Episodes (Page 2)
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Sam and Jaron analyze lack of outrage from gun culture following Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis
Power Unbound
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Sam and Jaron react to Renee Good's killing in Minneapolis and Trump administration's chaotic rhetoric
S**thole Countries
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Judea Pearl explains why large language models won't spawn AGI and discusses alignment concerns in AGI race
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John McWhorter examines rise and persistence of wokeness and DEI following George Floyd's death
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Sam argues mindfulness is practical skill for reclaiming clarity against digital distraction fragmentation
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Sam discusses 2025 New Year's resolutions, meditation benefits, and conversation with Ross Douthat on faith and modernity
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Ross Douthat argues case for faith in age of digital disembodiment, declining birthrates, and AI upheaval
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David Edmonds examines Peter Singer's drowning child thought experiment and arguments for/against thought experiments in ethics
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Peter Zeihan discusses unprecedented unraveling of American power under Trump's second term including tariff policies and AI bubble
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Michael Plant explores nature of well-being using Nozick's Experience Machine thought experiment and self-reported happiness validity
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Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for divisive politics role; Sam and Jaron analyze Triggernometry interview backlash
Rapid Fire Questions
Thanksgiving Political Debates
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George Packer analyzes erosion of democratic institutions, Justice Department independence loss, and Congressional dysfunction
America's Zombie Democracy
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Douglas Wilson discusses Christian nationalism concept, dominionism, and supposed secularism failure in American evangelicalism
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Sam shares how he overcame public speaking fear and discusses ongoing nuclear war threat
Christian Nationalism
Nuclear War
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Stephen Marche examines what modern American civil war might actually look like and key risk factors for conflict
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Robert Kaplan discusses climate change, demographics, and primacy of order over freedom in permanent crisis landscape
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Sam Harris and Damon Linker discuss the decline of American democracy.
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Sam and Jaron analyze Israel-Hamas peace deal, Qatari air force facility plans in Idaho, and Trump's golf lie patterns
Charlie Kirk
Ezra Klein
Rapid Fire Questions
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Dan Senor discusses rise of global antisemitism two years after October 7th and Western immigration failure regarding Islam
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Discussed pandemic preparedness and lessons from COVID-19 with Michael Osterholm.