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Podcast Profile: Making Sense with Sam Harris

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398 episodes
2013 to 2024
Median: 45 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent


Description (podcaster-provided):

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 philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.
Sam is also the creator of the Waking Up app. Combining Sam’s decades of mindfulness practice, profound wisdom from varied philosophical and contemplative traditions, and a commitment to a secular, scientific worldview, Waking Up is a resource for anyone interested in living a more examined, fulfilling life—and a new operating system for the mind.
Waking Up offers free subscriptions to anyone who can’t afford one, and donates a minimum of 10% of profits to the most effective charities around the world. To learn more, please go to WakingUp.com.
Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.


Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

➤ Current events analysis • Philosophy • Neuroscience • Moral philosophy • Religion • Rationality • Free speech • Political topics • Meditation • Mindfulness • Global conflicts • Identity politics • Artificial intelligence

"Making Sense with Sam Harris" is a podcast hosted by neuroscientist, philosopher, and author Sam Harris, which aims to delve into significant and often contentious questions concerning the mind, society, and our understanding of major philosophical and contemporary issues. Through conversations with various guests, Harris explores themes such as moral philosophy, rationality, religion, and current events.

The podcast frequently tackles political and societal issues, discussing topics like freedom of speech, cancel culture, and the nuances of political correctness. Episodes often critique the contemporary political landscape, addressing both liberal and conservative viewpoints, and examining the complex dynamics of modern political discourse, including the implications of right-wing and left-wing ideologies.

The host also focuses on global conflicts and geopolitical matters. In numerous episodes, discussions revolve around the ongoing conflicts in regions such as Gaza and Ukraine, analyzing the historical and contemporary factors that shape these conflicts. Topics such as the morality and effectiveness of military actions, urban warfare, and the global impact of these wars are recurrent themes.

Another significant strand of the podcast deals with theoretical and practical aspects of mindfulness and meditation, which are tied to Harris’s Waking Up app. Harris often emphasizes meditation as a tool for coping with modern life's challenges and improving mental well-being. This aligns with his broader examination of how scientific and philosophical understanding can inform personal and societal betterment.

Additionally, the podcast addresses the ethics and future implications of technological advancements, especially in artificial intelligence. Harris and his guests frequently discuss the potential benefits and existential risks associated with AI, exploring how it might transform labor markets, security, and day-to-day human experiences.

"Making Sense with Sam Harris" provides an in-depth exploration of various critical issues at the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, and current global events, all aimed at fostering a more examined and rational approach to life and societal challenges.


