podcast

Making Sense with Sam Harris

by Sam Harris

#481 — Sam Harris Receives the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award

17.06.2026 • 00:54:32

Richard Dawkins presents Sam Harris with the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award at a live Center for Inquiry event. After the tribute, the two friends discuss...

#480 — The Economics of Everything

12.06.2026 • 00:24:30

Sam Harris speaks with economist and Substack writer Noah Smith about the U.S. national debt, wealth inequality, and the economic consequences of AI. ...

#479 — When Robots Take Over

04.06.2026 • 00:15:05

Sam Harris speaks with Vinod Khosla about AI, economic disruption, and political risk. They discuss the prospect of mass job displacement, a trillion-...

#478 — The Psychedelic Mind

29.05.2026 • 00:30:00

Sam Harris speaks with Robin Carhart-Harris about psychedelic research and its therapeutic potential. They discuss the current state of the field, the...

#477 — More From Sam: Iran's Unraveling, The Gaza Information War, AI-Generated Music, and More

26.05.2026 • 00:21:59

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence against civilians during the October 7 attacks (33:49 - 34:35). Listener discretion is...

#476 — The Bittersweet Age

20.05.2026 • 00:22:46

Sam Harris speaks with Susan Cain about writing, creativity, and what AI means for human culture. They discuss the future of books and reading, the te...

#475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness

12.05.2026 • 00:25:52

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about consciousness, the mind, and the self. They discuss Pollan's new book, the relationship between consciousn...

#474 — More From Sam: Hasan Piker, Islamism, Making Sense Community, and More

07.05.2026 • 00:17:04

In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss the launch of Making Sense Community, Sam's ...

#473 — Money, Power, and Moral Failure

29.04.2026 • 00:22:04

Sam Harris speaks with Lloyd Blankfein about finance, politics, and the state of American society. They discuss Blankfein's memoir, Goldman Sachs and ...

#472 — Strange Days on the Right

24.04.2026 • 00:16:06

Sam Harris speaks with Ben Shapiro about their pre-election debate and the fractures on the right. They discuss Trump's second term surprises, familia...