The Michael Shermer Show

What Are We Really Fighting Over? Understanding Outrage Through Moral Psychology

This interview podcast features Michael Shermer interviewing Kurt Gray, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, about his new book, "Outraged." The discussion centers on Gray's theory that all moral judgments stem from a fundamental concern about harm, challenging existing models like Jonathan Haidt's Moral Founda...

How to Start a New Country

How the Greatest Investors Win in Life and Markets

Evidence-Based Charity and Moral Psychology

The Suggestible Brain

Rationality, Science Fiction, and Humanity’s Future

Building a Wealthier, Fairer Society

Gareth Gore Investigates: Opus Dei, Dark Money, and Global Deception

The Current State of Atheism and Separation of Church and State

Paul Ehrlich on The Population Bomb, Climate Change, and the Ethics of Extinction

From the Big Bang to God: The Universe’s Biggest Mysteries

Inventing God: Psychology of Belief and the Rise of Secular Spirituality

2024 Election Postmortem

Fentanyl and the Opioid Epidemic

Stories From the Front Lines of Abortion Care (Dr. Warren Hern)

The Most Important Election of My Lifetime … Again (Michael Shermer)

The Future of Global Order and America’s Influence

Faith, Politics, and Power: Talia Lavin on the Christian Right’s America

The Social Reset: Big Tech, Mental Health, and the Future of Connection

Neal Stephenson on Predicting the Metaverse, Crypto, and AI Decades Ahead