#248 — Order & Freedom
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Michele Gelfand about the difference between tight and loose cultures. They discuss...
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Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
In this nearly 4-hour SPECIAL EPISODE, Rob Reid delivers a 100-minute monologue (broken up into 4 segments, and interleaved with...
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#247 — Constructing Minds
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Lisa Feldman Barrett about the origins and function of the human brain. They...
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#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Rener Gracie about police procedure and about the special relevance of Brazilian...
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#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan about the newly launched Journal of...
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#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk
In this episode of the podcast Sam Harris speaks with Bruce Friedrich and Liz Specht from the Good Food Institute about the way the...
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#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
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#242 — Psychedelics and the Self
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and...
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#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris presents his full argument on the illusoriness of free will—and explores its ethical and...
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#240 — The Boundaries of Self
In this episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with poet David Whyte about his new and on-going series for the Waking Up app, based on his...
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#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais calls Sam to ask if AI will replace comedians. They also discuss the implications of not having free will and if a chimp has...
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#238 — How to Build a Universe
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the difference...
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#237 — Another Call from Ricky
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#236 — Rebooting New York City
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, about the future of New York City. SUBSCRIBE to...
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#235 — A Call from Ricky
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#234 — The Divided Mind
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Iain McGilchrist about the differences between the right and left hemispheres of...
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#233 — The Groves of Misinformation
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Zeynep Tufekci about the problem of misinformation and group-think. They discuss...
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#232 — Inequality and Revolution
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jack Goldstone about the rise in social inequality and political instability in the...
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#231 — Crossing the Abyss
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with General Stanley McChrystal and Chris Fussell about the radicalization of the far...
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#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris discusses two dangerous misconceptions about the siege of the Capitol. SUBSCRIBE to gain access...
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