50

2024 - November (4)

26 Nov
Tue

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#393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

#world war iiititustemple mountal aqsaanti semitismasabiyaconstantinehistorical cyclesibn khaldunjerusalem sanctityliberal world ordermiddle east conflictmuhammadreligious historysam harrissimon sebag montefiore

00:37:55

19 Nov
Tue

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#392 — Technology & Culture

#tulsi gabbardtucker carlsonthe extinction of experiencechristine rosenconspiracy thinkingdan bilzeriandonald trumpelon muskfourth reichhitlerlocal journalismmatt gaetzmedia trustpete hegsethpolitical polarizationrobert kennedy jrsam harristechnology and human experience

00:52:39

11 Nov
Mon

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#391 — The Reckoning

#xtransgender rightsthought policing9 11american politicsblueprint2024comdemocracydemocratic partydonald trumpelon muskhamasidentity politicsislamismkamala harrismedia influencesam harrissocial contagionthe exorcist

00:39:31

01 Nov
Fri

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#390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

#wealth inequalitytsmctrade war2024 presidential electionalien enemies actapplechips actdonald trumpeconomic tariffselon muskemployee stock ownership plansimmigration policykamala harrismark cubannvidiatemporary protected status

01:13:39

2024 - October (4)

25 Oct
Fri

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#389 — The Politics of Risk

#woke manchurian candidatesilicon valley politicssam harrisborder securitydonald trumpelon muskfivethirtyeightftx collapsekamala harrismedia trustnate silverpeter thielpresidential electionrasmussen reportsrisk managementsam altmansam bankman fried

00:33:33

21 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#388 — What Is Life?

#virusessubstrate agnosticsarah walkeraperiodic crystalsassembly indexassembly theoryblock universeconstructor theorydavid deutschdefinition of lifeerwin schrödingerfermi paradoxhoneybee coloniesinformation physicsmulessam harris

00:46:39

15 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#387 — Politics & Power

#us foreign policytransgender rightstaiwan securitychina containmentdefund the policedemocratic party strategyelon muskjapankamala harriskamala harris candidacyliz cheneymitt romneyphilippinesrahm emanuelsam harrissouth china seataiwan

00:44:39

07 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#386 — Information & Social Order

#yuval noah hararisyrian conflictsocial media regulationartificial intelligencebashar al assadbeneficial fictionsdemocracy and trustdemocratic institutionsfreedom of speechhassan nasrallahhezbollahinformation networksisraelnexuspolitical polarizationsam harrissocial media algorithms

00:47:06

2024 - September (4)

30 Sep
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#385 — AI Utopia

#technological progresssuperintelligencesam harrisai alignmentartificial intelligenceconsequentialismdavid deutschdeep utopiaexistential riskfuture of humanityfuture of humanity institutegeoffrey hintonjohn maynard keyneslongtermismnaughty problemsnick bostrompath dependencepost scarcity society

00:38:56

23 Sep
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#384 — Stress Testing Our Democracy

#wisconsinvoter id lawssave actauthoritarian overreachbarton gelmanbrennan center for justicedemocracy futures projectdepartment of justicedonald trumpelection integrityfederal power abusegeorgia electionmichigannorth carolinapennsylvaniaproject 2025sam harris

00:40:18

17 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#383 — Where Are the Grown-Ups?

#xwinston churchillvictor davis hansonadolf hitlerdaryl cooperdemocratic institutionsdonald trumpelon muskmedia integrityneil fergusonpolitical violencepublic discoursesam harrissilicon valleytucker carlson

00:23:52

06 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#382 — The Eye of Nature

#the genetic book of the deadsymbiotic virusessam harriscrisprepigeneticseugenicsevolutionary biologygenetic engineeringgenotypehuman culturelamarckian inheritancenatural selectionphenotyperichard dawkins

00:39:11

2024 - August (4)

26 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#381 — Delusions, Right and Left

#trump derangement syndromestephen bunnellsocial media impactashley babbittben shapirocandace owensdestinyepistemic integrityibaisraeli palestinian conflictisrael palestinian conflictjanuary 6th insurrectionjordan petersonkamala harrisnick fuentespolitical polarizationsam harris

00:46:27

23 Aug
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#380 — The Roots of Attention

#university of miamiselective focussam harrisalerting systemamishi jhaanxietyattention systemsbrain trainingdefault mode networkeegfunctional mrigoal related selectionmeditation practicemindfulness researchmindfulness research and practice initiativeneuroplasticityrichie davidson

00:45:09

12 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#379 — Regulating Artificial Intelligence

#yoshua bengioyann lecuntechnological riskartificial general intelligenceartificial intelligence safetychatgptfrontier ai modelsgeoffrey hintoninnovation vs regulationmarc andreessenprecautionary principleregulatory policysam harrisscott wienersenate bill 1047

00:34:02

02 Aug
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#378 — Digital Delusions

#stanford internet observatorysocial media algorithmssharpie markersanti vaccine movementdead people votingdisinformation operationsdonald trumpelection integrityelection integrity partnershipgruinternet research agencyjoe rogan podcastkamala harrismatt taibbimedia smear campaignsmichael schellenbergerpolitical rhetoricrenee direstarussiagate

00:56:16

2024 - July (5)

26 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#377 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine 2

#war on drugstreat californiatimothy learycaps 5 scalefda advisory committeefda regulationhealthcare accessjennifer mitchelllycos therapeuticsmapsmdma assisted therapyneuroplasticityphase 3 studiespsychedelic medicinepsychoneuroimmunologyptsd treatmentsarah bettitherapeutic alliance

01:15:59

19 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#376 — How Democracies Fail

#zimbabwevenezuelaukraine waranne applebaumautocracy incchinademocratic declinedonald trumpeileen cannoninstitutional erosioniranjim jordankevin robertskleptocracynatonorth korearussiasteve bannontrump presidency

01:07:21

16 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#375 — On the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

#stolen electionssam harrisronald reaganann applebaumauthoritarianismbiden campaignconspiracy theoriesdemocratic strategydonald trumpgeorge bushjoe bidennancy pelosipolitical civilitypolitical violence

00:13:44

09 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#374 — Consciousness and the Physical World

#turing testsam harrisquantum mechanicsartificial intelligencebinocular rivalrychange blindnesschristoph kochconsciousnessdaniel dennetteliminative materialismfrancis crickiitintegrated information theorynccneuronal correlates of consciousnessneurosciencepaul churchland

00:41:47

02 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#373 — Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism

#zionism is racismunrwaun human rights councilanti semitismapartheid statedurban conferenceholocaust denialhuman rights councilihra definitionisrael hamas warmichal kotler wunschoctober 7th attackspresident bidensam harrissocial justice movements

01:41:21

2024 - June (3)

24 Jun
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#372 — Life & Work

#writing processtrumpismsyracuse universityamerican dreambooker prizebuddhismeconomic inequalitygeorge saunderslsdmingyur rinpochepolitical crisispsychedelicsraymond carverredwoodssam harrissocial media

00:41:13

14 Jun
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#371 — What the Hell Is Happening?

#us election 2024sam harrispolitical polarizationaudience capturebiden campaignbill maherdonald trumpgavin newsomgender apartheidgender identityhamashollywoodisrael hamas warkamala harrismedia radicalizationmegyn kellyoctober 7th

00:43:33

06 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#370 — Gender Apartheid and the Future of Iran

#yasmin mohamedwestern hypocrisyunited against gender apartheidali khameneicultural identityebrahim raisifree hearts free mindsgender apartheidhamashuman rights activismilhan omarinternational criminal courtiranian revolutionmasih alinijadmasoumeh ebtekarmohammad javad zarifmy stealthy freedomneda agha soltansam harris

01:20:49

2024 - May (5)

30 May
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#369 — Escaping Death

#war correspondencesebastian youngersarajevo2020afghanistanatheism and spiritualityblack pit hallucinationdeceased fatherin my time of dyingjune 16london blitzlower east sidemassachusetts woodsmeaning in lifenear death experiencespancreatic arteryrisk takingruptured aneurysmsam harris

00:33:48

21 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#368 — Freedom & Censorship

#the shadow universitytexas v johnsonstanfordalan charles korsalex jonescancel cultureconspiracy theoriesepistemic anarchyfirefoundation for individual rights and expressionfree speechgreg lukianoffharvey silverglatehigher educationplatform censorshipprotocols of the elders of zionsam harrissandy hook

00:42:27

13 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#367 — Campus Protests, Antisemitism, and Western Values

#western valuesuseful idiotssam harrisantisemitismcampus protestschinahamasidentity politicsisisislamisrael hamas warmuslim brotherhoodnew york timesqatarrussia

00:53:28

07 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#366 — Urban Warfare 2.0

#west pointurban warfaretwo state solutionfallujahgaza conflictgaza health ministryhamas strategyhezbollahhostage rescuehuman shieldsidfinternational lawiranjohn spencerkhan yunusoctober 7thsam harris

01:39:16

01 May
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#365 — Reality Check

#vaccine skepticismthe four horsemenswedenanthony faucichris cuomochristopher hitchenscovid 19dan dennettdavid wallace wellsfree will debatejoe roganmedia misinformationnew atheismoxford blavatnik school of governmentpandemic policyphilosophy of sciencerichard dawkinssam harris

00:51:30

2024 - April (4)

23 Apr
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#364 — Facts & Values

#utilitarian ethicsthe moral landscapescience and moralityamerican anthropological associationconscious creaturesconsciousnesscultural relativismepistemological objectivityglobal utopiahuman flourishingislamic statemoral objectivityontological objectivitypeter singersam harris

00:28:05

15 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#363 — Knowledge Work

#twittersocial media impactslow productivityacademic radicalizationbenjamin franklinburnout epidemiccal newportdigital coliseumdigital town squareelon muskgeorgetown universitygreat resignationjane austenjohn mcpheequiet quittingremote work reformsam harris

00:51:14

09 Apr
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#362 — Six Months of War

#world central kitchentwo state solutionshifa hospitalanti semitismdouglas murrayhamashezbollahinternational lawiranian regimeisrael defense forcesisrael hamas warjihadismjosh seppsmiddle east geopoliticsnetanyahuoctober 7thsam harris

00:54:12

01 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism

#will mccaskillweak form long termismsam harrisai riskbernie madoffcaroline ellisoncentre for effective altruismeffective altruismftx collapsegivewellhourslong termismnishad singhopen philanthropysam bankman fried

01:25:04

2024 - March (4)

27 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#360 — We Really Don’t Have Free Will?

#voluntary behaviorsam harrisrobert sapolskycompatibilismconsciousnesscriminal justicedaniel dennettdaniel kahnemandeterminismdownward causationemergent propertiesepigeneticsinvoluntary behaviorlibertarian free willneuronsneuroscience

00:38:47

19 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#359 — Getting Used to It

#wealth and happinesssocial mediasam harris2024 presidential electioncass sunsteinconspiracy theoriesecho chambersesther perelhabituationillusory truth effectlook againmidlife crisismisinformationpredictive codingpsychological richness

00:31:07

11 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#358 — The War in Ukraine

#yaroslav trofimovwestern diplomacywall street journalazov battalionkievan rusminsk ii agreementnord stream pipelineour enemies will vanishpatriarch kirillputin regimerussian propagandasam harrisukraine warvolodymyr zelensky

00:35:52

04 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#357 — America & World Order

#vladimir putinus presidential electionukraine waralexei navalnyamerican isolationismapartheid chargesbrett stevensinternational criminal courtisrael gaza conflictjerusalem postnew york timespax americanasam harrissouthern border crisistucker carlson

00:32:08

2024 - February (5)

28 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#356 — Islam & Freedom

#sam harrisrory stewartreligious criticism9 11 attacksapostasyex muslimsideology vs racismindonesiaislamophobiajihadismmalaysianazismoctober 7thpost 9 11 climate

00:28:52

21 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#355 — A Falling World

#vladimir putinus foreign policyultra orthodox populationalexei navalnybretton woods systemdan stonedemographic declineeconomic collapseeconomic nationalismgeopoliticshouthisisrael saudi arabia peace dealisrael saudi relationspeter zionsam harristhe accidental superpowertucker carlson

00:48:16

16 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?

#transgender identitythe new leviathansstraw dogsacademic censorshipfa hayekisaiah berlinjohn grayjohn stuart millliberalismmemesmoral entropynew atheistspost liberal societyprogressive orthodoxyracial passingrebecca tuvelsam harrisseven types of atheism

00:40:10

11 Feb
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#353 — Race & Reason

#the end of race politicsted talksocial media misinformationcoleman hughescolorblindness policydei policiesdiversity equity inclusionelon muskhumza yousafibram x kendiislamophobialatinxnationalism vs religionrace politicsrory stewartsafetyismsam harris

00:55:57

04 Feb
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#352 — Hubris & Chaos

#war on terrorus withdrawaltaliban9 11afghanistan waral qaedaboris johnsoncultural imperialismde baathificationforeign policyiraq warliberal world ordernation buildingrory stewartsam harris

00:29:37

2024 - January (5)

30 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza

#unsam harrisreligious extremismal aqsa mosqueboko haramgenocide allegationshamashezbollahinternational humanitarian lawiranisrael gaza warmaking sense podcastnazi germanyoperation mockingbirdpalestinian israeli conflict

00:42:34

23 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#350 — Sharing Reality

#the constitution of knowledgesocial media algorithmssam harrisconstitution of knowledgecovid 19 pandemicdisinformationgender identitygroupthinkhallucination machinehunter biden laptop sagajonathan rauchjosh zepsmarketplace of ideaspodcasterstanreality based community

00:42:15

16 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good

#will mccaskilltoby ordtechnology impact10 pledgeayn randchris andersoncoleman hughesdiversity equity inclusioneffective altruismesg investinggenerositygofundmeinfectious generositypaul bloompeter singerphilanthropysam bankman friedsam harris

01:02:48

05 Jan
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#348 — The Politics of Antisemitism

#sam harrisproud boyspolitical polarizationantisemitismanti zionismcampus cultureclaudine gaydavid wolpedei regimediversity equity inclusiondonald trumpelon muskgreat replacement theoryharvard universityisrael hamas waroctober 7th

00:39:54

02 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024

#waking upstoicismsocial trust2024 electionartificial intelligencecognitive behavioral therapycrisis of meaningdrug addictionexistential philosophymaking sense podcastmeditation practicemisinformationnon dualitypolitical partisanshipsam harris

00:08:37

2023

2023 - December (4)

22 Dec
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

#the road to eleusisthe immortality keysam harrisalbert hofmannancient mystery religionsbrian murarescucarl ruckearly christianityeleusinian mysteriesgnostic gospelsgordon wassonjohn 6 60koukionnag hammadi libraryneoplatonismpagan continuity hypothesispsychedelic history

00:39:20

18 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#345 — Resilience

#wrongful convictionsupreme courtsunk cost fallacyamanda knoxcognitive distortionsfalse confessionsitalian prisonmedia sensationalismmeredith kerchernoxrobinsonperugiaraffaele sollecitorudy guedesaul kassinsingle victim fallacysocial media echo chambers

02:04:07

12 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#344 — The War in Gaza

#sinwarsam harrisplatform xalex jonesandrew tateboko haramdouglas murrayelon muskfree speechhamasharvardinternational hypocrisyisrael hamas warjack posobiecmitmoral relativismoctober 7thpenn

00:58:36

06 Dec
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#343 — What Is "Islamophobia"?

#xenophobiasam harrisright wing authoritarianismantisemitismapostasychristophobiafree speechislamophobiajihadmuslim countriesoctober 7th attackspolitical ideologypolitical leftracismreligious criticism

00:11:28

2023 - November (4)

27 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#342 — Animal Minds & Moral Truths

#stephen suomispeciesismsentienceanencephalic infantsanimal rightseffective altruismethical philosophyharry harlowmaternal deprivation studiesmedical researchnational institutes of healthpetapeter singersam bankman friedsam harris

