Podcast Episodes
Back to Search268. Douglas Murray on The War on the West: Race, Politics, and Culture
Episode 268
Shermer and Murray discuss: what it takes to become a successful writer • Is this "war" on Western civilization just a necessary course correction fr…
4 years ago
267. Louis Theroux on Neo-Nazis, Jimmy Savile, UFO Cults, and Scientology
Episode 267
Shermer and Theroux discuss: how documentary films are made • religious fanaticism and why people believe • UFO cults, end-times sects, and cognitive…
4 years ago
266. Jesse Singal on Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills
Episode 266
Michal Shermer and Jesse Singal discuss: how social scientists determine causality • Primeworld: cognitive priming and how it works (and doesn't work…
4 years ago
265. Christopher Blattman on Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
Episode 265
Shermer and Blattman discuss: Putin, Russia, and Ukraine • game theory and violent conflict • 5 Reasons for conflict and war • common elements of con…
4 years ago
264. Adam Levin on Identity Theft and How to Protect Yourself from Scammers, Phishers, and Fraudsters of All Types
Episode 264
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life: from fake companies selling "credit card insurance"; criminal, medical, and child identity theft; cat…
4 years ago
263. Dave Rubin — Left, Right, and Woke, based on his book Don't Burn This Country: Surviving and Thriving in Our Woke Dystopia
Episode 263
In this conversation, Shermer speaks with Dave Rubin: New York Times bestselling author, and creator and host of The Rubin Report.
According to Rubin…
4 years ago
262. Oliver Stone on Ukraine, Putin, and the Military-Industrial Complex
Episode 262
In episode 262, Shermer speaks with Oliver Stone about: the relationship with truth in dramatic films vs. documentary films; how the world would be d…
4 years ago
261. Jim Al-Khalili on the Joy of Science
Episode 261
In this conversation with quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of s…
4 years ago
260. Batya Ungar-Sargon — Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy
Episode 260
Something is wrong with American journalism. Long before "fake news" became the calling card of the Right, Americans had lost faith in their news med…
4 years, 1 month ago
259. Ogi Ogas — Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
Episode 259
Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their…
4 years, 1 month ago