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#422 — Zionism & Jihadism

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Haviv Rettig Gur about Israel and her enemies. They discuss Israel’s war wi...

#421 — “More From Sam”: Political Violence, Iran, Deportations, Protests, & Rapid Fire Questions

Tue, 17 Jun 2025

In this latest episode of the “More From Sam” series, Sam hopped back on with his manager and bu...

#420 — Countdown to Superintelligence

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Kokotajlo about the potential impacts of superintelligent AI over the ...

#419 — "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions

Fri, 06 Jun 2025

Sam hopped back on with his manager and business partner, Jaron Lowenstein, to talk about current ev...

#418 — A Future for Democrats

Mon, 02 Jun 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Congressman Ritchie Torres about the future of American politics. They discus...

#417 — Philosophy for Life

Wed, 28 May 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Donald Robertson about Stoicism and the good life. They discuss the relations...

#416 — “More From Sam”: Biden's Big Lie, Review of Tapper Interview, Trump, & a Case Against Israel's Actions in Gaza

Fri, 23 May 2025

Sam hopped back on with his manager and business partner, Jaron Lowenstein, to talk about current ev...

#415 — The Cover-Up

Wed, 21 May 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Jake Tapper about Jake’s new book (with Alex Thompson), Original Sin: Presi...

#414 — Strange Truths

Mon, 12 May 2025

Sam Harris speaks with David Deutsch about quantum physics and current events. They discuss the “m...

#413 — “More From Sam”: Trump & Israel, Corruption, Free Speech Violations, the Democrats, & Ezra Klein

Tue, 06 May 2025

Sam hopped back on with his manager and business partner, Jaron Lowenstein, to talk about current ev...

#412 — Better Things & Better People

Fri, 02 May 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Rutger Bregman about Rutger’s new book, Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your T...

#411 — The Victimhood Pandemic

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Scott Barry Kaufman about Scott’s new book, Rise Above: Overcome a Victim M...

#410 — The Whole Catastrophe

Sun, 20 Apr 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about Douglas’s new book, On Democracies and Death Cults: Is...

#409 — "More From Sam": Religion, Deportations, Douglas Murray vs. Rogan, & Bill Maher's Dinner with Trump

Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Sam hopped back on with his manager and business partner, Jaron Lowenstein, to discuss current event...

#408 — Finding Equanimity in Chaos

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

Dan Harris interviews Sam Harris for Dan’s podcast, 10% Happier. They discuss how meditation helpe...

#407 — Can We Ever Return to Normal Politics?

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Jon Favreau about the state of American politics. They discuss the Trump admi...

#406 — The Legacy of Christianity

Mon, 07 Apr 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Tom Holland about his book, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the...

#405 — "More From Sam": Tariffs, SignalGate, Trump, Elon, Douglas Murray, & Joe Rogan

Fri, 04 Apr 2025

By far the most common feedback we hear from you guys is the following: “We want more from Sam.”...

#404 — What If Consciousness Is Fundamental?

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Sam Harris speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about LIGHTS ON, her ten-part audio documentary expl...

#403 — Sanity Check on Trump 2.0

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Jonah Goldberg about the damage Trump is doing domestically and abroad. They ...

#402 — The Geopolitics of Trump 2.0

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Niall Ferguson about the current geopolitical situation. They discuss how Tru...

#401 — Christian Nationalism and the New Right

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Katherine Stewart about her new book, Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Moveme...

#400 — The Politics of Information

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Helen Lewis about the culture wars. They discuss the role of journalists, DEI...

#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe

Mon, 27 Jan 2025

Sam Harris speaks with Rick Caruso about the Los Angeles fires. They discuss how mismanagement may h...

#398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

Sam provides an update about his experience of the LA fires and shares a few selections from the Wak...

#397 — A New Year's Message from Sam

Wed, 01 Jan 2025

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#396 — The Way Forward

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Matthew Yglesias about the future of Democratic politics. They discuss where ...

#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents

Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Sam Harris discusses the breakdown of trust in institutions, the nature of intellectual authority, t...

#394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth

Tue, 03 Dec 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Ben Lamm about his work at Colossal Biosciences. They discuss his efforts to ...

#393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the his...

#392 — Technology & Culture

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Christine Rosen about how technology is changing our culture. They discuss th...

#391 — The Reckoning

Mon, 11 Nov 2024

Sam Harris discusses the result of the 2024 presidential election, the lessons that the Democratic P...

#390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Cuban about the 2024 presidential election. They discuss Trump’s ethic...

#389 — The Politics of Risk

Fri, 25 Oct 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Nate Silver about cultural attitudes toward risk and the state of American po...

#388 — What Is Life?

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Sara Imari Walker about a scientific understanding of life. They discuss the ...

#387 — Politics & Power

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel about the state of world order and American politics....

#386 — Information & Social Order

Mon, 07 Oct 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book, Nexus, and its application to current c...

#385 — AI Utopia

Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Nick Bostrom about ongoing progress in artificial intelligence. They discuss ...

#384 — Stress Testing Our Democracy

Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Barton Gellman about election integrity and the safeguarding of American demo...

#383 — Where Are the Grown-Ups?

Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Sam Harris talks about the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the cesspool of X, Tucker C...

#382 — The Eye of Nature

Fri, 06 Sep 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins about his new book The Genetic Book of the Dead, the genome a...

#381 — Delusions, Right and Left

Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Sam Harris speaks with “Destiny” (Steven Bonnell) about politics and public debate. They discuss...

#380 — The Roots of Attention

Fri, 23 Aug 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Amishi Jha about attention and the brain. They discuss how attention is studi...

#379 — Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener about AI risk and the new bill introduced in C...

#378 — Digital Delusions

Fri, 02 Aug 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Renée DiResta about the state of our information landscape. They discuss the...

#377 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine 2

Fri, 26 Jul 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Dr. Jennifer Mitchell and Dr. Sarah Abedi about recent developments in resear...

#376 — How Democracies Fail

Fri, 19 Jul 2024

Sam Harris and Anne Applebaum discuss the nature of modern autocracies and how democracies fail. The...

#375 — On the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

Tue, 16 Jul 2024

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#374 — Consciousness and the Physical World

Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Christof Koch about the nature of consciousness. They discuss Christof’s de...

#373 — Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism

Tue, 02 Jul 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Michal Cotler-Wunsh about the global rise of antisemitism. They discuss the b...

#372 — Life & Work

Mon, 24 Jun 2024

Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George’s involveme...

#371 — What the Hell Is Happening?

Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Sam Harris speaks to Bill Maher about the state of the world. They discuss the aftermath of October ...

#370 — Gender Apartheid and the Future of Iran

Thu, 06 Jun 2024

In today’s housekeeping, Sam explains his digital business model. He and Yasmine Mohammed (co-host...

#369 — Escaping Death

Thu, 30 May 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Sebastian Junger about danger and death. They discuss Sebastian's career as a...

