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Making Sense with Sam Harris
Podcast

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris

503 episodes · Science, Society & Culture

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.

Episodes

#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding (From the Archive)
#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding (From the Archive)
Aug 11, 2026 · 47 min
#488 — Ego, Ecstasy, and Equanimity
#488 — Ego, Ecstasy, and Equanimity
Aug 4, 2026 · 11 min
#487 — Is AI Already Conscious?
#487 — Is AI Already Conscious?
Jul 31, 2026 · 1h 25m
#486 — Luck All the Way Down
#486 — Luck All the Way Down
Jul 22, 2026 · 21 min
#485 — The New Science of Cancer
#485 — The New Science of Cancer
Jul 14, 2026 · 1h 21m
#484 — Artificial Intimacy
#484 — Artificial Intimacy
Jul 8, 2026 · 27 min
#483 — The Knots We Tie Ourselves Into
#483 — The Knots We Tie Ourselves Into
Jul 1, 2026 · 22 min
#482 — More From Sam: The Iran Deal, College in the AI Age, Mamdani's DSA, and More
#482 — More From Sam: The Iran Deal, College in the AI Age, Mamdani's DSA, and More
Jun 25, 2026 · 21 min
#481 — Sam Harris Receives the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award
#481 — Sam Harris Receives the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award
Jun 17, 2026 · 54 min
#480 — The Economics of Everything
#480 — The Economics of Everything
Jun 12, 2026 · 24 min
#479 — When Robots Take Over
#479 — When Robots Take Over
Jun 4, 2026 · 15 min
#478 — The Psychedelic Mind
#478 — The Psychedelic Mind
May 29, 2026 · 30 min
#477 — More From Sam: Iran's Unraveling, The Gaza Information War, AI-Generated Music, and More
#477 — More From Sam: Iran's Unraveling, The Gaza Information War, AI-Generated Music, and More
May 26, 2026 · 21 min
#476 — The Bittersweet Age
#476 — The Bittersweet Age
May 20, 2026 · 22 min
#475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness
#475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness
May 12, 2026 · 25 min
#474 — More From Sam: Hasan Piker, Islamism, Making Sense Community, and More
#474 — More From Sam: Hasan Piker, Islamism, Making Sense Community, and More
May 7, 2026 · 17 min
#473 — Money, Power, and Moral Failure
#473 — Money, Power, and Moral Failure
Apr 29, 2026 · 22 min
#472 — Strange Days on the Right
#472 — Strange Days on the Right
Apr 24, 2026 · 16 min
#471 — The End of History, Revisited
#471 — The End of History, Revisited
Apr 16, 2026 · 18 min
#470 — Democrats at a Crossroads
#470 — Democrats at a Crossroads
Apr 13, 2026 · 21 min
#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future
#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future
Apr 10, 2026 · 1h 49m
#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation, and More
#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation, and More
Apr 7, 2026 · 32 min
#467 — EA, AI, and the End of Work
#467 — EA, AI, and the End of Work
Mar 30, 2026 · 29 min
#466 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
#466 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
Mar 24, 2026 · 19 min
#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More
#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More
Mar 18, 2026 · 35 min
#464 — The Politics of Pragmatism and the Future of California
#464 — The Politics of Pragmatism and the Future of California
Mar 16, 2026 · 1h 22m
#463 — Privatizing the Apocalypse
#463 — Privatizing the Apocalypse
Mar 11, 2026 · 21 min
#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Addressing Hopelessness, Tucker, and More
#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Addressing Hopelessness, Tucker, and More
Mar 6, 2026 · 19 min
#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do
#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do
Feb 25, 2026 · 29 min
#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold
#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold
Feb 20, 2026 · 21 min
#459 — More From Sam: Corruption, Immigration, The End of White-Collar Work, and More
#459 — More From Sam: Corruption, Immigration, The End of White-Collar Work, and More
Feb 13, 2026 · 9 min
#458 — The Bulwark Against MAGA
#458 — The Bulwark Against MAGA
Feb 11, 2026 · 58 min
#457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More
#457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More
Feb 5, 2026 · 16 min
#456 — American Fascism
#456 — American Fascism
Feb 4, 2026 · 21 min
#455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound
#455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound
Jan 30, 2026 · 11 min
#454 — More From Sam: Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, S**thole Countries, and More
#454 — More From Sam: Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, S**thole Countries, and More
Jan 21, 2026 · 17 min
#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism
#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism
Jan 16, 2026 · 21 min
#452 — Is Wokeness Finally Dead?
#452 — Is Wokeness Finally Dead?
Jan 7, 2026 · 21 min
#451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most
#451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most
Dec 31, 2025 · 9 min
#450 — More From Sam: Resolutions, Conspiracies, Demonology, and the Fate of the World
#450 — More From Sam: Resolutions, Conspiracies, Demonology, and the Fate of the World
Dec 30, 2025 · 27 min
#449 — Dogma, Tribe, and Truth
#449 — Dogma, Tribe, and Truth
Dec 22, 2025 · 23 min
#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil
#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil
Dec 8, 2025 · 24 min
#447 — The Unraveling of American Power
#447 — The Unraveling of American Power
Dec 4, 2025 · 20 min
#446 — How to Do the Most Good
#446 — How to Do the Most Good
Dec 1, 2025 · 21 min
#445 — More From Sam: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Billionaires, Thanksgiving Political Debates, & Rapid Fire Questions
#445 — More From Sam: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Billionaires, Thanksgiving Political Debates, & Rapid Fire Questions
Nov 26, 2025 · 18 min
#444 — America's Zombie Democracy
#444 — America's Zombie Democracy
Nov 17, 2025 · 20 min
#443 — What Is Christian Nationalism?
#443 — What Is Christian Nationalism?
Nov 10, 2025 · 1h 59m
#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism
#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism
Nov 3, 2025 · 17 min
#441 — The Threat of Civil War
#441 — The Threat of Civil War
Oct 31, 2025 · 21 min
#440 — A World in Crisis
#440 — A World in Crisis
Oct 24, 2025 · 24 min