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Hey gang, welcome to another 10% happier podcast. My guest this week is Sam Harris. I have

to explain this all the time. Sam and I are not related. Although I really do love the

guy. He's a phenomenal human being. He is, let's just say from the outset, extremely

controversial. He's known as an atheist and he takes all sorts of controversial stances

on public issues. Interestingly though my relationship with him is mostly centered around

meditation and our lives. We know each other's wives and hang out personally. So the

same I know is very different from the same who a lot of people get angry at. And just

by way of backstory, I met Sam several years ago when I was moderating a nightline debate.

The primary antagonist in that debate were Sam Harris and Deepak Chopra. And actually it's

worth going back and looking at some of the YouTube clips of that debate. It's gotten

a lot of attention in the years and the years that have passed since the debate. Anyway backstage

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