#368 — Freedom & Censorship

Tue, 21 May 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Greg Lukianoff about free speech and cancel culture. They discuss the origins...

#367 — Campus Protests, Antisemitism, and Western Values

Mon, 13 May 2024

Sam Harris discusses the recent protests on college campuses, why focusing narrowly on the problem o...

#366 — Urban Warfare 2.0

Tue, 07 May 2024

Sam Harris speaks with John Spencer about the reality of urban warfare and Israel's conduct in the w...

#365 — Reality Check

Wed, 01 May 2024

Sam Harris begins by remembering his friendship with Dan Dennett. He then speaks with David Wallace-...

#364 — Facts & Values

Tue, 23 Apr 2024

Sam Harris revisits the central argument he made in his book, The Moral Landscape, about the reality...

#363 — Knowledge Work

Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Cal Newport about our use of information technology and the cult of productiv...

#362 — Six Months of War

Tue, 09 Apr 2024

Sam Harris and Josh Szeps (episode co-host) speak with Douglas Murray about the ongoing war in Gaza....

#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism

Mon, 01 Apr 2024

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about the implosion of FTX and the effect that it has had o...

#360 — We Really Don’t Have Free Will?

Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Sapolsky about the widespread belief in free will. They discuss the li...

#359 — Getting Used to It

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about habituation and its consequences. They discuss habituatio...

#358 — The War in Ukraine

Mon, 11 Mar 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Yaroslav Trofimov about the War in Ukraine. They discuss the widespread false...

#357 — America & World Order

Mon, 04 Mar 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Bret Stephens about America’s place in the world. They discuss the waning P...

#356 — Islam & Freedom

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Sam Harris and Rory Stewart debate whether Islam poses a unique threat to open societies. If the Mak...

#355 — A Falling World

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Zeihan about the unraveling world order. They discuss the Bretton Woods...

#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?

Fri, 16 Feb 2024

Sam Harris speaks with John Gray about the possibility of moral and political progress. They discuss...

#353 — Race & Reason

Sun, 11 Feb 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Coleman Hughes about race, racism, and social justice. They discuss the ideal...

#352 — Hubris & Chaos

Sun, 04 Feb 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Rory Stewart about the fraying world order. They discuss the wars in Afghanis...

#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza

Tue, 30 Jan 2024

A transcript of this podcast is available on Sam’s blog. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your...

#350 — Sharing Reality

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Rauch and Josh Szeps about the foundations of knowledge and the frag...

#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good

Tue, 16 Jan 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Chris Anderson about generosity in the age of the Internet. They talk about t...

#348 — The Politics of Antisemitism

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

Sam Harris speaks with Rabbi David Wolpe about the global response to the atrocities of October 7th,...

#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024

Tue, 02 Jan 2024

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#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

Fri, 22 Dec 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Brian Muraresku about ancient mystery religions and the possible psychedelic ...

#345 — Resilience

Mon, 18 Dec 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Amanda Knox about her experience of having been falsely convicted and impriso...

#344 — The War in Gaza

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

Sam Harris comments on the recent testimony of university presidents before Congress, along with Elo...

#343 — What Is "Islamophobia"?

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

Sam Harris discusses the social and political consequences of a weaponized term. A transcript of thi...

#342 — Animal Minds & Moral Truths

Mon, 27 Nov 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer about important problems in ethics. They discuss his career as a...

#341 — Gaza & Global Order

Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about the events of October 7th and the resulting war in Ga...

#340 — The Bright Line Between Good and Evil

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Sam Harris speaks about the ongoing war in Gaza, the global rise of antisemitism, and the enduring p...

#339 — The Infernal Logic of Jihad

Fri, 03 Nov 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about the October 7th atrocities in Israel, the unfolding war in ...

#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence

Thu, 12 Oct 2023

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#337 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Jeannie Fontana and Robin Carhart-Harris about the TREAT Initiative in Califo...

#336 — The Roots of Identity Politics

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Yascha Mounk about identity politics. They discuss Yascha’s concept of the ...

#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid

Fri, 22 Sep 2023

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#334 — The Low-Trust Society

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Sam Harris speaks with David Brooks about the state of American democracy and the liberal world orde...

#333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change

Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Chris Field about climate change and its consequences. They discuss skepticis...

#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?

Mon, 28 Aug 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Mustafa Suleyman about his new book, “The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, a...

#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes

Sun, 20 Aug 2023

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#330 — The Doomsday Machine

Wed, 16 Aug 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Carl Robichaud about the ongoing threat of nuclear war. They discuss the film...

#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?

Sat, 12 Aug 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Bret Stephens about the current state of the Republican Party. They discuss t...

#328 — Health & Longevity

Wed, 02 Aug 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Attia about his book, “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.” ...

#327 — Transformative Experiences

Fri, 21 Jul 2023

Sam Harris speaks with L.A. Paul about the nature of transformative experiences. They discuss how ce...

#326 — AI & Information Integrity

Thu, 06 Jul 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Nina Schick about generative AI and information integrity. They discuss the c...

#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.

Mon, 03 Jul 2023

Sam Harris discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent appearances on other podcasts. If the Making Sen...

#324 — Debating the Future of AI

Wed, 28 Jun 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Marc Andreessen about the future of artificial intelligence (AI). They discus...

#323 — Science & Survival

Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Martin Rees about the importance of science and scientific institutions. They...

Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris

Sun, 18 Jun 2023

In this episode, we traverse a decade of Sam’s conversations on the topic of meditation.  We star...

#322 — Predicting Reality

Tue, 13 Jun 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Andy Clark about the predictive brain, embodied cognition, and the extended m...

#321 — Reckoning with Parfit

Mon, 05 Jun 2023

Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about the life and philosophy of Derek Parfit. They discuss Par...

Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris

Fri, 26 May 2023

In this episode, we explore Sam’s conversations about the phenomenon of death. We begin with an in...

#320 — Constructing Self and World

Mon, 22 May 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Shamil Chandaria about how the brain constructs a vision of the self and the ...

#319 — The Digital Multiverse

Mon, 15 May 2023

Sam Harris speaks with David Auerbach about the problematic structure of online networks. They discu...

Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris

Fri, 05 May 2023

In this episode, we examine a series of Sam’s conversations centered around social media’s impac...

#318 — Physics & Philosophy

Mon, 01 May 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Tim Maudlin about the foundations of physics and metaphysics. They talk about...

#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?

Thu, 20 Apr 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the state of psychological science. They discuss fiction as ...

#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy

Fri, 14 Apr 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Thornton about his new book, “The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledg...

Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris

Wed, 12 Apr 2023

In this episode, we examine the topic of existential threat, focusing in particular on the subject o...

#315 — The Great Derangement

Fri, 07 Apr 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Tim Urban about his new book, “What’s Our Problem: A Self-Help Book for S...

#314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling

Fri, 31 Mar 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper about the new podcast series she hosts and produced, “Th...

