Sam Harris

Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan

Mental Health, Comedy, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Neal Brennan interviews Sam Harris (Making Sense, Waking Up) about his mother Susan Harris' sitcom history, philosophy of the mind, meditation, Trump, secular rationality, fiction writing, dropping out of Stanford, psychic powers, magic, eye contact, consuming bad news, pacifism, meditation vs. political agitation, social media addiction, leftist hypocrisy and much more. Subscribe to @samharrisorg 00:00 Intro 2:25 His mother, Susan Harris 12:09 His father 15:13 Childhood perfectionism 17:22 Fiction writing aspirations & dropping out of college 18:52 MDMA 30:40 Sponsor: Huel 32:58 Sponsor: Mars Men 35:04 Psychic Powers & Spiritual Charisma 55:50 Eye Contact 1:02:28 Sponsor: Squarespace 1:04:30 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 1:06:08 Meditation vs. Political Agitation 1:14:12 Pacifism 1:23:30 Consuming Bad News 1:27:00 Social Media Addiction 1:40:34 Sponsor: Zocdoc 1:42:23 Trumpism & Leftist Hypocrisy 1:55:20 Political Optimism Thanks to our sponsors! Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code NEAL at huel.com/NEAL . New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting the show! For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://www.Mengotomars.com Check out https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEAL. Visit https://www.rag-bone.com & use promo code NEAL for 20% off your order! Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://www.Zocdoc.com/NEAL to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Guys, my guest today is, it's hard to even describe what you, what you've blossomed into.
0:07.0	He's got an app called Waking Up.
0:09.0	He's got a podcast, the Sam Harris podcast, I believe.
0:13.0	He's got a substack.
0:14.0	Is that just Sam Harris?
0:16.0	That's Sam Harris.
0:17.0	Yeah, the podcast is making sense.
0:19.0	Making sense, my fault.
0:20.0	Oh, yeah, it is.
0:21.4	Okay.
0:22.4	I pay for something.
0:24.9	I'm paying for something.
0:26.7	I think I'm paying for the podcast.
0:29.8	And books.
0:31.4	How do you describe yourself at this point?
0:34.1	Yeah, I'm rarely in a situation when I have to.
0:36.2	You're in it.
0:37.2	Hit me. I mean, Yeah, I'm rarely in a situation when I have to. You're in it. Hit me.
0:38.3	I mean, I am essentially a philosopher of mind.
0:45.3	I mean, my, but technically my PhD is in neuroscience, but I got it really with, as an expression
0:50.9	of my philosophical interest.
0:52.2	I almost did a PhD in philosophy, but just did a lateral move to neuroscience
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