Episodes:
#372 — Life & Work
2024-Jun-24
41 minutes
#371 — What the Hell Is Happening?
2024-Jun-14
43 minutes
#370 — Gender Apartheid and the Future of Iran
2024-Jun-06
81 minutes
#369 — Escaping Death
2024-May-30
34 minutes
#368 — Freedom & Censorship
2024-May-21
42 minutes
#367 — Campus Protests, Antisemitism, and Western Values
2024-May-13
53 minutes
#366 — Urban Warfare 2.0
2024-May-07
99 minutes
#365 — Reality Check
2024-May-01
51 minutes
#364 — Facts & Values
2024-Apr-23
28 minutes
#363 — Knowledge Work
2024-Apr-15
51 minutes
#362 — Six Months of War
2024-Apr-09
54 minutes
#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism
2024-Apr-01
85 minutes
#360 — We Really Don’t Have Free Will?
2024-Mar-27
39 minutes
#359 — Getting Used to It
2024-Mar-19
31 minutes
#358 — The War in Ukraine
2024-Mar-11
36 minutes
#357 — America & World Order
2024-Mar-04
32 minutes
#356 — Islam & Freedom
2024-Feb-28
29 minutes
#355 — A Falling World
2024-Feb-21
48 minutes
#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?
2024-Feb-16
40 minutes
#353 — Race & Reason
2024-Feb-11
56 minutes
#352 — Hubris & Chaos
2024-Feb-04
29 minutes
#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza
2024-Jan-30
42 minutes
#350 — Sharing Reality
2024-Jan-23
42 minutes
#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good
2024-Jan-16
63 minutes
#348 — The Politics of Antisemitism
2024-Jan-05
40 minutes
#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024
2024-Jan-02
8 minutes
#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?
2023-Dec-22
39 minutes
#345 — Resilience
2023-Dec-18
124 minutes
#344 — The War in Gaza
2023-Dec-12
58 minutes
#343 — What Is "Islamophobia"?
2023-Dec-06
11 minutes
#342 — Animal Minds & Moral Truths
2023-Nov-27
62 minutes
#341 — Gaza & Global Order
2023-Nov-16
54 minutes
#340 — The Bright Line Between Good and Evil
2023-Nov-07
59 minutes
#339 — The Infernal Logic of Jihad
2023-Nov-03
50 minutes
#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence
2023-Oct-12
14 minutes
#337 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine
2023-Oct-04
101 minutes
#336 — The Roots of Identity Politics
2023-Sep-27
62 minutes
#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid
2023-Sep-22
70 minutes
#334 — The Low-Trust Society
2023-Sep-18
49 minutes
#333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change
2023-Sep-05
67 minutes
#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?
2023-Aug-28
55 minutes
#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes
2023-Aug-20
9 minutes
#330 — The Doomsday Machine
2023-Aug-16
95 minutes
#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?
2023-Aug-12
60 minutes
#328 — Health & Longevity
2023-Aug-02
63 minutes
#327 — Transformative Experiences
2023-Jul-21
49 minutes
#326 — AI & Information Integrity
2023-Jul-06
49 minutes
#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.
2023-Jul-03
26 minutes
#324 — Debating the Future of AI
2023-Jun-28
54 minutes
#323 — Science & Survival
2023-Jun-22
46 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Jun-18
39 minutes
#322 — Predicting Reality
2023-Jun-13
54 minutes
#321 — Reckoning with Parfit
2023-Jun-05
52 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-May-26
41 minutes
#320 — Constructing Self and World
2023-May-22
51 minutes
#319 — The Digital Multiverse
2023-May-15
36 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-May-05
44 minutes
#318 — Physics & Philosophy
2023-May-01
54 minutes
#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?
2023-Apr-20
67 minutes
#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy
2023-Apr-14
54 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Apr-12
49 minutes
#315 — The Great Derangement
2023-Apr-07
59 minutes
#314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling
2023-Mar-31
54 minutes
#313 — Apocalypse
2023-Mar-25
35 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief | Episode 6 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Mar-15
63 minutes
#312 — The Trouble with AI
2023-Mar-07
86 minutes
#311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?
2023-Feb-20
58 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Free Will | Episode 5 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Feb-14
44 minutes
#310 — Social Media & Public Trust