#313 — Apocalypse

Sat, 25 Mar 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Bart D. Ehrman about the prophecies contained in the book of Revelation. They...

Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief | Episode 6 of The Essential Sam Harris

Wed, 15 Mar 2023

In this episode, we examine a series of Sam’s conversations centered around religion, atheism, and...

#312 — The Trouble with AI

Tue, 07 Mar 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus about recent developments in artificial intell...

#311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?

Mon, 20 Feb 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They disc...

Making Sense of Free Will | Episode 5 of The Essential Sam Harris

Tue, 14 Feb 2023

In this episode, we examine the timeless question of “free will”: what constitutes it, what is m...

#310 — Social Media & Public Trust

Wed, 01 Feb 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Bari Weiss, Michael Shellenberger, and Renee DiResta about the release of “...

Making Sense of Encounters With Violence | Episode 4 of The Essential Sam Harris

Thu, 26 Jan 2023

This episode centers around the specter of violence and surfaces some of Sam’s most controversial ...

#309 — Vulnerability, Politics, and Moral Worth

Fri, 20 Jan 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Martha C. Nussbaum about her philosophical work. They discuss the relevance o...

#308 — The Long Game

Wed, 11 Jan 2023

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Waldinger about the Harvard Study of Adult Development. They discuss t...

Making Sense of Foundations of Morality | Episode 3 of The Essential Sam Harris

Thu, 05 Jan 2023

In this episode, we try to trace morality to its elusive foundations. Throughout the compilation we ...

#307 — Twitter, Elon, & Free Speech

Fri, 30 Dec 2022

Sam Harris discusses Elon Musk's behavior on Twitter and the illusion of "free-speech absolutism." I...

Making Sense of Consciousness | Episode 2 of The Essential Sam Harris

Thu, 15 Dec 2022

Filmmaker Jay Shapiro has produced a new series of audio documentaries, exploring the major topics t...

#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality

Tue, 13 Dec 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Roland Griffiths about psychedelics and mortality. They discuss the current s...

#305 — Moral Knowledge

Thu, 08 Dec 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Erik Hoel about the nature of moral truth. They discuss the connection betwee...

#304 — Why I Left Twitter

Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Sam Harris explains why he deleted his Twitter account. He then speaks with Cal Newport about the fr...

Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence | Episode 1 of The Essential Sam Harris

Tue, 22 Nov 2022

Filmmaker Jay Shapiro has produced a new series of audio documentaries, exploring the major topics t...

#303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

Tue, 15 Nov 2022

Sam Harris discusses the recent Sam Bankman-Fried fiasco, the collapse of FTX, and the future of Eff...

#302 — Science & Civilization

Fri, 11 Nov 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new book, Starry Messenger. They discuss what m...

#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk

Tue, 25 Oct 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Timothy Snyder about the ongoing war in Ukraine. They discuss the effect of R...

#300 — A Tale of Cancellation

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Meg Smaker about the controversy around her documentary, "The Unredacted (Jih...

#299 — Steps in the Right Direction

Mon, 03 Oct 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Russ Roberts about decision-making and the nature of moral progress. They dis...

#298 — Leaving the Faith (Rebroadcast)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Yasmine Mohammed about her book  Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Rad...

#297 — Preparing for the End

Fri, 23 Sep 2022

Sam Harris speaks with BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger about preparing for death. They discuss the dif...

#296 — Repairing Our Country

Tue, 13 Sep 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Jonah Goldberg about the state of American politics and civil society. They d...

#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

Fri, 09 Sep 2022

Sam Harris speaks to Kieran Setiya about the relevance of philosophy to living a good life. They dis...

#294 — Status Games

Wed, 31 Aug 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Will Storr about the role that status plays in human life and culture. They t...

#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias

Thu, 25 Aug 2022

Sam Harris responds to a controversy over a recent podcast appearance. If the Making Sense podcast l...

#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

Sun, 14 Aug 2022

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about his new book, What We Owe the Future. They discuss t...

#291 — Where is Happiness?

Thu, 28 Jul 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Arthur C. Brooks about what it takes to build a good life. They discuss the p...

#290 — What Went Wrong?

Thu, 21 Jul 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Marc Andreessen about the current state of Internet technology and culture. T...

#289 — Time Management for Mortals

Mon, 18 Jul 2022

Sam Harris presents an unconventional perspective on time management from Oliver Burkeman. Rather th...

#288 — The End of Global Order

Thu, 14 Jul 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Zeihan and Ian Bremmer about Peter's new book, The End of the World is ...

#287 — Why Wealth Matters

Tue, 05 Jul 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Morgan Housel about the psychology of money and investing. They discuss how p...

#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics

Tue, 28 Jun 2022

Sam Harris shares an audio essay exploring how psychedelics are, for many, the only way to glimpse "...

#285 — American Division

Fri, 24 Jun 2022

Sam Harris speaks with David French about forces that are pulling American society apart. They discu...

#284 — The Funny Business

Tue, 07 Jun 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Judd Apatow about his career in comedy. They discuss his new documentary on G...

#283 — Gun Violence in America

Mon, 30 May 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about the problem of gun violence in the aftermath of the mass sh...

#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?

Mon, 23 May 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Jay Garfield about the illusion of the self. They discuss the default sense o...

#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

Mon, 02 May 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about his new book, “The War on the West.” They discuss th...

#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Fri, 22 Apr 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Schmidt about the ways artificial intelligence is shifting the foundatio...

#279 — The Rules of the Stage

Mon, 18 Apr 2022

Sam Harris and Ricky Gervais discuss the infamous Oscar slap. We’re excited to announce the launch...

#278 — The Man Who Will Be King

Wed, 13 Apr 2022

Sam Harris speaks to Graeme Wood about Muhammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. They d...

#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?

Sun, 03 Apr 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Ian Bremmer about the ongoing war in Ukraine. They discuss the current state ...

#276 — Defending the Global Order

Tue, 22 Mar 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about the wider implications of Russia’s war of conquest ...

#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine

Thu, 10 Mar 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine. They discuss Put...

Absolutely Mental Season 3

Wed, 02 Mar 2022

Sam shares an episode from the third season of Absolutely Mental, his audio series with Ricky Gervai...

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

Mon, 28 Feb 2022

In this episode of the podcast, Rob Reid and Kevin Esvelt discuss USAID’s new “Deep VZN” progr...

#274 — The Future of American Democracy

Fri, 11 Feb 2022

Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum, David Frum, Barton Gellman, and George Packer about the ongoi...

#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology

Mon, 07 Feb 2022

Sam responds to the controversy over his friend Joe Rogan's use of the N-word and his subsequent pub...

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

Mon, 31 Jan 2022

Questions: What is your position on vaccine mandates, school closures, etc.? Do you think painful me...

