Making Sense with Sam Harris podcast

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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.

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.

 

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#478 — The Psychedelic Mind

Sam Harris speaks with Robin Carhart-Harris about psychedelic research and its therapeutic... more

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30 MINS

30:00

22 hrs Ago


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#477 — More From Sam: Iran's Unraveling, The Gaza Information War, AI-Generated Music, and More

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence against civilians during t... more

26 May 2026

21 MINS

21:59

26 May 2026


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#476 — The Bittersweet Age

Sam Harris speaks with Susan Cain about writing, creativity, and what AI means for human c... more

20 May 2026

22 MINS

22:46

20 May 2026


#491

#475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about consciousness, the mind, and the self. They di... more

12 May 2026

25 MINS

25:52

12 May 2026


#490

#474 — More From Sam: Hasan Piker, Islamism, Making Sense Community, and More

In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current event... more

07 May 2026

17 MINS

17:04

07 May 2026


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#473 — Money, Power, and Moral Failure

Sam Harris speaks with Lloyd Blankfein about finance, politics, and the state of American ... more

29 Apr 2026

22 MINS

22:04

29 Apr 2026


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#472 — Strange Days on the Right

Sam Harris speaks with Ben Shapiro about their pre-election debate and the fractures on th... more

24 Apr 2026

16 MINS

16:06

24 Apr 2026


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#471 — The End of History, Revisited

Sam Harris speaks with Francis Fukuyama about liberal democracy, American politics, and gl... more

16 Apr 2026

18 MINS

18:45

16 Apr 2026


#486

#470 — Democrats at a Crossroads

Sam Harris speaks with Rahm Emanuel about American politics, the state of the Democratic P... more

13 Apr 2026

21 MINS

21:32

13 Apr 2026


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#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future

Sam Harris speaks with Tristan Harris about the dangers of AI and the race to build it. Th... more

10 Apr 2026

1 HR 49 MINS

1:49:27

10 Apr 2026


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#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation...

In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current event... more

07 Apr 2026

32 MINS

32:42

07 Apr 2026


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#467 — EA, AI, and the End of Work

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about effective altruism, AI, and the future of h... more

30 Mar 2026

29 MINS

29:44

30 Mar 2026


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#466 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about technology, society, and human nature. Th... more

24 Mar 2026

19 MINS

19:04

24 Mar 2026


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#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More

In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current event... more

18 Mar 2026

35 MINS

35:44

18 Mar 2026