#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Addressing Hopelessness, Tucker, and More
March 6, 2026
Sam Harris believes regime change in Iran is necessary due to its jihadist nature and threat of nuclear weapons, but he is deeply concerned that the Trump administration's incompetence and authoritarian approach will lead to a disastrous outcome.
#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do
February 25, 2026
Dictators, like Putin and presumably Trump, often reveal their authoritarian plans explicitly, and the failure to believe them is a recurring historical mistake that endangers democracy.
#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold
February 20, 2026
The primary concern discussed in this segment of "Making Sense with Sam Harris" episode "#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold" is the ongoing, distressing erosion and politicization of American institutions, exemplified by the blurring of personal aims and state demands under a "personalist regime."
#459 — More From Sam: Corruption, Immigration, The End of White-Collar Work, and More
February 13, 2026
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#458 — The Bulwark Against MAGA
February 11, 2026
The shift in Republican politics is driven by a toxic, symbiotic 'Republican triangle of doom' where voters, right-wing infotainment media, and elected officials reinforce an anti-Trump-critic stance.
#457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More
February 5, 2026
The episode of Making Sense with Sam Harris, #457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More, begins with housekeeping, including apologies for postponed live shows due to a family medical emergency and promotion for the Waking Up app.
#456 — American Fascism
February 4, 2026
Jonathan Rauch reluctantly labeled the current political situation as fascism because the emergence of fascist properties became too obvious to ignore, moving beyond his initial assessment of Trumpism as mere patrimonialism.
#455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound
January 30, 2026
Sam Harris expresses astonishment at the near-total lack of outrage from American gun culture following the killing of Alex Predi by federal officers, viewing the incident as a complete repudiation of the Second Amendment's stated purpose against tyranny.
#454 — More From Sam: Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, S**thole Countries, and More
January 21, 2026
The actions of ICE in Minneapolis, exemplified by the killing of Renee Good, represent an unacceptable, unprofessional, and fascist-style governance that should provoke nonpartisan revulsion.
#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism
January 16, 2026
Judea Pearl believes the current Large Language Model (LLM) framework is a step but fundamentally insufficient for achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) because it cannot derive causal reasoning or true interpretation from data alone, lacking the necessary mathematical breakthroughs.
#452 — Is Wokeness Finally Dead?
January 7, 2026
John McWhorter believes that while peak nationwide "wokeness" may have passed, the ideology is deeply entrenched and potentially unrootable in academia and the arts, merely shifting labels (like DEI) to continue practices like racial preferences.
#451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most
December 31, 2025
The commitment to taking care of one's mind through mindfulness is the foundational resolution that determines the quality of all other New Year's goals, especially amidst the digital war for attention.
#450 — More From Sam: Resolutions, Conspiracies, Demonology, and the Fate of the World
December 30, 2025
Sam Harris's 2025 New Year's resolution to "live as though it were my last year" was partially derailed by real-world events, leading him to rate his adherence as a B, though he intends to repeat the resolution.
#449 — Dogma, Tribe, and Truth
December 22, 2025
Ross Douthat's primary concern is a looming sense of human obsolescence in the 21st century, driven by digital culture, declining birthrates, and the pressure of AI technology.
#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil
December 8, 2025
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#447 — The Unraveling of American Power
December 4, 2025
Peter Zeihan attributes Donald Trump's unexpected 2024 election victory to a decisive shift in the 10% of split-voting independents, despite polls suggesting otherwise.
#446 — How to Do the Most Good
December 1, 2025
Classical utilitarianism holds that one ought to maximize the sum total of happiness, contrasting with consequentialism (maximizing overall good) and deontology (which includes constraints and prerogatives).
#445 — More From Sam: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Billionaires, Thanksgiving Political Debates, & Rapid Fire Questions
November 26, 2025
Sam Harris expresses deep skepticism regarding the sincerity and permanence of Marjorie Taylor Greene's apology for divisive politics, viewing it as potentially performative given her history.
#444 — America's Zombie Democracy
November 17, 2025
The erosion of democratic norms in the 21st century manifests differently than 20th-century authoritarianism, characterized by the politicization of the Justice Department, Congressional dysfunction, and the weaponization of the military, as argued in George Packer's article "America's Zombie Democracy."
#443 — What Is Christian Nationalism?
November 10, 2025
Douglas Wilson defines Christian nationalism as the conviction that secularism is a failed project requiring a public confession of dependence on Jesus Christ for national orientation.
#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism
November 3, 2025
Sam Harris overcame his significant fear of public speaking primarily through repeated exposure and practice, viewing it as a more effective strategy than mindfulness alone for desensitization, and now reframes pre-show physiological arousal as excitement.
#441 — The Threat of Civil War
October 31, 2025
From a Canadian perspective, the current state of the US under potential second Trump administration is viewed as terrifying, leading Canada to seriously consider drastic security and trade diversification measures, including whole society defense strategies.
#440 — A World in Crisis
October 24, 2025
Robert Kaplan's long-held prognosis of global fragmentation and disorder, first articulated in his 1990s work like "The Coming Anarchy," has held up remarkably well, contrasting sharply with the optimistic liberal humanism predicted by policy elites at the time.
#439 — How to Lose a Democracy
October 14, 2025
The core concern discussed in this segment of "Making Sense with Sam Harris" episode "#439 — How to Lose a Democracy" is the intersection of potential civil unrest and the Trump administration's eagerness to use any left-wing violence as a pretext to invoke measures like the Insurrection Act and clamp down on political dissent.
#438 — “More From Sam”: Israel-Hamas Deal, Qatari Air Force Base, Trump, Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, & Rapid Fire Questions
October 11, 2025
Sam Harris admits that Donald Trump has been unexpectedly effective regarding the Israel-Hamas deal, contrasting with his low expectations for a President Harris or Joe Biden's recent performance.
#437 — Two Years Since 10/7
October 6, 2025
Sam Harris and Dan Senor agree that the explosion of global antisemitism since October 7th has proven to be a deeper and worsening problem than anticipated a year prior.
#436 — A Crisis of Trust
October 3, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic, while severe, was a 'dress rehearsal' for a potentially far deadlier future pandemic, necessitating immediate preparation for a pathogen with higher mortality rates.
#435 — The Last Invention
October 2, 2025
The episode previews "The Last Invention," a new limited series by Gregory Warner and Andy Mills that explores the hype and fear surrounding the AI revolution, featuring interviews with leading figures like Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, and Geoffrey Hinton.
#434 — Can We Survive AI?
September 16, 2025
The core problem with developing superhuman AI lies in its 'grown' nature, where emergent behaviors and unintended consequences arise from complex systems that are not fully understood or controlled by their creators, leading to potential existential risks.