#272 — On Disappointing My Audience

Tue, 11 Jan 2022

Sam discusses some of the topics he has and hasn't covered, to the disappointment of many Making Sen...

#271 — Earning to Give

Fri, 24 Dec 2021

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Sam Bankman-Fried about effective altruism. T...

#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?

Tue, 14 Dec 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the lessons of the COVID pandemic. They discuss our...

#269 — Deep Time

Fri, 03 Dec 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Oliver Burkeman about our relationship to time. They discuss the perils of ef...

#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Stephen Fleming about the neuroscience of self-awareness. They discuss the na...

#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep

Wed, 10 Nov 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Matthew Walker about the nature and importance of sleep. They discuss sleep a...

#266 — The Limits of Pleasure

Tue, 02 Nov 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the role that pain and suffering play in living a good life....

#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism

Wed, 27 Oct 2021

Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about his new book “Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betr...

#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)

Thu, 21 Oct 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness em...

#263 — The Paradox of Death

Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Sam Harris reflects on the subjective continuity of consciousness, the nature of identity, and the p...

#262 — The Future of American Democracy

Tue, 05 Oct 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Yang about the state of American democracy. They discuss Andrew’s ru...

#261 — Belief & Identity

Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Jonas Kaplan about the neuroscience of belief change. They discuss the illuso...

Absolutely Mental Season Two

Fri, 24 Sep 2021

Sam shares a clip from the second season of Absolutely Mental, his audio series with Ricky Gervais. ...

Ask Me Anything #18

Mon, 20 Sep 2021

Questions answered: Why won’t you discuss COVID vaccines and Ivermectin with Bret Weinstein on the...

#260 — The Second Plane

Thu, 09 Sep 2021

Sam Harris recalls his experience of September 11th, 2001, and considers the future of American fore...

#259 — The Reckoning to Come

Wed, 01 Sep 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Balaji Srinivasan about several civilizational challenges and possible paths ...

#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan

Mon, 23 Aug 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Bergen about the US exit from Afghanistan, the resurgence of the Taliba...

#257 — The State of the World

Fri, 13 Aug 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Dambisa Moyo about the state of the world. They discuss public goods, economi...

Ask Me Anything #17

Sun, 08 Aug 2021

In this episode of the podcast, Sam takes your questions. He begins by addressing the blowback that ...

#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas

Fri, 23 Jul 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about vaccine hesitancy and related misinformation. They discuss t...

#255 — The Future of Intelligence

Fri, 09 Jul 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Jeff Hawkins about the nature of intelligence. They discuss how the neocortex...

#254 — The Mating Strategies of Earthlings

Fri, 25 Jun 2021

Sam Harris speaks with David Buss about the differential mating strategies of men and women. They di...

#253 — Corporate Courage

Thu, 17 Jun 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Jason Fried about the recent controversy over the “no politics” policy at...

#252 — Are We Alone in the Universe?

Thu, 10 Jun 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Neil deGrasse Tyson about our place in the universe. They discuss our current...

#251 — Corporate Cowardice

Wed, 26 May 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Antonio García-Martínez about his recent firing at Apple. They discuss his ...

#250 — Broken Conversations

Fri, 21 May 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Jesse Singal about a variety of controversial topics. They discuss fragmentat...

#249 — Distance & Arrival

Fri, 14 May 2021

Sam Harris and David Whyte further explore his work in his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishmen...

#248 — Order & Freedom

Fri, 30 Apr 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Michele Gelfand about the difference between tight and loose cultures. They d...

Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse

Sat, 24 Apr 2021

In this nearly 4-hour SPECIAL EPISODE, Rob Reid delivers a 100-minute monologue (broken up into 4 se...

#247 — Constructing Minds

Thu, 22 Apr 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Lisa Feldman Barrett about the origins and function of the human brain. They ...

#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct

Fri, 16 Apr 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Rener Gracie about police procedure and about the special relevance of Brazil...

#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?

Mon, 12 Apr 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, and Jeff McMahan about the newly launched Jo...

#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk

Tue, 06 Apr 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Bruce Friedrich and Liz Specht from the Good Food Institute about the way the...

#243 — A Few Points of Confusion

Sun, 28 Mar 2021

If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all fu...

#242 — Psychedelics and the Self

Tue, 23 Mar 2021

Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and s...

#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will

Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Sam Harris presents his full argument on the illusoriness of free will—and explores its ethical an...

#240 — The Boundaries of Self

Sun, 07 Mar 2021

Sam speaks with poet David Whyte about his new and on-going series for the Waking Up app, based on h...

#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais

Wed, 24 Feb 2021

Ricky Gervais calls Sam to ask if AI will replace comedians. They also discuss the implications of n...

#238 — How to Build a Universe

Tue, 23 Feb 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the diffe...

#237 — Another Call from Ricky Gervais

Tue, 16 Feb 2021

Ricky Gervais calls to discuss Sam's monster joke from their last conversation and then other things...

#236 — Rebooting New York City

Thu, 11 Feb 2021

Sam Harris speaks with mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, about the future of New York City. If the Mak...

#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais

Wed, 10 Feb 2021

Ricky Gervais calls Sam to ask why we dream? They discuss why puns are terrible and breakdown some o...

#234 — The Divided Mind

Fri, 05 Feb 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Iain McGilchrist about the differences between the right and left hemispheres...

#233 — The Groves of Misinformation

Tue, 02 Feb 2021

Sam Harris speaks with Zeynep Tufekci about the problem of misinformation and group-think. They disc...

#232 — Inequality and Revolution

Wed, 27 Jan 2021

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

#231 — Crossing the Abyss

Sun, 17 Jan 2021

Sam Harris speaks with General Stanley McChrystal and Chris Fussell about the radicalization of the ...

#230 — An Insurrection of Lies

Mon, 11 Jan 2021

Sam Harris discusses two dangerous misconceptions about the siege of the Capitol. If the Making Sens...

#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year

Wed, 06 Jan 2021

Sam Harris analyzes a few disturbing trends and shares his hopes for 2021. If the Making Sense podca...

#228 — Doing Good

Mon, 14 Dec 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Will MacAskill about how to do the most good in the world. They discuss the "...

#227 — Knowing the Mind

Mon, 07 Dec 2020

Stephen Laureys interviews Sam Harris about meditation practice and the scientific study of the mind...

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Mon, 07 Dec 2020

Join Sam Harris as he explores some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, a...

#226 — The Price of Distraction

Fri, 27 Nov 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Adam Gazzaley about the way our technology is changing us. They discuss our l...

#225 — Republic of Lies

Wed, 18 Nov 2020

Sam Harris discusses President Trump's failure to concede the 2020 presidential election. If the Mak...

#224 — The Key to Trump's Appeal

Tue, 03 Nov 2020

Sam Harris describes his new understanding of why people support President Trump. If the Making Sens...

#223 — A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan

Fri, 30 Oct 2020

Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan sing the praises of President Trump. If the Making Sense podcast logo...