2023-Feb-01
68 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Encounters With Violence | Episode 4 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Jan-26
36 minutes
#309 — Vulnerability, Politics, and Moral Worth
2023-Jan-20
45 minutes
#308 — The Long Game
2023-Jan-11
34 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Foundations of Morality | Episode 3 of The Essential Sam Harris
2023-Jan-05
44 minutes
#307 — Twitter, Elon, & Free Speech
2022-Dec-30
27 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Consciousness | Episode 2 of The Essential Sam Harris
2022-Dec-15
34 minutes
#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality
2022-Dec-13
105 minutes
#305 — Moral Knowledge
2022-Dec-08
67 minutes
#304 — Why I Left Twitter
2022-Nov-28
69 minutes
Episode Image Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence | Episode 1 of The Essential Sam Harris
2022-Nov-22
67 minutes
#303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
2022-Nov-15
20 minutes
#302 — Science & Civilization
2022-Nov-11
49 minutes
#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk
2022-Oct-25
60 minutes
#300 — A Tale of Cancellation
2022-Oct-12
188 minutes
#299 — Steps in the Right Direction
2022-Oct-03
40 minutes
#298 — Leaving the Faith (Rebroadcast)
2022-Sep-29
80 minutes
#297 — Preparing for the End
2022-Sep-23
64 minutes
#296 — Repairing Our Country
2022-Sep-13
42 minutes
#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life
2022-Sep-09
44 minutes
#294 — Status Games
2022-Aug-31
40 minutes
#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias
2022-Aug-25
43 minutes
#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?
2022-Aug-14
120 minutes
#291 — Where is Happiness?
2022-Jul-28
64 minutes
#290 — What Went Wrong?
2022-Jul-21
48 minutes
#289 — Time Management for Mortals
2022-Jul-18
38 minutes
#288 — The End of Global Order
2022-Jul-14
54 minutes
#287 — Why Wealth Matters
2022-Jul-05
50 minutes
#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics
2022-Jun-28
41 minutes
#285 — American Division
2022-Jun-24
46 minutes
#284 — The Funny Business
2022-Jun-07
40 minutes
#283 — Gun Violence in America
2022-May-30
94 minutes
#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?
2022-May-23
54 minutes
#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents
2022-May-02
71 minutes
#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
2022-Apr-22
38 minutes
#279 — The Rules of the Stage
2022-Apr-18
35 minutes
#278 — The Man Who Will Be King
2022-Apr-13
37 minutes
#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?
2022-Apr-03
38 minutes
#276 — Defending the Global Order
2022-Mar-22
36 minutes
#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine
2022-Mar-10
37 minutes
Absolutely Mental Season 3
2022-Mar-02
49 minutes
Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues
2022-Feb-28
117 minutes
#274 — The Future of American Democracy
2022-Feb-11
140 minutes
#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology
2022-Feb-07
20 minutes
Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)
2022-Jan-31
28 minutes
#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
2022-Jan-11
46 minutes
#271 — Earning to Give
2021-Dec-24
75 minutes
#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?
2021-Dec-14
171 minutes
#269 — Deep Time
2021-Dec-03
40 minutes
#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
2021-Nov-24
36 minutes
#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep
2021-Nov-10
49 minutes
#266 — The Limits of Pleasure
2021-Nov-02
47 minutes
#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism
2021-Oct-27
35 minutes
#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)
2021-Oct-21
48 minutes
#263 — The Paradox of Death
2021-Oct-18
18 minutes
#262 — The Future of American Democracy
2021-Oct-05
33 minutes
#261 — Belief & Identity
2021-Sep-30
40 minutes
Absolutely Mental Season Two
2021-Sep-24
16 minutes
Ask Me Anything #18
2021-Sep-20
28 minutes
#260 — The Second Plane
2021-Sep-09
16 minutes
#259 — The Reckoning to Come
2021-Sep-01
72 minutes
#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan
2021-Aug-23
46 minutes
#257 — The State of the World
2021-Aug-13
61 minutes
Ask Me Anything #17
2021-Aug-08
24 minutes
#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas
2021-Jul-23
86 minutes
#255 — The Future of Intelligence
2021-Jul-09
58 minutes
#254 — The Mating Strategies of Earthlings
2021-Jun-25
49 minutes
#253 — Corporate Courage
2021-Jun-17
45 minutes
#252 — Are We Alone in the Universe?
2021-Jun-10
52 minutes
#251 — Corporate Cowardice
2021-May-26
39 minutes
#250 — Broken Conversations
2021-May-21
45 minutes
#249 — Distance & Arrival
2021-May-14
33 minutes
#248 — Order & Freedom
2021-Apr-30
38 minutes
Episode Image Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
2021-Apr-24
221 minutes
#247 — Constructing Minds
2021-Apr-22
67 minutes
#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct
2021-Apr-16
101 minutes
#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?
2021-Apr-12
42 minutes
#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk
2021-Apr-06
72 minutes
#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
2021-Mar-28
9 minutes
#242 — Psychedelics and the Self
2021-Mar-23
63 minutes
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
2021-Mar-12
43 minutes
#240 — The Boundaries of Self
2021-Mar-07
43 minutes
#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais
2021-Feb-24
21 minutes
#238 — How to Build a Universe
2021-Feb-23
59 minutes
#237 — Another Call from Ricky Gervais
2021-Feb-16
42 minutes
#236 — Rebooting New York City
2021-Feb-11
48 minutes
#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais
2021-Feb-10
29 minutes
#234 — The Divided Mind
2021-Feb-05
54 minutes
#233 — The Groves of Misinformation
2021-Feb-02
50 minutes
#232 — Inequality and Revolution
2021-Jan-27
41 minutes
#231 — Crossing the Abyss
2021-Jan-17
74 minutes
#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
2021-Jan-11
41 minutes
#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year
2021-Jan-06
29 minutes
#228 — Doing Good
2020-Dec-14
134 minutes
#227 — Knowing the Mind
2020-Dec-07
46 minutes
Making Sense with Sam Harris
2020-Dec-07
1 minute
#226 — The Price of Distraction
2020-Nov-27
44 minutes
#225 — Republic of Lies
2020-Nov-18
31 minutes
#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal
2020-Nov-03
8 minutes
#223 — A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan
2020-Oct-30
95 minutes
#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence
2020-Oct-28
65 minutes
#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good
2020-Oct-22
46 minutes
#220 - The Information Apocalypse
2020-Oct-17
47 minutes
#219 — The Power of Compassion
2020-Oct-08
48 minutes
#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory
2020-Sep-24
47 minutes
#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism
2020-Sep-17
71 minutes
#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood
2020-Sep-03
50 minutes
#215 — A Conversation with David Miliband
2020-Aug-21
49 minutes
#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee
2020-Aug-13
46 minutes
#213 — The Worst Epidemic
2020-Aug-04
134 minutes
#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden
2020-Jul-29
48 minutes
#211 — The Nature of Human Nature
2020-Jul-17
72 minutes
#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
2020-Jul-09
106 minutes
#209 — A Good Life
2020-Jul-03
57 minutes
#208 — Existential Risk
2020-Jun-23
64 minutes
#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
2020-Jun-13
112 minutes
#206 — A Conversation with David Frum
2020-May-26
44 minutes
#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
2020-May-22
58 minutes
#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
2020-May-18
65 minutes
#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
2020-May-13
67 minutes
#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang
2020-May-11
38 minutes
#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
2020-May-01
68 minutes
#200 — Creatures of Habit
2020-Apr-29
32 minutes
#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
2020-Apr-24
37 minutes
#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Apr-16
58 minutes
#197 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
2020-Apr-12
30 minutes
#196 — The Science of Happiness
2020-Apr-10
59 minutes
#195 — Social Cohesion is Everything
2020-Apr-06
68 minutes
#194 — The New Future of Work
2020-Mar-25
104 minutes
#193 — Meditation in an Emergency
2020-Mar-20
21 minutes
#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Mar-17
