The Air We Breathe

Do you ever struggle to communicate with your mom? Or feel like you and your spouse sometimes speak different languages? This week, we revisit a favorite conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen. She shows how our conversational styles can cause unintended conflicts, and what we ...  Show more

Have you ever had a flash of insight that hit you when you least expected it? How did it change your life? Psychologist Anthony Klotz studies the "jolts" that shake us out of our routines, and how these moments can help us make more intentional decisions about the people we want ...  Show more

In today’s episode, we look at new research that alleges the stress of racism in America is so bad that it actually causes negative health outcomes for black people. Then, a U.K. media watchdog says that the British media is getting more transphobic in its reporting by discussing ...  Show more

This week: We discuss the recent move by certain members of City Council regarding implementing a right-to-counsel office to help with the wild rent increases and how it affects residents. Some tin foil hat time regarding the recent murder of the founder of Cash App and speculate ...  Show more

How deep-seated are today's racial issues? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Julie Douglas explore how something so abstract - like unconscious racial biases - can have real-world implications. (Originally published March 31, 2015) Learn more abo ...  Show more

Sam Harris and Paul Bloom talk about Donald Trump, torture, trophy hunting, and other terrors. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.