#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence

Wed, 28 Oct 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss the breakdown o...

#221 — Success, Failure, & the Common Good

Thu, 22 Oct 2020

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

#220 - The Information Apocalypse

Sat, 17 Oct 2020

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

#219 — The Power of Compassion

Thu, 08 Oct 2020

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

#218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory

Thu, 24 Sep 2020

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

Thu, 17 Sep 2020

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

#216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood

Thu, 03 Sep 2020

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

Fri, 21 Aug 2020

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

#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee

Thu, 13 Aug 2020

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

#213 — The Worst Epidemic

Tue, 04 Aug 2020

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

#212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden

Wed, 29 Jul 2020

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

#211 — The Nature of Human Nature

Fri, 17 Jul 2020

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

#210 — The Logic of Doomsday

Thu, 09 Jul 2020

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

#209 — A Good Life

Fri, 03 Jul 2020

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

#208 — Existential Risk

Tue, 23 Jun 2020

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?

Sat, 13 Jun 2020

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

#206 — A Conversation with David Frum

Tue, 26 May 2020

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

#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy

Fri, 22 May 2020

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

#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt

Mon, 18 May 2020

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

#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

Wed, 13 May 2020

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

#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang

Mon, 11 May 2020

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

#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari

Fri, 01 May 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about the Covid-19 pandemic and its future implications. Th...

#200 — Creatures of Habit

Wed, 29 Apr 2020

Sam Harris speaks with James Clear about habit formation. They discuss the difference between creati...

#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

Fri, 24 Apr 2020

Sam Harris and Caitlin Flanagan discuss the ethics of abortion, the fact that universities with imme...

#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Thu, 16 Apr 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom discuss the false tradeoff between the economy and public health, putting ...

#197 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

Sun, 12 Apr 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Caitlin Flanagan. They discuss the different sorts of experiences people are ...

#196 — The Science of Happiness

Fri, 10 Apr 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. They discuss people’...

#195 — Social Cohesion is Everything

Mon, 06 Apr 2020

Sam Harris speaks with General Stanley McChrystal and Chris Fussell about the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

#194 — The New Future of Work

Wed, 25 Mar 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Mullenweg about the evolution of distributed work. They discuss the bene...

#193 — Meditation in an Emergency

Fri, 20 Mar 2020

Sam Harris speaks about social contagion and about the importance of understanding one's own mind in...

#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Tue, 17 Mar 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about the psychology of adapting to the coronavirus pandemic, the di...

#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic

Wed, 11 Mar 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Amesh Adalja about the spreading coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the conta...

#190 — How Should We Respond to Coronavirus?

Tue, 10 Mar 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the likely e...

#189 — Wealth & Happiness

Mon, 02 Mar 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Scott Galloway about the connection between wealth and happiness. They discus...

#188 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Fri, 28 Feb 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about the virtues of President Trump, the campaign prospects of Bloo...

#187 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Fri, 21 Feb 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about the epidemic of child sexual abuse, the ethics of loyalty, eug...

#186 — The Bomb

Tue, 18 Feb 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Fred Kaplan about the ever-present threat of nuclear war. They discuss the hi...

#185 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Fri, 07 Feb 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," inequality, the relationship bet...

#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality

Mon, 03 Feb 2020

Sam Harris speaks with poet David Whyte about the importance of work and relationships, the balance ...

#183 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

Tue, 28 Jan 2020

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom discuss topics in the news including the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. They...

#182 — Unlearning Race

Thu, 23 Jan 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Thomas Chatterton Williams about the reality and politics of race. They discu...

#181 — The Illusory Self

Mon, 13 Jan 2020

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Lang about how to experience the world beyond the illusion of the sel...

#180 — Sex & Power

Mon, 30 Dec 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Meghan Daum about her book “The Problem with Everything.” They discuss co...

#179 — The Unquiet Mind

Tue, 17 Dec 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Judson Brewer about addiction, craving, and mindfulness. They discuss the nat...

#178 — The Reality Illusion

Wed, 11 Dec 2019

Sam and Annaka Harris speak with Donald Hoffman about his book “The Case Against Reality.” They ...

#177 — Psychedelic Science

Mon, 02 Dec 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Roland Griffiths about the current state of research on psychedelics. They di...

#176 — Knowledge & Redemption

Sat, 23 Nov 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Lynn Novick about her four-part documentary "College Behind Bars." The film f...

#175 — Leaving the Faith

Mon, 11 Nov 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Yasmine Mohammed about her book "Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radic...

#174 — Life & Mind

Mon, 04 Nov 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins. They discuss the strangeness of the “gene’s-eye view" of...

#173 — Anti-Semitism and Its Discontents

Mon, 28 Oct 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Bari Weiss about her book “How to Fight anti-Semitism.” They discuss the ...

#172 — Among the Deplorables

Mon, 21 Oct 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Marantz about his book “Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopia...

#171 — Escaping a Christian Cult

Tue, 08 Oct 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper about her book "Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving t...

#170 — The Great Uncoupling

Wed, 02 Oct 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew McAfee about the history of human progress and the modern uncoupling o...

#169 — Omens of a Race War

Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Kathleen Belew about the white power movement in the United States. They disc...

#168 — Mind, Space, & Motion

Wed, 11 Sep 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Barbara Tversky about how our senses of space and motion underlie our capacit...

#167 — A Few Thoughts on White Supremacy

Mon, 26 Aug 2019

Sam Harris addresses listener concerns that he uses a "double standard" to evaluate the relative thr...

#166 — The Plague Years

Wed, 21 Aug 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Matt McCarthy about his book "Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic." They ...

#165 — Journey into Wokeness

Wed, 14 Aug 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Caitlin Flanagan about her work as a writer. They discuss controversies on so...

#164 — Cause & Effect

Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Judea Pearl about his work on the mathematics of causality and artificial int...

#163 — Ricky Gervais

Fri, 12 Jul 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Ricky Gervais. They discuss fame, the effect of social media, the changing st...

#162 — Medical Intelligence

Wed, 03 Jul 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about the way artificial intelligence can improve medicine. They t...

#161 — Rise & Fall

Mon, 24 Jun 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Jared Diamond about the rise and fall of civilizations. They discuss politica...

#160 — The Revenge of History

Mon, 17 Jun 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Weiss and Yascha Mounk about the state of global politics. They discu...

#159 — Conscious

Thu, 06 Jun 2019

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

#158 — Understanding Humans in the Wild

Thu, 30 May 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Adam Grant about the social science of the workplace. They discuss how teams ...

#157 — What Does the Mueller Report Really Say?

Mon, 20 May 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Benjamin Wittes about both volumes of the Mueller Report. If the Making Sense...

#156 — The Evolution of Culture

Mon, 13 May 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about his new book, "Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins ...

#155 — Mental Models

Mon, 29 Apr 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Shane Parrish about some of the mental models that should guide our thinking ...