37 minutes
#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic
2020-Mar-11
66 minutes
#190 — How Should We Respond to Coronavirus?
2020-Mar-10
78 minutes
#189 — Wealth & Happiness
2020-Mar-02
71 minutes
#188 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Feb-28
32 minutes
#187 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Feb-21
27 minutes
#186 — The Bomb
2020-Feb-18
79 minutes
#185 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Feb-07
30 minutes
#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality
2020-Feb-03
29 minutes
#183 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
2020-Jan-28
27 minutes
#182 — Unlearning Race
2020-Jan-23
39 minutes
#181 — The Illusory Self
2020-Jan-13
92 minutes
#180 — Sex & Power
2019-Dec-30
48 minutes
#179 — The Unquiet Mind
2019-Dec-17
34 minutes
#178 — The Reality Illusion
2019-Dec-11
67 minutes
#177 — Psychedelic Science
2019-Dec-02
86 minutes
#176 — Knowledge & Redemption
2019-Nov-23
63 minutes
#175 — Leaving the Faith
2019-Nov-11
36 minutes
#174 — Life & Mind
2019-Nov-04
48 minutes
#173 — Anti-Semitism and Its Discontents
2019-Oct-28
28 minutes
#172 — Among the Deplorables
2019-Oct-21
51 minutes
#171 — Escaping a Christian Cult
2019-Oct-08
42 minutes
#170 — The Great Uncoupling
2019-Oct-02
48 minutes
#169 — Omens of a Race War
2019-Sep-20
43 minutes
#168 — Mind, Space, & Motion
2019-Sep-11
37 minutes
#167 — A Few Thoughts on White Supremacy
2019-Aug-26
16 minutes
#166 — The Plague Years
2019-Aug-21
25 minutes
#165 — Journey into Wokeness
2019-Aug-14
61 minutes
#164 — Cause & Effect
2019-Aug-05
49 minutes
#163 — Ricky Gervais
2019-Jul-12
55 minutes
#162 — Medical Intelligence
2019-Jul-03
36 minutes
#161 — Rise & Fall
2019-Jun-24
43 minutes
#160 — The Revenge of History
2019-Jun-17
58 minutes
#159 — Conscious
2019-Jun-06
31 minutes
#158 — Understanding Humans in the Wild
2019-May-30
58 minutes
#157 — What Does the Mueller Report Really Say?
2019-May-20
35 minutes
#156 — The Evolution of Culture
2019-May-13
40 minutes
#155 — Mental Models
2019-Apr-29
49 minutes
#154 — What Do Jihadists Really Want? (2019)
2019-Apr-25
54 minutes
#153 — Possible Minds
2019-Apr-15
98 minutes
#152 — The Trouble with Facebook
2019-Mar-27
50 minutes
#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?
2019-Mar-18
33 minutes
#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding
2019-Mar-12
49 minutes
#149 — The Problem of Addiction
2019-Mar-04
40 minutes
#148 — Jack Dorsey
2019-Feb-05
33 minutes
#147 — Stephen Fry
2019-Jan-28
45 minutes
#146 — Digital Capitalism
2019-Jan-16
44 minutes
#145 — The Information War
2019-Jan-02
31 minutes
The Drive Interview with Peter Attia
2018-Dec-20
174 minutes
#144 — Conquering Hate
2018-Dec-07
69 minutes
#143 — The Keys to the Mind
2018-Nov-21
42 minutes
#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life
2018-Nov-13
47 minutes
#141— Is #MeToo Going Too Far?
2018-Nov-05
39 minutes
The TED Interview
2018-Oct-30
67 minutes
#140 — Burning Down the Fourth Estate
2018-Oct-17
45 minutes
#139 — Sacred & Profane
2018-Oct-03
42 minutes
Introducing Waking Up
2018-Sep-25
10 minutes
Episode Image #138 — The Edge of Humanity
2018-Sep-20
49 minutes
Episode Image #137 — Safe Space
2018-Sep-10
40 minutes
Episode Image #136 — Digital Humanism
2018-Aug-30
27 minutes
Episode Image #135 — Navigating Sex and Gender
2018-Aug-20
37 minutes
Episode Image #134 — Beyond the Politics of Race
2018-Jul-29
50 minutes
Episode Image #133 — Globalism on the Brink
2018-Jul-18
24 minutes
Episode Image #132 — Freeing the Hostages
2018-Jul-09
26 minutes
Episode Image #131 — Dictators, Immigration, #MeToo, and Other Imponderables
2018-Jul-03
36 minutes
Episode Image #130 — Universal Basic Income
2018-Jun-19
24 minutes
Episode Image #129 — An Insider’s View of Medicine
2018-Jun-12
28 minutes
Episode Image #128 — Transformations of Mind
2018-Jun-04
69 minutes
Episode Image #127 — Freedom from the Known
2018-May-28
38 minutes
Episode Image #126 — In Defense of Honor
2018-May-08
50 minutes
Episode Image #125 — What Is Christianity?
2018-May-01
49 minutes
Episode Image #124 — In Search of Reality
2018-Apr-21
47 minutes
Episode Image #123 — Identity & Honesty
2018-Apr-09
52 minutes
Episode Image #122 — Extreme Housekeeping Edition
2018-Apr-03
17 minutes
Episode Image #121 — White Power
2018-Mar-25
60 minutes
Episode Image #120 — What Is and What Matters
2018-Mar-19
50 minutes
Episode Image #119 — Hidden Motives
2018-Mar-12
59 minutes
Episode Image # 118 — The View from Trumpistan
2018-Feb-27
28 minutes
Episode Image #117 — Networks, Power, and Chaos
2018-Feb-19
40 minutes
Episode Image The Russell Brand Interview
2018-Feb-09
121 minutes
Episode Image #116 — AI: Racing Toward the Brink
2018-Feb-06
55 minutes
Episode Image #115 — Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, and Matt Dillahunty (1)
2018-Jan-29
38 minutes
Episode Image #114 — Politics and Sanity
2018-Jan-22
50 minutes
Episode Image #113 — Consciousness and the Self
2018-Jan-09
103 minutes
Episode Image #112 — The Intellectual Dark Web
2018-Jan-02
55 minutes
Episode Image #111 — The Science of Meditation
2017-Dec-28
41 minutes
Episode Image #110 — The Change Artist
2017-Dec-23
45 minutes
Episode Image #109— Biology and Culture
2017-Dec-19
56 minutes
Episode Image #108 — Defending the Experts
2017-Dec-14
43 minutes
Episode Image #107 — Is Life Actually Worth Living?
2017-Dec-06
48 minutes
Episode Image #106 — Humanity 2.0
2017-Nov-29
19 minutes
Episode Image #105 — Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty
2017-Nov-20
38 minutes
Episode Image #104 — The Lessons of Death
2017-Nov-15
28 minutes
Episode Image #103 — American Fantasies
2017-Nov-09
25 minutes
Episode Image #102 — Is Buddhism True?
2017-Oct-30
55 minutes
Episode Image #101 — Defending the Republic
2017-Oct-17
33 minutes
Episode Image #100 — Facing the Crowd
2017-Oct-09
39 minutes
Episode Image The "After On" Interview
2017-Oct-06
107 minutes
Episode Image #99 — What Happened to Liberalism?
2017-Sep-28
32 minutes
Episode Image #98 — Into the Dark Land
2017-Sep-21
30 minutes
Episode Image #97 — The Impossible War
2017-Sep-15
26 minutes
Episode Image #96 — The Nature of Consciousness
2017-Sep-10
50 minutes
Episode Image #95 — What You Need to Know About Climate Change
2017-Sep-05
46 minutes
Episode Image #94 — Frontiers of Intelligence
2017-Aug-29
36 minutes
Episode Image #93 — Identity & Terror
2017-Aug-21
39 minutes
Episode Image #92 — The Limits of Persuasion
2017-Aug-16
60 minutes
Episode Image #91 — The Biology of Good and Evil
2017-Aug-09
43 minutes
Episode Image #90 — Living With Violence
2017-Aug-06
61 minutes
Episode Image #89 — On Becoming a Better Person
2017-Jul-25
22 minutes
Episode Image #88 — Must We Accept a Nuclear North Korea?
2017-Jul-21
27 minutes
Episode Image #87 — Triggered
2017-Jul-19
52 minutes
Episode Image #86 — From Cells to Cities
2017-Jul-14
50 minutes
Episode Image #85 — Is this the End of Europe?
2017-Jul-07
40 minutes
Episode Image #84 — Landscapes of Mind
2017-Jul-01
45 minutes
Episode Image #83 — The Politics of Emergency
2017-Jun-23
38 minutes
Episode Image #82 — The End of the World According to ISIS
2017-Jun-15
42 minutes
Episode Image #81 — Leaving Islam
2017-Jun-09
49 minutes
Episode Image #80 — The Unraveling
2017-Jun-04
25 minutes
Episode Image #79 — The Road to Tyranny
2017-May-29
31 minutes
Episode Image #78 — Persuasion and Control
2017-May-26
40 minutes
Episode Image #77 — The Moral Complexity of Genetics
2017-May-22
44 minutes
Episode Image #76 — The Path to Impeachment
2017-May-18
39 minutes
#75 — Ask Me Anything 7
2017-May-12
29 minutes
Episode Image #74 — What Should We Eat?
2017-May-06
47 minutes
Episode Image #73 — Forbidden Knowledge
2017-Apr-23
50 minutes
Episode Image #72 — Privacy and Security
2017-Apr-17
14 minutes
Episode Image #71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
2017-Apr-14
46 minutes
Episode Image #70 — Beauty and Terror
2017-Apr-10
50 minutes
Episode Image #69 — The Russia Connection
2017-Mar-24
37 minutes
Episode Image #68 — Reality and the Imagination
2017-Mar-19
38 minutes
Episode Image #67 — Meaning and Chaos
2017-Mar-13
45 minutes
Episode Image #66 — Living with Robots
2017-Mar-01
24 minutes
Episode Image #65 — We're All Cucks Now
2017-Feb-20
25 minutes
#64 — Ask Me Anything 6
2017-Feb-16
42 minutes
Episode Image #63 — Why Meditate?
2017-Jan-31
48 minutes
Episode Image #62 — What is True?
2017-Jan-21
55 minutes
Episode Image #61 — The Power of Belief
2017-Jan-15
49 minutes
Episode Image #60 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (2)
2017-Jan-10
36 minutes
Episode Image #59 — Friend & Foe
