Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInventing God: Psychology of Belief and the Rise of Secular Spirituality
Episode 486
Michael Shermer interviews Jon Mills, a psychoanalyst and philosopher, on a variety of topics, including the evolution of psychoanalysis, the dynamic…
1 year, 5 months ago
2024 Election Postmortem
Episode 485
In this special solo episode, Michael Shermer reflects on the 2024 election.
1 year, 5 months ago
Fentanyl and the Opioid Epidemic
Episode 484
In 2023, 107,543 Americans died from an overdose—over 75 thousand of those overdosed from fentanyl. This is almost double the number of people who di…
1 year, 5 months ago
Stories From the Front Lines of Abortion Care (Dr. Warren Hern)
Episode 483
Dr. Warren Hern's book, Abortion in the Age of Unreason: A Doctor's Account of Caring for Women Before and After Roe v. Wade, chronicles the difficul…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Most Important Election of My Lifetime … Again (Michael Shermer)
Episode 482
In this solo episode, Michael Shermer discusses the upcoming election, reflecting on the historical context of past elections and the political polar…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Future of Global Order and America's Influence
Episode 481
Edward Goldberg analyzes the United States' emergence as the global liberal hegemon, detailing its geographical and economic advantages that led to i…
1 year, 6 months ago
Faith, Politics, and Power: Talia Lavin on the Christian Right's America
Episode 480
Across America, a storm is brewing as the Christian Right gains unprecedented power. From book bans to anti-trans laws, this political force is resha…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Social Reset: Big Tech, Mental Health, and the Future of Connection
Episode 479
Mark Weinstein, a tech entrepreneur, privacy expert—and one of the visionary inventors of social networking—explores how social platforms could be re…
1 year, 6 months ago
Neal Stephenson on Predicting the Metaverse, Crypto, and AI Decades Ahead
Episode 478
Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels including Termination Shock, Seveneves, Cryptonomicon, and Snow Crash. His work…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Future of AI: Consciousness and Ethical Dilemmas
Episode 477
How should we go about understanding LLMs? Do these language models truly understand what they are saying? Or is it possible that what appears to be …
1 year, 6 months ago