#154 — What Do Jihadists Really Want? (2019)

Thu, 25 Apr 2019

Sam Harris reads from an issue of Dabiq, the magazine of ISIS, and discusses the beliefs and goals o...

#153 — Possible Minds

Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Sam Harris introduces John Brockman's new anthology, "Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI," in ...

#152 — The Trouble with Facebook

Wed, 27 Mar 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Roger McNamee about his book Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. I...

#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?

Mon, 18 Mar 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Nick Bostrom about the problem of existential risk. They discuss public goods...

#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding

Tue, 12 Mar 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Kahneman at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. They discuss the replication cr...

#149 — The Problem of Addiction

Mon, 04 Mar 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Sally Satel about addiction. They discuss whether addiction should be conside...

#148 — Jack Dorsey

Tue, 05 Feb 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Jack Dorsey about how he manages his dual CEO roles at Square and Twitter, th...

#147 — Stephen Fry

Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Stephen Fry about comedy, atheism, political correctness, meditation, ambitio...

#146 — Digital Capitalism

Wed, 16 Jan 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Rushkoff about the state of the digital economy. If the Making Sense ...

#145 — The Information War

Wed, 02 Jan 2019

Sam Harris speaks with Renee Diresta about Russia's "Internet Research Agency" and its efforts to am...

The Drive Interview with Peter Attia

Thu, 20 Dec 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Attia about meditation and the nature of mind. They discuss types of me...

#144 — Conquering Hate

Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Deeyah Khan about her groundbreaking films "Jihad" and "White Right." They di...

#143 — The Keys to the Mind

Wed, 21 Nov 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Derren Brown about his work as a "psychological illusionist." They discuss th...

#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life

Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Johann Hari about his books "Chasing the Scream" and "Lost Connections." If t...

#141— Is #MeToo Going Too Far?

Mon, 05 Nov 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Rebecca Traister about her new book "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of...

The TED Interview

Tue, 30 Oct 2018

Sam talks to the head of TED, Chris Anderson, about using reason to build our morality. Sam makes th...

#140 — Burning Down the Fourth Estate

Wed, 17 Oct 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Taibbi about the state journalism and the polarization of our politics. ...

#139 — Sacred & Profane

Wed, 03 Oct 2018

Sam Harris gets together with Bill Maher and Larry Charles to celebrate the 10th anniversary of thei...

Introducing Waking Up

Tue, 25 Sep 2018

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris introduces Waking Up. More information can be found at Wa...

#138 — The Edge of Humanity

Thu, 20 Sep 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century.” T...

#137 — Safe Space

Mon, 10 Sep 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Haidt about his new book "The Coddling of the American Mind." They d...

#136 — Digital Humanism

Thu, 30 Aug 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Jaron Lanier about the economics, politics, and psychology of our digital liv...

#135 — Navigating Sex and Gender

Mon, 20 Aug 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Martie Haselton about sex and gender, the role of hormones in human psycholog...

#134 — Beyond the Politics of Race

Sun, 29 Jul 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Coleman Hughes about race, racism, and identity politics. If the Making Sense...

#133 — Globalism on the Brink

Wed, 18 Jul 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Ian Bremmer about the failure of globalism and rise of populism. They discuss...

#132 — Freeing the Hostages

Mon, 09 Jul 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Chris Voss about his experience as a hostage negotiator for the FBI. They dis...

#131 — Dictators, Immigration, #MeToo, and Other Imponderables

Tue, 03 Jul 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Masha Gessen about Vladimir Putin, the problem of gauging public opinion in R...

#130 — Universal Basic Income

Tue, 19 Jun 2018

Sam Harris speaks with presidential candidate Andrew Yang about "universal basic income" (UBI). They...

#129 — An Insider’s View of Medicine

Tue, 12 Jun 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Dr. Nina Shapiro about the practice of medicine. They discuss the unique resi...

#128 — Transformations of Mind

Mon, 04 Jun 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Geoffrey Miller about evolutionary psychology. They discuss sexual selection,...

#127 — Freedom from the Known

Mon, 28 May 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about his new book “How to Change Your Mind.” They cover t...

#126 — In Defense of Honor

Tue, 08 May 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Tamler Sommers about cultures of honor. They discuss the difference between h...

#125 — What Is Christianity?

Tue, 01 May 2018

Sam Harris speaks to Bart Ehrman about his experience of being a born-again Christian, his academic ...

#124 — In Search of Reality

Sat, 21 Apr 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Sean Carroll about our understanding of reality. They discuss consciousness, ...

#123 — Identity & Honesty

Mon, 09 Apr 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Ezra Klein, Editor-at-Large for Vox Media, about racism, identity politics, i...

#122 — Extreme Housekeeping Edition

Tue, 03 Apr 2018

Sam Harris responds to the ongoing controversy over his interview with Charles Murray and discusses ...

#121 — White Power

Sun, 25 Mar 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Christian Picciolini about his experience as a neo-Nazi skinhead. They discus...

#120 — What Is and What Matters

Mon, 19 Mar 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Rebecca Goldstein and Max Tegmark about the foundations of human knowledge an...

#119 — Hidden Motives

Mon, 12 Mar 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Robin Hanson about our hidden motives in everyday life. They discuss selfishn...

# 118 — The View from Trumpistan

Tue, 27 Feb 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Preet Bharara about President Trump and the Russia investigation.  If the Ma...

#117 — Networks, Power, and Chaos

Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Niall Ferguson about his new book "The Square and the Tower." They discuss hi...

The Russell Brand Interview

Fri, 09 Feb 2018

This episode of the Making Sense podcast features an interview that Sam did with Russell Brand on th...

#116 — AI: Racing Toward the Brink

Tue, 06 Feb 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Eliezer Yudkowsky about the nature of intelligence, different types of AI, th...

#115 — Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, and Matt Dillahunty (1)

Mon, 29 Jan 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Lawrence Krauss and Matt Dillahunty about the threat of nuclear war, Christia...

#114 — Politics and Sanity

Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum and Andrew Sullivan about the Trump presidency, hyper-partisanship...

#113 — Consciousness and the Self

Tue, 09 Jan 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness em...

#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

Tue, 02 Jan 2018

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Weinstein and Ben Shapiro about the breakdown of shared values, the prob...

#111 — The Science of Meditation

Thu, 28 Dec 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson about the current scientific understan...

#110 — The Change Artist

Sat, 23 Dec 2017

Sam Harris speaks with AJ Jacobs about religion, gossip, polyamory, health advice, our past and futu...

#109— Biology and Culture

Tue, 19 Dec 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Bret Weinstein about the moral panic at Evergreen State College, the concept ...

#108 — Defending the Experts

Thu, 14 Dec 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Tom Nichols about his book The Death of Expertise. They discuss the “Dunnin...

#107 — Is Life Actually Worth Living?

Wed, 06 Dec 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of “anti-natalism." They discuss the asy...

