Sam Harris | Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan
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.
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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
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35:04 Psychic Powers & Spiritual Charisma
55:50 Eye Contact
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1:06:08 Meditation vs. Political Agitation
1:14:12 Pacifism
1:23:30 Consuming Bad News
1:27:00 Social Media Addiction
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1:42:23 Trumpism & Leftist Hypocrisy
1:55:20 Political Optimism
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Edited by Will Hagle
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@missedego
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Sam Harris is truly evil. I don't understand how can decent, likable people be blind to it. He's deeply deranged, dangerous and evil.
@freedirt56
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Neal does not have a flat affect.
@freedirt56
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL
@sihlehadebe4127
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
This explains why Sam is so funny. Didn’t know all this about his mom
@TomandAmyinthePI
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Hypocrisy is the cause of false "Whataboutisms."
@openmyeyes67
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Yes, Sam, break that spell. Lift that veil. Reveal yourself and lay waste to the true system.
@TomandAmyinthePI
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
"Then came Bronson." Starring Michael Parks, the James Dean/anti-hero of the 70's
@conordelaney76
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
1:31:00 is the key to empathy and societal progression. Our beliefs and convictions are as unavoidable somebody else's
@giffordod
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
This is the first Blocks podcast I have listened to as my Sam Harris YouTube diet brought me here. Holy sh*t, Mr. Brennan, excellent interview. New subscriber here.
@Vince01
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
1:54:00 No Sam, you keep painting this "500 guys with AR.15s" crap. That wouldn't have happened. You pull these guys out of your magic hat. Just agree with what the Republicans are saying on this because you actually do agree (don't bring a loaded gun to a riot). But apparently, and very ironically, you too think hypocrisy is worse? And your response to that is hypocrisy? This is Inception level brainrot, and that's coming from a fan of yours.
@jenniferschmidt8280
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
I am overwhelmed. Sam Harriss Mom is Susan Harris . Omg. Soap. Benson. Golden Girls. 😊😊😊😊😊
@KllswtchOvrDrv
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
The words in the background is weird.. At LEAST change the sound effect
@user-rz9hs4xb2f
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Bro, great job interviewing Sam! This was one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen with Sam and you posed different questions to him than anyone usually does and the vibe and personality in this interview was absolutely incredible; great job!
@StephenHammel-l2x
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Sam said the key phrase when discussing his experience with MDMA : ..when I came down from the drug… As an ex pharmacy tech as well as someone who's in recovery I've never once bought that whole thing about it being the love drug, it's got so much potential , etc, etc. MDMA is a form of methamphetamine. Look it up. What Sam and other people are describing is the classic getting high scenario and the belief that there's enough of a residual left over that you can work with. Fat chance. I've tried it myself. Street reality will move back in and then what? If however the individual thinks he or she can work with what's left over more power to you. Great interview by the way. Blessings
@IanOvidBares
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
@35:39 Psychic people are all a scam for 2 simple reasons:
1. Not one of them has ever won the lottery.
2. September 11, 2001 still happened.
If your power doesn't evoke either money or empathy, it doesn't exist. Psychic or not, you're human.
@mikes6403
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
The interviewer is great . He is excellent at letting the guest talk . 🎉❤
@Cloud1stClass-m7z
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Definitely the best Sam Harris interview I’ve seen.
@ginaforletti5345
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Hey the racist guy? Neat.
@JustinRK81
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Sam Harris gives a whole new meaning to being a narcissistic self centered egotistical obsessive compulsive introverted person
@rockyraccoonhendrix1733
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
1:18:08 yes, Sam you have a right to defend your family. But you don’t have a right to then go to the psychopath’s neighborhood and level it, murdering every child on his block to get him. Saying that’s wrong isn’t being a pacifist. It’s being reasonable. I use to think you have a moral blindspot, but Im starting suspect it’s more of a moral black hole.
@zimmermanlandscape9287
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Sam is remarkably eloquent
@khallingstad
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Great interview 🙂
@scottymeffz5025
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Outstanding interview Neal. I had not heard of you prior to this but you got a lot out of Sam that I've never heard before and I've been following him since the '4 horsemen' days.
Great job 🙂
@Crashesdown253
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
Omg Sam Harris doesn’t say “right” all the time! What a change! I can actually listen to him now. Thank you 🙏
@TheManWithNoName1
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
1:44:43 Good breakdown here. I shorthand it as a corrupt reality TV leader for a reality TV culture w/a hypocritical religious base willing to overlook 34 felonies in exchange for ideological social change based on superstitious beliefs. I consider the US a failed experiment in democracy at this point, pledged my allegiance to a different nation the minute Trump left office the first time.
@Gooey-Prickles
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
"My father left when I was 2 1/2."
No better signal of a seminal event than describing your age at the time in half years.
@wtfyoshipwns
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
For a limited time, for life
Get him!
@jameslynn3203
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
❤
@grahamstrouse1165
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 am
You don’t really look at Sam & think’ “That’s a guy with comedy royalty in his genes.” I’d only be slightly more surprised if he said his father was Wilt Chamberlain…
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