#396 — The Way Forward

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Mahan, mayor of San Jose and Democratic candidate for governor of California, about governance, pragmatism, and California's policy failures. They discuss the dysfunction of progressive governance, the homelessness crisis and what San Jose has done to ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Rob Reid about biosecurity, pandemic risk, and the alarming fragility of our defenses against biological catastrophe. They discuss the controversial USAID program DEEP VZN, the dangers of gain-of-function research, open science norms that could arm bad acto ...  Show more

 "Dehumanisation is the essential program of the radical right."

David Neiwert believes that the so-called “alt-right” of right-wing populists in America has been born of a toxic mix of factors: mainstream conservatives unifying with the racist far-right; a young, media ...

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Dave Rubin—host of The Rubin Report—joins us for a detailed breakdown of the plan: what’s actually in those 20 points, what history tells us about their chances, and how the narratives are already being spun on both sides. We cut through the headlines to reveal the devil in the d ...  Show more

When was the last time you really connected with someone who disagrees with you? Or saw a post on social media that challenged your views? Or listened to a newscast from across the political aisle? Modern life places us in all kinds of echo chambers – so what happens when these d ...  Show more