Podcast Episodes
Back to Search94. David Leiser — How We Misunderstand Economics and Why it Matters
Episode 94
This is the first book to explain why people misunderstand economics. From the cognitive shortcuts we use to make sense of complex information, to th…
6 years, 8 months ago
93. Geoffrey Miller — Virtue Signaling: Essays on Darwinian Politics & Free Speech
Episode 93
Michael Shermer talks with the polymathic polyamorous sapiosexual classically liberal evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller about:
virtue signal…6 years, 9 months ago
92. Tim Samuels — Future Man: How to Evolve and Thrive in the Age of Trump, Mansplaining, and #MeToo
Episode 92
If ever there was an urgent need for a frank understanding of what's going on with men, it is now. Male rage and frustration have driven resurgent po…
6 years, 9 months ago
91. James Traub — What Was Liberalism? The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea
Episode 91
In this wide-ranging conversation James Traub and Michael Shermer discuss:
the changing meaning of "liberalism" over the centuries and decades why t…6 years, 9 months ago
90. Melvin Konner — Believers: Faith in Human Nature
Episode 90
World renowned biological anthropologist Mel Konner examines the nature of human nature, including and especially in his new book the nature of relig…
6 years, 10 months ago
89. 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago