Very Bad Wizards Podcast Episodes featuring Sam Harris

Episode 165: Life With No Head (With Sam Harris)

Very Bad Wizards - June 04, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
Sam Harris returns to the podcast to talk about meditation and his new Waking Up meditation app. What are the goals of mindfulness practice - stress reduction and greater focus, or something much deeper? Can it cure David's existential dread? Tamler's fear of his daughter going away to college? ...

Episode 63: Stalemates and Closets (with Sam Harris)

Very Bad Wizards - February 28, 2015 01:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people. Are we at a genuine stalemate when it comes to blame and desert? Is Tamler a closet consequentialist? Is Sam a closet pluralist? Why is Dave such...

Episode 59: Tumors All the Way Down (With Sam Harris)

Very Bad Wizards - December 16, 2014 01:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
Bestselling author and friend of the podcast Sam Harris joins Tamler and Dave for a marathon podcast. (Seriously, pack two pairs of astronaut diapers for this one). We  talk about the costs and benefits of religion, dropping acid in India, and the illusory nature of (a certain kind of) free will...