Podcast Episodes
Back to Search158. Jason D. Hill — We Have Overcome: An Immigrant's Letter to The American People
Episode 158
In this episode Michael Shermer speaks with Jason D. Hill, a black immigrant from Jamaica, about his eloquent appreciation of the American Dream, and…
5 years, 2 months ago
157. Avi Loeb — Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Episode 157
According to the Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, we have proof of alien existence, and more sightings are coming soon. In late 2017, scientists at a Haw…
5 years, 2 months ago
156. Ayaan Hirsi Ali — Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights
Episode 156
Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe's cities? No one in a position of power wants to admit t…
5 years, 2 months ago
155. Martin Sherwin — Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1945–1962
Episode 155
In episode 155, Dr. Shermer speaks with Martin Sherwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Rober…
5 years, 3 months ago
154. David Sloan Wilson — Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III
Episode 154
In episode 154, Michael speaks with renowned evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson about his new novel Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Gal…
5 years, 3 months ago
153. Kevin Dutton — Black-and-White Thinking: The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
Episode 153
In episode 153, Michael speaks with University of Oxford research psychologist Dr. Kevin Dutton about his new book Black-and-White Thinking: The Burd…
5 years, 3 months ago
152. Politics & Truth — Michael Shermer Responds to Critics of His Commentary "Trump & Truth"
Episode 152
Dr. Michael Shermer received a lot of interesting and constructive responses to episode 151, his commentary on the events of January 6, 2021 — the st…
5 years, 3 months ago
151. Trump & Truth — A Commentary by Michael Shermer
Episode 151
"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire
In this monologue commentary on the events of January 6, 2…
5 years, 3 months ago
150. Daniel Lieberman — Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding
Episode 150
"Nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in …
5 years, 3 months ago
149. The After Time: The Future of Civilization After COVID-19
Episode 149
In this special episode of the Science Salon podcast, the last of 2020, Dr. Michael Shermer offers some reflections on 2020, starting with race and t…
5 years, 4 months ago