Waking Up With Sam Harris

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Synopsis

Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing has been published in more than 20 languages. Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, Newsweek, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere.Mr. Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Episodes

  • #28 — Meat Without Misery

    20/02/2016 Duration: 20min

    Sam Harris offers a few more thoughts on Clinton vs Sanders, as well as on the ethics of strong encryption. He then speaks with Uma Valeti, cardiologist and CEO of Memphis Meats, about the future of food production.  SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #27 — Ask Me Anything 3

    13/02/2016 Duration: 29min

    Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about free will, meditation, Noam Chomsky, the illusion of the self, Clinton vs. Sanders, the de-platforming of Richard Dawkins, wealth inequality, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #26 — The Logic of Violence

    19/01/2016 Duration: 42min

    Sam Harris speaks with retired Navy SEAL and author, Jocko Willink. They discuss U.S. foreign policy, war, human evil, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #25 — Behind the Gun

    14/01/2016 Duration: 44min

    Sam Harris speaks with former SWAT operator and lead weapons and tactics instructor for the LAPD Metro Division, Scott Reitz. They discuss guns, gun control, police violence, and related topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #24 — Ask Me Anything 2

    04/01/2016 Duration: 45min

    Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about Islamism, free will, honesty, vegetarianism, why he doesn’t publish more in academic journals, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

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

    21/12/2015 Duration: 37min

    Sam Harris introduces the audio edition of his book with Maajid Nawaz, "Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #22 — Surviving the Cosmos

    16/12/2015 Duration: 48min

    Sam Harris talks to physicist David Deutsch about the reach and power of human knowledge, the future of artificial intelligence, and the survival of civilization. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #21 — On the Maintenance of Civilization

    22/11/2015 Duration: 57min

    Sam Harris speaks with author Douglas Murray about Islamism, liberalism, civil society, and the migrant crisis in Europe. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

    15/11/2015 Duration: 09min

    Sam Harris reflects on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)

    08/10/2015 Duration: 38min

    Sam Harris discusses his views about guns and gun control in light of a recent mass shooting. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

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

    23/09/2015 Duration: 43min

    Sam Harris speaks with MIT cosmologist Max Tegmark about the foundations of science, our current understanding of the universe, and the risks of future breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #17 — What I Really Think About Profiling

    16/09/2015 Duration: 12min

    In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris responds to misrepresentations of his views (again). SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #16 — The Dark Side

    26/08/2015 Duration: 41min

    Sam Harris and Paul Bloom talk about Donald Trump, torture, trophy hunting, and other terrors. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #15 — Questions Along the Path

    11/08/2015 Duration: 45min

    Sam Harris and Joseph Goldstein discuss the practice of meditation and answer questions that came from listeners in response to their first conversation, "The Path and the Goal." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #14 — The Virtues of Cold Blood

    29/07/2015 Duration: 42min

    Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Paul Bloom about the limitations of empathy as a guide to moral reasoning. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #13 — The Moral Gaze

    21/07/2015 Duration: 32min

    Sam Harris speaks with the filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer about his remarkable documentaries, "The Act of Killing" and "The Look of Silence." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #12 — Leaving the Church

    03/07/2015 Duration: 30min

    Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughter of Fred Phelps of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #11 — Shouldering the Burden of History

    27/06/2015 Duration: 58min

    Sam Harris and Dan Carlin (host of the Hardcore History and Common Sense podcasts) discuss American interventionism, the war on terror, and related topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #10 — Faith vs. Fact

    19/05/2015 Duration: 24min

    Sam Harris interviews biologist Jerry Coyne about his new book, "Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.

  • #9 — Final Thoughts On Chomsky

    15/05/2015 Duration: 10min

    Sam Harris reflects on his failure to have a productive conversation with Noam Chomsky. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

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