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It's hard to listen to, but gives another perspective about this issue.
@adam791 +3 more
#213 — The Worst Epidemic
with Gabriel Dance , Gabriel J.X. Dance
Podcast
Making Sense
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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Sam Harris very recently published a podcast where he updated his stance on free will, worth a listen.
@dwd +2 more
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
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An interesting discussion on depression and suicide, in the latest Sam Harris podcast episode on addiction, depression, and meaningful life.
@zanybear +2 more
#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life
with Johann Hari
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there was a relevant episode last month where he and Gary Taubes discuss the whole "good calories vs bad calories" idea
@emptybits +2 more
#74 — What Should We Eat?
with Gary Taubes
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Listen to Sam Harris's latest podcast. Before he starts the show, he basically explains the problem you are solving. I think he would be interested!
@Dowwie +1 more
#482 — More From Sam: The Iran Deal, College in the AI Age, Mamdani's DSA, and More
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The first is so hilarious (in a bad way) that it'll make you want to punch your own face
@Upvoter33 +1 more
#419 — "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions
with Jordan Peterson
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There's also this episode with Sam Harris that is worth listening to: psychedelics-mortality
@manuelmoreale +1 more
#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality
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Sam Harris's episode mostly has the right of it comparing the two and the police responses.
@dwd +1 more
#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
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Sam Harris's recent nuclear weapons episode was really interesting, including the story of Stanislav Petrov, who questioned a false US launch alarm.
@djsumdog +1 more
#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
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Sam Harris did an excellent podcast touching on the topics you mentioned.
@collyw +1 more
#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
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Harari was also interviewed by Sam Harris in a podcast episode released earlier today, linked for listening.
@krrrh +1 more
#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
with Harari , Yuval Noah Harari
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Sam Harris does quite an impressive job articulating what a recent 5 gram mushroom trip was like, worth a listen.
@mistermann +1 more
#177 — Psychedelic Science
with Roland Griffiths
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Peter Zeihan's episode on population decline is worth a listen; it explains how shrinking populations thin out scientific and engineering expertise.
@agentwiggles +1 more
The Drive Interview with Peter Attia
with Peter Zeihan , Peter Attia
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There's a good Sam Harris ep. on this topic.
@conjectures +1 more
#111 — The Science of Meditation
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Good introduction to her thinking on persuasion and control, recommended as a starting point for her work.
@FabHK +1 more
#78 — Persuasion and Control
with Zeynep Tufekci
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all i would suggest is people interested listen to the episode of Sam Harris's podcast with Charles and determine for yourself
@shard972 +1 more
#73 — Forbidden Knowledge
with Charles Murray
2
Tristan Harris episode on technology's effects is long but well worth listening to.
@pixl97 +1 more
#71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
with Tristan Harris
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Harris and Dennett's conversation was interesting, though it never gets past the free will worry; still a good listen.
@maroonblazer +1 more
#39 — Free Will Revisited
with Dan Dennett , Daniel Dennett
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I really recommend this podcast in which Sam Harris talks with Chalmers about all the options currently in the game.
@aaimnr +1 more
#34 — The Light of the Mind
with David Chalmers
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Sam Harris interviewed the paper's author for his podcast, it is worth a listen.
@wayeq
#416 — "More From Sam": Biden's Big Lie, Review of Tapper Interview, Trump, & a Case Against Israel's Actions in Gaza
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I'd recommend listening to his podcast with Charles Murray about the Bell Curve.
@hayez1
#409 — "More From Sam": Religion, Deportations, Douglas Murray vs. Rogan, & Bill Maher's Dinner with Trump
with Charles Murray
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Listen to Sam Harris' podcast this week on the denominator problem; the expert sees 0.6% as an upper bound for mortality, based on South Korea's intensive testing.
@djaychela
#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid
1
Sam Harris recently had an excellent podcast episode with Carl Robichaud on nuclear risk policy.
@dr-smooth
#330 — The Doomsday Machine
with Carl Robichaud
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This particular interview shows Harris not at his best, but Mauldin shines.
@xpe
#318 — Physics & Philosophy
with Tim Maudlin
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I listened to a great podcast titled "The Trouble with AI" on Making Sense with Sam Harris.
@jabloczko
#312 — The Trouble with AI
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Sam Harris interviewed Timothy Snyder on this topic, with a decent dive into the history and the meaning of the war for both sides.
@nuccy
#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk
with Timothy Snyder
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I found a recent episode of the Making Sense podcast in this topic to be thought provoking. You might give it a listen.
@bwhaley
#297 — Preparing for the End
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They talk about competing motivations and how they give rise to an illusion of a self.
@tmnvix
#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?
with Jay Garfield
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There was a really good conversation on Sam Harris's podcast about this with Sam Bankman-Fried.
@monroewalker
#271 — Earning to Give
with Sam Bankman-Fried
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Recommended as an overview of the fall of Afghanistan, following a sweeping section on the topic from independent media.