01:01:56

16 Nov
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#341 — Gaza & Global Order

#yuval noah harariworld war iiiwest bankal aqsa mosquebenjamin netanyahugaza borderglobal order collapsehamashamas attacksisrael gaza conflictjudicial overhaulmansour abbasoctober 7thpolandreligious extremismsam harris

00:54:29

07 Nov
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#340 — The Bright Line Between Good and Evil

#whatsapp callwar of ideassupernova music festivalallahu akbarantisemitismcode pinkelon muskhamashezbollahislamophobiaisrael hamas warjihadist ideologylex friedmanoctober 7th attacksrfk jrsam harrissocial justice movements

00:59:07

03 Nov
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#339 — The Infernal Logic of Jihad

#west banksam harrisregional geopoliticsbenjamin netanyahucivilian casualtiesgazagaza conflictgraham woodhamashezbollahhuman shieldsidfintelligence failuresiranisisisraelisrael hamas waroctober 7th attacks

00:50:29

2023 - October (2)

12 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence

#western civilizationwar crimesmoral equivalence2005 withdrawalcivilian casualtiesgazagenocidal fanaticshamashuman shieldsisraelisrael gaza conflictjihadismjihadist violencemoral asymmetry

00:13:49

04 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#337 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine

#treat californiarobin carhart harrispsychedelic therapybioinformaticscirmclinical trialsdefault mode networkdmtentropic brain hypothesisfda approvalibogainejeanne fontanaketaminelsdmdmaneurosciencepsilocybin

01:41:30

2023 - September (4)

27 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#336 — The Roots of Identity Politics

#yasha mounkthe identity trapstructural racismcontact theorycritical race theoryderrick belleducation reformedward saidembrace racegayatri spivakidentity politicsintersectionalityjohns hopkins universitykimberlé crenshawmartin luther king jrmichel foucaultpostmodernismsocial psychology

01:01:58

22 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid

#vaccine hesitancytom bilyeusam harris1918 fluben shapirobrett weinsteincdc datacovid 19institutional trustjoe roganjordan hallmisinformationmrna induced myocarditisomicron variantpandemic responsepublic health policyrenee diresta

01:10:24

18 Sep
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#334 — The Low-Trust Society

#whig traditionwar in ukrainethe new york timesafghanistan withdrawalalexander hamiltonamerican democracydavid brooksdonald trumpedmund burkehunter biden laptop scandalliberal world ordermeritocratic classpolitics of recognitionpresident bidenrepublican party transformationsam harrissocial trust declinethe atlantic

00:49:15

05 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change

#svante arrheniusstanford woods institutesolar geoengineeringborder adjustmentscarbon taxcategory 5 hurricaneschris fieldclimate changecommand and controlequity concernsipccnet zeroparis agreementrenewable energysam harris

01:07:19

2023 - August (5)

28 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?

#superintelligenceshane leggsam harrisalphafoldalphagoalphazeroartificial intelligencecontainment problemdeepminddemis hassabisinflection aiken livingstonelabor disruptionmisinformationmustafa suleimanopen source aipessimism aversion

00:55:02

20 Aug
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes

#shame and virtueself absorptionsam harrisandrew tateassholeconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpfringe ideasmaking sense podcastmalignant buddhahoodmoral philosophyorganized crime

00:09:04

16 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#330 — The Doomsday Machine

#vladimir putinvasili arkhipovukraineartificial intelligenceblack saturdaycarl robichauxcarnegie corporation of new yorkchinachristopher nolancuban missile crisisdeterrence theorydoomsday machinegeopolitical tensionshanfordhiroshimairanlongview philanthropynagasakinuclear command controlnuclear weapons policyoak ridgeoppenheimerphilanthropyrussiastanislav petrovtaiwantrinity test

01:35:24

12 Aug
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?

#vladimir putinvivek ramaswamyukraine waralex jonesanthony weinerbrett stevenscovid 19 pandemic responsecrimeahunter biden laptopkievmedia ethicsmisinformation and free speechnatonato expansionnew york postrepublican party transformationrfk jrsam harristucker carlson

01:00:26

02 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#328 — Health & Longevity

#time restricted eatingthomas perlssarcopeniaanabolic resistancecaloric restrictioncarnivore dietearly medicalgluconeogenesishealthspanhealthspan optimizationketosislifespanlongevity sciencemetabolic healthnir barzilainutrition strategiesoutlivepeter attiaprotein requirements

01:02:39

2023 - July (3)

21 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#327 — Transformative Experiences

#yale universitytransformative experiencesunk costsaffective empathycognitive empathyconspiracy thinkingdecision theoryderek parfitfuture biasglobal goodla paulparenthoodpersonal identityregretsam harrissocial contagion

00:49:11

06 Jul
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#326 — AI & Information Integrity

#voice cloningstable diffusionsam harrisai regulationc2pachatgptchinadeepfakesdigital provenancegenerative aigirlfriend botsinformation integritymid journeynina schickrussia

00:48:56

03 Jul
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.

#vaccine safety data linkvaccine misinformationscientific consensusandrew wakefieldautismcdcclimate changeexxonfdafree speech debatejake tapperjoe rogankoch brothersmedia responsibilitymmr vaccinepaul offitpublic health policyrobert f kennedy jrsam harris

00:26:26

2023 - June (5)

28 Jun
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#324 — Debating the Future of AI

#thermodynamic objectiontechnological determinismsuperintelligenceai alignmentai arms raceai safetyandreessen horowitzartificial intelligenceexistential riskgeoffrey hintonlarge language modelsllmsmark andreessennetscapenick bostrompaperclip maximizersam harrisstuart russell

00:53:56

22 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#323 — Science & Survival

#uk house of lordssuperintelligencescientific methodartificial intelligencecyber attacksengineered pandemicsexistential riskfermi paradoxgenetic modificationif science is to save uslong termismmartin reesnuclear warroyal societysam harris

00:45:54

18 Jun
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris

#zerovipassanatibetan book of the great liberationatheistic philosophydouglas hardingdzogcheneastern spiritualityemptinessheadless wayjoseph goldsteinmeditation practicesmindfulnessnon dualismrichard langsam harris

00:39:20

13 Jun
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#322 — Predicting Reality

#university of sussexufosthe experience machineandy clarkbig tech censorshipcognitive philosophyconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpdonald trump indictmentepsteingeorge soroshollow mask illusionjanuary 6thmeditationplacebo effectpredictive processingpsychedelicssam harris

00:53:49

05 Jun
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#321 — Reckoning with Parfit

#teletransportationsam harrisrepugnant conclusionbuddhist conceptsclimate changeconsequentialismdavid edmondsderek parfitjanet radcliffe richardsnon identity problemoxford universitypersonal identitypopulation ethicspsychological continuity

00:51:59

2023 - May (5)

26 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris

#zen hospice projectscott barry kaufmansam harrisabraham maslowexistential anxietyfrank osteseckihierarchy of needsjohns hopkins universityken wilbermindfulness of deathmortality saliencepost traumatic growthpre trans fallacypsilocybinpsychedelic researchroland griffiths

00:40:45

22 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#320 — Constructing Self and World

#transcendental meditationshamil chandariasam harrisapproximate bayesian inferenceartificial intelligence safetycontrolled hallucinationdeepmindfree energy principleimperial college londonkarl fristonmeditation practicesnon dualitypredictive processingpsychedelic researchrebus modelrobin carhart harris

00:51:05

15 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#319 — The Digital Multiverse

#sam harrisqanonmisinformationartificial intelligenceastro turfingclever hans effectdavid auerbachdigital networksepistemological fragmentationfree speechgoogleindia aadhaarmeganetsmicrosoft

00:36:17

05 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris

#zeynep tufekcitwittertristan harrisattention economycass sunsteindeepfake technologydigital democracydopamine systemsecho chambersinformation landscapejack dorseyjaron lanierjonathan haidtmisinformationsam harrissocial media algorithmstechnology ethics

00:44:37

01 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#318 — Physics & Philosophy

#tucker carlsontim maudlinsam harrisconsciousnessdavid lewisdonald trumpeinsteinian relativityemergencefox newshard problem of consciousnessmedia ethicsmodal realismnelson goodmannewtonian simultaneityphilosophy of timereductionism

00:54:01

2023 - April (4)

20 Apr
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?

#twittersocial media algorithmssam harrisartificial intelligence riskconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpepistemological bankruptcygert gigerenzergpt 4harry frankfurtmax tegmarkmisinformation and truthnassim talebnick bostrompaul bloomphilosophy of mindpolitical bullshitting

01:07:33

14 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy

#violence and genderthe gift of violencestraight blast gymalivenessbrazilian jiu jitsubruce leecombat sportsdalai lamadan inosantohiginio machadointimate partner violencejeet kune domartial arts effectivenessmatt thorntonsam harrisself defense trainingsistema

00:54:37

12 Apr
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris

#vulnerable world hypothesistype 1 vulnerabilitystanislav petrovcuban missile crisisdrake equationexistential threatsfermis paradoxfirst strike doctrineglobal coordination problemsgreat filter hypothesisjohn f kennedynick bostromnikita khrushchevnuclear warsam harris

00:49:16

07 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#315 — The Great Derangement

#whats our problemwait but whytrump administrationconfirmation biasecho chambersepistemological emergencygpt 4high rung thinkingidea labslow rung thinkingmedia censorshipnew religion of contrarianismpolitical disney worldpolitical tribalismtim urban

00:59:44

2023 - March (4)

31 Mar
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling

#womens sportswomens rightswokenessfree speechgender dysphoriagender identityjk rowlingmegan phelps ropersam harrissingle sex spacessocial contagionsocial media polarizationthe witch trials of jk rowlingtrans rightstumblrtwitterwestboro baptist church

00:53:56

25 Mar
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#313 — Apocalypse

#world war itrumpetsseven sealsarmageddonbart ehrmanbiblical inerrancybook of revelationbowlschristian prophecychristian zionismholocaustjohn henry darbylake of firemegiddoplymouth brethrenpostmillennialismpremillennialismrapturesam harris

00:34:44

15 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief | Episode 6 of The Essential Sam Harris

#yasmeen mohammedwestern feminismwestboro baptist churchex muslims of north americafemale genital mutilationfldshijabhijab and niqabmegan phelps roperniqabreligious conversionsam harrissarah hadersharia lawwarren jeffs

01:02:47

07 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#312 — The Trouble with AI

#yellow journalismtucker carlsonstuart russellagiai alignment problemsartificial intelligence safetyasibrett weinsteincandace owensdeepfakesdeep learning limitationselon muskexpertise and authoritygary marcusjoe roganmisinformation risksnarrow aisam harris

01:26:49

2023 - February (3)

20 Feb
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?

#zoonotic spilloverwuhan institute of virologywho investigationalina chanbroad institutebsl 4chinese communist partycovid 19 originecohealth alliancefurin cleavage sitegain of function researchlab leak theorymatt ridleypathogens project task forcesars cov 2scientific transparency

00:58:04

14 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense of Free Will | Episode 5 of The Essential Sam Harris

#third person perspectivesoulsam harrisairplane scenarioautomobile analogycompatibilismconsciousnessdan dennettdeterminismfirst person perspectivelibertarian free willmetaphysical freedommoral responsibilityquarantine modelrobert sapolsky

00:43:55

01 Feb
Wed

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#310 — Social Media & Public Trust

#yola rothtwitter filessocial media trustbarry weisscontent moderationdr jay bhattacharyaelon muskfree speech debatehunter biden laptopjim bakermichael schellenbergerpsyopsrenee direstarussian influence operationssam harrisshadowbanning

01:08:31

2023 - January (4)

26 Jan
Thu

Making Sense
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Making Sense of Encounters With Violence | Episode 4 of The Essential Sam Harris

#violencetorturethe gift of fearchris vossdomestic kidnappingenteric nervous systemfbigavin de beckergun ownershiphostage negotiationintuitionpacifismprofilingracial biasself defense

00:35:57

20 Jan
Fri

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#309 — Vulnerability, Politics, and Moral Worth

#university of chicagouniversal declaration of human rightstransition angerancient philosophyemotionsglobal justicemartha nussbaummartin luther king jrmoral lucknussbaum lunchesoverlapping consensuspolitical philosophysam harrisstoicism

00:45:03

11 Jan
Wed

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#308 — The Long Game

#social relationshipssmokingsam harrisalcohol consumptioncognitive biasesdaniel kahnemanexperiencing selfgood relationshipsharvard study of adult developmenthuman well beinglongitudinal studiesmeditation practicepeak end ruleremembering selfrobert waldinger

00:33:48

05 Jan
Thu

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Making Sense of Foundations of Morality | Episode 3 of The Essential Sam Harris

#structural racismshallow pond thought experimentsam harrisacts of commissionacts of omissionagainst malaria foundationclimate changeconsequentialismdavid humeeffective altruismempathy limitationsis ought distinctionmass starvationmoral anti realismmoral realismpaul bloompeter singerrational compassion

00:44:15

2022

2022 - December (4)

30 Dec
Fri

Making Sense
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#307 — Twitter, Elon, & Free Speech

#yoel rothtwitter filestwittercovid 19 misinformationdisinformationdncdonald trumpelon muskfree speechhunter bidenhunter biden laptopjanuary 6th insurrectionkanye westnancy pelosisam harrissocial media censorship

00:27:19

15 Dec
Thu

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Making Sense of Consciousness | Episode 2 of The Essential Sam Harris

#thomas nagelthomas metzingerspiritualityartificial intelligenceconsciousnessdaniel dennettdavid chalmerseasy problemsemergent propertiesfree willhard problem of consciousnessintuition pumpsneural correlatespanpsychismphilosophical zombiessam harrissolipsism

00:34:37

13 Dec
Tue

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#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality

#tom clarkstage 4 cancersam harriscenter on psychedelic and consciousness researchcompass pathwaysdefault mode networkexistential philosophyfranz vollenweiderjohns hopkins universitymapsmdmamedical ethicsmental health treatmentmicrodosingmindfulness meditationpsilocybinpsychedelic researchroland griffiths

01:45:07

08 Dec
Thu

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#305 — Moral Knowledge

#william macaskillutilitarianismtufts universityai safetyconsequentialismeffective altruismeric hoellftx implosionhard problem of consciousnessmoral truthnth order effectssam bankman friedsam harrisserial killer surgeonsubstrate independent consciousnessthe moral landscape

01:07:06

2022 - November (4)

28 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
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#304 — Why I Left Twitter

#twittertiktoksurveillance capitalism4chanalgorithmic misinformationcal newportcovid 19deep workdigital minimalismdonald trumpelon muskfree speech absolutismjaron laniermetasam harrissocial media addiction

01:09:32

22 Nov
Tue

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Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence | Episode 1 of The Essential Sam Harris

#value alignment problemsuperintelligencestuart russellai safetyalan turingartificial general intelligenceartificial superintelligencecontrol problemeliezer yudkowskyexistential riskjay shapiromax tegmarknick bostromnorbert wienersam harris

01:07:30

15 Nov
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

#utilitarianismutilitarian ethicsscientific fraudalameda researchbank runsbernie madoffconsequentialismcryptocurrency fraudearning to giveeffective altruismfinancial scandalsftxsam bankman friedsam harris

00:20:13

11 Nov
Fri

Making Sense
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#302 — Science & Civilization

#thomas kuhnstatistics literacystarry messengeraffirmative actionalbert einsteinbell curveclimate changecovid 19identity politicsisaac newtonlottery fundingneil degrasse tysonpublic cynicismsam harrisscientific method

00:49:37

2022 - October (3)

25 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
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#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk

#western democracyvladislav surkovukraine warcrimeadavid sachselon muskfascismjeffrey sachsjihad rehabkanye westmake america great againmax tegmarkmeg smakernihilismputin regimerussian invasionsam harristhe unredactedtimothy snydertrumpistan

