#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation, and More
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Waking Up with Sam Harris
4.6 • 29.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss how to cultivate gratitude and navigate anxiety in uncertain times, the role of mindfulness in coping with AI-driven job displacement, the slowing of religious decline in America, a FEMA official's claim that he teleported to a Waffle House, the irresponsibility of conspiracy-fueled podcasting, Sam on which conversations are worth having, and other topics.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Making Sense with Sam Harris. This is the free version of the podcast, |
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| 0:24.6 | Welcome back to another episode of more from Sam. |
| 0:26.6 | Once again, we are taping this live in front of subscribers where anything goes. |
| 0:31.0 | We've had them submit questions in advance to the show, |
| 0:33.1 | and I'll try to get to as many of those as possible. |
| 0:35.3 | And then we've asked them to provide any follow-ups using the chat feature so that Sam can address their feedback in real time. This worked really well last week, or last episode, I should say, and it's very helpful to have a bunch of smart people feeding me lines. So please keep those comments coming. All right? Before we get to our first topic, I just want to give a quick rundown of the guests. you'll be recording with on the podcast over the next few weeks. We have Tristan Harris, Lloyd Blankfein, Ramah Manuel, Francis Fukuyama, Ben Shapiro, Michael Polin, and Siddarth and Mukherjee. And that's just April. Yeah, a lot coming up, yeah. Yes, if anyone who wanted more content from you, |
| 1:09.7 | got a lot coming up. |
| 1:10.6 | And I'm hopeful that you'll have another essay for us soon. |
| 1:14.6 | Nobody does. Yeah. Yes, if anyone who wanted more content from you, got a lot coming up. So, and I'm hopeful that you'll have another essay for us soon. |
| 1:14.6 | Nobody does them quite like you do, and I'm certain the audience agrees with me. |
| 1:18.3 | All right, let's get to our first topic. |
| 1:20.1 | We're going to get your updated thoughts on Iran, AI, and other concerns. |
| 1:23.6 | But first, a lot of people feel overwhelmed by many things these days, including the |
| 1:27.9 | pace of change and the fear of being left behind an increasingly AI-driven world. Yet, even with |
| 1:33.1 | some legitimate fears, there's still so much to be grateful for, but it feels like no matter |
| 1:37.1 | how much better things get, things feel worse. Maybe you could remind us what we still have to be |
| 1:41.9 | grateful for and how to best navigate this moment. |
| 1:46.5 | Well, I think it's just useful to ask yourself the question. Even if your job in some sense is to pay |
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