@throwawaysea
#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan
with Paul Bergen
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Sam Harris and Rob Reid discussed the engineering apocalypse in depth a few years ago.
@_jas
Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
with Rob Reid
1
Sam Harris's new episode with Rener Gracie on police training is worth the listen.
@misiti3780
#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct
with Rener Gracie
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A really solid walkthrough of meditative practice, the science behind it, and more
@dmje
#227 — Knowing the Mind
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Definitely worth a listen, he's an equally impressive conversationalist.
@jcims
#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee
with Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Sam Harris's podcast with David Frum is really fascinating; Frum explains how Republican strategists chose to double down after Obama's election.
@Itsdijital
#206 — A Conversation with David Frum
with David Frum
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Listen to the Markovits episode for an introduction to the book; the argument is novel, thoughtful, and quite convincing.
@FabHK
#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
with Daniel Markovits
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Here's his 1-hour podcast interview with Sam Harris about the topic.
@hombre_fatal
#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
with Jonathan Haidt
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Recent Making Sense episodes with Paul Bloom changed the commenter's mind on whether the ends justify the means here.
@ebb_earl_co
#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
with Paul Bloom
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Good and very recent podcast on this topic by Sam Harris and Matt Mullenweg.
@bamboozled
#194 — The New Future of Work
with Matt Mullenweg
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Sam Harris's latest episode interviews an infectious disease specialist who isn't particularly concerned; serious, but not alarming.
@cm2187
#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic
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Sam Harris with ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed on leaving Islam; a major social issue. I recommend the episode to everyone.
@hombre_fatal
#175 — Leaving the Faith
with Yasmine Mohammed
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A fun listen for a conversational understanding of Andrew McAfee's ideas before reading his book.
@erva
#170 — The Great Uncoupling
with Andrew McAfee
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They go into quite a bit of detail on antibiotic resistance and how low on the radar it sits for most people.
@tw202003131459
#166 — The Plague Years
with Matt McCarthy
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Recent appearance on Sam Harris podcast, I quite enjoyed it.
@mistermann
#164 — Cause & Effect
with Judea Pearl
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Sam Harris and Shane Parrish's conversation on mental models is highly recommended for understanding how to sandbox ideas.
@tomrod
#155 — Mental Models
with Shane Parrish
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He was honest and direct in answering tough questions about Twitter.
@nostromo
#148 — Jack Dorsey
with Jack Dorsey
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Sam Harris's Making Sense invites experts on varied topics for informative conversations, with no ads and free episodes.
@mosselman
#147 — Stephen Fry
with Stephen Fry
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To understand the actual details of how Russia carried out its campaign, I highly recommend this episode.
@Azerty9999
#145 — The Information War
with Renée DiResta
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Sam Harris's recent podcast with Michael Pollan is a very interesting listen, and Pollan also wrote a book on the subject.
@misiti3780
#127 — Freedom from the Known
with Michael Pollan
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Russell Barkley likens habits, calendars, and medications to a prosthesis, a framing that helps accept them as part of a unique life.
@bad-joke
The Russell Brand Interview
with Russell Barkley
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The podcast, for anyone interested: Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about anti-natalism, the asymmetry between good and bad things in life, and population ethics.
@ciarannolan
#107 — Is Life Actually Worth Living?
with David Benatar
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Sam Harris recently had a podcast on the topic for those who are interested.
@hawktheslayer
#104 — The Lessons of Death
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There is a good podcast interview with Harris and Joseph Goldstein on why to meditate, recommended for fighting the distraction problem.
@ycombinete
#63 — Why Meditate?
with Joseph Goldstein
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It helped me better understand Peterson outside the spotlight of his controversial topics.
@ithkuil
#62 — What is True?
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Eric Weinstein argues religious belief may be an evolutionary cost that persisted because it offers significant benefits in certain circumstances.
@tomhoward
#41 — Faith in Reason
with Eric Weinstein
1
Sam Harris did a good interview with this outfit.
@lamby
#28 — Meat Without Misery
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Sam Harris made a good argument for meeting violence with violence in "The Riddle of the Gun Revisited."
@obituary_latte
#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)
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Check out this Sam Harris podcast with the maker, Joshua Oppenheimer, to learn more about the movie.
@hebrox
#13 — The Moral Gaze
with Joshua Oppenheimer
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Sam Harris discusses why some people don't understand meditation at the start of this episode; I thought it was interesting.
@lifter3101
#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?
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Sam Harris is methodical, not someone who jumps to conclusions; his "Drugs and the Meaning of Life" episode explains why psychedelics are worth trying.
@civilian
#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life
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Making Sense of Japanese by Jay Rubin, Murakami's translator, was invaluable for concepts textbooks didn't clarify. Note: this is a book, not a podcast.
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A somewhat heated but very informative 3-hour interview in which Cenk Uygur talks to Sam Harris about these criticisms.
