511 Episodes

  1. The Road to Singularity: Ben Goertzel on AGI and The Fate of Humanity

    Published: 9/1/2024
  2. Unmasking the Unknown: UFOs, Alien Tech, and Military Secrets?

    Published: 8/30/2024
  3. Are We Confused About Social Justice? (Helen Pluckrose)

    Published: 8/27/2024
  4. The Cultural History of Charles Fort and His Followers

    Published: 8/25/2024
  5. The Logic of Nuclear Policy: Deterrence and MAD Explained.

    Published: 8/23/2024
  6. Why Men Are Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

    Published: 8/20/2024
  7. Bones, Bias, and Backlash: Elizabeth Weiss on the Politicization of Anthropology

    Published: 8/17/2024
  8. The Physics of Life’s Emergence

    Published: 8/13/2024
  9. Cryptomania: Hype, Hope, and the Fall of a Billion-Dollar Fintech Empire

    Published: 8/10/2024
  10. Richard Dawkins on Genetic Insights Into the History of Life

    Published: 8/6/2024
  11. UFO Sightings Around the World: A Comprehensive History

    Published: 8/3/2024
  12. Parent-Child Estrangement: How Does Divorce Affect Children?

    Published: 7/30/2024
  13. The Influence of Politics and Tribalism on Climate Science

    Published: 7/27/2024
  14. Death and the Search for Meaning in the Afterlife

    Published: 7/23/2024
  15. Division and Polarization in American Politics: Balancing Majority Rule and Minority Rights

    Published: 7/20/2024
  16. Michael Shermer Reflects on the Trump Assassination Attempt

    Published: 7/17/2024
  17. Thinking Critically About COVID: Conspiracies vs. Nuance and Facts (Jay Bhattacharya)

    Published: 7/13/2024
  18. From Hippie to Whole Foods Mogul

    Published: 7/9/2024
  19. Aella — From a Christian Upbringing to Sex Work

    Published: 7/2/2024
  20. Hong Kong’s Turmoil: Insights from an Exiled Political Leader

    Published: 6/29/2024

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The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.