Media, Culture & Creativity
509: Sam Harris | Making Sense of the Present Tense
Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of five New York Times bestsellers. He is the host of the Making Sense podcast and his latest book is Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity. What We Discuss with Sam Harris: How can someone in the public eye speak freely […]
VIEW EPISODE492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things
Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) is the founder of Skeptic magazine and several books on the nature of belief. He’s the Director of The Skeptics Society, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of science, reason, and critical thinking. He joins us to discuss why people believe weird things. [This is a rebroadcast that originally aired in 2016.] What We […]
VIEW EPISODE486: Nina Schick | Deepfakes and the Coming Infocalypse
Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) specializes in how technology is transforming geopolitics and society in the 21st century. She is the author of Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse. What We Discuss with Nina Schick: What deepfakes are and how they’re created using technology that is getting exponentially more sophisticated every year and accessible to anyone. How deepfakes go […]
VIEW EPISODE485: Leah Remini | Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Leah Remini (@leahremini) is an actor, producer, host of People Puzzler on The Game Show Network, co-host of podcast Scientology: Fair Game, and co-author of Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology. What We Discuss with Leah Remini: What Scientology is, how it came about, and why it’s so dangerous. The lengths the Scientology organization has gone […]
VIEW EPISODE483: Drew Binsky | Vicarious Trips and Travel Tips
Drew Binsky (@drewbinsky) has been to 194 countries (probably more by the time you’re done reading this sentence), shares his prolific adventures on YouTube, and hopes to inspire us all to become better world travelers. Take in the vicarious trips and travel tips with him here! What We Discuss with Drew Binsky: What it’s like […]
VIEW EPISODE482: Adam Grant | The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) is Wharton’s top-rated professor, the host of podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant, and the author of three New York Times Best Sellers: Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg), Originals, and Give and Take. Adam revisits the show to discuss his latest book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. What We Discuss with Adam […]
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