Podcast Episodes
Back to Search89. Richard Dawkins — Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide
Episode 89
In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Richard Dawkins explains how the natural world arose without a designer — the improbability and beauty…
6 years, 6 months ago
88. Daniel Oberhaus — Extraterrestrial Languages
Episode 88
The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one: if there is …
6 years, 6 months ago
87. Douglas Murray — The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity
Episode 87
In his devastating new book The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray examines the 21st century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and…
6 years, 6 months ago
86. Neil deGrasse Tyson — Letters from an Astrophysicist
Episode 86
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into s…
6 years, 6 months ago
85. Deepak Chopra — Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential
Episode 85
In this conversation long-time adversaries and now friends Michael Shermer and Deepak Chopra make an attempt at mutual understanding through the care…
6 years, 7 months ago
84. Christof Koch — The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness is Widespread but Can't Be Computed
Episode 84
In this fascinating discussion of one of the hardest problems in all of science — the hard problem of consciousness, that is, explaining how the feel…
6 years, 7 months ago
83. Peter Boghossian — How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
Episode 83
In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're onlin…
6 years, 7 months ago
82. Phil Zuckerman — What it Means to be Moral: Why Religion is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life
Episode 82
In What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life, Phil Zuckerman argues that morality does not come from God. R…
6 years, 7 months ago
81. Bruce Hood — Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need
Episode 81
You may not believe it, but there is a link between our current political instability and your childhood attachment to teddy bears. There's also a re…
6 years, 8 months ago
80. Bryan Walsh — End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World
Episode 80
End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back the layers of complexity around the unthin…
6 years, 8 months ago