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Check out this interesting story about Feynman in a David Deutsch interview; listen for about 5 minutes.
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I highly recommend his podcast.
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Would strongly recommend it, he's spoken in depth and very eloquently about the Trump situation.
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Sam Harris's episodes on mind and consciousness approach meditation from a neuroscience background, which may feel more comfortable to rational types.
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This podcast by Sam Harris is worth contemplating, pointing to his episode on President Trump and the failure of the left.
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This podcast by Sam Harris is worth contemplating.
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Suggests listening to Sam Harris's recent interview with Charles Murray as a rare example of a prominent leftist conceding a disputed reality.
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Sam Harris's interview with Will MacAskill on effective altruism is highly recommended for thinking about where to direct money.
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he talks to some really interesting people about very interesting topics
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Routinely listens to Sam Harris, whose explanations are amazingly clear and concise; a model for speaking skill.
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Sam Harris's podcast has an episode with Geoffrey West that is superb, one of the best episodes on that podcast.
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To get a taste of Deutsch's thoughts, listen to his podcast with Sam Harris, Surviving the Cosmos.
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Sam Harris discusses these topics (amongst others you may find interesting) in conversations on his podcast.
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I quite liked Johann Hari on Sam Harris's podcast on addiction, depression, etc.
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Roger McNamee had an excellent conversation on the Sam Harris podcast about Big Tech's data practices; highly recommended.
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Sam Harris's latest podcast is about mental models, and I found it insightful.
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It's a fantastic discussion if you find this dialog interesting.
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an interesting Sam Harris podcast featuring Charles Murray on this topic which is well worth the listen
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Sam Harris has a scary podcast recently with the author of the book Superbugs. Preventing that future would be world changing.
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Sam Harris is decent, the podcast runs long, and it is very thought provoking. Worth a listen.
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Sam Harris's podcast covers a lot of interesting topics, including AI safety, meditation, rationality, and religion in society.
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Sam Harris discusses all of this in his latest podcast, just hear him out.
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The whole podcast is fascinating, about 2.5 hours on how to do remote work; one takeaway is a shared, real-time editable meeting document.
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For more information, check out James Clear + Sam Harris' conversation on the Making Sense podcast.
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She goes into depth about so-called negative trips and feels they are just as important and useful as positive ones.
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Sam Harris's show has had many guests he disagrees with, and listening to them gave the commenter useful insight and "bubble popping."
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A good Sam Harris podcast with the book's author, on scaling laws across complex systems.
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Sam Harris's Making Sense #234 with Iain McGilchrist discusses split-brain experiments in detail, showing two separate consciousnesses.
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A great conversation on Making Sense touches on this idea exactly, and why emotional expression origins are poorly understood.
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Making Sense digs into how the Fed works and how dollars and collateral affect the world economy; very interesting for learning more.
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After Eric Topol's appearance on Making Sense, the argument has been made and it's airtight.
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The Making Sense podcast covers the deflation / inflation debate in detail and is a great listen.
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The former Coinbase CTO's appearance on Sam Harris' podcast gave a clearer understanding of why crypto isn't bs and where it may provide value.
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This Sam Harris podcast about why people cheat was also really good.
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Very deep interviews on topics with crystalized rationality. Another must listen!
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His last two episodes have touched on both aspects of your post
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Recounts moving from a jerk to at ease through therapy, Buddhism, and non-dual teachers, then recommends a video.
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Recommends Brooks's book From Strength to Strength, heard via his Sam Harris interview, for practical guidance on growing older and building on new strengths.
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Heard about the film first on Sam Harris's podcast; the commenter would pay for a digital download of the movie.
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The Making Sense episode with the director clears up the Guardian's claims and gives a better factual grounding on the issue.
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Burkeman's core idea: needing "just a little more time" or another productivity hack is the wrong approach, since creative people will always have too many tasks.
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Making Sense with Sam Harris: lots of good episodes, and if the first one doesn't land, browse the list, since there are many evergreens.
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Making Sense with Sam Harris is not tech related, though it often touches on AI.
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He had a very stimulating conversation with Sam Harris in 2020 that I've recently re-listened to.
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The latest Sam Harris podcast with Alina Chan, who wrote a book on the lab theory, is fantastic.
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Recommends Sam Harris's Waking Up app as a strictly secular path to these insights, for someone allergic to spiritual or mystical framing.
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Sam Harris episode 210 with William Perry and Lisa Perry covers how an accidental nuclear war is more likely than a deliberate one.
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A decent podcast interview with Sam Harris and Eliezer Yudkowsky; a good introduction that breaks down the ideas approachably.
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The only podcast I make sure to keep up with is Making Sense with Sam Harris
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Heard about The Status Game on Sam Harris's podcast, and it changed how the commenter saw status games everywhere.
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He also has a great talk with Sam Harris that's worth a listen.
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A great interview with Anne Applebaum that goes into detail on relationships between US and Russian politicians, far beyond the Steele dossier.
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