Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism
Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about his new book "Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betrayed Black America." They discuss how the "social j…
4 years, 10 months ago
#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)
Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness emerges in nature, levels of consciousness, percept…
4 years, 10 months ago
#263 — The Paradox of Death
Sam Harris reflects on the subjective continuity of consciousness, the nature of identity, and the possibility that death isn't the end of experience…
4 years, 10 months ago
#262 — The Future of American Democracy
Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Yang about the state of American democracy. They discuss Andrew's run for the Presidency, the humiliations of campaigni…
4 years, 11 months ago
#261 — Belief & Identity
Sam Harris speaks with Jonas Kaplan about the neuroscience of belief change. They discuss the illusory truth effect, the backfire effect, failures of…
4 years, 11 months ago
Absolutely Mental Season Two
Sam shares a clip from the second season of Absolutely Mental, his audio series with Ricky Gervais. All 10 episodes have been released today (Friday …
4 years, 11 months ago
Ask Me Anything #18
Questions answered:
Why won't you discuss COVID vaccines and Ivermectin with Bret Weinstein on the podcast?
What do you think about the recent prosec…
4 years, 11 months ago
#260 — The Second Plane
Sam Harris recalls his experience of September 11th, 2001, and considers the future of American foreign policy.
If the Making Sense podcast logo in y…
4 years, 11 months ago
#259 — The Reckoning to Come
Sam Harris speaks with Balaji Srinivasan about several civilizational challenges and possible paths forward. They discuss the evidence of American de…
5 years ago
#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan
Sam Harris speaks with Peter Bergen about the US exit from Afghanistan, the resurgence of the Taliban, and his new book, "The Rise and Fall of Osama …
5 years ago