Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCan a Skeptic Believe in God?
Episode 586
Christopher Beha grew up Catholic in Manhattan, walked away during the New Atheist era, and spent years trying to build a secular worldview sturdy en…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Shermer Says 6: Jeffrey Epstein and Me
Episode 585
Michael Shermer recounts the moment he discovered his name in the Jeffrey Epstein files and uses it as a jumping-off point to tell a few unforgettabl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Evolutionary Roots of Love, Sex, and Jealousy
Episode 584
Why do people risk everything for love but treat sex like it's no big deal? Why is intimacy the most expensive thing in a brothel? And why do jealous…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Truth Still Matters (And Here's Why)
Episode 583
In this episode, Michael Shermer walks through the core ideas behind his new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters, breaki…
3 months ago
Shermer Says 5: What Went Wrong in Minnesota? Protests, Panic, and Personal Responsibility
Episode 582
In this solo episode of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael Shermer responds to the shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old healthcare worker who was ki…
3 months ago
Government Transparency & UFOs: Inside Military Programs and Classified Briefings
Episode 581
Michael Shermer sits down with attorney and bestselling author Kent Heckenlively for a tense, thoughtful, and surprisingly cordial conversation about…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Hardest UFO Cases to Dismiss: Something Is Flying Around and We Don't Know What It Is
Episode 580
In this episode, Michael Shermer talks with filmmaker James Fox, whose work has helped push UFOs, now often called UAPs, out of the tabloid shadows a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Survival Isn't Enough: The Deep Human Need to Matter
Episode 579
What if the deepest human drive isn't happiness, survival, or even love, but the need to matter?
Philosopher and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger G…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Shermer Says 4: Venezuela, ICE in Minnesota, UFOs & UAPs, and Social Norms Around Single-Sex Spaces
Episode 578
In this unscripted solo episode, Michael Shermer reflects on a dizzying start to the year and what it reveals about truth, power, and public judgment…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mental Health: More Diagnoses, Fewer Answers?
Episode 577
What if the way we approach mental health is quietly making things worse?
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist Sami Timimi joins Michael Shermer to exami…
3 months, 3 weeks ago