#106 — Humanity 2.0

Wed, 29 Nov 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Jennifer Doudna about the gene-editing technology CRISPR/cas9. They talk abou...

#105 — Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty

Mon, 20 Nov 2017

The following conversation between Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty was recorded at ...

#104 — The Lessons of Death

Wed, 15 Nov 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Frank Ostaseski about death and dying—and about how the awareness of death ...

#103 — American Fantasies

Thu, 09 Nov 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Kurt Andersen about the American aptitude for unfounded belief, the religious...

#102 — Is Buddhism True?

Mon, 30 Oct 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Wright about his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy...

#101 — Defending the Republic

Tue, 17 Oct 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about the polarization and fragmentation of American society, “...

#100 — Facing the Crowd

Mon, 09 Oct 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about mob behavior, moral panics, and current threats to ...

The "After On" Interview

Fri, 06 Oct 2017

This episode of the Making Sense podcast features an interview that Sam Harris did with Rob Reid on ...

#99 — What Happened to Liberalism?

Thu, 28 Sep 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Lilla about the fate of political liberalism in the United States, the e...

#98 — Into the Dark Land

Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of Al...

#97 — The Impossible War

Fri, 15 Sep 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about their latest film, The Vietnam War. If the Ma...

#96 — The Nature of Consciousness

Sun, 10 Sep 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Thomas Metzinger about the scientific and experiential understanding of consc...

#95 — What You Need to Know About Climate Change

Tue, 05 Sep 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Joseph Romm about how the climate is changing and how we know that human beha...

#94 — Frontiers of Intelligence

Tue, 29 Aug 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Max Tegmark about his new book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial...

#93 — Identity & Terror

Mon, 21 Aug 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about identity politics, the rise of white nationalism, the ev...

#92 — The Limits of Persuasion

Wed, 16 Aug 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers about free speech on campus, the Scott Adams...

#91 — The Biology of Good and Evil

Wed, 09 Aug 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Sapolsky about his work with baboons, the opposition between reason an...

#90 — Living With Violence

Sun, 06 Aug 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Gavin de Becker about the primacy of human intuition in the prediction and pr...

#89 — On Becoming a Better Person

Tue, 25 Jul 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Brooks about his book The Road to Character, the importance of words li...

#88 — Must We Accept a Nuclear North Korea?

Fri, 21 Jul 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Bowden about the problem of a nuclear-armed North Korea. If the Making S...

#87 — Triggered

Wed, 19 Jul 2017

Sam Harris and Scott Adams debate the character and competence of President Trump. If the Making Sen...

#86 — From Cells to Cities

Fri, 14 Jul 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Geoffrey West about how biological and social systems scale, the significance...

#85 — Is this the End of Europe?

Fri, 07 Jul 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about his book The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Ident...

#84 — Landscapes of Mind

Sat, 01 Jul 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Kevin Kelly about why it’s so hard to predict future technology, the nature...

#83 — The Politics of Emergency

Fri, 23 Jun 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Fareed Zakaria about his career as a journalist, Samuel Huntington's "clash o...

#82 — The End of the World According to ISIS

Thu, 15 Jun 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about his experience reporting on ISIS, the myth of online recrui...

#81 — Leaving Islam

Fri, 09 Jun 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Sarah Haider about her organization Ex-Muslims of North America, how the poli...

#80 — The Unraveling

Sun, 04 Jun 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about political partisanship, recent security leaks, Trump's forei...

#79 — The Road to Tyranny

Mon, 29 May 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Timothy Snyder about his book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth C...

#78 — Persuasion and Control

Fri, 26 May 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Zeynep Tufekci about "surveillance capitalism," the Trump campaign's use of F...

#77 — The Moral Complexity of Genetics

Mon, 22 May 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about the human desire to understand and manipulate here...

#76 — The Path to Impeachment

Thu, 18 May 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum and Juliette Kayyem about the unfolding Russia scandal in the ...

#75 — Ask Me Anything 7

Fri, 12 May 2017

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about the illusion of the self, his podcast with Charles...

#74 — What Should We Eat?

Sat, 06 May 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Gary Taubes about his career as a science journalist, the difficulty of study...

#73 — Forbidden Knowledge

Sun, 23 Apr 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Charles Murray about the controversy over his book "The Bell Curve," the vali...

#72 — Privacy and Security

Mon, 17 Apr 2017

Sam Harris speaks with General Michael V. Hayden about the reality of spying, the difference between...

#71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?

Fri, 14 Apr 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Tristan Harris about the arms race for human attention, the ethics of persuas...

#70 — Beauty and Terror

Mon, 10 Apr 2017

Sam Harris speaks with physicist Lawrence Krauss about the utility of public debates, the progress o...

#69 — The Russia Connection

Fri, 24 Mar 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum about Russia's meddling in the U.S. Presidential election and ...

#68 — Reality and the Imagination

Sun, 19 Mar 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about meditation, the need for stories, the power of techno...

#67 — Meaning and Chaos

Mon, 13 Mar 2017

Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson discuss science, religion, archetypes, mythology, and the perennial p...

#66 — Living with Robots

Wed, 01 Mar 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Kate Darling about the ethical concerns surrounding our increasing use of rob...

#65 — We're All Cucks Now

Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about the presidency of Donald Trump. If the Making Sense podcast ...

#64 — Ask Me Anything 6

Thu, 16 Feb 2017

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about his conversation with Jordan Peterson, the reactio...

#63 — Why Meditate?

Tue, 31 Jan 2017

Sam Harris and Joseph Goldstein answer questions about the practice of mindfulness. They discuss the...

#62 — What is True?

Sat, 21 Jan 2017

Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Jordan B. Peterson about freedom of speech and the nature of tru...

#61 — The Power of Belief

Sun, 15 Jan 2017

Sam Harris speaks with author Lawrence Wright about al-Qaeda & ISIS, Arab culture, 9/11 conspiracy t...

#60 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (2)

Tue, 10 Jan 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins at a live event in Los Angeles (second of two). They discuss ...

#59 — Friend & Foe

Thu, 05 Jan 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Maajid Nawaz about the Southern Poverty Law Center, Robert Spencer, Keith Ell...

#58 — The Putin Question

Tue, 27 Dec 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about the problem of waning American power, the rise of Putin,...

#57 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (1)

Mon, 19 Dec 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins at a live event in Los Angeles (first of two). They cover rel...

#56 — Abusing Dolores

Mon, 12 Dec 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about empathy, meditation studies, morality, AI, Westworld, Donald...

#55 — Islamism vs Secularism

Tue, 06 Dec 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Shadi Hamid about the power of religious belief, the failure of the Left, Isl...

#54 — Trumping The World

Thu, 01 Dec 2016

Sam Harris speaks with journalist James Kirchick about the coming Trump presidency, liberalism vs il...

#53 — The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence

Thu, 24 Nov 2016

Sam Harris speaks with computer scientist Stuart Russell about the challenge of building artificial ...

