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.

 

#427

#401 — Christian Nationalism and the New Right

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

18 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:37

18 Feb 2025


#426

#400 — The Politics of Information

Sam Harris speaks with Helen Lewis about the culture wars. They discuss the role of journa... more

06 Feb 2025

36 MINS

36:48

06 Feb 2025


#425

#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe

Sam Harris speaks with Rick Caruso about the Los Angeles fires. They discuss how mismanage... more

27 Jan 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:49

27 Jan 2025


#424

398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker

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

21 Jan 2025

24 MINS

24:57

21 Jan 2025


#423

#397 — A New Year's Message from Sam

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01 Jan 2025

18 MINS

18:03

01 Jan 2025


#422

#396 — The Way Forward

Sam Harris speaks with Matthew Yglesias about the future of Democratic politics. They disc... more

20 Dec 2024

32 MINS

32:48

20 Dec 2024


#421

#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents

Sam Harris discusses the breakdown of trust in institutions, the nature of intellectual au... more

11 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:28

11 Dec 2024


#420

#394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth

Sam Harris speaks with Ben Lamm about his work at Colossal Biosciences. They discuss his e... more

03 Dec 2024

23 MINS

23:12

03 Dec 2024


#419

#393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle Eas... more

26 Nov 2024

38 MINS

38:15

26 Nov 2024


#418

#392 — Technology & Culture

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

19 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:59

19 Nov 2024


#417

#391 — The Reckoning

Sam Harris discusses the result of the 2024 presidential election, the lessons that the De... more

11 Nov 2024

39 MINS

39:48

11 Nov 2024


#416

#390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Cuban about the 2024 presidential election. They discuss Trump... more

01 Nov 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:00

01 Nov 2024


#415

#389 — The Politics of Risk

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

25 Oct 2024

33 MINS

33:53

25 Oct 2024


#414

#388 — What Is Life?

Sam Harris speaks with Sara Imari Walker about a scientific understanding of life. They di... more

21 Oct 2024

46 MINS

46:59

21 Oct 2024


#413

#387 — Politics & Power

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

15 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:53

15 Oct 2024


#412

#386 — Information & Social Order

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

07 Oct 2024

47 MINS

47:26

07 Oct 2024


#411

#385 — AI Utopia

Sam Harris speaks with Nick Bostrom about ongoing progress in artificial intelligence. The... more

30 Sep 2024

39 MINS

39:16

30 Sep 2024


#410

#384 — Stress Testing Our Democracy

Sam Harris speaks with Barton Gellman about election integrity and the safeguarding of Ame... more

23 Sep 2024

40 MINS

40:38

23 Sep 2024


#409

#383 — Where Are the Grown-Ups?

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

17 Sep 2024

24 MINS

24:12

17 Sep 2024


#408

#382 — The Eye of Nature

Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins about his new book [The Genetic Book of the Dead] (... more

06 Sep 2024

39 MINS

39:30

06 Sep 2024


#407

#381 — Delusions, Right and Left

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

26 Aug 2024

46 MINS

46:47

26 Aug 2024


#406

#380 — The Roots of Attention

Sam Harris speaks with Amishi Jha about attention and the brain. They discuss how attentio... more

23 Aug 2024

45 MINS

45:29

23 Aug 2024


#405

#379 — Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Sam Harris speaks with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener about AI risk and the new bill intro... more

12 Aug 2024

34 MINS

34:21

12 Aug 2024


#404

#378 — Digital Delusions

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

02 Aug 2024

56 MINS

56:36

02 Aug 2024


#403

#377 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine 2

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

26 Jul 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:19

26 Jul 2024


#402

#376 — How Democracies Fail

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

19 Jul 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:41

19 Jul 2024


#401

#375 — On the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

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16 Jul 2024

14 MINS

14:04

16 Jul 2024