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Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Sep 28, 2016 • 27min

#46 — The End of Faith Sessions 3

Sam Harris reads and discusses the third chapter of "The End of Faith." Topics covered: Christianity, Judaism, the Inquisition, witchcraft, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust. 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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Sep 13, 2016 • 47min

#45 — Ask Me Anything 5

Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about how 9/11 changed his life, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, free will, why he podcasts, Milo and the alt-Right, identity politics, Clinton vs. Trump, vegetarianism, and the Hannibal Buress episode. 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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Aug 29, 2016 • 56min

#44 — Being Good and Doing Good

Sam Harris speaks with Oxford philosopher William MacAskill about effective altruism, moral illusions, existential risk, 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.
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Aug 17, 2016 • 48min

#43 — What Do Jihadists Really Want?

Sam Harris reads from the latest issue of "Dabiq," the magazine of ISIS, and discusses the beliefs and goals of jihadists worldwide. 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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Aug 9, 2016 • 56min

#42 — Racism and Violence in America

Sam Harris talks to economist Glenn C. Loury about racism, police violence, and the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the definition of racism, the impact of political correctness on self-censorship, biases, and violence in black communities in America.
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Aug 1, 2016 • 1h 4min

#41 — Faith in Reason

Sam Harris speaks with Eric Weinstein about the relationship between faith and reason and about some of the factors that make conversations on important topics so difficult. 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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Jul 12, 2016 • 47min

#40 — Complexity & Stupidity

Sam Harris talks to biologist David Krakauer about information, complex systems, and the future of humanity. 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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Jul 4, 2016 • 45min

#39 — Free Will Revisited

Sam Harris speaks with philosopher Daniel Dennett about free will. 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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Jun 15, 2016 • 40min

#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2

Sam Harris reads and discusses the second chapter of "The End of Faith."  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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May 31, 2016 • 47min

#37 — Thinking in Public

Sam Harris speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about the public understanding of science, his career as an educator, political atheism, racism, artificial intelligence, alien life, 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.

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