Where Are the Grown-Ups? (Episode #383)

Sam Harris talks about the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the cesspool of X, Tucker Carlson’s conversation with Darryl Cooper, freedom of speech, and other topics.

September 17, 2024

[BeastHive]

"Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire This sums up this Age of Misinformation we are currently in.

[RogerDonald]

Should be a public service full length episode.

[Dreamaestheticising]

the disappointment in Sam's voice when reviewing world events is therapeutic 💆‍♀

[stephenholmgren]

Thank you for addressing Tucker Carlson. That guy is infuriating sometimes on many levels with his religious pandering. Podcasts about the "Mark of the Devil" and anti evolution to name a couple.

[ExterminatorElite]

Elon seems to think turning Twitter into 4chan is what the internet really needed.

[Captain.Fantastic]

In an age in which lies and madness have been normalized, this is such an important message, I think the full length episodes should be put on YouTube.

[rostamr]

Thank you Sam for being a voice of reason and rational thinking in this mess we are living...

[petersamson]

I’m struck by how little rational and wise voices like Sam’s are representative of public discourse at large. THIS is what society needs.

[Embre_]

As a youngster in my teens i thought Trump was funny and would stir things up a bit in 2016. I never really supported him, but i didnt find him a disaster. This time around, and 8 years older i simply cannot understand how people arent seeing straight through his facade. There is just no deeper moral grounding, there is no true vision besides just sitting in the white house, and i believe this is why he is so popular among Elon, Silicon vally CEOs and so on. They have realized that he is easy to manipulate and take advantage of. They see he will do anything for praise and a good asslicking and they know they can exploit it to benefit themselves. Does Elon actually find Trump to be a smart, good candidate, i doubt it. He simply sees the political and economic influence he himself can gain.
Trump has become a puppet, and the Elite MAGA believe they are fighting are his puppet masters. Outsmarting him, using him and hiding in Trumps ignorance and self-obsession.

[Chaim-st]

When the number 1 podcast on Spotify is Joe Rogan, and 3 is Tucker, and 4 is Candace Owens we're screwed.

[grahamburrows]

The smartest people have left the rooms of social platforms a while ago.

[Timzart]

In Lex's interview with Tucker, he did manage to question Tucker about his private messages and emails that said he hated Trump "with a passion, " among other things. Lex asked him why he wrote those things to friends, while supporting Trump on Fox. Tucker explained that he was just mad at the people AROUND Trump at the time, because at that time he had to get some information from them for something on his show, and they didn't send it to him. In short, it was laughable. But Lex didn't push back at all. I would have asked, "Do you seriously expect anyone to believe that?"

[brianmould]

I think it would be good if the full version of this episode could be made available to everyone. its so important. x

[DexR]

This is such a breath for fresh air to hear sanity from Sam. Elon has absolutely lost it. And given his quid pro quo with Trump to essentially audit the entire US Gov if elected, I can't discern if he's actually red pilled or he's just advancing his ambitions. I think it's a bit of both. I never thought Trump would be so successful in assimilating a cult or that the GOP would be so willingly complicit in supporting a domestic terrorist. But it proves that they will burn the rule of law and Constitution for power.

[fpsKOLA]

Sam truly is one of the most powerful speakers of our time.

[duncanwallace]

Twitter was pretty terrible before Musk, now I cant understand why any reasonable person would bother to look at it unless its to study the new swamp.

[YTHayward]

Sam, thank you! We need more of your wisdom and observations. It’s hard to find people in the middle of this magnified polarization. I’m a big fan.

[privateprivate]

The main reasons i love Sam Harris is that he is rational, Empathetic, and he not only corrects mistakes as he goes, but admits them, and he explains and shares his learing process with us.
He needs to run for president.

We have nothing but ego over grown children running the show . Its scary

[JasperOFlanigan-fblv]

We are in a bad place when Sam is seen in less regard than Tucker. Trump has to lose so people learn lying has consequences

[lastking]

Sam please add a monthly payment option please. The 100 a year is way too much upfront