It's a Brutal Time to Be Even Remotely Intell...

Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar committed the "sin" of blasphemy. The Moroccan government imprisoned her. A health crisis may kill her if medical treatment isn't soon provided. By downloading a 69-cent song, we might actually save her life.LINK TO PRE-ORDERVIDEO of this conversationBec ...  Show more

A fun "spooky season" show about our quirky phobias. Enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support. 

Anti-intellectualism is on the rise. And by "anti-intellectualism" we mean the backlash to scholars in fields like the humanities.According to two intellectuals, Dr. Ally Louks and Jason Stanley, the humanities help us better connect to other humans. According to a lot of online ...  Show more

Higher education is under attack. You've probably heard about the cases of Mahmoud Kahlil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and Alireza Doroudi. Students, studying in American universities being arrested and disappeared for their political stances. And our academic institutions are all too willin ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Marantz about his book "Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation." They discuss the effect of social media on politics, the distinction between publishers and platforms, the problem of guilt by ...