01:00:40

12 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
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#300 — A Tale of Cancellation

#the unredactedsundance film festivalsouth by southwestabigail disneyactive killingcagecancel culturedocumentary filmmakingfilm cancellationguantanamo bayislamophobiajihad rehabmedia ethicsmeg smakermichael powellnew york timessam harris

03:08:35

03 Oct
Mon

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#299 — Steps in the Right Direction

#wild problemsutilitarianismtame problemscharles darwincost benefit analysisdecision makingeconomic limitationsfree ridingmaking sense podcastron howardruss robertssam harrisshalem college

00:40:07

2022 - September (4)

29 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
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#298 — Leaving the Faith (Rebroadcast)

#yasmin mohamedwestern liberalismunveiled9 11 attacksal qaedacsiscultural relativismfgmfree speechgender oppressionhonor killingsislamist theocracymassaminimegan phelps roperosama bin ladensam harristwitter

01:20:38

23 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
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#297 — Preparing for the End

#zen hospicewaking up appswedish death cleaninga beginners guide to the endadvanced directivesbj millerdeath preparationend of life resolutionhospice careira byockmeditation practicemortality awarenessorgan donor statuspalliative caresam harrisshoshana berger

01:04:22

13 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
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#296 — Repairing Our Country

#twitterthe new york timesthe dispatchamerican politicsandrew sullivancarnegie mellonconservative philosophydacadonald trumpinstitutional trustjonah goldbergjussie smollettnational reviewpolitical polarizationqueen elizabeth iirené girardsam harrissocial media impactsteve hayes

00:42:25

09 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
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#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

#talibansam harrisphilosophy of lifebuddhist no selfconspiracy theoristsethics of griefflat earthersgrief pillkieran setiyalife is hardmeditation practicemidlifemindfulnessnon dualityno selfobjective moral truths

00:44:01

2022 - August (3)

31 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
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#294 — Status Games

#will storrvirtue gamethe status gameconspiracy theoriesconspiracy theoristsdavid ickedavid irvingdominance gameevolutionary psychologyholocaust denialhuman behaviorsocial statusstatus gamessuccess game

00:40:10

25 Aug
Thu

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#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias

#twittersam harrisrussian disinformation4chanadolf hitlercoin tossdonald trumpfree speechhunter biden laptopjanuary 6th insurrectionjoe bidenmedia ethicsmegyn kellyosama bin ladenpolitical polarizationrepublican party

00:43:20

14 Aug
Sun

Making Sense
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#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

#will mccaskillwhat we owe the futurevalue lock inartificial intelligence safetyayaan hirsi alicenter for effective altruismchristopher wraydonald trumpeffective altruismexistential riskgpt 3long termismmar a lagopascals muggingrepugnant conclusionsalman rushdiesam harrisstuart russellturing test

02:00:17

2022 - July (5)

28 Jul
Thu

Making Sense
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#291 — Where is Happiness?

#strivers cursesam harrisreligious faithaging and happinessamerican enterprise institutearthur brooksayaan hirsi alibuddhist philosophycareer transitionscrystallized intelligencedalai lamadean keith simontonfluid intelligencehedonic treadmilllenin peace prizelinus paulingmettamudita

01:04:11

21 Jul
Thu

Making Sense
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#290 — What Went Wrong?

#web3 developmentweb 3web 2andreessen horowitzbill de blasiobitcoinbitcoin economicsblockchain technologydigital currencydigital goldits time to buildmark andreessennetscapeproof of stakeproof of worksatoshi nakamotoweb 1

00:48:12

18 Jul
Mon

Making Sense
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#289 — Time Management for Mortals

#waking up apptime managementsam harrisdecision fatiguedecision makingefficiency trapfear of missing outhuman finitudeinduced demandnegative capabilityoliver berkmanproductivity culture

00:38:23

14 Jul
Thu

Making Sense
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#288 — The End of Global Order

#united statesthe end of the world is just the beginningshanghai academy of social scienceschina economyde globalizationdemographic collapseeurasia groupeuropean uniongeopolitical strategyglobal supply chainsian bremmerlabor shortagenord streampeter zionpopulation decline

00:53:57

05 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
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#287 — Why Wealth Matters

#wealth inequalitytrumpismthe psychology of moneyabortion rightsaustralia recessiondaniel kahnemandonald trumpjanuary 6th hearingsjoe bidenkamala harrisliz cheneymorgan houselnazi occupied franceroe v wadesam harrissocial comparison

00:49:59

2022 - June (3)

28 Jun
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics

#waking up apptim ferrissstoicismalan wattsconsciousnesseffective altruismiceland tour bus analogylsdmeditationmindfulnesspsilocybinpsychedelicssam harrisself identity

00:41:12

24 Jun
Fri

Making Sense
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#285 — American Division

#trumpismthe dispatchsunni shia conflictamerican secessioncancel cultureconstitutional republicdavid frenchdivided we falldonald trumpevangelical politicsilliberalismnational reviewpentecostal movementspolitical polarizationreagan republicansam harris

00:46:31

07 Jun
Tue

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#284 — The Funny Business

#the ben stiller showsuperbadsubstance abuseamerican dreamcomedy historydocumentary filmmakingeuphoriageorge carlingun controljudd apatowknocked upleslie mannparenting in digital agesam harrissecond amendment

00:40:11

2022 - May (3)

30 May
Mon

Making Sense
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#283 — Gun Violence in America

#uvalde school shootingthe atlanticsecond amendmentactive shooterar 15buffalo mass shootingcouncil on foreign relationsgood guy with a gungraham woodgun violencelaw enforcement responsemedia coveragemental healthnrared flag lawssam harrisschool safety

01:34:21

23 May
Mon

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#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?

#subject object dualityst augustinesmith collegebuddhist philosophydependent originationflow statesharvard divinity schoolillusion of selfinner manjay garfieldlibertarian free willlosing ourselves learning to live without a selfmeditation practicemereologysam harris

00:53:58

02 May
Mon

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#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

#us intelligencetwitterthe war on the westalex jonescultural derangementdonald trumpdouglas murrayelon muskfree speech debatehunter biden laptopidentity politicsjanuary 6thjohn mccainsam harrissandy hooksocial media moderationthe madness of crowds

01:11:28

2022 - April (4)

22 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
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#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

#the age of ai and our human futuresam harriskantagiartificial intelligencedeepfakeseconomic displacementeric schmidtexistential riskfacebookfree speechgooglegpt 3halicin

00:37:47

18 Apr
Mon

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#279 — The Rules of the Stage

#will smith slapwill smithsocial media trendsabsolutely mentalapple podcastscelebrity behaviorchris rockdemi mooregi janejada pinkett smithjohn wayneoscars incidentpublic discoursericky gervaissam harris

00:34:58

13 Apr
Wed

Making Sense
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#278 — The Man Who Will Be King

#vision 2030us foreign policythe atlanticbiden administrationgraham woodhayyar prisonhuman rights abusesjamal khashoggiking salmanloujain al hathloulmohammed bin salmanmuslim brotherhoodqatarsam harrissaudi arabia politics

00:37:23

03 Apr
Sun

Making Sense
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#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?

#western sanctionsvladimir putinukraine warchinaeurasia groupfrozen conflictglobal securityian bremmerindianatono fly zonenorth koreanuclear escalationpresident bidenregime changerussia nato conflictsam harris

00:37:46

2022 - March (3)

22 Mar
Tue

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#276 — Defending the Global Order

#yuval noah harariwestern civilizationswitzerlandartificial intelligencechinaclimate changefinlandgeopolitical ordergermanyglobal cooperationinstitutional trustinternational normsnuclear deterrentsnuclear proliferationputinrussian invasion of ukrainesam harris

00:35:58

10 Mar
Thu

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Sam Harris

#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine

#western liberal ordervladimir putinus foreign policyclimate change diplomacycrimea annexationgarry kasparovgeorgia warkgbnato expansionno fly zoneputin regimeregime changerussia ukraine warsam harrissanctions regimes

00:36:57

02 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Absolutely Mental Season 3

#white liesself defensesam harrisabsolutely mentalagnosticismanimal ethicsdeath and griefdeceptionemotional resilienceinstagramlabradoodlemoral philosophyparentingricky gervais

00:48:59

2022 - February (3)

28 Feb
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

#wuhanusaidsynthetic biology1918 influenzabiological securitycovid 19crisprdeep visiongenbankgene drivesgisaidinformation hazardskevin esveltpandemic preparednesspredictrob reedsmallpox

01:57:19

11 Feb
Fri

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#274 — The Future of American Democracy

#vichy francesam harrisrepublican partyanne applebaumauthoritarianismbarton gellmanbrad raffenspergercivic educationdemocratic normsdonald trumpelection integrityelectoral count actelectoral reformgeorge packerindependent state legislature theoryjanuary 6thjoe bidenkamala harrismitch mcconnellmueller report

02:20:08

07 Feb
Mon

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#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology

#systemic racismsmith mundt actsam harriscbdccovid 19 misinformationfree speechjoe roganneil youngn wordoperation mockingbirdpeter mcculloughracial slursrobert maloney

00:20:06

2022 - January (2)

31 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

#transgender women in sportstransgender rightssam harrisandycovid 19earning to giveeffective altruismgiving what we caninterpersonal forgivenessisabellockdownsmaking sense podcastmindfulness practicenft promotionomicron variantpandemic policysam bankman fried

00:28:25

11 Jan
Tue

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#272 — On Disappointing My Audience

#waking up appvaccine hesitancythe atlanticalex jonescovid 19donald trumpeffective altruismfree speechgiving what we canjanuary 6th insurrectionmaking sense podcastnftspolitical coupprivate platformsrepublican partysam harrissteve bannon

00:46:26

2021

2021 - December (3)

24 Dec
Fri

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#271 — Earning to Give

#wealth inequalitywaking upsam harrisadam mccurdlealameda researchcryptocurrencyeffective altruismftxgivewellorggiving what we cangood food institutehumanitixjane street capitaljoshua rossnick becksteadpandemic preparednessphilanthropyploughshares fundsam bankman fried

01:15:11

14 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
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#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?

#zoonotic diseasesvaccine mandatesvaccine efficacyanthony fauciapollos arrowcovid 19 pandemicecohealth allianceeconomic impactendemic phaseexcess deathsinstitutional trustmrna vaccinesnicholas christakisomicron variantpublic health policysam harrissinovac

02:51:28

03 Dec
Fri

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#269 — Deep Time

#work life balanceweekstime managementbeing versus becomingcausal catastrophedogenheideggerinstrumental timeoliver berkmanparenting philosophyparkinsons lawproductivity paradoxsam harris

00:39:43

2021 - November (3)

24 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge

#university college londontheory of mindstephen flemingbrain functioncognitive neuroscienceconfabulationiqknow thyselfmetacognitionmirror neuronsparietal cortexprefrontal cortexpsychosissam harrisself awareness

00:36:08

10 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
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#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep

#winston churchillwhy we sleepuc berkeleyalzheimers diseaseaura ringcircadian rhythmsmatthew walkerneuroscience researchnon rem sleeporthosomniarem sleepsam harrissleep disorderssleep inertiasleep physiologythomas edison

00:49:28

02 Nov
Tue

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#266 — The Limits of Pleasure

#the sweet spotsam harrisrobert nozickabsolutely mentaldanny kahnemanduration neglecteffective altruismempathy driven decision makingexperience machineexperiencing selfloss aversionmotivational pluralismpain and sufferingparenthood and happinesspaul bloompeak end rulericky gervais

00:46:59

2021 - October (4)

27 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
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#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism

#woke racismwhite supremacytokenismblack bassoonistscultural hegemonyhegemonyidentity politicsintellectual rigorintersectionalityjohn mcwhorternew york timesrecreational victimization complexsam harrissocial justice movement

00:34:57

21 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
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#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)

#vegetative statethomas nagelsam harrisanil sethanimal consciousnessbeing youconsciousness sciencedavid chalmersfrancisco varelageneral anesthesiagerald edelmanhard problemneurosciencephenomenologyphilosophical zombiessackler center for consciousness science

00:47:58

18 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
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#263 — The Paradox of Death

#wittgensteintom clarkstoic philosophybuddhist philosophycarl saganconsciousnessdeath and mortalityepicurusidealismmaking sense podcastmarlon brandomemento morimind body problempanpsychismpersonal identityphysicalismsam harris

00:17:44

05 Oct
Tue

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#262 — The Future of American Democracy

#wealth inequalitysocial media algorithmssam harrisamerican democracyandrew yangautomationcampaign financeeric adamsforward partyjoe sestakmarianne williamsonmedia influencemsnbcpolitical polarizationranked choice voting

00:32:46

2021 - September (5)

30 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
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#261 — Belief & Identity

#social identitysam harrisneuroscience of beliefamygdalabackfire effectbelief formationcognitive biascontinued influence effectecho chambersfireplace delusionillusory truth effectinsulajonas kaplanmcmartin preschool sagamisinformation

00:40:07

24 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
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Absolutely Mental Season Two

#stanford scale of hypnotizabilitysensory cortexsam harrisabsolutely mentalage regressionanesthesiaanterior cingulate cortexhypnosismichael jacksonneuroimagingpain perceptionplacebo effectpropofolricky gervais

00:16:10

20 Sep
Mon

Making Sense
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Ask Me Anything #18

#vaccine hesitancytribalismtransgenderismalex jonesbrett weinsteincovid 19 vaccinescrisis of meaningheather mcdonaldidentity politicsivermectinjoe roganmaking sense podcastmisinformationportlandsam harrissystemic racism

00:27:58

09 Sep
Thu

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#260 — The Second Plane

#war on terrorunited flight 175south toweranthropologistsciaconspiracy theoriesfundamentalist christiansinside jobiraq warislamic extremismmaking sense podcastmoral intelligencemoral relativismoilrigged buildingssam harrisseptember 11 attacks

00:16:05

01 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
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#259 — The Reckoning to Come

#tsastate capacitysam harrisamazonandreessen horowitzantitrust regulationbalaji srinivasanbitcoinblockchaincoinbasecryptocurrencydecentralizationfacebookfdafederal reservejohnson and johnsonregulatory failure

01:12:47

2021 - August (3)

23 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
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#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan

#world trade center bombingus withdrawal from afghanistantora boraafghan civil warafghanistanal qaedaamerican foreign policyglobal jihadismisisnato article 5opium revenuesosama bin ladenpeter bergensam harrissharia lawtalibantaliban governance

00:46:38

13 Aug
Fri

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#257 — The State of the World

#world bankwealth inequalitytrans rightsaffirmative actionautomationdambisa moyodemocratic legitimacyeconomic growthgini coefficientgoldman sachsidentity politicslabor participation rateme toomisinformationsam harris

01:00:57

08 Aug
Sun

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Ask Me Anything #17

#walt dalkashvaersvaccine hesitancy9 11 truthbrett weinsteinbrexitconspiracy theoriesconstantine kissincovington catholic high schooleric topolidentity politicsjussie smollettjust asking questionsmedia responsibilitypublic health ethicssam harrissteele dossiertrump electiontucker carlson

00:23:57

2021 - July (2)

23 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
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#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas

#vaersvaccine hesitancytucker carlsonbig pharmabig techbrett weinsteincdccovid 19 vaccinesdr maloneeric topolfda euafree speechivermectinlaura ingrahammisinformationsam harrisscripps research

01:26:41

09 Jul
Fri

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#255 — The Future of Intelligence

#sam harrisreference framespalmai alignment problemartificial general intelligencea thousand brainscortical columnsdarpaembodied cognitionhandspringillusory truth effectjeff hawkinsnational science foundationneocortex functionnumenta

00:57:47

2021 - June (3)

25 Jun
Fri

Making Sense
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#254 — The Mating Strategies of Earthlings

#when men behave badlyweird populationsuniversity of texas at austindavid bussemotional infidelityevolutionary psychologygood genesinfidelity hypothesesjealousy researchmate switching hypothesismating strategiesnaturalistic fallacyreplication crisissam harrissex differencessexual infidelity

00:49:08

17 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
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#253 — Corporate Courage

#workplace politicsventure capitaltwitteradl pyramid of hateantitrust regulationbasecampcorporate cultureibram x kendijason friedjuilliardmoral panicsalem witch trialssam harrissocial justice movementtransphobia

00:44:47

10 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
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#252 — Are We Alone in the Universe?

