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Making Sense with Sam Harris

by Sam Harris

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…

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Sam Harris interviews Dara Horn, author and scholar of Jewish history, for a wide-ranging discussion on antisemitism, Jewish identity, and institutional failures. The episode centers on Horn's recent book and explores several interconnected themes: the unique historical position of Jews as a people that predates…

Worth it if you want a scholarly but accessible deep dive into antisemitism, Jewish identity politics, and institutional failures from a historian with direct advisory experience.

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