27 May Sam Harris
Part 1: Adam, Gina and Bryan Discuss Reopening Barber Shops, Facemask Freakouts, and Jimmy Fallon in Blackface (ACS May 27)
Part 2: Sam Harris on Change, Post-Racial Society, and The Threat of Jihadism (ACS May 27)
Show Summary
Adam opens today’s show talking to Bryan and Gina about Chris Maxipada’s possibly racist experience on the flight home from Houston. The guys then talk with a fan who has persisted keeping their barber shop open even though there have been cease and desist letters. Later they talk about Natalia, and ‘the death of math’. After that, the guys watch a viral vid of a supermarket facemask freakout, and they wrap up the first half responding to Gina’s news stories about Jimmy Fallon in blackface, someone who wrestled with a bear at a zoo while drunk, and a dog leash incident in Central Park.
Sam Harris, author, philosopher, and neuroscientist, joins Adam for a 1-on-1 conversation in Part 2 of today’s podcast. Adam asks him about his education background, and the guys go on to discuss the double-edged sword of the internet. They also talk about how psychedelics can change the way you think, why humans instinctively resist change, and Sam’s issues with religious doctrine. Later, Adam asks Sam about his argument with Ben Affleck on Bill Maher, and they go on to discuss the continued threat of jihadism, and what a post-racial society actually looks like. As the interview wraps up, Adam and Sam talk about wealth inequality.
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Show Credits
Producers: Mike August, Mike Lynch, and Mike Dawson
Co-Producers: Chris Laxamana, Gary Smith, Matt Fondiler, and Caelan Biehn
Newsgirl: Gina Grad
Sound Effects: Bryan Bishop