Making Sense Transcripts

#465 — More From Sam: Iran, Jihadism, Conspiracism, AI Disruption, the Manosphere, and More

#464 — The Politics of Pragmatism and the Future of California

#463 — Privatizing the Apocalypse

#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Addressing Hopelessness, Tucker, and More

#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do

#460 — When the Center Cannot Hold

#459 — More From Sam: Corruption, Immigration, The End of White-Collar Work, and More

#458 — The Bulwark Against MAGA

#457 — More From Sam: The Epstein Files, The Newsom Factor, Don Lemon's Arrest, AI Market Disruption, and More

#456 — American Fascism

#455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound

#454 — More From Sam: Minnesota, Greenland, Iran, S**thole Countries, and More

#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism

#452 — Is Wokeness Finally Dead?

#451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most

#449 — Dogma, Tribe, and Truth

#448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil

#447 — The Unraveling of American Power

#446 — How to Do the Most Good

#445 — More From Sam: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Billionaires, Thanksgiving Political Debates, & Rapid Fire Questions

#444 — America's Zombie Democracy

#443 — What Is Christian Nationalism?

#442 — More From Sam: Public Speaking, Nuclear War, & Christian Nationalism

#441 — The Threat of Civil War

#440 — A World in Crisis

#439 — How to Lose a Democracy

#438 — "More From Sam": Israel-Hamas Deal, Qatari Air Force Base, Trump, Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, & Rapid Fire Questions

#436 — A Crisis of Trust

#435 — The Last Invention

#432 — The Undoing of America

#431 — What Is Happening on College Campuses?

#430 — "More From Sam": Trump, Gavin Newsom, Class War, DOGE, & Rapid Fire Questions

#429 — The New World Order

#428 — Political Extremism

#427 — AI Friends & Enemies

#426 — How Bad Is It?

#425 — Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

#424 — "More From Sam": Nazi Grok, ICE, Epstein, Social Media, Rapid Fire Questions

#423 — "More From Sam": Democracy, Populism, Wealth Inequality, News-Induced Anxiety, & Rapid Fire Questions

#422 — Zionism & Jihadism

#421 — "More From Sam": Political Violence, Iran, Deportations, Protests, & Rapid Fire Questions

#420 — Countdown to Superintelligence

#419 — "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions

#418 — A Future for Democrats

#417 — Philosophy for Life

#416 — "More From Sam": Biden's Big Lie, Review of Tapper Interview, Trump, & a Case Against Israel's Actions in Gaza

#415 — The Cover-Up

#414 — Strange Truths

#413 — "More From Sam": Trump & Israel, Corruption, Free Speech Violations, the Democrats, & Ezra Klein

#412 — Better Things & Better People

#411 — The Victimhood Pandemic

#410 — The Whole Catastrophe

#409 — "More From Sam": Religion, Deportations, Douglas Murray vs. Rogan, & Bill Maher's Dinner with Trump

#408 — Finding Equanimity in Chaos

#407 — Can We Ever Return to Normal Politics?

#406 — The Legacy of Christianity

#405 — "More From Sam": Tariffs, SignalGate, Trump, Elon, Douglas Murray, & Joe Rogan

#404 — What If Consciousness Is Fundamental?

#403 — Sanity Check on Trump 2.0

#402 — The Geopolitics of Trump 2.0

#401 — Christian Nationalism and the New Right

#400 — The Politics of Information

#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe