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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

#46 — The End of Faith Sessions 3
2016/9/28

Sam Harris reads and discusses the third chapter of "The End of Faith." Topics covered: Christianity

#45 — Ask Me Anything 5
2016/9/13

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about how 9/11 changed his life, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, fr

#44 — Being Good and Doing Good
2016/8/29

Sam Harris speaks with Oxford philosopher William MacAskill about effective altruism, moral illusion

#43 — What Do Jihadists Really Want?
2016/8/17

Sam Harris reads from the latest issue of "Dabiq," the magazine of ISIS, and discusses the beliefs a

#42 — Racism and Violence in America
2016/8/9

Sam Harris talks to economist Glenn C. Loury about racism, police violence, the Black Lives Matter m

#41 — Faith in Reason
2016/8/1
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Sam Harris speaks with Eric Weinstein about the relationship between faith and reason and about some

#40 — Complexity & Stupidity
2016/7/12

Sam Harris talks to biologist David Krakauer about information, complex systems, and the future of h

#39 — Free Will Revisited
2016/7/4

Sam Harris speaks with philosopher Daniel Dennett about free will. If the Making Sense podcast logo

#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2
2016/6/15

Sam Harris reads and discusses the second chapter of "The End of Faith." However, the first hour of

#37 — Thinking in Public
2016/5/31

Sam Harris speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about the public understanding of science,

#36 — What Makes Us Safer?
2016/5/2

Sam Harris speaks with Juliette Kayyem, a leading expert on homeland security, about the war on terr

#35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1
2016/4/25

Sam Harris reads and discusses the first chapter of "The End of Faith." If the Making Sense podcast

#34 — The Light of the Mind
2016/4/18

Sam Harris speaks with philosopher David Chalmers about the nature of consciousness, the challenges

#33 — Ask Me Anything 4
2016/3/26

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about the recent attacks in Brussels, dealing with anxie

#32 — The Best Podcast Ever
2016/3/12

Sam Harris talks to Omer Aziz about Islam, Islamism, free speech, and related topics. If the Making

#31 — Evolving Minds
2016/3/9

Sam Harris responds to Omer Aziz and Salon magazine, and then speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the s

#30 — Inside the Crucible
2016/3/6

Sam Harris briefly revisits the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Michael Weiss about ISIS

#29 — Throw Open the Gates
2016/2/24

Sam Harris responds to criticism of his views on the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Mary

#28 — Meat Without Misery
2016/2/20

Sam Harris offers a few more thoughts on Clinton vs Sanders, as well as on the ethics of strong encr

#27 — Ask Me Anything 3
2016/2/13

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about free will, meditation, Noam Chomsky, the illusion