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.

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#80 — The Unraveling

Episode Date: June 4, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about political partisanship, recent security leaks, Trump's foreign policy, the Russia investigation, Kathy Griffin...

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#75 — Ask Me Anything 7

Episode Date: May 12, 2017

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about the illusion of the self, his podcast with Charles Murray, the future of brain-machine interfaces, h...

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#73 — Forbidden Knowledge

Episode Date: April 23, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Charles Murray about the controversy over his book "The Bell Curve," the validity and significance of IQ as a measure of intell...

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#70 — Beauty and Terror

Episode Date: April 10, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with physicist Lawrence Krauss about the utility of public debates, the progress of science, confusion about the role of consciousne...

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#67 — Meaning and Chaos

Episode Date: March 13, 2017

Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson discuss science, religion, archetypes, mythology, and the perennial problem of finding meaning in life. If the Making S...

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#66 — Living with Robots

Episode Date: March 1, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with Kate Darling about the ethical concerns surrounding our increasing use of robots and other autonomous systems. If the Making Se...

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#65 — We're All Cucks Now

Episode Date: February 20, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about the presidency of Donald Trump. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to...

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#64 — Ask Me Anything 6

Episode Date: February 16, 2017

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about his conversation with Jordan Peterson, the reaction to Milo Yiannopoulos at U.C. Berkeley, the “Musl...

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#63 — Why Meditate?

Episode Date: January 31, 2017

Sam Harris and Joseph Goldstein answer questions about the practice of mindfulness. They discuss the nature negative emotions, the importance of ethic...

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#62 — What is True?

Episode Date: January 21, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Jordan B. Peterson about freedom of speech and the nature of truth. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your playe...

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#61 — The Power of Belief

Episode Date: January 15, 2017

Sam Harris speaks with author Lawrence Wright about al-Qaeda & ISIS, Arab culture, 9/11 conspiracy theories, the migrant crisis in Europe, Scientology...