Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#274 — The Future of American Democracy
Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum, David Frum, Barton Gellman, and George Packer about the ongoing threat to American democracy posed by Republic…
4 years, 6 months ago
#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology
Sam responds to the controversy over his friend Joe Rogan's use of the N-word and his subsequent public apology.
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4 years, 7 months ago
Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)
Questions:
What is your position on vaccine mandates, school closures, etc.?
Do you think painful memories remain painful because there is something …
4 years, 7 months ago
#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
Sam discusses some of the topics he has and hasn't covered, to the disappointment of many Making Sense listeners.
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4 years, 7 months ago
#271 — Earning to Give
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Sam Bankman-Fried about effective altruism. They discuss how he became the wealthiest self-mad…
4 years, 8 months ago
#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?
Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the lessons of the COVID pandemic. They discuss our failures to coordinate an effective response, th…
4 years, 8 months ago
#269 — Deep Time
Sam Harris speaks with Oliver Burkeman about our relationship to time. They discuss the perils of efficiency, being vs becoming, the illusion of time…
4 years, 9 months ago
#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
Sam Harris speaks with Stephen Fleming about the neuroscience of self-awareness. They discuss the nature and limits of metacognition, the relationshi…
4 years, 9 months ago
#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep
Sam Harris speaks with Matthew Walker about the nature and importance of sleep. They discuss sleep and consciousness, the stages of sleep, sleep regu…
4 years, 9 months ago
#266 — The Limits of Pleasure
Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the role that pain and suffering play in living a good life. They discuss the limitations of hedonism, the co…
4 years, 10 months ago