#ufo disclosuresscientific curiositysam harrisastrophysicsbiosignaturescosmic queriesexoplanetsextraterrestrial lifefermi paradoxgreat filter theoryneil degrasse tysonnick bostromoffice of naval intelligencepentagon

00:51:51

2021 - May (3)

26 May
Wed

Making Sense
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#251 — Corporate Cowardice

#y combinatortech industrysam harrisantonio garcia martinezapplecancel culturechaos monkeyscorporate censorshipdr drefree speechgender identitygonzo journalismgoogleidentitarian moral panicjames damoreorcas island

00:39:00

21 May
Fri

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#250 — Broken Conversations

#transgender rightssubstacksocial psychologyatlanticaudience capturecancel culturecorporate censorshipgender dysphoriajesse singeljk rowlingjonathan friedlandmedia fragmentationnetflixnew york magazinepuberty blockersqanonsam harrisscience of ussocial contagion

00:45:08

14 May
Fri

Making Sense
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#249 — Distance & Arrival

#waking up appvolitionsnowdoniaairfoil metaphorconsolationsdavid whitedestiny and intentionalityhuman agencypilgrimage vs tourismpoetry and metaphorsam harris

00:32:47

2021 - April (6)

30 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
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#248 — Order & Freedom

#tight loose culturessocial normssam harrisambidextrous societiescovid 19cultural psychologyevolutionary mismatchjeffrey toobinmichelle gelfandneurological responsespandemic responserule makers rule breakers

00:38:22

24 Apr
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse

#twist biosciencethermo fishersynthetic biologybcg vaccinebiosafety level 3bioxpdna printersexponential technologiesfar uvc lightgain of function researchglobal health securityh5n1 fluigemigscinternational gene synthesis consortiumpandemic preparednessrob reedsentinel project

03:41:36

22 Apr
Thu

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#247 — Constructing Minds

#waking up foundationtriune brainsynthetic biologyandy clarkcepicontrolled hallucinationfree willgivewellorglisa feldman barrettneurosciencepandemic preparednesspaul mcleanpredictive codingpredictive processingsam harrisseven and a half lessons about the brain

01:07:25

16 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
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#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct

#use of forcesam harrispolice trainingamygdala hijackanthony brunoasset forfeiturebrazilian jiu jitsudaunte wrightderek chauvindiaphragm billdonald hubbardgracie universityhenner graciekimberly ann potterlaw enforcement reformmarietta police departmentofficer safety

01:41:50

12 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
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#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?

#vaccine privilegesuniversity of milantransgender issuesacademic freedomanimal rightsethics of sciencefrancesca minervafree speechiq differencesjeff mcmahonjournal of controversial ideasoxford universitypeter singerprinceton universitysam harrisself censorshipsocial progress

00:42:32

06 Apr
Tue

Making Sense
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#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk

#tysonsonny perduesmithfieldalternative proteinbruce friedrichcargillclimate changeconsumer psychologycultivated meatflexitariangood food instituteindustrial agriculturejbsjustliz spechtnestlereducitariansam harrisscott gottlieb

01:12:48

2021 - March (4)

28 Mar
Sun

Making Sense
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#243 — A Few Points of Confusion

#wealth inequalitywaking up appself transcendenceappearanceconventional selfeastern religionfree willgroup identityidentity politicsmaking sense podcastmeditationnew age spiritualityracesam harris

00:09:22

23 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
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#242 — Psychedelics and the Self

#your symphony of selvestranscendent dosesitterailet waldmana really good dayconcert dosejames fadimanlsd usagemental health treatmentmicrodosingmuseum dosepsilocybin effectspsychedelic researchpsychotherapeutic doseram dassrichard alpertsam harrisset and setting

01:03:25

12 Mar
Fri

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#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will

#voluntary actionssam harrisretributioncompassionconsciousnessconstraintdeterminismfree willhuman behaviorillusion of free willinvoluntary actionsmaking sense podcastmoral responsibilityobjective physical causationreasoning

00:43:39

07 Mar
Sun

Making Sense
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#240 — The Boundaries of Self

#yorkshirewittgensteinsam harrisambitionconsolationsdavid whiteetymologyfriendshiphonestyirelandjonah dunahuejulie quiringobserver magazinephilosophy of language

00:43:41

2021 - February (7)

24 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
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#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais

#ted honderichretributionrehabilitationanimal cognitionartificial intelligencechimpanzee working memoryconsciousnessdeterminismfree willhard problem of consciousnessjelly bean experimentpsychopathspunishment theory

00:21:33

23 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
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#238 — How to Build a Universe

#unreasonable effectiveness of mathematicstheory of relativitysimulation hypothesisblock universedark energyeugene wignerfrank wilczekfundamentals ten keys to realityheisenberg uncertainty principlenature of sciencephilosophy of timequantum mechanicssam harris

00:58:59

16 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
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#237 — Another Call from Ricky Gervais

#tim cookricky gervaispolitical correctnessalex jonescancel culturecatscensorshipcomedy ethicsdonald trumpfree speechgina caranogolden globehitlerjimmy fallonjudi denchmingenut allergies

00:42:20

11 Feb
Thu

Making Sense
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#236 — Rebooting New York City

#violent crimeurban planningsam harrisaffordable housingandrew yangbig tech regulationcovid 19criminal justice reformdigital privacyeconomic policyhomelessnessnew york citypublic healthranked choice votingremote work

00:48:05

10 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais

#super stimulussalvador dalíricky gervaisart criticismbenzenecomedy theorydream functionfake seagull mothersfriedrich august kekuléinteractive filmles dawsonlobster telephonememory consolidationpicassorem sleep

00:29:14

05 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#234 — The Divided Mind

#unified selfthe master and his emissarysplit brain researchall souls collegebrain hemispherescognitive biasconfabulationconsciousnesscorpus callosumian mcgilchristleft hemisphereneuroscienceoxfordright hemispheresam harris

00:54:39

02 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#233 — The Groves of Misinformation

#zeynep tufekciwhotrumpismcdccovid 19flatten the curvegeorge floydhong konginstitutional trustmasksmisinformationpolitical polarizationpublic health policyqanonsam harrisscientific americansocial contagiontaiwan

00:50:40

2021 - January (4)

27 Jan
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#232 — Inequality and Revolution

#wealth inequalitytexassocial mobilityangus deatonanne caseboris johnsoncaliforniadeaths of despairdonald trumpgeorge mason universityglobal populismjack goldstonejair bolsonarojanuary 6thpolitical instabilitypublic trustrecep tayyip erdoganrodrigo dutertesam harris

00:41:45

17 Jan
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#231 — Crossing the Abyss

#waco sieget wallstrump banal qaedabiden administrationchris fussellcounterterrorism strategyelection fraud claimsjanuary 6 insurrectionlexington and concordpolitical radicalizationqanonsam harrissocial media censorshipstanley mcchrystalted cruz

01:13:56

11 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#230 — An Insurrection of Lies

#waking uptwittersocietal breakdownblack lives mattercapitol policecyber wardonald trumpelection integrityfree speechjanuary 6 insurrectionmisinformationpizzagatesam harris

00:41:02

06 Jan
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year

#wokenesswealth inequalityvaccine hesitancyaoccapitalism ethicscovid 19critical race theoryelizabeth warrenhyper partisanshipmark zuckerbergpriscilla chanpublic policyqanonsam harrissan francisco general hospitalsocial media cultstrumpismvaccine distribution

00:29:25

2020

2020 - December (3)

14 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#228 — Doing Good

#will mccaskillsam harrisplay pump10 pledgeagainst malaria foundationcharity strategyclean air task forcecultured meatearn to giveeffective altruismethical consumerismexistential riskfactory farminggiving what we canlong termismmarginal utilitymemphis meats

02:14:36

07 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#227 — Knowing the Mind

#stephen laureyssayadaw upanditasam harrisconsciousness studiesdualistic meditationdzogchenemotional regulationjoseph goldsteinmdmameditation practicesmindfulness educationnon dual awarenessnon dual practicepsychological sufferingram dass

00:46:37

07 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Making Sense with Sam Harris

#william j perrytruth decaysynthetic mediachris don harrisdavid milibandeconomic collapseevonne noah ferrarogabriel dancegraham woodjames dillardjonathan haidtmaking sense podcastmichael sandelnuclear warricky gervaisrobert plowmanself censorshipsiddhartha mukherjeesocial fabric erosionstephen fry

00:01:32

2020 - November (3)

27 Nov
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#226 — The Price of Distraction

#university of california san franciscotop down attentiontask switchingadam ghazalibottom up attentiondigital attentiondigital medicinedopamine regulationfear of missing outinformation foragingmeditation practicesneural fragmentationneuroplasticityneuroscapesam harris

00:44:06

18 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#225 — Republic of Lies

#white housevoter fraudsocial justice2020 electionauthoritarianismcovid 19democratic normsdonald trumpelection integrityintellectual dark webmail in ballotsoj simpsonpolitical polarizationqanonsam harris

00:31:18

03 Nov
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal

#sam harrispolitical sanctimonypolitical polarization2020 presidential electionamerican politicsamerican societycis white heterosexual malesdonald trumpdonald trump supportfat jesushuman frailtymoral superiority

00:08:03

2020 - October (5)

30 Oct
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#223 — A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan

#substacksteele dossiersam harrisandrew sullivancdcdemocratic institutionsdonald trumpeconomic inequalityfdahunter biden laptopjoe bidenlaw enforcement reformmark burnettmedia censorshippolitical polarizationqanon

01:35:25

28 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence

#yale universityviral transmissionsmallpox1918 fluapollos arrowcovid 19dexamethasoneexcess deathexcess death metricsherd immunityhuman nature lablong term disabilitynicholas christakispandemic preparednessr0 valueroaring 20s

01:04:52

22 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good

#wealth taxwalter whitethe tyranny of merit2016 electionbreaking badcaste systemeducation systemfinancial transactions taxharvard universityinequalityjk rowlingmeritocracymeritocratic hubrismichael sandelpolitical backlashpopulist movementssam harris

00:46:36

17 Oct
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#220 - The Information Apocalypse

#tuskegee experimentssynthetic mediasam harrisbloombergcnndeepfakesdeep fakes the coming infocalypsedisinformationinformation ecosystemjoe bidenmaking sense podcastnina schickprovenance architectureqanonrussian active measures

00:47:43

08 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#219 — The Power of Compassion

#the secretstanford universitysam harrisbody scanningcenter for compassion and altruism research and educationcompassion researchcraniofacial deformitiesdalai lamaemotional contagionemotional regulationjames dotymindfulness trainingneural pathwaysneuroplasticityproject compassion

00:48:06

2020 - September (3)

24 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory

#youtubetruth decaytristan harrisalgorithmic manipulationchinaclimate changedemocratic erosionfacebookinformation warfarepersuasive technology labqanonrussiasam harrissocial media harmthe social dilemma

00:47:10

17 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism

#wokesterswar on drugstulsa incidentanti racism ideologyblack on black violencechicagocolorblind societycritical race theoryibram x kendiidentity politicsjohn mcwhorterphonics based readingpolice violencerobin diangelosam harrisstockholm syndromesystemic racism

01:11:41

03 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood

#vicki osterweilthe atlanticsam harrisar 15donald trumpferguson effectgraeme woodgun controlin defense of lootingjacob blakekyle rittenhousemedia polarizationnprpolice violencepolitical strategy

00:50:38

2020 - August (3)

21 Aug
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#215 — A Conversation with David Miliband

#yemenworld war iitony blairafghanistanage of impunityalbert einsteinchinadavid milibanddiplomacyforeign policyfortress mentalityhuman rightsinternational aidinternational rescue committeerefugee crisissam harrissaudi arabiasyria

00:49:15

13 Aug
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee

#university of washingtonsupply chain resiliencesiddhartha mukherjeeasymptomatic transmissioncdcchinacovid 19covid 19 pandemicdeborah birxemergency use authorizationfdagovernment responsen95 masksnew yorkpublic health policyrobert redfieldsam harris

00:46:12

04 Aug
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#213 — The Worst Epidemic

#zoomwilliam barrsection 230amazonaustin barrychild sexual abusecsamearn it actencryption debatefacebookgovernment fundinglaw enforcementlindsey grahammicrosoftncmeconline safetyphotodnaprotect our children actron wyden

02:14:01

2020 - July (4)

29 Jul
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden

#voxuniversity of texas at austintwin studiesacademic freedomcharles murraydick nisbeteric turkheimerezra kleingenetic determinismkathryn paige hardenpolitical correctnesspolygenic scoresrace and intelligencesam harrissocial inequalitysouthern poverty law center

00:48:25

17 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#211 — The Nature of Human Nature

#twin studiesthree identical strangersschizophreniabehavioral geneticsblueprintdizygotic twinsepigeneticsheritabilityhuntingtons diseasekings college londonmonozygotic twinsnature of nurturenon shared environmentobesitypleiotropypolygenic traitsrobert plowmansam harris

01:11:49

09 Jul
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#210 — The Logic of Doomsday

#zbigniew brzezinskiwilliam j perrytrinity testaccidental warcuban missile crisisduluth false alarmedward markeyfate of the earthhiroshimaicanicbm vulnerabilitylisa perrynagasakinuclear deterrencenuclear modernizationnuclear non proliferation treatynuclear proliferationsam harristed lieuthe button

01:45:59

03 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#209 — A Good Life

#transcendself actualizationscott barry kaufmanabraham maslowconsciousnessdefault mode networkhierarchy of needshitlerlsdmeditationnon dual awarenesspositive psychologypseudo transcendencepsychedelicssam harris

00:57:23

2020 - June (2)

23 Jun
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#208 — Existential Risk

#toby ordthe precipicetechnological progressagainst malaria foundationderek parfiteffective altruismexistential riskgiving what we canglobal povertyhourshuman extinctionnuclear waroxford universitypandemicspeter singersam harrissteve pinker

01:04:40

13 Jun
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?

#walter scottvan jonestony timpaanti racismblack on black crimecivil discoursedefund the policederek chauvineric garnerferguson effectgeorge floydpolice violenceracial inequalityroland fryersam harrissocial media impactsystemic racism

01:52:38

2020 - May (6)

26 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#206 — A Conversation with David Frum

#voting rightstrumpocalypsesocial mediaaffinity fraudclimate changedavid frumelectoral reformgeorge w bushgerrymanderinghealthcareinstitutional trustmedia influencepartisan polarizationpolitical normsronald reagansam harris

00:44:19

22 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy

#wealth taxwealth inequalitytop 1 percentclass stratificationdaniel markovitsdeaths of despaireconomic policyelite familiesmeritocracymiddle classsam harrissuper laborthe meritocracy trapthomas piketty

00:58:49

18 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt

#tara reidsocial media algorithmssam harrisbiden age concernscognitive fluencyconsciousness studiesgen z anxietygen z well beingheterodox academyjonathan haidtkarl rovemental health crisisnegative partisanshippolitical polarizationpsychedelicssafetyism

01:05:31

13 May
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#uclathe atlanticstage four breast cancercaitlin flanagancancer treatmentcedars sinaicovid 19 pandemicdr amita kalechandrangender politicsherceptinkaren phenomenonmedical ethicsmeghan markleonline harassmentphysics of apologypublic apologysam harris

01:07:32

11 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang

#universal basic incometara reidsam harris2020 us electionandrew yangautomation and employmentcovid 19donald trumpjeff bezosjoe bidenmeans testingpandemic economic impactrepublican party

00:37:50

01 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari

#yuval noah hararisurveillance capitalismscientific revolutionalgorithmic governancebostroms paperclip thought experimentchinese communist partyconspiracy theoriesglobal pandemicmachine learningmiddle agesmisinformationnationalism vs globalismreligion and death

01:08:48

2020 - April (6)

29 Apr
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#200 — Creatures of Habit

#systems thinkingsam harrisphysical therapyatomic habitsbrain injurydelayed gratificationhabit formationimmediate outcomesjames clearlagging measureslong term benefitspersonal resilience

00:32:21

24 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#the dishonesty of the abortion debatethalamussonogram images15 weeksabortion ethicsabuseatlanticcaitlin flanaganfetal developmentfetal pain perceptiongender divideillegal abortionsmedical historypolitical discoursepovertyreticular formationsam harris

00:37:44

16 Apr
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#turnkey totalitarianismtotalitarianismsocial norms9 11anti vaxxersbernie sandersdonald trumpeducation reformfreeman dysonjoe bidenonline learningpandemic economicspaul bloompolitical psychologyprincess dianasam harrissocial distancing

00:58:40

12 Apr
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#197 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#sexual culturesam harrisremote learningblue countiescaitlin flanaganconfirmation biascovid 19donald trumpeducation inequalityhomeschoolingjoe bidenmisinformationpandemic psychologypolitical polarizationpornographyreligious fundamentalism

00:30:28

10 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#196 — The Science of Happiness

#technology impactsocial connectionsam harriscovid 19 isolationdaniel kahnemaned dienerexperiencing selfframing effectshappiness labharvard studyliz dunnlori santosmarty seligmanmindfulness practicesmit studynick epleypsychology of happinessrebecca sachsremembering selfrobert waldinger

00:59:35

06 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#195 — Social Cohesion is Everything

#vote by mailtrumpsupply chain resilienceabu musab al zarqawial qaedachinachris fussellcovid 19economic collapseindialos angelesmisinformationpandemic preparednessppesam harrissocial cohesionstanley mcchrystal

01:08:05

2020 - March (6)

25 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#194 — The New Future of Work

#wordpresswaking up apptumblranti fragileautomatticchinas pork reservecloud kitchenscorporate short termismdaniel pinkdistributed workeconomic resiliencefree market fundamentalismgreat depressionmatt mullenwegmental healthorganizational maturitypandemic responsetrump

01:44:48

20 Mar
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#193 — Meditation in an Emergency

#waking up appunited statesstock marketannikaanxiety managementcoronaviruseconomic turmoilequanimityitalymaking sense podcastmental healthmindfulness practicepandemic responserumination

00:21:28

17 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#supply chainssocial media echo chamberssam harrisanti vaccine rhetoricasymptomatic transmissionclimate changecoronavirusdisney worlddonald trumpgovernment interventionhealthcare systemslibertarian ideologymaking sense podcastpandemic responsepaul bloompolitical polarizationpublic health policy

00:37:32

11 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic

#whovaccine developmentseasonalityamish adaljaantiviral treatmentscase fatality ratecdcchloroquinecoronavirus pandemicdisease transmissionfda emergency use authorizationflattening the curvegileadjohns hopkins universitypublic health policyremdesivirsam harris

01:06:20

10 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#190 — How Should We Respond to Coronavirus?

#vaccine developmentst louissocial distancing1918 influenza pandemiccdcchinacordon sanitairecoronavirus pandemiccovid 19donald trumpexpertise denigrationflattening the epidemicnicholas christakispittsburghpublic health policysam harrisschool closures

01:18:46

02 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#189 — Wealth & Happiness

#wealth and happinessthe algebra of happinessstop and friskantitrust enforcementatandtcapital gains taxclass warfarecorporate tax avoidancedonald trumpeconomic inequalityfacebookmichael bloombergnew york universitypolitical strategysam harrisscott gallowaysocial securitysocial security reform

01:10:41

2020 - February (5)

28 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#188 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#thanossam harrispolitical debatesbeing therebernie sanderschauncey gardinerdemocratic debatedonald trumpelizabeth warrenjudith rich harrislinda sarsourlouis farrakhanmichael bloombergparenting influencepaul bloompeer group influencepete buttigieg

00:31:39

21 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#187 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#serial killerscientific misconductrichard dawkinschild pornographychild sex robotsdonald trumpeugenicseugenics debateloyalty versus moralitynuclear warpaul bloompedophiliapedophilia ethics

00:27:04

18 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#186 — The Bomb

#stanislav petrovrobert mcnamararex tillersonbobby kennedybob corkercold war historycuban missile crisisdonald trumpjames schlesingerkorean airlines flight 7mutual assured destructionnew start treatynuclear command systemsnuclear war riskpresidential launch authority

01:19:19

07 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#185 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#wealth inequalitytyler cowentruth and deceptional frankendavid frumdonald trumpharry frankfurtjonah goldbergjordan petersonkobe bryantmedia ethicsmitt romneynancy pelosipaul bloompee wee hermanpolitical polarizationsam harristmztrump derangement syndrome

00:29:46

03 Feb
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality

#zen meditationvocationthe three marriagesattentiondavid whitegalapagoslsdmaking sense podcastmarital argumentsmeditationpoetrypsychedelicsrealitysam harristhe bell and the blackbird

00:28:38

2020 - January (3)

28 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#183 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#washington posttribal loyaltytiger woodscancel culturecelebrity deathchristopher hitchensdonald trumpfelicia sonmezgianna bryantkobe bryantmike tysonmoral luckpaul bloomprincess dianasam harris

00:26:50

23 Jan
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#182 — Unlearning Race

#thomas chatterton williamsta nehisi coatessomaliafrican americangenetic ancestryibram x kendiinterracial marriageone drop rulepost racial futurerace as social constructracial categoriesracial essentialismsam harrisself portrait in black and white

00:39:16

13 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#181 — The Illusory Self

#waking upself identitysam harrisadvaita vedantaconsciousness studiesdaniel dennettdouglas hardingdouglas hofstadterdzogchenepistemologyfree willmeditation practicenon dual traditionsoptic blind spotplymouth brethrenramana maharshirichard lang

01:32:11

2019

2019 - December (4)

30 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#180 — Sex & Power

#united airlines leggings gatetitle ixthe problem with everythingbetsy devoscampus sexual assaultcultural hypocrisiesdear colleague letterfeminismgender normsmegan dahmone in five statisticpunching upsam harrissocial media incentives

00:47:38

17 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#179 — The Unquiet Mind

#self referential processingsam harrisposterior cingulate cortexaddictionbrown universitydefault mode networkdependent originationdopaminejudson brewermindfulnessmindsciencesneuroscienceoperant conditioning

00:33:20

11 Dec
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#178 — The Reality Illusion

#string theorysam harrisquantum mechanicsannikacausalityconsciousnesscounterfactualsdonald hoffmanemergent space timeevolutionary psychologyfitness payoffsgeneral relativityinterface theory of perceptionnima arkani hamed

01:06:36

02 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#177 — Psychedelic Science

#tim ferrissspiritual experiencesam harrisautonomous entitiesbuddhist retreatcenter for psychedelic and consciousness researchconsciousness studiesdefault mode networkdmtjohns hopkins universitylsdmdmamental health treatmentmicrodosingneuroscience researchpsilocybinpsychedelic scienceroland griffiths

01:26:36

2019 - November (3)

23 Nov
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#176 — Knowledge & Redemption

#sam harrisrehabilitationrecidivism reductionbard prison initiativebruce westernclinton crime billcollege behind barsjewel halljoe bidenlife without parolelynn novickmass incarcerationparole boardspell grantsprison educationrecidivism rates

01:03:59

11 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#175 — Leaving the Faith

#yasmin mohammedwestern liberal hypocrisyunveiledayaan hirsi alicanadacultural relativismfemale genital mutilationflds cultforced marriagegender oppressionhijabhonor killingslinda sarsourniqabpolygamyreligious fundamentalismsam harris

00:36:21

04 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#174 — Life & Mind

#the god delusionsurvival machinessam harrisepigeneticsevolutionary biologyextended phenotypegene centered viewgenes eye viewgroup selectionmemeticsneo darwinismoutgrowing godrichard dawkinsrna

00:48:35

2019 - October (4)

28 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#173 — Anti-Semitism and Its Discontents

#vatican iitree of life synagoguess st louisantisemitismbarry weisschristian antisemitismfather charles coughlingreat replacement theoryhenry fordhow to fight antisemitismleft wing antisemitismmartin luthernational refugee shabbatpittsburgh shootingright wing populismsam harris

00:27:45

21 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#172 — Among the Deplorables

#twittertucker carlsontroll cultureandrew marantzantisocialcontent moderationdonald trumpfacebookgreat replacement theorylaura ingrahammike cernovichmike enochonline extremismsam harrissocial media algorithmsthe new yorker

00:51:14

08 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#171 — Escaping a Christian Cult

#westboro baptist churchunfollowtwittercult dynamicsdavid abbott ballhelljohn gilllgbtqmegan phelps roperpredestinationreligious extremismsam harrisseptember 11theological indoctrination

00:41:47

02 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#170 — The Great Uncoupling

#wealth inequalitythe second machine agetechnological progressandrew mcafeeautomation impactcapitalismdigital innovationeconomic inequalityelephant graphglobalization effectsindustrial revolutionmiddle class stagnationmit sloan school of managementmore from lessresource consumptionroutine jobssam harris

00:47:38

2019 - September (2)

20 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#169 — Omens of a Race War

#white supremacywacotimothy mcveighbranch davidiansbring the war homechristian identitygovernment entrapmentkathleen belewku klux klanleaderless resistancemilitia groupsneo nazi groupsoklahoma city bombingparamilitary americaruby ridgeskinheadssovereign citizensthe turner diaries

00:43:21

11 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#168 — Mind, Space, & Motion

#stanford universityspatial cognitionsensory homunculusautism spectrum disorderbarbara tverskycognitive sciencecolumbia universityembodied thoughthuman movementmind in motionmirror neuronsmirror neuron systempoint light displayspropositional thinkingsam harris

00:36:51

2019 - August (4)

26 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#167 — A Few Thoughts on White Supremacy

#white supremacysouthern poverty law centersam harrisdayton shootingdonald trumpel paso shootinggo back to your own countryimmigration policiesintellectual honestyjihadismmedia biasnatural born citizenspolitical rhetoric

00:16:11

21 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#166 — The Plague Years

#world health organizationtrojan horse strategysuperbugsagricultural antibioticsantibiotic resistanceantibiotic stewardscornell universityefflux pumpsmatt mccarthypharmaceutical industrypublic health crisissam harrissuper bugs

00:25:19

14 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#165 — Journey into Wokeness

#washington postthe atlanticsupreme court nominationaffirmative actionben sassebrett kavanaughcaitlin flanagandate rapefalse allegationsfeminism critiquegender differencesmad men erame too movementmichael barbaronathan phillipsrolling stone casesam harrissocial history

01:01:18

05 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#164 — Cause & Effect

#white nationalismsmoking and cancersam harrisartificial intelligencecausationcounterfactual reasoningdaytondonald trumpel pasofree willgun controljudea pearlmass shootingsno ordinary violencereligious doctrines

00:49:36

2019 - July (2)

12 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#163 — Ricky Gervais

#twitterterfssocial media impactauschwitzcancel culturecomedy ethicsfree speechgary shandlingjonathan friedlandkevin hartlouis cknazispublic personarichard dawkinsricky gervaissam harris

00:55:10

03 Jul
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#162 — Medical Intelligence

#viceted wheelerslateandy ngoantifaantifa violencecalcium score scansct scansdeep medicineelectronic health recordseric topolhealthcare systemknee replacement surgerymedical malpracticeosteochondritis dissecansportland protestssam harris

00:35:53

2019 - June (3)

24 Jun
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#161 — Rise & Fall

#upheavalunabomber manifestotheodore kaczynskibrexitcivilizational collapsecoleman hughescollapsegeographic determinismguns germs and steeljared diamondneanderthal dnapolitical violencereparations debatesam harrissocial media hostilitysteve pinker

00:43:00

17 Jun
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#160 — The Revenge of History

#yasha monkwokenessviktor orbanauthoritarianismcamille pagliadonald trumpend of historyfrancis fukuyamaimmigration policyjohn boltonliberal democracymichael weisspolitical correctnessrecep tayyip erdoganright wing populismsam harris

00:57:45

06 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#159 — Conscious

#zombie thought experimentturing testtim urbanamygdalaannika harrisconscious a brief guide to the fundamental mystery of the mindconsciousnessdavid chalmersepiphenomenalismfree willhard problemlocked in syndromemarco iacobonimax tegmarkpanpsychismsam harris

00:30:43

2019 - May (3)

30 May
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#158 — Understanding Humans in the Wild

#ted talktakersscientific consensusadam grantangela duckworthcreativity researchdean simonsongiversgritjonas salkleadership stylesmatchersmeditationorganizational cultureparenting strategiespolio vaccinesam harris

00:58:25

20 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#157 — What Does the Mueller Report Really Say?

#wikileaksvolume twosam harrisbenjamin wittesbill barrbrookings institutioncriminal conspiracydonald trumpemail hackinglawfarelegal analysismueller reportobstruction of justicerussian interferencerussian social media operation

00:35:02

13 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#156 — The Evolution of Culture

#yale universitytribalismsocial suiteblueprintde individuationdominance hierarchiesdonald trumpevolutionary psychologygroup dynamicshuman naturemoral panicnicholas christakisprestige hierarchiessam harrissocial media

00:40:15

2019 - April (3)

29 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#155 — Mental Models

#warren buffettvia negativathe knowledge projectbase ratescharlie mungerdata dominancedoing no harmethical thought experimentsfarnam streetfirst principles thinkingmental modelsneural monitoringonline privacysam harrisshane parrishsurvivorship bias

00:48:48

25 Apr
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#154 — What Do Jihadists Really Want? (2019)

#theological violencetedsri lanka bombingsatheismcaliphatecounterterrorismdabiqdrone strikesfinnish converthomosexualityisisislam and the westjihadist ideologyjizya taxreligious extremismsam harrissecular liberalismsharia law

00:54:02

15 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#153 — Possible Minds

#woolly mammothvon neumann architecturetechnology regulationalan turingalison gopnikanalog computingartificial general intelligenceartificial intelligenceberkeleychild developmentconsciousnessfreeman dysongeorge dysonjohn brockmanpossible mindssam harrisstuart russell

01:38:23

2019 - March (4)

27 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#152 — The Trouble with Facebook

#tristan harrissurveillance capitalismsocial media ethicsalgorithmic manipulationcommunications decency actdemocracy and technologydigital privacyequifaxfacebookfilter bubblesgooglemark zuckerbergpersuasive technologyroger mcnameesection 230sheryl sandberg

00:49:44

18 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?

