#462 — More From Sam: The Iran War, American Amorality, Tucker Carlson, and More
3/6/202620 min
In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss whether the U.S. was right to take military action against Iran, the new era of American amorality, antisemitism on the left and right, Tucker Carlson's provocative interview with Mike Huckabee, navigating feelings of hopelessness and dread, the dangers and promise of psychedelics, the corrosive effects of social media on culture and politics, and other topics.
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First 90 secondsSam Harris· Host0:00
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Jaron· Host0:33
Okay, welcome back to another episode of More From Sam. We are taping this episode live in front of subscribers. They've submitted questions in advance of the show, and then we've asked them to provide any follow-ups by using the chat feature so that we can try to address their feedback in real time. Another thing to add, the questions for this episode are outstanding. I love being reminded that so many in this audience are so thoughtful and smart with different voices from many parts of the world, and I just wanna thank everyone for taking the time to submit the questions. There's really great stuff in here, so- That's great ... I'm excited for today's episode.
Sam Harris· Host1:06
I, I haven't seen any of these questions, by the way, so this is- No, you have not.
Jaron· Host1:09
Well, and, and we're gonna get to as many- I'm as excited as everybody else. Yeah. No, it's, it's, this is real- This, this is a good one. This is gonna be a good episode. We'll try to get to as many as we can, and we'll get to those in just a moment, but first, a word from our sponsor. Next week, Sam has shows in [laughs] Portland and Vancouver. March 11th in Portland, March 12th in Vancouver. There are still some tickets available for those shows, as well as for the shows we