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Making Sense with Sam Harris

Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philos... Read more

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#138 — The Edge of Humanity

#138 — The Edge of Humanity

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century.” They discuss the importan... Read more

20 Sep 2018

49mins

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#125 — What Is Christianity?

#125 — What Is Christianity?

Sam Harris speaks to Bart Ehrman about his experience of being a born-again Christian, his academic training in New Test... Read more

1 May 2018

49mins

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#232 — Inequality and Revolution

#232 — Inequality and Revolution

Sam Harris speaks with Jack Goldstone about the rise in social inequality and political instability in the United States... Read more

27 Jan 2021

41mins

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#219 — The Power of Compassion

#219 — The Power of Compassion

Sam Harris speaks with James R. Doty about his memoir “Into the Magic Shop.” They discuss the significance of childhood ... Read more

8 Oct 2020

48mins

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#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

In the wake of the recent war in Gaza, many readers have asked "Why don't you criticize Israel?" Here is my response. Yo... Read more

27 Jul 2014

16mins

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#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good

#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Sandel about the problem with meritocracy . They discuss the dark side of the concept of ... Read more

22 Oct 2020

46mins

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#174 — Life & Mind

#174 — Life & Mind

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins. They discuss the strangeness of the “gene’s-eye view" of the world, the limits o... Read more

4 Nov 2019

48mins

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#136 — Digital Humanism

#136 — Digital Humanism

Sam Harris speaks with Jaron Lanier about the economics, politics, and psychology of our digital lives. They discuss the... Read more

30 Aug 2018

27mins

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#231 — Crossing the Abyss

#231 — Crossing the Abyss

Sam Harris speaks with General Stanley McChrystal and Chris Fussell about the radicalization of the far Right under Trum... Read more

17 Jan 2021

1hr 14mins

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#163 — Ricky Gervais

#163 — Ricky Gervais

Sam Harris speaks with Ricky Gervais. They discuss fame, the effect of social media, the changing state of comedy, offen... Read more

12 Jul 2019

55mins

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#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal

#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal

Sam Harris describes his new understanding of why people support President Trump. If the Making Sense podcast logo in yo... Read more

3 Nov 2020

8mins

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#73 — Forbidden Knowledge

#73 — Forbidden Knowledge

Sam Harris speaks with Charles Murray about the controversy over his book "The Bell Curve," the validity and significanc... Read more

23 Apr 2017

50mins

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#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

This is the complete first chapter of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris. To purchase the... Read more

21 Aug 2014

40mins

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#152 — The Trouble with Facebook

#152 — The Trouble with Facebook

Sam Harris speaks with Roger McNamee about his book Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. If the Making Sense p... Read more

27 Mar 2019

50mins

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#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Weinstein and Ben Shapiro about the breakdown of shared values, the problem with identity po... Read more

2 Jan 2018

55mins

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#62 — What is True?

#62 — What is True?

Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Jordan B. Peterson about freedom of speech and the nature of truth. If the Making Se... Read more

21 Jan 2017

55mins

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#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic

#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic

Sam Harris speaks with Amesh Adalja about the spreading coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the contagiousness of the vir... Read more

11 Mar 2020

1hr 6mins

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#18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...)

#18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...)

Sam Harris speaks with MIT cosmologist Max Tegmark about the foundations of science, our current understanding of the un... Read more

23 Sep 2015

43mins

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#159 — Conscious

#159 — Conscious

Sam Harris speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about her new book, "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery... Read more

6 Jun 2019

31mins

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#189 — Wealth & Happiness

#189 — Wealth & Happiness

Sam Harris speaks with Scott Galloway about the connection between wealth and happiness. They discuss the problem of wea... Read more

2 Mar 2020

1hr 11mins

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