Podcast Episodes
Back to Search163. Helen Pluckrose — Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Episode 163
Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga or cook Chinese food? …
5 years, 5 months ago
162. Benjamin Friedman — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Episode 162
In episode 162 of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael speaks with one of the nation's preeminent experts on economic policy, Benjamin Friedman, about h…
5 years, 6 months ago
161. Roy Richard Grinker — Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
Episode 161
For centuries, scientists and society cast moral judgments on anyone deemed mentally ill, confining many to asylums. In episode 161 of The Michael Sh…
5 years, 6 months ago
160. Abigail Shrier — Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
Episode 160
Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria—severe discomfort in one's biological sex—was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 …
5 years, 6 months ago
159. Joshua Glasgow — The Solace: Finding Value in Death Through Gratitude for Life
Episode 159
How can we find solace when we face the death of loved ones? How can we find solace in our own death? When philosopher Joshua Glasgow's mother was di…
5 years, 6 months ago
158. 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 months ago