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Making Sense with Sam Harris Podcast: all episodes' AI transcripts and summaries

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Podcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris​

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Description: 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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#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents​

#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:31:28

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Sam Harris discusses the breakdown of trust in institutions, the nature of intellectual authority, the danger of bad incentives, the epidemic of conspiracy thinking and misinformation, Trump and Elon, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:21 Speaker_00
Welcome to the Making Sense podcast. This is Sam Harris. First, I have an announcement to make. We are making a simple but important change to the platform over here. We're combining the Making Sense podcast with my Substack newsletter.

00:00:36 Speaker_00
There are several reasons for this. But the main one is that it will just be better for everyone. It'll be better for you because you'll be able to get everything I produce in audio, video, and print with one subscription.

00:00:49 Speaker_00
And it'll be better for me because I won't be pulled in two directions, needing to create content for separate audiences, divided by a paywall.

#394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth​

#394 — Bringing Back the Mammoth

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:23:12

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Sam Harris speaks with Ben Lamm about his work at Colossal Biosciences. They discuss his efforts to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and the dodo; the difference between Colossal’s approach and Jurassic Park; the details of resurrecting the mammoth; the relevance of this work to human health; the

role of artificial intelligence; reintroducing mammoths, Tasmanian tigers, and dodos back into the wild; the environmental and business case for de-extinction; 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:06 Speaker_00
Welcome to the Making Sense podcast. This is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you are not currently on our subscriber feed and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.

00:00:18 Speaker_00
In order to access full episodes of the Making Sense podcast, you'll need to subscribe at samharris.org. There you'll find our private RSS feed to add to your favorite podcatcher, along with other subscriber-only content.

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We don't run ads on the podcast and therefore it's made possible entirely through the support of our subscribers So if you enjoy what we're doing here, please consider becoming one Welcome to the making sense podcast. This is Sam Harris

#393 — Is History Repeating Itself? AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #393 — Is History Repeating Itself?​

#393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:38:15

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Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the history of the Jews, and the rise of global antisemitism. 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. Learning

how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:06 Speaker_02
Welcome to the Making Sense podcast. This is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you're not currently on our subscriber feed and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.

00:00:17 Speaker_02
In order to access full episodes of the Making Sense podcast, you'll need to subscribe at samharris.org. There you'll also find our scholarship program, where we offer free accounts to anyone who can't afford one.

00:00:28 Speaker_02
We don't run ads on the podcast, and therefore it's made possible entirely through the support of our subscribers. So if you enjoy what we're doing here, please consider becoming one. I am here with Simon Sebag Montefiore.

#392 — Technology & Culture AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #392 — Technology & Culture​

#392 — Technology & Culture

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:52:59

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Sam Harris speaks with Christine Rosen about how technology is changing our culture. They discuss the courage of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, lost practices like handwriting, tradeoffs in our use of technology, social media, conspiracy thinking, X as a platform for breaking news, the future of journalism, the importance of local

news, the asymmetry right and left politically, the strange case of Tucker Carlson, the antisemitic hallucinations of Dan Bilzerian, expectations for a second Trump presidency, antisemitism in America, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:06 Speaker_00
Welcome to the Making Sense podcast. This is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you're not currently on our subscriber feed and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.

00:00:17 Speaker_00
In order to access full episodes of the Making Sense podcast, you'll need to subscribe at samharris.org. There you'll also find our scholarship program, where we offer free accounts to anyone who can't afford one.

00:00:28 Speaker_00
We don't run ads on the podcast, and therefore it's made possible entirely through the support of our subscribers. So if you enjoy what we're doing here, please consider becoming one.

#391 — The Reckoning AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #391 — The Reckoning​

#391 — The Reckoning

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:39:48

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Sam Harris discusses the result of the 2024 presidential election, the lessons that the Democratic Party should draw from it, and the implications of a second Trump term. 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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00:00:22 Speaker_00
Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast. This is Sam Harris. So the reckoning has arrived. Donald Trump has been re-elected President of the United States, and it seems like he's going to have both houses of Congress.

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Of course, we know he already has the Supreme Court. And the question is, what to make of all this? Why did he win, and why did the Democrats lose? Well, first, we should acknowledge that this is the greatest comeback in American political history.

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It's as if Nixon got re-elected to a second term after Watergate. It's better than that. Or worse, depending on what you think about Trump. Luckily, I hedged my bet here and I never said anything too critical about the man.

#390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election​

#390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 01:14:00

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Sam Harris speaks with Mark Cuban about the 2024 presidential election. They discuss Trump’s ethics, his apparent political indestructibility, election denialism, the influence of Elon Musk, the strengths and weaknesses of the Harris campaign, the mystery of the southern border, Trump’s immigration and deportation policies, Elon’s trafficking in the “great

replacement theory,” Trump’s economic policy, Harris’s tax and healthcare proposals, the effect of tariffs, the U.S. supply chain, the problem of wealth inequality, a proposed tax on unrealized capital gains, support for Israel, a return to normal politics, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:22 Speaker_01
Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast. This is Sam Harris. Okay, what was the final stretch before the 2024 presidential election?

#389 — The Politics of Risk AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #389 — The Politics of Risk​

#389 — The Politics of Risk

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:33:53

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Sam Harris speaks with Nate Silver about cultural attitudes toward risk and the state of American politics. They discuss the erosion of trust in liberal institutions, polling and political narratives, different camps of cultural elites, the influence of Silicon Valley, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of

FTX, Gell-Mann amnesia, Christopher Rufo, why Kamala Harris can’t admit to having changed her views, a problem with strict utilitarianism, AI and existential risk, what people misunderstand about election forecasting, which news events have affected the 2024 race, how current polls might be misleading, public vs. private polling, undecided and marginal voters, Gen Z, the gender divide, the likelihood that Trump won’t accept the election results if he loses, election integrity in the swing states, the chance of a landslide, the prospect of public unrest, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:06 Speaker_01
Welcome to the Making Sense podcast. This is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you're not currently on our subscriber feed and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.

#388 — What Is Life? AI transcript and summary - episode of podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Episode: #388 — What Is Life?​

#388 — What Is Life?

Author: Sam Harris
Duration: 00:46:59

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Sam Harris speaks with Sara Imari Walker about a scientific understanding of life. They discuss the contributions of physics to this topic, Erwin Schrödinger, the inadequacy of standard definitions of life, the prospect of "artificial" life, the role of information, constructor theory, assembly theory, the space of all possible structures,

a "block universe," the existence of abstract objects like numbers, the Fermi paradox, the likelihood of life elsewhere in the universe, experiments that could decide how likely life is to emerge, the possibility of a Great Filter, the number of Earth-like worlds, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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00:00:06 Speaker_01
Welcome to The Making Sense Podcast. This is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you're not currently on our subscriber feed, and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.