Making Sense with Sam Harris · 2026-04-07 · 33 min · 6,793 words

#468 — More From Sam: Gratitude, Bad Conversations, Conspiracy Addiction, Waffle House Teleportation, and More

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If you enjoyed what we're doing here and find it valuable, please consider subscribing today. Welcome back to another episode of More from Sam. Once again, we are taping this live. in front of subscribers where anything goes. We've had them submit questions in advance of the show and I will try to get to as many of those as possible.

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