#276 — Defending the Global Order
Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about the wider implications of Russia's war of conquest in Ukraine. They discuss different forms of war, Putin's miscalculation regarding the internal divisio...
22 Mar 202236min
#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine
Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. They discuss Putin's larger objectives, the perception of the war inside Russia, whether US and EU foreign policy is t...
10 Mar 202237min
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 today (Wednesday, March 2, 2022) and are available for purchas...
2 Mar 202249min
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 pandemic-grade viruses and publish their genomes to the world. Esvelt estim...
28 Feb 20221h 57min
#274 — The Future of American Democracy
Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum, David Frum, Barton Gellman, and George Packer about the ongoing threat to American democracy posed by Republican misinformation and disinformation regarding the ...
11 Feb 20222h 20min
#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology
Sam responds to the controversy over his friend Joe Rogan's use of the N-word and his subsequent public apology. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain acc...
7 Feb 202220min
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 something left unresolved? How can you forgive a consequentia...
31 Jan 202228min
#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
Sam discusses some of the topics he has and hasn't covered, to the disappointment of many Making Sense listeners. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain ac...
11 Jan 202246min
