Absolutely Mental Season Two
Making Sense with Sam Harris
In this episode, Sam shares a clip from the second season of Absolutely Mental, his audio series with Ricky Gervais. All 10 episodes have been released today (Friday September 24th, 2021) and are available for purchase at AbsolutelyMental.com.
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#285 — American Division
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with David French about forces that are pulling American society apart. They discuss...
#284 — The Funny Business
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Judd Apatow about his career in comedy. They discuss his new documentary on George...
#283 — Gun Violence in America
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about the problem of gun violence in the aftermath of the mass shooting...
#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jay Garfield about the illusion of the self. They discuss the default sense of...
#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about his new book, “The War on the West.” They discuss the...
#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Schmidt about the ways artificial intelligence is shifting the foundations of...
#279 — The Rules of the Stage
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and Ricky Gervais discuss the infamous Oscar slap. We’re excited to announce the launch of the...
#278 — The Man Who Will Be King
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks to Graeme Wood about Muhammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. They discuss...
#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Ian Bremmer about the ongoing war in Ukraine. They discuss the current state of the...
#276 — Defending the Global Order
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about the wider implications of Russia’s war of conquest in...
#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine. They discuss Putin’s...
Absolutely Mental Season 3
Sam shares an episode from the third season of Absolutely Mental, his audio series with Ricky Gervais. All 10 episodes have been released...
Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues
In this episode of the podcast, Rob Reid and Kevin Esvelt discuss USAID’s new “Deep VZN” program, which aims to discover new...
#274 — The Future of American Democracy
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum, David Frum, Barton Gellman, and George Packer about the ongoing...
#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology
In this episode of the podcast, Sam responds to the controversy over his friend Joe Rogan's use of the N-word and his subsequent public...
Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)
Questions: What is your position on vaccine mandates, school closures, etc.? Do you think painful memories remain painful because there is...
#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
In this episode, Sam discusses some of the topics he has and hasn't covered, to the disappointment of many Making Sense listeners. SUBSCRIBE...
#271 — Earning to Give
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Sam Bankman-Fried about effective altruism. They discuss how he became the wealthiest...
#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?
In this episode, Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the lessons of the COVID pandemic. They discuss our failures to coordinate...
#269 — Deep Time
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Oliver Burkeman about our relationship to time. They discuss the perils of...
#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Stephen Fleming about the neuroscience of self-awareness. They discuss the nature and...
#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Matthew Walker about the nature and importance of sleep. They discuss sleep and...
#266 — The Limits of Pleasure
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the role that pain and suffering play in living a good life. They...
#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about his new book “Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betrayed...
#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where...
#285 — American Division
Making Sense with Sam Harris
#284 — The Funny Business
Making Sense with Sam Harris
#283 — Gun Violence in America
Making Sense with Sam Harris
