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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

Episodes

Total: 447

#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good
2020/10/22

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Sandel about the problem with meritocracy . They discuss the dark sid

#220 - The Information Apocalypse
2020/10/17

Sam Harris speaks with Nina Schick about the growing epidemic of misinformation and disinformation.

#219 — The Power of Compassion
2020/10/8

Sam Harris speaks with James R. Doty about his memoir “Into the Magic Shop.” They discuss the signif

#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory
2020/9/24

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Tristan Harris about the ways in which social

#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism
2020/9/17

Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about race, racism, and “anti-racism” in America. They discuss

#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood
2020/9/3

Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about the breakdown of social order in the U.S. They discuss the

#215 — A Conversation with David Miliband
2020/8/21

Sam Harris speaks with David Miliband about his work with the International Rescue Committee. They d

#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee
2020/8/13

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about our ongoing failure to adequately respond to the C

#213 — The Worst Epidemic
2020/8/4

Sam Harris speaks with Gabriel Dance about the global epidemic of child sexual abuse. They discuss h

#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden
2020/7/29

Sam Harris speaks with Kathryn Paige Harden about public controversy over group differences in trait

#211 — The Nature of Human Nature
2020/7/17

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Plomin about the role that DNA plays in determining who we are. They d

#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
2020/7/9

Sam Harris speaks with William J. Perry and Lisa Perry about the ever-present threat of nuclear war.

#209 — A Good Life
2020/7/3

Sam Harris speaks with Scott Barry Kaufman about human well-being. They discuss intelligence and cre

#208 — Existential Risk
2020/6/23

Sam Harris speaks with Toby Ord about preserving the long term future of humanity. They discuss mora

#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
2020/6/13

Sam discusses the recent social protests and civil unrest, in light of what we know about racism and

#206 — A Conversation with David Frum
2020/5/26

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about the shifting political landscape. They discuss the seculariz

#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
2020/5/22

Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Markovits about the problems with meritocracy. They discuss the nature

#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
2020/5/18

Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the maintenance of a healthy society. They discuss the p

#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
2020/5/13

Sam Harris speaks with Caitlin Flanagan about her cancer recurrence and the response to her recent a

#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang
2020/5/11

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Yang about the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss the future of the middl