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Actor and author Susan Huckle was raised in a highly religious home filled with conspiracy theories. She has written a book about her childhood and her journey into rationalism.VIDEO of this conversationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethink ...  عرض المزيد

It's another bonus porcast...this one comprised of several religious callers from The Line's Sunday Shows. As these armchair apologists attempt to prove God, they reveal great reasons for being skeptical.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethin ...  عرض المزيد

The world is grappling with a lot of tough issues. Issues that are nuanced and layered. Issues that don't necessarily have a right or wrong answer. Issues that demand dialogue for progress. And yet we seem to mostly be doing something else. This week we are talking about talking. ...  عرض المزيد

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, and Jeff McMahan about the newly launched Journal of Controversial Ideas. They discuss the ethics of discussing dangerous ideas, the possibility of having a market in vaccines, the taboo around the topic of race and IQ, the ...  عرض المزيد

Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the maintenance of a healthy society. They discuss the problem of orthodoxy, the history of political polarization in the US, the breakdown of public conversation, remaining uncertainty about Covid-19, motivated reasoning, the 2020 elec ...  عرض المزيد

In an era of polarization, we’ve lost the art of gathering, listening, and connecting across divides. How can we rediscover the power of discourse to build mutual understanding?

Priya Parker, Anand Giridharadas, and Jonah Berger reveal simple but transformative tool ...