Making Sense with Sam Harris

By: Sam Harris
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  • 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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  • #393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

    #393 — Is History Repeating Itself?
    Nov 26 2024

    Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the history of the Jews, and the rise of global antisemitism.

    If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.


    Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
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    38 mins
  • #392 — Technology & Culture

    #392 — Technology & Culture
    Nov 19 2024

    Sam Harris speaks with Christine Rosen about how technology is changing our culture. They discuss the courage of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, lost practices like handwriting, tradeoffs in our use of technology, social media, conspiracy thinking, X as a platform for breaking news, the future of journalism, the importance of local news, the asymmetry right and left politically, the strange case of Tucker Carlson, the antisemitic hallucinations of Dan Bilzerian, expectations for a second Trump presidency, antisemitism in America, and other topics.

    If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.


    Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
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    53 mins
  • #391 — The Reckoning

    #391 — The Reckoning
    Nov 11 2024

    Sam Harris discusses the result of the 2024 presidential election, the lessons that the Democratic Party should draw from it, and the implications of a second Trump term.

    If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
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    40 mins

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Love This Podcast

Thank you, thank you, thank you Sam for your words about and for Joe!
Your podcast is fantastic. I may not agree with you 100% of the time, but I thoroughly enjoy listening to the point of views of both yourself and your guests.

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One of the consistently best podcasts available

The only issue is that the full episodes should be available to members on Audible.

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There Is a Better Way

Amazing podcast, but Spotify needs to add the "subscribers only" version. So much more content.

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Great Learning

excellent to listen to - growing brain cells - thanks for this lpodcast and speakers.

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Sam Harris

Sam is super smart and knows how to ask the right questions.
it's a pleasure to listen to him.

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Great listen

listened right through to the end. Thoroughly enjoyed the concepts around the topic and the depth to which they were discussed by Sam and Chris. Highly recommended #Episode270.

not sure why but it seems the one review pulls to all.
Love the podcast overall and Sam in general is just fantastic. Thoroughly enjoy his work

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Someone isn’t fully awake

Sam’s book is amazing but this is telling of the inability to see what’s really inside him.

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