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Making Sense with Sam Harris · 2025-01-27 · 76 min · 14,415 words

#399 — The Politics of Catastrophe

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Ricaruso. Thanks for coming. Thank you, Sam. Thanks for having me. Anything happened in the last two weeks that you want to talk about? Only a couple of things. Man. Been a tough couple of weeks.

Well, so obviously we're gonna talk about the the LA fires. And I think we'll probably also talk about California politics and and uh maybe politics in general. Before we jump in, what can you summarize your background as a

businessman and a as a political figure. How do you come to have any opinions about what we're gonna talk about here? Well, I've been really fortunate, Sam, in my life because I've been able to lead a life that is In business.

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