Podcast Episodes
Back to Search264. 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago
258. Jacek Kugler — Putin & Power Transition Theory: China, Russia, and Ukraine
Episode 258
Michael Shermer speaks with Professor of International Relations, Dr. Jacek Kugler, about his Power Transition Theory which states that an even distr…
4 years, 5 months ago
257. Simon Conway Morris on Design in Evolution & the Possibility of Purpose in the Cosmos
Episode 257
If extraterrestrial intelligences exist, will look anything like us? Are we alone in the cosmos? If we reran the tape of life, would humans appear ag…
4 years, 5 months ago
256. Imagining the Future with Reality Game Designer and Futurist Jane McGonigal
Episode 256
Shermer speaks with world-renowned future forecaster and game designer, Jane McGonigal, about her book Imaginable in which she draws on the latest sc…
4 years, 5 months ago
255. David Chalmers — Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
Episode 255
Shermer speaks with University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York …
4 years, 5 months ago