#173 — Anti-Semitism and Its Discontents

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about the science of cancer. They discuss the updated edition of The Emperor of All Maladies, whether cancer is one disease or many, why prevention is so hard, inflammation and air pollution as carcinogens, the myth that cell phones cau ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about our relationships with AI and the future of human connection. They discuss the surprising pace of AI progress, AI companions as a remedy for loneliness, the importance of mattering to other people, digitally resurrecting the dead, whether A ...  Show more

The girlies discuss Kanye's unfortunate foray into antisemitism and the history of Jew-hatred with a returning beloved guest #GavOnThePod. Digressions include Julia's run-in with the Try Guys, Eliza's philosophical defense of lying for the bit, and the bone that Gav has to pick w ...  Show more

So we started off talking about the rise of anti-semitism, and went into a long debate on Thomas Sowell's theories on violence committed against "middleman minorities" It's a very unstructured episode, with a lot of debate and rabbit holes. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/brohisto ...  Show more

On today's episode, we try our best to wrap our heads around Hannah Arendt's book "The Origins of Totalitarianism," published in 1951. We focus primarily on her arguments around the history of Anti-semitism. While we struggle a bit to fully grip the text, we make a good faith eff ...  Show more

Musician and comedian Ami Kozak joins me to discuss Zionism and antisemitism. Check out Ami Kozak at https://www.amikozak.com PureTalk Get 50% off your first month at http://www.PureTalk.com/Owens PreBorn! To donate, dial pound 250 & say the keyword “BABY” that’s pound 250 “BA ...  Show more