#vulnerable world hypothesisutilitarian frameworkstechnological development1918 flu viruscomputer simulationexistential riskfermi problemmaking sense podcastmoral psychologymutually assured destructionnick bostromnuclear weaponssam harris

00:32:39

12 Mar
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding

#thinking fast and slowsystem 1 system 2 thinkingsam harrisasteroid impactclimate changedaniel kahnemanframing effectshomunculus fallacyloss aversionp hackingreplication crisis

00:49:37

04 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#149 — The Problem of Addiction

#sam harrissally satelpolygenic susceptibilityaddiction treatmentalcoholics anonymousamygdala dysfunctionbehavioral geneticsbrainwashedbuprenorphinejohann harimedical politicsmedication assisted treatmentmethadoneoperation golden flowopioid epidemicpcmd

00:40:18

2019 - February (1)

05 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#148 — Jack Dorsey

#twittertweet editingsquarechange my mind buttonconversational healthcovington catholic high schoolde platformingdigital public squareecho chambersjack dorseyjoe roganmisinformation controlplatform designsam harrissocial media governance

00:33:37

2019 - January (3)

28 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#147 — Stephen Fry

#v for vendettastephen frysam harrisblackadderchristopher hitchenscreative processdaniel dennettfour horsemengender politicshugh laurielsdmindfulness meditationnew atheismpolitical correctnesspsychedelicsrichard dawkins

00:45:17

16 Jan
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#146 — Digital Capitalism

#transhumanistssam harrisplatform cooperativesalgorithmic controlcapital r reasonsclickbait logiccultural collapsedigital autonomydouglas rushkofffacebookgooglemaking sense podcastmedia economicsmitnetflix

00:44:18

02 Jan
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#145 — The Information War

#social media manipulationsam harrisrussian interference2016 electionblack americansconfederatesdata for democracydisinformation campaignsdonald trumpinternet research agencyisislgbt individualsmuslimsnew knowledgeproject laktarenee diresta

00:31:18

2018

2018 - December (2)

20 Dec
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

The Drive Interview with Peter Attia

#vipassanathomas nagelsargon of akkadcharles whitmandefy venturesdonald trumpdzogchenevolutionary psychologyhypercortisolemiamegyn kellymetta meditationmindfulness meditationmoral luckparenting strategiespeter attiapolitical dishonestysam harris

02:54:26

07 Dec
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#144 — Conquering Hate

#white supremacismwhite rightrichard spencerabu muntasarayaan hirsi alibrian culpeppercharlottesvilledia khanempathic interviewingfusejared taylorjeff schoepjihadjihadist recruitmentmajid nawaznational socialist movementradicalization psychologyreligious reform

01:09:04

2018 - November (3)

21 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#143 — The Keys to the Mind

#unconscious brain activitythe pushsocial engineeringdarren brownethics of deceptionfree willhypnosismilgram experimentneurosciencepost hypnotic suggestionssacrificesam harrissocial compliance testing

00:42:11

13 Nov
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life

#virtual realitysocial mediasocial isolationaddiction and connectionantidepressantsbruce alexanderchasing the screamego addictionjohan harilost connectionsmeditationmeditation practicemental health crisispsychedelicspsychedelics researchrat park experimentssam harris

00:47:16

05 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#141— Is #MeToo Going Too Far?

#tarana burkesexual harassmentsarah palinalyssa milanoanita hillbrett kavanaughchristine blasey fordclarence thomasfeminismgender double standardsgood and madharvey weinsteinhillary clintonjeff flakemetoo movementphyllis schlaflypolitical power dynamicsrebecca traistersam harris

00:39:36

2018 - October (3)

30 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

The TED Interview

#yohan haritrolley problemsteel manningartificial intelligence ethicschris andersonconsciousness studiesdarren browndia khaneric weinsteinhard problem of consciousnesshonor killingsidentity politicsjohn rawlsmoral objectivityrebecca traisterreligious fundamentalismsam harris

01:07:01

17 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#140 — Burning Down the Fourth Estate

#youtubetrump presidencysteve bannonalex jonescnnfacebookjamal khashoggijournalism ethicskavanaugh hearingmatt taibbimedia censorshipnew yorker festivalnew york times v sullivanpolitical polarizationrolling stonesam harrissocial media algorithms

00:45:33

03 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#139 — Sacred & Profane

#supreme court appointmentsseptember 11 attacksscientologybill maherelectoral collegegerrymanderingidentity politicsinternet culturelarry charlesmedia censorshipmormonismpolitically incorrectpolitical polarizationpublic discoursereligious fundamentalismreliguloussam harris

00:42:15

2018 - September (3)

25 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

Introducing Waking Up

#waking up appterrorismsilent meditation retreatsconsciousnessconsciousness studiesdigital wellness appsethics and introspectionguided meditationshuman mindillusion of selfitunes storejihadismmindfulness meditationneuroscience phdneuroscience philosophyracismsam harris

00:10:02

20 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#138 — The Edge of Humanity

#yuval noah harariuniversal basic incomeunited states21 lessons for the 21st centuryartificial intelligenceautomationchinaclimate changefree willglobal cooperationhomo deusliberal democracynuclear warpopulismsam harrissapiens

00:49:31

10 Sep
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#137 — Safe Space

#trigger warningsthe coddling of the american mindsystemic racismcall out cultureclaremont mckenna collegeeconomy of prestigefree speechgenerational dividegen zgreg lukianoffigenjonathan haidtmary spellmanmicroaggressionssafe spacessam harrissocial media

00:40:07

2018 - August (2)

30 Aug
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#136 — Digital Humanism

#virtual realityten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right nowsam harrisartificial intelligencecreative economydenial of service attack on attentiondigital laborgig economyinformation economicsintellectual propertyintellectual property rightsjaron laniermaking sense podcastmusic industrynetflix

00:27:27

20 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#135 — Navigating Sex and Gender

#uclatransgender identitysam harrisbiology and psychologybringing the vatican to justicecatholic church abuseeditorial independencegender identityhormonalhormonal cyclesintersex conditionsmarty hazeltonnon binary classificationsovulatory cyclespennsylvania grand jury report

00:36:50

2018 - July (4)

29 Jul
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#134 — Beyond the Politics of Race

#white identity politicssystemic racismsam harrisaffirmative actionblack conservatismcoleman hughescolorblind societycolumbia universityidentity politicsquilletterace theoryracism treadmillreparations mindset

00:50:10

18 Jul
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#133 — Globalism on the Brink

#vladimir putinus versus themsocial media algorithmsbrexitcosmopolitanismdonald trumpeconomic inequalityeurasia groupfilter bubblesglobalismhelsinkiian bremmeropen borderspolitical polarizationpopulismsam harris

00:23:54

09 Jul
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#132 — Freeing the Hostages

#sam harrisransom paymentsnational security councilbait moneybehavioral economicsblack swan groupchase manhattan bankchris vosscriminal organizationsdaniel kahnemanecuador operationfbi tacticshostage negotiationisismirroring

00:26:12

03 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#131 — Dictators, Immigration, #MeToo, and Other Imponderables

#vladimir putintravel banthe new yorkeramerican democracyauthoritarianismdonald trumpimmigration policyislamismjihadismlgbtq rightsmasha gessenmetoo movementmueller investigationreligious intoleranceright wing populismrussian politicssam harristhe future is historythe man without a face

00:36:21

2018 - June (3)

19 Jun
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#130 — Universal Basic Income

#white collar workersventure for americauniversal basic incomeandrew yangartificial intelligencedominican republicel salvadorlabor market crisismartin luther king jrmeritocracymeritocracy debateradiologyrichard nixonsam harristechnological automationthomas paine

00:24:29

12 Jun
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#129 — An Insider’s View of Medicine

#vip behaviorsuclasecond opinionscholesteatomadoctor biashealth anxietyhospital routineshypemedical misdiagnosismedical mythsnina shapiropatient advocacypediatric otolaryngologypsoriatic arthritissam harris

00:28:11

04 Jun
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#128 — Transformations of Mind

#virtue signalingutilitarian pro natalismthe mating mindartificial intelligence riskblank slate ideologycbdcevolutionary psychologygender differencesjames damore memojared taylorjeffrey millermonogamy and polyamoryneo nazissam harrissexual selectionsignaling theorystéphane molyneuxsteven pinker

01:08:44

2018 - May (3)

28 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#127 — Freedom from the Known

#substance safetyssrissam harrisanxietyclinical trialsdepressionexistential dreadfdahow to change your mindjohns hopkinslsdmental health treatmentmichael pollannyupatrick mettispsilocybinpsychedelic research

00:38:25

08 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#126 — In Defense of Honor

#why honor mattersvigilante justicetamler summerscollective punishmentconsequentialismculture of honordov cohenhonor cultureshonor killingshuman rightsjustice pornmoral responsibilitynavy sealsrichard nisbettsam harrisstate monopoly on force

00:49:56

01 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#125 — What Is Christianity?

#wheaton collegeuniversity of north carolinathe triumph of christianity1 thessaloniansabiatharbart ehrmanbiblical inerrancycampus life youth for christchristian historymark gospelmoody bible institutenew testament scholarshipprinceton theological seminaryrapturereligious conversionresurrection claimssam harris

00:49:09

2018 - April (3)

21 Apr
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#124 — In Search of Reality

#sean carrollsam harrisretributive justiceblock universeconsciousnessdownward causationethicsfree willhard problem of consciousnesslibertarian free willmany worlds interpretationnaturalismpanpsychismpoetic naturalismquantum mechanics

00:46:56

09 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#123 — Identity & Honesty

#vox mediauniversal basic incomethe bell curveaffirmative actioncharles murrayezra kleinflynn effectfree speechglenn lowryidentity politicsjames flynnjournalistic integritymiddlebury collegerace and iqsam harrissocial policy

00:52:28

03 Apr
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#122 — Extreme Housekeeping Edition

#voxthe bell curvesocial media conflictcharles murraydavid reichdeplatforming controversyeric turkheimerezra kleinglenn greenwaldiq and genetics debatemedia ethicsmiddlebury collegenew york timespolitical polarizationreza aslanrichard haresam harris

00:17:37

2018 - March (3)

25 Mar
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#121 — White Power

#white supremacismsteve pinkersouthern poverty law centeralt rightayaan hirsi aliberkeley rallycharlottesvillechristian picciolinide radicalizationextremist recruitmentfree speechhammerskin nationidentity politicslife after hatemajid nawazmedia censorshipnicholas cruzskokie

01:00:30

19 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#120 — What Is and What Matters

#scientific realismscience and philosophysam harriscosmic inflationdavid lewisgeocentrismhuman cognitioninstrumentalismmaking sense podcastmany worlds interpretationmax tegmarkmodal realismmoral progressmultiverse theoryrebecca goldstein

00:50:25

12 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#119 — Hidden Motives

#valentines day chocolatesthe elephant in the brainsignaling theorycounter signalingcredentialismdonald trumpevolutionary psychologygeorge mason universityhuman self deceptionmedical spendingpolicy analysisprediction marketsrobin hansonsam harris

00:59:10

2018 - February (4)

27 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

# 118 — The View from Trumpistan

#vladimir putinsandy hook tragedysam harrisalex jonesauthoritarianismconspiracy theoriesdemocratic institutionsdisinformationdonald trumpmedia censorshippreet bharararecep tayyip erdoganrodrigo duterterussia investigation

00:27:56

19 Feb
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#117 — Networks, Power, and Chaos

#weimar republictwitterthe square and the towerayaan hirsi alidemocratic processdonald trumpfacebookfreemasonshillary clintonhistorical analysishoover institutionmartin lutherneil fergusonpolitical polarizationpopulismsam harrissilicon valleysocial media

00:39:55

09 Feb
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

The Russell Brand Interview

#stem cell movementspirituality and meditationseptember 11thburqacapitalism and cultureconsciousness and egodecentralizationfemale genital mutilationjordan petersonmale circumcisionmoral imperialismmoral relativismpostmodernismpsychedelicsreligious violencerussell brandsam harris

02:01:14

06 Feb
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#116 — AI: Racing Toward the Brink

#steven pinkerrecursive self improvementrationality from ai to zombiesai in a box experimentalignment problemalphazeroartificial intelligence safetycognitive uncontainabilitydavid deutscheliezer yudkowskyinadequate equilibriamachine intelligence research instituteneil degrasse tysonorthogonality thesispaperclip maximizer

00:54:38

2018 - January (4)

29 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#115 — Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, and Matt Dillahunty (1)

#william perrysteve weinbergscience and reasoncommand and controldivine command theorydonald trumpevolutionary moralityfree willhawaii missile alarmlawrence kraussmatt dillahuntymoral landscapenuclear weaponsobjective moralityreligion and politicssam harris

00:38:26

22 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#114 — Politics and Sanity

#white working classwashington dctribalismamerican politicsandrew sullivanbrian dohertydavid frumdemocratic normsdonald trumpeconomic stagnationgerrymanderingidentity politicsideological extremismimmigrationliberal democracyrepublican partysouth carolina

00:49:30

09 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#113 — Consciousness and the Self

#sackler center for consciousness sciencepredictive processingphenomenal consciousnessaccess consciousnessanil sethbayesian inferenceconsciousness sciencecontrolled hallucinationfrancisco varelagerald edelmangiulio tononihard problemintegrated information theoryit from bitjohn wheelerneurosciences institute

01:42:50

02 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

#the wake up podcastsubjective experiencesemi reliable communal sensemakingas if free willben shapirodeterminismepistemologyeric weinsteinfree willidentity politicslayer cake metaphormoral philosophyobjective truthquantum field theorysam harris

00:54:47

2017

2017 - December (5)

28 Dec
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#111 — The Science of Meditation

#zenvipassanasam harrisaltered traitsbehaviorismbf skinnerbuddhist traditionsdaniel golemanharvardmeditation researchmeta awarenessmind and life institutemindfulnessneem karoli babaneuroplasticityram dassrichard davidson

00:41:11

23 Dec
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#110 — The Change Artist

#the year of living biblicallysocial behaviorslaveryabolitionismaj jacobscompersiondietary guidelinesencyclopedia britannicahealth adviceimmersion journalismlab grown meatpolyamoryprocessed carbsreligious fundamentalismsam harris

00:45:16

19 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#109— Biology and Culture

#transgender individualssoftware based creaturessocial justice50 50 representationactivist dilemmabrett weinsteincultural evolutionethiopian populationsevergreen state collegeevolutionary biologygender identityinuit populationsone drop rulerace and geneticssam harris

00:55:38

14 Dec
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#108 — Defending the Experts

#us naval war collegetom nicholsthe death of expertiseanti intellectualismbill clintonconspiracy theoriesdeath of expertisedonald trumpdunning kruger effectmetacognitionpeer reviewpolitical resentmentsam harrissarah palin

00:42:39

06 Dec
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#107 — Is Life Actually Worth Living?

#university of cape townsuffering and harmsam harrisantinatalismasymmetry argumentbetter never to have beenbuddhist conceptsdavid benatarethics of procreationexistential riskexistential risk philosophypopulation ethicspro mortalism

00:48:32

2017 - November (4)

29 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#106 — Humanity 2.0

#viral vectorsuc berkeleyscientific discoverybacterial immunitycas9 proteincrispr cas9crispr technologyemmanuelle charpentiergene editingguide rnajennifer doudnamaking sense podcastmedical ethicsoff target effectssam harris

00:18:47

20 Nov
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#105 — Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty

#virgin birthtribalismself replicating moleculeconsciousnessevolutionexpanding circlehuman altruisminner eyematt dillahuntynatural selectionpeter singerreligious beliefresurrectionrichard dawkinssam harris

00:37:52

15 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#104 — The Lessons of Death

#zen hospice projectstephen levinesecular spiritualityaidsbuddhist hospicecompassionate caredeath and dyingend of life ritualsfrank ostaseskihospice caremetta institutemindfulnessmindfulness meditationroad ragesam harris

00:28:04

09 Nov
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#103 — American Fantasies

#trump phenomenontrumpspy magazineamerican credulityanne hutchinsonconspiracy thinkingel doradofantasylandgarden of edenjohn winthropkurt andersonnew york magazinepost modernismpuritansreligious fundamentalismsam harris

00:25:18

2017 - October (4)

30 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#102 — Is Buddhism True?

