#371 — What the Hell Is Happening?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

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🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Sam Harris speaks to Bill Maher about the state of the world. They discuss the aftermath of October 7th, the cowardice and confusion of many celebrities, gender apartheid, the failures of the Biden campaign, Bill’s relationship to his audience, the differences between the left and right, Megyn Kelly, loss of confidence in the media, expectations for the 2024 election, the security concerns of old-school Republicans, the prospect of a second Trump term, totalitarian regimes, functioning under medical uncertainty, Bill’s plan to stop doing stand-up (maybe), looking back on his career, his experience of fame, Jerry Seinfeld, and other topics.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast, this is Sam Harris. Just a note to say that if you're hearing this you're not currently on our subscriber feed and will only be hearing the first part of this conversation.
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0:24.9	scholarship program where we offer free accounts to anyone who can't afford one. We
0:29.0	don't run ads on the podcast and therefore it's made possible entirely through the support of our subscribers.
0:34.0	So if you enjoy what we're doing here, please consider becoming one. Today I'm speaking with my friend Bill Maher about the state of our world.
0:50.1	Bill probably needs no introduction. He is the host of Real Time on HBO.
0:55.8	And he has his own podcast, Club Random.
0:59.1	Before Real Time, which he's hosted for the last 21 years,
1:02.3	Bill created and hosted politically incorrect on
1:05.1	ABC and he's the author of a new book. What this comedian said will shock you which
1:11.3	we discuss at the beginning of this conversation.
1:14.4	Then we turn to the aftermath of October 7th,
1:18.0	the cowardice and confusion of many celebrities,
1:21.6	gender apartheid, the failures of a Biden campaign,
1:25.7	Bill's relationship to his audience, the differences between the left and right politically,
1:31.2	Megan Kelly, loss of confidence in the media, our expectations for the 2024 election,
1:38.3	the security concerns of some old school Republicans, the prospect of a second Trump term, totalitarian regimes, and how they fall.
1:48.8	Functioning under medical uncertainty, Bill's plan to stop doing stand-up, maybe, his experience of fame, Jerry Seinfeld, and other topics.
1:59.0	Anyway, this was fun, and now I bring you, Bill Maher.
2:03.6	All right, let me, let me, let me,
2:10.7	let me, let me, let me, let me,
2:11.0	let me, let me, let me, Let me let's just hit the ground running. Well, I can edit so you can't you can't possibly.
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