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Sam Harris speaks with economist and Substack writer Noah Smith about the U.S. national debt, wealth inequality, and the economic consequences of AI.

Note (6/12/26): The response to this essay has been quite colorful. I’ve added a few footnotes to clarify points that seem easily misunderstood. Many readers and podcast listeners have been dismayed by my enduring support for Israel and now urge me to debate someone—really anyone—drawn from a growing cast of scholars, grifters, and moral lunatics who have made that beleaguered country their professional or psychiatric obsession.

Sam Harris speaks with Vinod Khosla about AI, economic disruption, and political risk. They discuss the prospect of mass job displacement, a trillion-dollar policy framework to redistribute AI’s gains, the failure of the California wealth tax, the corporate capitulation to Trump, Elon Musk’s embrace of white nationalist rhetoric, US-China competition, semiconductor dependence, and other topics. Vinod Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor, and technology fan.

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / Preview The Psychedelic Mind (Ep. 478) A Conversation with Robin Carhart-Harris Sam Harris speaks with Robin Carhart-Harris about psychedelic research and its therapeutic potential.

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / Preview More From Sam: Iran's Unraveling, The Gaza Information War, AI-Generated Music, and More (Ep. 477) Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence against civilians during the October 7 attacks (33:49 - 34:35 in audio, 39:13 - 40:09 in video). Listener discretion is advised. In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events.

Hi everyone, We’ll be recording the next episode of More From Sam live on Monday, May 25th, at 2pm ET, right here on Substack. This event is for subscribers only. Your reactions and pushback can shape the episode as it’s being made. If Sam is missing something, has the balance wrong, or is glossing over a real objection, you can say so in the chat while we’re recording, and we can respond to it in real time. That doesn’t happen with a standard recording.

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / Preview The Bittersweet Age (Ep. 476) A Conversation with Susan Cain Sam Harris speaks with Susan Cain about writing, creativity, and what AI means for human culture.

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about consciousness, the mind, and the self. They discuss Pollan’s new book, the relationship between consciousness and intelligence, whether consciousness is a product of evolution, the role of psychedelics in consciousness research, AI and the question of machine consciousness, the illusion of the self, and other topics. Michael Pollan is the John S. and James L.

Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Sam is also the creator of the Waking Up app.

Hi everyone, We’ll be recording the next episode of More From Sam live on Wednesday, May 6th, at 2pm ET, right here on Substack. This event is for subscribers only. How to get involved: Submit your questions and topics in the comments below before the taping. We’ll use these to make sure the things you most want covered are already on the table. Join the livestream and use the chat to share reactions, pushback, or follow-ups as the conversation unfolds.