#why buddhism is truevipassana retreatsam harrisancestral environmentsaung san suu kyibuddhist philosophycognitive biasdoctrine of emptinessevolutionary psychologyfalse positiveshuman sufferinginsight meditation societykhmer rougemindfulness meditationrobert wright

00:55:15

17 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#101 — Defending the Republic

#social polarizationserendipitysam harriscass sunsteinchoice architecturedaily meecho chambersgroup dynamicsgroup polarizationhashtag republicidentity politicsimpeachmentoffice of information and regulatory affairs

00:33:00

09 Oct
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#100 — Facing the Crowd

#yale universityuniversity administrationsocial networkscharleston church shootingcultural appropriationdiscourse breakdownerica christakisfree speechgaslightinghalloween costume guidelineshuman nature labmaoist abandonment of reasonmoral relativismnicholas christakissam harris

00:39:13

06 Oct
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

The "After On" Interview

#terrorismsam harrisrob reedartificial intelligenceben affleckbill mahercarlson curveend of faithfree speechhassan minhajinto faithislamophobiajohn walker lindhmajid nawazmax blumenthalmeditationneurosciencenick bostromreza aslan

01:48:08

2017 - September (5)

28 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#99 — What Happened to Liberalism?

#white working classvietnam warthe once and future liberalactivist class captureamerican liberalismcolumbia universitydemocratic party strategyidentity politicsmacomb countymark lillamarxismmovement politicsneoconservatismsam harrissteve bannon

00:31:52

21 Sep
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#98 — Into the Dark Land

#the median is not the messagestephen jay gouldsiddhartha mukherjeebayesian approachcancer researchcognitive empathycolumbia universityemotional contagionepstein barr virushospice careimmunotherapymedical ethicsmetastatic melanomaoncologypatient communicationpaul bloomsam harris

00:29:50

15 Sep
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#97 — The Impossible War

#vietnam warthe vietnam warsouth vietnamesearchival footagejohn f kennedyken burnslyndon b johnsonlynn novickmedia distrustnorth vietnamesepbspolitical manipulationpresidential librariesrichard nixonrussian interferencerussian meddlingsam harris

00:26:08

10 Sep
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#96 — The Nature of Consciousness

#world war iithomas metzingerself modelartificial intelligencebuddhismconscious aiconsciousness studiesdavid chalmersdonald trumpfriedrich nietzschegenealogy of moralsgerman philosophyhard problemholocaustphilosophy of mindpolitical ethicssam harris

00:50:35

05 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#95 — What You Need to Know About Climate Change

#years of living dangerouslywater vaporsuperstorms2 degree celsiusarctic iceclimate changeclimate progressextreme weatherfood securityglobal warminghurricane katrinaipccjoseph romepascagoulasaltwater intrusionsam harrissea level rise

00:46:08

2017 - August (5)

29 Aug
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#94 — Frontiers of Intelligence

#substrate independencesam harrissafety engineeringalignment problemartificial general intelligenceartificial intelligenceexistential risklife 30max tegmarkmitnasa

00:36:33

21 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#93 — Identity & Terror

#white supremacythe strange death of europethe spectatorantifaantifa violenceblack lives mattercharlottesvilledonald trumpdouglas murrayidentity politicskkkmedia biasmoral equivalencenazirichard spencersam harrissouthern poverty law center

00:39:21

16 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#92 — The Limits of Persuasion

#trump supporttamler summersscott adamsbrett weinsteinconceptual penis hoaxdavid pizarrodonald trumpfree speechjonathan haidtmedia trustmoral persuasionnew york timesnicholas christakispolitical polarizationrebecca tuvalrussia conspiracysam harris

00:59:47

09 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#91 — The Biology of Good and Evil

#von economo neuronsventromedial prefrontal cortexstanford universityanne frankanterior insulababoonsbehavebehavioral biologydeterminismemotion and reasonfree willfrontal cortex developmentmacarthur genius grantneurosciencerobert sapolskysam harris

00:42:49

06 Aug
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#90 — Living With Violence

#violence preventionthe gift of fearsuspicionavoidance of dangerdenialenteric nervous systemgavin debeckerideological violenceintuition and fearjeff bezosmartial arts trainingpolitical correctnesspredatory violencepredicting human behaviorself protection strategiessocial violencesteve jobs

01:01:06

2017 - July (6)

25 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#89 — On Becoming a Better Person

#winston churchillthe road to characterself overcomingcharacter developmentdavid brooksd day invasiondonald trumpeisenhowereulogy virtuesfrances perkinsgeorge marshallharry hopkinsisaiah berlinmoral philosophynew york timesresume virtuessam harris

00:22:02

21 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#88 — Must We Accept a Nuclear North Korea?

#the atlanticsouth koreaseoulblackhawk downdmzgeopoliticshue 1968humanitarian crisisislamist terrorismjapankim jong unlos angelesmark bowdenmilitary interventionnorth koreanuclear weaponssam harris

00:26:45

19 Jul
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#87 — Triggered

#win biglytrump universityscott adamscognitive dissonanceconfirmation biasdonald trumpemotionally trueethical leadershipfact checkingpacing and leadingpersuasion techniquespolitical discoursesam harris

00:52:33

14 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#86 — From Cells to Cities

#three quarters power lawsuper colliderscaling lawsbenoit mandelbrotbiological networksblue whalesenergy efficiencyfractal geometryhierarchical networksjeffrey westlos alamos national laboratorymycoplasmasam harrissanta fe institutescale

00:50:07

07 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#85 — Is this the End of Europe?

#western civilizationtrump speech in polandtransgender rightsdouglas murraygood luck versus bad luckimmigration crisisinstitutional racismliberal valuesmcpherson reportopen bordersoxfordshirepakistani originrotherham scandalsam harrisstephen lawrence caseswedenthe spectator

00:40:05

01 Jul
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#84 — Landscapes of Mind

#wired magazinethe inevitabletechnological determinismai safetyalignment problemartificial intelligencedeepfakedeepfakeshuman cognitionkevin kellynick bostrompagerankpaperclip maximizersam harrissingularitytechnium

00:45:23

2017 - June (4)

23 Jun
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#83 — The Politics of Emergency

#washington postvladimir putinthe atlanticamerican partisanshipclash of civilizationscnndonald trumpfareed zakariaharvardidentity politicsislamliberal democracymedia journalismsam harrissamuel huntingtonshiitessunnis

00:38:28

15 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#82 — The End of the World According to ISIS

#the way of the strangersthe atlanticsam harriscounter narrativeforeign fightersgraham woodisisisis recruitmentislam for dummiesislamic theologyjihadjohn walker lindhjürgen todenhöfermartyrdommosulreligious extremismreza aslan

00:42:37

09 Jun
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#81 — Leaving Islam

#xmnawestern valuesscientologistsapostasyburqaex muslimsex muslims of north americagender identityhijablinda sarsourmormonsniqabpakistanquranreligious freedomsam harrissarah hayter

00:49:25

04 Jun
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#80 — The Unraveling

#the atlantic magazinesam harrisrussia investigationchelsea manningdavid frumdonald trumpdonald trump presidencyedward snowdenforeign policy shiftgeorge bushjared kushnermike pencemuslim bannuclear command authorityparis climate accordpolitical norms erosionreligion in politics

00:24:48

2017 - May (6)

29 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#79 — The Road to Tyranny

#timothy snydersteve bannonsoviet union2016 electionauthoritarianismcivil disobediencedemocratic declinedonald trumphistorical patternshomeland securityinstitutional defensemuslim bannazi germanyon tyrannysam harris

00:30:56

26 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#78 — Persuasion and Control

#zeynep tufekciuniversity of north carolina at chapel hilltwitter2016 us electionalgorithmic manipulationauthoritarian controldark adsdigital privacyfacebookmachine learningmaking sense podcastnew york timessam harrissilicon valleysocial media algorithmssurveillance capitalismtrump campaign

00:40:20

22 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#77 — The Moral Complexity of Genetics

#the genesiddhartha mukherjeesam harrisbioethicsbrca1carrie buckcentral dogmacystic fibrosiseugenicsgeneticsgermline editinggregor mendelnazi germanyplessy v ferguson

00:43:49

18 May
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#76 — The Path to Impeachment

#vladimir putinsergey lavrovsean spiceranne applebaumauthoritarianismchauncey gardenerdemocratic normsdisinformationdonald trumpforeign policyimpeachmentjames comeyjuliette kayyemmike pencerex tillersonrussian collusionsam harris

00:39:21

12 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#75 — Ask Me Anything 7

#tim urbanthe bell curvesam harrisamazon affiliate accountanimal ethicsartificial intelligenceben shapirobuddhist philosophycharles murraychristopher hitchensdonald trumpelon muskjocko willinkkevin kellymaking sense podcastmedia censorshipneuralinkreligious faithrichard heyer

00:28:59

06 May
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#74 — What Should We Eat?

#why we get fatthe case against sugarseven countries studyancel keyscold fusion scandaldietary fatenergy balance hypothesisgary taubesgood calories bad caloriesinsulin regulationinuit populationsnutrition scienceobesity causesrefined carbohydrates

00:46:40

2017 - April (4)

23 Apr
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#73 — Forbidden Knowledge

#the bell curvesocial inequalitysibling analysescharles murraycultural biasfade out problemgeneral intelligencegenetic heritabilityg factorintelligence researchiq testingmiddlebury collegenon shared environmentsracial differencessam harris

00:50:27

17 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#72 — Privacy and Security

#surveillance ethicssignals intelligencesam harrisangela merkelbarack obamachurch committeeciaedward snowdenhuman intelligenceintelligence communityjane fondajoan baezmichael v haydennsaprivacy vs security

00:13:38

14 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?

#youtubevariable reward schedulestristan harrisalgorithmic manipulationattention economybj foggdigital addictionengagementrankfacebookinstagrammoment appnetflixpersuasive technologysam harrissoftware ethicsstanford persuasive technology labtime well spent

00:45:46

10 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#70 — Beauty and Terror

#william lane craigtheory of relativitythe greatest story ever told so farcopenhagen interpretationeinsteinhiggs particleisaac newtonlawrence kraussmany worldsmaxwellorigins projectpublic debatequantum electrodynamicsquantum mechanicssam harrisscience vs religionscientific methodstephen meyerstring theory

00:49:57

2017 - March (4)

24 Mar
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#69 — The Russia Connection

#washington postvladimir putinsteve bannonanne applebaumauthoritarianismdemocratic normsdonald trumpgulag systemmedia credibilitypeter thielpolitical propagandarussian collusionrussian influencesam harrissoft power

00:36:54

19 Mar
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#68 — Reality and the Imagination

#yuval noah hararivipassana meditationtechno religionsalan wattsartificial intelligenceautomation crisisfake newshistory and biologyhomo deusray kurzweilsam harrissapiensshared fictionssilicon valleysingularitys n goenka

00:38:13

13 Mar
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#67 — Meaning and Chaos

#university of torontotruth and meaningsocial contractsarchetypal storiescultural mythologydobu peopledominance hierarchiesenacted truthevolutionary psychologyhorus versus sethjordan petersonpolitical correctnessreligious systemssam harrisschizophrenicsserial killers

00:44:50

01 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#66 — Living with Robots

#westworlduncanny valleysurveillance capitalismalzheimers patientsartificial intelligencebaby seal modelsdata collectionharvard berkman centerhuman robot interactionkate darlingmit media labrobot ethicsroombasam harrisshinto beliefssurrogate robots

00:24:19

2017 - February (2)

20 Feb
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#65 — We're All Cucks Now

#wall street journaltrade policythe atlantic magazineaffordable care actdavid frumdonald trumpforeign policygeorge w bushhillary clintonimmigrationnational reviewrepublican partyrussian interferencesam harristea party

00:25:28

16 Feb
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#64 — Ask Me Anything 6

#womens marchtrumptariq ramadanayaan hirsi alibill maherbina shahconsciousnessepistemologyfree speechhumanitiesjordan petersonlinda sarsourmajid nawazmilo yiannopoulosmuslim banreligious libertysam harris

00:42:18

2017 - January (5)

31 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#63 — Why Meditate?

#vipassanaspiritual materialismsilent retreatsdharmaemotional maturityemotional regulationgossipjoseph goldsteinmental health risksmindfulnessmindfulness practicepsychopathologyright speechsam harrissecular buddhism

00:48:07

21 Jan
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#62 — What is True?

#university of torontosocial constructionismscientific truthbill c 16darwinian worldviewepistemologyfree speechgender identityjordan petersonnewtonian worldviewontario human rights codepostmodernismpragmatic truthrichard rortysam harris

00:55:01

15 Jan
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#61 — The Power of Belief

#the siegeterrorism studiessayyid qutb9 11 truthersabu musab al zarqawial qaedaconspiracy theoriesgender apartheidlawrence wrightmaalem fil tariqosama bin ladenplanet hollywoodpolitical extremismramzi youssefreligious radicalizationsam harrissaudi arabia

00:49:04

10 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#60 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (2)

#skeptics conferencesam harrisrichard dawkinsayaan hirsi alibrain wormevolutionary biologyextended phenotypegenetic modificationislam criticismliberal leftmars colonizationmeme theoryminor strokemismatched socksmuslim extremismorigami crazereligion and science

00:36:18

05 Jan
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#59 — Friend & Foe

#splcsouthern poverty law centersam harrisanti muslim extremismdemocratic national committeeislam and toleranceislamic forum europeislamophobiaislamophobia debatejihad watchkeith ellisonmajid nawazmuslim association of britainpolitical entryismrichard spencerrobert spencersadiq khan

00:48:39

2016

2016 - December (5)

27 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#58 — The Putin Question

#winter is comingvladimir putinsocial mediaauthoritarianismcult of deathfake newsforeign policyg8gary kasparovglobal leadershiphybrid warfareiranian mullahsisiskgbobama administrationrussian propagandasam harris

00:41:13

19 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#57 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (1)

#trolley problemstephen jay gouldspandrelsartificial intelligencecenter for inquiryconsciousnessethics in aievolutionary biologyexistential riskhaldanenon overlapping magisteriarichard dawkinsrick perrysam harrisscience and religionselfish gene

00:42:12

12 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#56 — Abusing Dolores

#westworldtrolley problemtanya singeragainst empathyalgorithmic biasartificial intelligence ethicsbuddhist meditationcognitive empathyconsciousness in machinesempathy vs compassionex machinamatthew ricardmind crimemoral illusionsmoral psychologypaul bloompaul slovicrational compassionsam harris

01:08:41

06 Dec
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#55 — Islamism vs Secularism

#sharia lawshariashadi hamidbiblebrookings institutiondahlia mogaheddemocracyislamic exceptionalismislamic statemuslim brotherhoodquranquranic hermeneuticsreligious violencereza aslansam harrisscott atransecularismsecularism vs democracy

01:14:24

01 Dec
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#54 — Trumping The World

#wikileaksweimarizationthe daily beastayaan hirsi alidnc cyberattacksdomestic politicsdonald trumpforeign policyhungarian fascistsjamie kerchickjulian assangeliberty writers newsmajid nawazmedia credibilitymigrant crisisobama administrationpizzagate conspiracy theorypodesta emailspost fact politicsrussian intelligencerussian interferencesam harrissouthern poverty law centersyria red line incidentsyrizatablet

00:36:01

2016 - November (4)

24 Nov
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#53 — The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence

#weak aivalue alignment problemuc berkeleyai safetyalan turingartificial intelligenceblack box problemdavid deutschdeep learningdqn systemgoogle deepmindmachine consciousnessnorbert wienerreinforcement learningsam harrisstrong aistuart russell

00:36:42

16 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#52 — Finding Our Way in the Cosmos

#the moral landscapetalibansam harrisconstructor theorydavid deutschepistemological objectivityfallibilismforced medical interventionshuman rightsisismoral landscapeobjective moralityontological objectivitypeak end rulequantum computation

