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The Michael Shermer Show
by Michael Shermer
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 1 | #77 |
About the show
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.
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Would You Want to Know If You Were Wrong?
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Does Consciousness Break the Laws of Physics?
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Jared Diamond: How Much Can One Person Change History?
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Why America Failed to Stop 9/11 | Gerald Posner & Michael Shermer
September 11, 2026 · 43 minHow did 19 hijackers evade the world's most advanced intelligence apparatus despite years of warnings? Twenty-five years after 9/11, journalist Gerald Posner joins Michael Shermer to explain the security failures that left America…
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Why Be Honest When Cheating Pays?
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 45 minMost of us think of ourselves as honest. But would we still tell the truth if lying got us what we wanted—and nobody would ever find out? Philosopher Christian Miller joins Michael Shermer to discuss his new book The Honesty Crisis and the…
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Is the Future Unknowable? Uncertainty, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minWhat if uncertainty isn't a temporary problem science will eventually solve, but a fundamental feature of reality? Neuroscientist Stuart Firestein joins Michael Shermer to make the case that the universe may be far less deterministic—and…
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Why We Want to Believe in Aliens and Why We Still Haven't Found Them
August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minUFOs were once the stuff of tabloids and conspiracy theories. Today they're the subject of congressional hearings, Pentagon investigations, mainstream news coverage, and a new wave of claims about government cover-ups and alien technology…
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Is There a Second Arrow of Time? A New Law of Evolution, Information, and Complexity
August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minWhy does the universe produce ever more elaborate forms, from atoms and minerals to cells, organisms, brains, technology, and civilization? The familiar laws of physics can explain much of what happens in nature, but Robert Hazen and…