#52 — Finding Our Way in the Cosmos

Wed, 16 Nov 2016

Sam Harris speaks with physicist David Deutsch about the foundations of knowledge, the moral landsca...

#51 — The Most Powerful Clown

Thu, 10 Nov 2016

Sam Harris talks about the results of the 2016 presidential election and the prospects of a Presiden...

#50 — The Borders of Tolerance

Wed, 02 Nov 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Ayaan Hirsi Ali about Islamism, the migrant crisis in Europe, and other topic...

#49 — The Lesser Evil

Wed, 26 Oct 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Sullivan about the 2016 presidential election. If the Making Sense pod...

#48 — What Is Moral Progress?

Fri, 21 Oct 2016

Sam Harris speaks with philosopher Peter Singer about the foundations of morality, expanding the cir...

#47 — The Frontiers of Political Correctness

Thu, 06 Oct 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Gad Saad about political correctness, academic taboos, Islam, immigration, Do...

#46 — The End of Faith Sessions 3

Wed, 28 Sep 2016

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

#45 — Ask Me Anything 5

Tue, 13 Sep 2016

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

#44 — Being Good and Doing Good

Mon, 29 Aug 2016

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

#43 — What Do Jihadists Really Want?

Wed, 17 Aug 2016

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

#42 — Racism and Violence in America

Tue, 09 Aug 2016

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

#41 — Faith in Reason

Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Weinstein about the relationship between faith and reason and about some...

#40 — Complexity & Stupidity

Tue, 12 Jul 2016

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

#39 — Free Will Revisited

Mon, 04 Jul 2016

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

#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2

Wed, 15 Jun 2016

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

#37 — Thinking in Public

Tue, 31 May 2016

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

#36 — What Makes Us Safer?

Mon, 02 May 2016

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

#35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1

Mon, 25 Apr 2016

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

#34 — The Light of the Mind

Mon, 18 Apr 2016

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

#33 — Ask Me Anything 4

Sat, 26 Mar 2016

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

#32 — The Best Podcast Ever

Sat, 12 Mar 2016

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

#31 — Evolving Minds

Wed, 09 Mar 2016

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

#30 — Inside the Crucible

Sun, 06 Mar 2016

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

#29 — Throw Open the Gates

Wed, 24 Feb 2016

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

#28 — Meat Without Misery

Sat, 20 Feb 2016

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

Sat, 13 Feb 2016

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

#26 — The Logic of Violence

Tue, 19 Jan 2016

Sam Harris speaks with retired Navy SEAL and author, Jocko Willink. They discuss U.S. foreign policy...

#25 — Behind the Gun

Thu, 14 Jan 2016

Sam Harris speaks with former SWAT operator and lead weapons and tactics instructor for the LAPD Met...

#24 — Ask Me Anything 2

Mon, 04 Jan 2016

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about Islamism, free will, honesty, vegetarianism, why h...

#23 — Islam and the Future of Tolerance (Audiobook Excerpts)

Mon, 21 Dec 2015

Sam Harris introduces the audio edition of his book with Maajid Nawaz, "Islam and the Future of Tole...

#22 — Surviving the Cosmos

Wed, 16 Dec 2015

Sam Harris talks to physicist David Deutsch about the reach and power of human knowledge, the future...

#21 — On the Maintenance of Civilization

Sun, 22 Nov 2015

Sam Harris speaks with author Douglas Murray about Islamism, liberalism, civil society, and the migr...

#20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

Sun, 15 Nov 2015

Sam Harris reflects on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. If the Making Sense podcast logo in yo...

#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)

Thu, 08 Oct 2015

Sam Harris discusses his views about guns and gun control in light of a recent mass shooting. If the...

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

Wed, 23 Sep 2015

Sam Harris speaks with MIT cosmologist Max Tegmark about the foundations of science, our current und...

#17 — What I Really Think About Profiling

Wed, 16 Sep 2015

Sam Harris responds to misrepresentations of his views (again). If the Making Sense podcast logo in ...

#16 — The Dark Side

Wed, 26 Aug 2015

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom talk about Donald Trump, torture, trophy hunting, and other terrors. If th...

#15 — Questions Along the Path

Tue, 11 Aug 2015

Sam Harris and Joseph Goldstein discuss the practice of meditation and answer questions that came fr...

#14 — The Virtues of Cold Blood

Wed, 29 Jul 2015

Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Paul Bloom about the limitations of empathy as a guide to moral ...

#13 — The Moral Gaze

Tue, 21 Jul 2015

Sam Harris speaks with the filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer about his remarkable documentaries, "The Act...

#12 — Leaving the Church

Fri, 03 Jul 2015

Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughter of Fred Phelps of the infamous Westboro Bap...

#11 — Shouldering the Burden of History

Sat, 27 Jun 2015

Sam Harris and Dan Carlin (host of the Hardcore History and Common Sense podcasts) discuss American ...

#10 — Faith vs. Fact

Tue, 19 May 2015

Sam Harris interviews biologist Jerry Coyne about his new book, "Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Rel...

#9 — Final Thoughts On Chomsky

Fri, 15 May 2015

Sam Harris reflects on his failure to have a productive conversation with Noam Chomsky. If the Makin...

#8 — Ask Me Anything 1

Fri, 24 Apr 2015

Sam Harris talks about atheism, artificial intelligence, rape, public speaking, meditation, consciou...

#7 — Through the Eyes of a Cult

Wed, 25 Mar 2015

Sam Harris discusses the Heaven's Gate suicide cult and argues that we all have something important ...

#6 — The Chapel Hill Murders and 'Militant' Atheism

Wed, 18 Feb 2015

Sam Harris responds to the charge that "militant" atheism is responsible for the murder of three Mus...

#5 — After Charlie Hebdo and Other Thoughts

Thu, 22 Jan 2015

Sam Harris answers reader questions in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. If the Making Sen...

#4 — The Path and the Goal

Tue, 28 Oct 2014

Sam Harris speaks with Joseph Goldstein about the practice of meditation. If the Making Sense podcas...

#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

Thu, 21 Aug 2014

This is the complete first chapter of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Har...

#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

Sun, 27 Jul 2014

In the wake of the recent war in Gaza, many readers have asked "Why don't you criticize Israel?" Her...

#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life

Thu, 05 Jun 2014

The full text of this essay can be read here: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/drugs-and-the-meani...

How to talk to a Christian

Tue, 12 Nov 2013

This is an edited excerpt from remarks that Sam Harris made in a debate with a Christian apologist a...

Looking for the Self (26 Minutes)

Thu, 26 Sep 2013

This is a 26-minute mindfulness meditation, led by Sam Harris. For more information visit www.samhar...

Mindfulness Meditation (9 Minutes)

Thu, 26 Sep 2013

This is a 9-minute mindfulness meditation, led by Sam Harris. For more information visit www.samharr...