00:44:40

10 Nov
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#51 — The Most Powerful Clown

#supreme courtsam harrisrudolph giulianiamerican politicsan american tragedychris christiedavid remnickdemocratic institutionsdonald trumpfascismhillary clintonmaking sense podcastmedia biasmike pencenew yorkerpaul ryanrepublican congress

00:11:58

02 Nov
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#50 — The Borders of Tolerance

#western liberalismtheo van goghsubmissional shabaabayaan hirsi aliboko haramcultural suppressiondalia mogahedgender violencehijabisisislam and womenjihadradical islamsam harrisshariasomali born author

00:24:31

2016 - October (3)

26 Oct
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#49 — The Lesser Evil

#saudi arabiasandy hook massacresam harris2016 us electionandrew sullivanclinton foundationdefense of marriage actdonald trumpdont ask dont tellforeign policygeorge hw bushhillary clintonislamismjimmy cartermaking sense podcastpolitical integrityqatarradical jihadist

01:04:18

21 Oct
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#48 — What Is Moral Progress?

#the point of view of the universesam harrisreligious intoleranceanimal liberationbioethicsfree speechholocaust denialis ought problemobjective moralitypeter singerpost modern relativismprophet muhammad

00:47:10

06 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#47 — The Frontiers of Political Correctness

#tommy robinsonsam harrisrobert spencerblank slate theorycharles murrayconcordia universityevolutionary psychologyex muslimsfatahfranz boasgad saadidentity politicsislamizationlarry summersmoral relativismpaul joseph watsonpostmodernismreligious immigrantsrichard herrnstein

00:48:17

2016 - September (2)

28 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#46 — The End of Faith Sessions 3

#witch huntswilliam montgomerythe end of faithbishop raymond dufalgacatharsdeuteronomydominican orderfour people of new guineafrederick speehistorical tortureinquisitionjohn 15 6kuru epidemicpope innocent iiireligious intolerancesam harris

00:26:45

13 Sep
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#45 — Ask Me Anything 5

#the end of faithseptember 11sam harrisalt rightblack lives matterbrazilian jiu jitsucenter for inquiryconsciousnesseckhart tollefree willidentity politicsmark cohenmeditation appsmilo yiannopoulososhorichard dawkins

00:46:14

2016 - August (4)

29 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#44 — Being Good and Doing Good

#william mccaskillvegetarianismutilitarian ethicsactualismanimal sufferingcenter for effective altruismconsequentialismdoing good bettereffective altruismfactory farmingmoral intuitionpeter singerplay pumppossibleismsam harrisshallow pond

00:55:28

17 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#43 — What Do Jihadists Really Want?

#suicide bombingsstalinismsharia lawallahs onenesscaliphatedabiqevolutionfascismhijrahisisislamic statejapanjihadist ideologyjizya taxnative americansreligious extremismsecular liberalism

00:48:05

09 Aug
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#42 — Racism and Violence in America

#ta nehisi coatesstructural racismsam harrisafrican american agencyaspen ideas festivalbooks of the deadbrown universitycentrist democratcultural censorshipglenn lowryiatidentity politicsimplicit association testimplicit biasmitch landrieunew orleansracial disparitiesreagan conservative

00:55:18

01 Aug
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#41 — Faith in Reason

#theological reformteal capitalsam harrisabrahamic faithsben zion goldcultural identitydavid eaglemandavid wolpeeric weinsteinglenn greenwaldisismajidnassim talebnoam chomskypolitical discourserabbi david wolpereligious literalismrumi

01:03:34

2016 - July (2)

12 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#40 — Complexity & Stupidity

#von neumannsanta fe institutesam harrisclaude shannoncochlear implantscognitive artifactscognitive sciencedavid krakauereducationindian arabic number systeminformation theoryintelligenceneuroplasticityneuroprostheticsroman numeralsrubiks cube

00:47:12

04 Jul
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#39 — Free Will Revisited

#ted summitsam harrisnew atheistsagent causationanatole rapoportcompatibilismcontrol theorydan dennettdeterminismfree willlibertarian free willmaking sense podcastmoral responsibility

00:44:42

2016 - June (1)

15 Jun
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2

#self deceptionsam harrisneuroscience of beliefal qaedaamerican embassy in parischange blindnessfreedom of beliefinsulaisisjuly 4thlogical coherencemachine learningmaking sense podcastmuhammad ascended to heaven on a winged horsenature of belief

00:39:40

2016 - May (2)

31 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#37 — Thinking in Public

#taxpayer fundsstartalkscience communicationacademic colleaguesatheism debateatheist labelclimate changecosmosculture warsgodspeedlanguage and labelsneil degrasse tysonpublic discoursereligion and sciencesam harris

00:46:18

02 May
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#36 — What Makes Us Safer?

#terrorism responseseptember 11sam harrisal qaedaceciliaclimate changedepartment of homeland securitygovernment resiliencyhurricane katrinajuliette kayyemnational commission on terrorismnational securityosama bin laden

00:37:20

2016 - April (2)

25 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1

#zeusthorthe end of faithdeuteronomyfaith and reasonislamismjihadismreason in exilereligious fundamentalismreligious moderationsam harrissecular ethicssuicide bombing

00:51:00

18 Apr
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#34 — The Light of the Mind

#zombie argumentwhat is it like to be a batthomas nagelartificial intelligence ethicsbrain in a vatdaniel dennettdavid chalmerseasy problemsepiphenomenalismgiulio tononihard problemhard problem of consciousnessintegrated information theoryphilosophy of mindsam harris

00:47:21

2016 - March (4)

26 Mar
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#33 — Ask Me Anything 4

#sam harrissalman rushdie affairreligious criticismaging researchaubrey de greybrussels attackscognitive behavioral therapydonald trumpdouglas hardingdzogchenhillary clintonisisislamic extremismislamismjihadismmental healthpolitical discourse

00:28:31

12 Mar
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#32 — The Best Podcast Ever

#wahhabismtakfirisam harrisapostasyayaan hirsi alicultural changefree speechglenn greenwaldhadithislam and the future of toleranceislam criticismmaajid nawazomar azizomer shahinquranraif badawireligious texts

01:36:17

09 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#31 — Evolving Minds

#the righteous mindthe happiness hypothesissteven pinkerdavid sloan wilsoneuropean migrant crisisglobal migration policygroup selectiongroup selection theoryhuman nature debateisisjonathan haidtmoral landscape challengenested communitiesnew atheism critiquenew atheist movementreligion and evolutionsam harris

00:42:01

06 Mar
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#30 — Inside the Crucible

#takfirismsyrian civil warsam harrisabu musab al zarqawial qaedaarab springboko haramcounter narrativesdaily beasteuphrates valleyforeign interventionfree syrian armyinside the army of terroriranisis originsislamic faith campaignmichael weissrussiasaddam hussein

00:42:02

2016 - February (3)

24 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#29 — Throw Open the Gates

#womens rightstommy robinsonsharia lawcollective blamedouglas murrayedlenglish defence leagueislamismislamism criticismjihadistsmaryam namazimigration crisisreligious profilingsam harrissecurity measures

00:51:05

20 Feb
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#28 — Meat Without Misery

#zoonotic diseasesuma valetisam harrisanimal ethicsantibiotic resistancebird flucell culturecultured meatfactory farmingfood technologymemphis meatsnew harvestnick genovesepeter singer

00:20:15

13 Feb
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#27 — Ask Me Anything 3

#ted cruzsam harrisreligious conversionainabenjamin libetbernie sanderschris hedgesdonald trumpdouglas murrayforeign policyfree willfree wontglenn greenwaldhillary clintonmariam namazimedia ethicsnice mangoesnoam chomskypolitical correctness

00:29:26

2016 - January (3)

19 Jan
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#26 — The Logic of Violence

#war ethicsspecial operationssam harrisafghan troopsbattle of ramadicollateral damagecounterinsurgencydick cheneyextreme ownershipgreen beretsideological conflictiraqi troopsisisjocko willinkmilitary leadershipnavy sealsnazism

00:42:00

14 Jan
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#25 — Behind the Gun

#tennessee v garnerswatself defense rightsblack lives matterdelta forcegigngraham v connorgun control debatehollywood depictionslapdlaw enforcement trainingpolice use of forceracial bias in policingsam harrisscott reitzseal team 6

00:44:26

04 Jan
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#24 — Ask Me Anything 2

#who speaks for islamsaudi fundingsam harrisben carsondalia mogaheddietary ethicsfactory farmingfareed zakariafree speechislam and terrorismjihadismjohn espositomaking sense podcastmale chicksmedia criticismnoam chomskyreligious reform

00:45:24

2015

2015 - December (2)

21 Dec
Mon

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#23 — Islam and the Future of Tolerance (Audiobook Excerpts)

#secularismsam harrisreligious textsal qaedaextremismfree thoughtgender equalityhizb ut tahrirhuman rightsintelligence squaredislam and the future of toleranceislamic statemajid nawazpolitical islamquilliam

00:37:25

16 Dec
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#22 — Surviving the Cosmos

#unity of reasonthe beginning of infinityspaceship earthdavid deutschepistemologyhuman knowledgemaking sense podcastmany worlds interpretationoxford universityprinciple of mediocrityquantum mechanicsreason and unreasonsam harrisscientific authority

00:48:43

2015 - November (2)

22 Nov
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#21 — On the Maintenance of Civilization

#transgender issuessunni islamstem cell researchal jazeeraanglican christianitydouglas murrayhenry jackson societyidentity politicsislamismnew atheismparis attackspolitical islamreligious extremismrichard dawkinssam harrisscott atran

00:57:08

15 Nov
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

#western civilizationterrorismsleepwalking toward armageddonisisislamismjames foleyjihadi johnjihadistsliberalismparis attackspolitical ideologyreligious extremismright wing christian fascismsam harris

00:09:15

2015 - October (1)

08 Oct
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)

#the riddle of the guntasersseptember 11active shooteractive shooter responseatheism and violencebackground checksdeem obadalagun control policyknife vs gunmaajid nawaznew atheismoregon community college shootingreligious extremismsam harrissecond amendment

00:38:33

2015 - September (2)

23 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...)

#scientific methodsam harrisquantum mechanicsartificial intelligence safetyconsciousnesscopenhagen interpretationcosmic inflationentropyfalsifiabilityjohn wheelerlevel i multiversemathematical universemax tegmarkmultiverse theoryour mathematical universe

00:43:33

16 Sep
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#17 — What I Really Think About Profiling

#school safetyreza aslanpolitical correctnessahmed texasairport securitybetty whitedave rubindenzel washingtonglenn greenwaldislamophobiajerry seinfeldkennedy forummajid nawazmedia distortionmultiverse theorymurtaza hussainnathan lean

00:11:59

2015 - August (2)

26 Aug
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#16 — The Dark Side

#torture interrogationtorturesam harrisabortionabortion ethicsbad faithcollateral damagedonald trumphuman rationalitypaul bloompolice brutalitypublic discourseracismrepublican candidates

00:41:34

11 Aug
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#15 — Questions Along the Path

#zen buddhismworld war iivipassanabuddhist philosophyconcentration vs wisdomdukkhadzogchenethical conductjoseph goldsteinmeditation techniquesmindfulness practicesam harrissilatibetvajrayana

00:45:27

2015 - July (3)

29 Jul
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#14 — The Virtues of Cold Blood

#yale universitysam harrispaul slovicaffective empathyagainst empathybuddhist teachingscognitive biascognitive empathycompassion vs empathyempathy limitationsjust babiesmoral cognitionneuroscientific researchpaul bloom

00:42:01

21 Jul
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#13 — The Moral Gaze

#us foreign policytruth and reconciliationthe look of silence1965 indonesian genocideadidocumentary filmmakingethnic chinesegoodyearindonesian genocidejoshua oppenheimerleft leaning groupsnbc newsperpetrator impunitypresident sukarnosam harristhe act of killing

00:32:13

03 Jul
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#12 — Leaving the Church

#westboro baptist churchtopeka kansassupreme courtaidsbiblical interpretationfred phelpshomophobiairaq warisisleviticuslgbtq rightsmegan phelps roperreligious fundamentalismreza aslansam harrissamharrisorg

00:30:16

2015 - June (1)

27 Jun
Sat

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#11 — Shouldering the Burden of History

#war on terrorsharia lawsam harrisafghanistanal qaedaconfederate flagdan carlinforeign policyfree speechgender equalityhardcore historyislamislamic statemajid nawaznorth koreaquilliam foundationred scarereligious extremism

00:58:02

2015 - May (2)

19 May
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#10 — Faith vs. Fact

#stephen jay gouldscott atranscience and religionaccommodationismchristopher hitchensciudad de los idesdrosophilaevolutionary biologyfaith vs factfrancis collinsjack brooksjerry coynekaren armstrongnassim talebnon overlapping magisteriasam harris

00:24:15

15 May
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#9 — Final Thoughts On Chomsky

#us responsibilityus foreign policyreligious toleranceal qaedacivil discourseintentions versus outcomesisisislam and the future of toleranceleft wing masochismmajid nawazmoral responsibilitynoam chomskyracial inequality

00:10:10

2015 - April (1)

24 Apr
Fri

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#8 — Ask Me Anything 1

#trolley problemst judes childrens hospitalsam harrisartificial intelligencecivil rightsconsciousnessdigital apocalypsedoctors without bordersdzogchen meditationelon muskfree willfuture of life institutemaking sense podcastnationalismrecursive self improvement

00:37:39

2015 - March (1)

25 Mar
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#7 — Through the Eyes of a Cult

#tistarbucks ice creamscientologycultsdogoing cleargroupthinkhale boppheavens gatekingdom of heavenl ron hubbardmarshall applewhitemass suicidenike shoessam harris

00:11:16

2015 - February (1)

18 Feb
Wed

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#6 — The Chapel Hill Murders and 'Militant' Atheism

#sam harrisrichard dawkinsreza aslananti semitismapostasyatheismblasphemychapel hillcharlie hebdocraig stephen hicksfbi datafree speechglenn greenwaldhate crimesisisislamreligious intolerance

00:11:41

2015 - January (1)

22 Jan
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#5 — After Charlie Hebdo and Other Thoughts

#waking upsam harrisreza aslancharlie hebdocharlie hebdo attackschris hedgescreeping theocracyglenn greenwaldisisislam and the future of toleranceislamic extremismjewish market murdersmajid nawazmedia self censorshipparis

00:15:43

2014

2014 - October (1)

28 Oct
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#4 — The Path and the Goal

#zero experiencevipassana traditionvipassanabody scanning techniquebuddhist philosophycorruptions of insightinsight meditation societyjoseph goldsteinmeditation practicemetta meditationnon self realizationsam harrissn goenkatibetan book of the great liberation

00:50:29

2014 - August (1)

21 Aug
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

#spiritualityself transcendencesam harrisabrahamic faithsadvaita vedantabuddhismcompassionconsciousnessevolutionary psychologyillusion of selfmaking sense podcastmdmameditationneuroplasticityperennial philosophy

00:40:22

2014 - July (1)

27 Jul
Sun

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

#settlementssecularismreligious extremismal qaedaexodusgazagenocidehamashuman shieldsisisisraelisrael hamas warjudaismleviticusnew testamentquran

00:15:57

2014 - June (1)

05 Jun
Thu

Making Sense
Sam Harris

#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life

#tobaccothe doors of perceptionspiritual progressaddiction treatmentalcoholaldous huxleyaztecsconsciousness alterationhenri bergsonjoan didionlsdmayansmdmaneuroscience of psychedelicsoxycodonepsilocybinpsychedelic drugsserotonin receptorsslouching towards bethlehem

00:20:17

2013

2013 - November (1)

12 Nov
Tue

Making Sense
Sam Harris

How to talk to a Christian

#witchcraft executionsthe problem of evilslaverybiblebiblical ethicschildren dyingchild sacrificechristianitychristian theologygodhanumanhinduismhuman sacrificejesusjohn 3 16religious barbarismreligious exclusivism

00:07:36