The 10 Best Sam Harris Podcast Episodes
Hosted by Sam Harris — a neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author of many books including Waking Up, Lying, and The Moral Landscape — the Making Sense podcast is full of interesting and sometimes controversial conversations about life, the human mind, and current events. His guests have included Jordan Peterson, Coleman Hughes, and Douglas Murray.
Last Updated: Jun 11th, 2021
1) #67 — Meaning and Chaos
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson discuss science, religion, archetypes, mythology, and the perennial problem of finding meaning in life. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access t...Show More
2) #134 — Beyond the Politics of Race
Sam Harris speaks with Coleman Hughes about race, racism, and identity politics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris...Show More
3) #93 — Identity & Terror
Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about identity politics, the rise of white nationalism, the events in Charlottesville, guilt by association, the sources of western values, the problem of finding...Show More
4) #137 — Safe Space
Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Haidt about his new book "The Coddling of the American Mind." They discuss the hostility to free speech that has grown more common among young adults, recent moral pani...Show More
5) #178 — The Reality Illusion
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast Sam and Annaka Harris speak with Donald Hoffman about his book “The Case Against Reality.” They discuss how evolution has failed to select for true percepti...Show More
6) #174 — Life & Mind
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins. They discuss the strangeness of the “gene’s-eye view" of the world, the limits of Darwinian thinking when applied t...Show More
7) #159 — Conscious
Sam Harris speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about her new book, "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access t...Show More
8) #433: Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture
Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture | Brought to you by FreshBooks and "5-Bullet Friday" "Nothing's changed but yet, on some level, everything has changed, and I feel like ...Show More
9) # 118 — The View from Trumpistan
Sam Harris speaks with Preet Bharara about President Trump and the Russia investigation. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at ...Show More
10) #71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
Sam Harris speaks with Tristan Harris about the arms race for human attention, the ethics of persuasion, the consequences of having an ad-based economy, the dynamics of regret, and other topics. SUBSC...Show More