2017-Jan-05
49 minutes
Episode Image #58 — The Putin Question
2016-Dec-27
41 minutes
Episode Image #57 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (1)
2016-Dec-19
42 minutes
Episode Image #56 — Abusing Dolores
2016-Dec-12
69 minutes
Episode Image #55 — Islamism vs Secularism
2016-Dec-06
74 minutes
Episode Image #54 — Trumping The World
2016-Dec-01
36 minutes
Episode Image #53 — The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence
2016-Nov-24
37 minutes
Episode Image #52 — Finding Our Way in the Cosmos
2016-Nov-16
44 minutes
Episode Image #51 — The Most Powerful Clown
2016-Nov-10
12 minutes
Episode Image #50 — The Borders of Tolerance
2016-Nov-02
24 minutes
Episode Image #49 — The Lesser Evil
2016-Oct-26
64 minutes
Episode Image #48 — What Is Moral Progress?
2016-Oct-21
47 minutes
Episode Image #47 — The Frontiers of Political Correctness
2016-Oct-06
48 minutes
Episode Image #46 — The End of Faith Sessions 3
2016-Sep-28
27 minutes
#45 — Ask Me Anything 5
2016-Sep-13
46 minutes
Episode Image #44 — Being Good and Doing Good
2016-Aug-29
55 minutes
#43 — What Do Jihadists Really Want?
2016-Aug-17
48 minutes
Episode Image #42 — Racism and Violence in America
2016-Aug-09
55 minutes
Episode Image #41 — Faith in Reason
2016-Aug-01
63 minutes
Episode Image #40 — Complexity & Stupidity
2016-Jul-12
47 minutes
Episode Image #39 — Free Will Revisited
2016-Jul-04
45 minutes
Episode Image #38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2
2016-Jun-15
40 minutes
Episode Image #37 — Thinking in Public
2016-May-31
46 minutes
Episode Image #36 — What Makes Us Safer?
2016-May-02
37 minutes
Episode Image #35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1
2016-Apr-25
51 minutes
Episode Image #34 — The Light of the Mind
2016-Apr-18
47 minutes
#33 — Ask Me Anything 4
2016-Mar-26
28 minutes
Episode Image #32 — The Best Podcast Ever
2016-Mar-12
96 minutes
Episode Image #31 — Evolving Minds
2016-Mar-09
42 minutes
Episode Image #30 — Inside the Crucible
2016-Mar-06
42 minutes
Episode Image #29 — Throw Open the Gates
2016-Feb-24
51 minutes
Episode Image #28 — Meat Without Misery
2016-Feb-20
20 minutes
#27 — Ask Me Anything 3
2016-Feb-13
29 minutes
Episode Image #26 — The Logic of Violence
2016-Jan-19
42 minutes
Episode Image #25 — Behind the Gun
2016-Jan-14
44 minutes
#24 — Ask Me Anything 2
2016-Jan-04
45 minutes
Episode Image #23 — Islam and the Future of Tolerance (Audiobook Excerpts)
2015-Dec-21
37 minutes
Episode Image #22 — Surviving the Cosmos
2015-Dec-16
48 minutes
Episode Image #21 — On the Maintenance of Civilization
2015-Nov-22
57 minutes
Episode Image #20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon
2015-Nov-15
9 minutes
Episode Image #19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)
2015-Oct-08
38 minutes
Episode Image #18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...)
2015-Sep-23
43 minutes
Episode Image #17 — What I Really Think About Profiling
2015-Sep-16
12 minutes
Episode Image #16 — The Dark Side
2015-Aug-26
41 minutes
Episode Image #15 — Questions Along the Path
2015-Aug-11
45 minutes
Episode Image #14 — The Virtues of Cold Blood
2015-Jul-29
42 minutes
Episode Image #13 — The Moral Gaze
2015-Jul-21
32 minutes
Episode Image #12 — Leaving the Church
2015-Jul-03
30 minutes
Episode Image #11 — Shouldering the Burden of History
2015-Jun-27
58 minutes
Episode Image #10 — Faith vs. Fact
2015-May-19
24 minutes
Episode Image #9 — Final Thoughts On Chomsky
2015-May-15
10 minutes
#8 — Ask Me Anything 1
2015-Apr-24
38 minutes
Episode Image #7 — Through the Eyes of a Cult
2015-Mar-25
11 minutes
Episode Image #6 — The Chapel Hill Murders and 'Militant' Atheism
2015-Feb-18
12 minutes
Episode Image #5 — After Charlie Hebdo and Other Thoughts
2015-Jan-22
16 minutes
Episode Image #4 — The Path and the Goal
2014-Oct-28
50 minutes
Episode Image #3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One
2014-Aug-21
40 minutes
Episode Image #2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?
2014-Jul-27
16 minutes
Episode Image #1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life
2014-Jun-05
20 minutes
Episode Image How to talk to a Christian
2013-Nov-12
7 minutes
Episode Image Looking for the Self (26 Minutes)
2013-Sep-26

Episode Image Mindfulness Meditation (9 Minutes)
2013-Sep-26