Sam and Robin discuss psychedelic therapy, neuroscience, ego dissolution, and more.

Sam and Rutger discuss human progress, altruism, philanthropy, work and meaning, and more.

Sam and Donald discuss Stoicism’s history, techniques, and influence on modern psychology.

Sam and Natalie discuss how writing can be a spiritual practice—and Natalie’s own process.

Sam and Sebastian discuss war journalism, near-death experiences, meaning, awe, and more.

Sam and George discuss George’s creative process, Buddhism, writing as practice, and more.

Sam and Cal discuss slow productivity, social media, trading money for time, and more.

Sam and Jane discuss Jane’s meditation practice and her poems, five of which she recites.

Sam and Pico discuss travel, retreats, religion, globalism, Japanese culture, and more.

Sam and Laurie discuss identity, decision theory, morality, regret, the self, and more.

Sam and Robert discuss work, wealth, relationships, Zen, and what really makes us happy.

Sam and Roland discuss psychedelics’ promise, Roland’s cancer diagnosis, and his response.

Sam and Russ discuss decision-making, economics, free will, marriage, morality, and more.

Sam, BJ, and Shoshana discuss end-of-life care, anxiety, pain control, planning, and more.

Sam and Kieren discuss moral realism, future bias, suffering, happiness, and selflessness.

Sam and Will discuss status, dominance, virtue, success, gossip, social media, and more.

Sam and Arthur discuss identity, love, faith, intelligence, well-being, and the good life.

Sam and Morgan discuss investing, wealth, saving, compounding, luck, success, and more.

Sam and Michael discuss psychedelics, meditation, the brain, end-of-life care, and more.

Sam and Oliver discuss time management, work-life balance, leisure time, and productivity.

Sam and Stephen discuss metacognition, intelligence, deception, self-awareness, and more.

Sam and Paul discuss suffering, well-being, morality, money, status, altruism, and more.

Sam and David discuss David’s poetry collection Consolations. David recites three pieces.

Sam and David further explore David’s book Consolations, from which David recites poems.

Sam and James discuss psychedelics, guided trips, microdosing, set and setting, and more.

Sam and David discuss David’s poems “Friendship,” “Honesty,” “Ambition,” and “Alone.”

Sam and Adam discuss attention, multitasking, neuroplasticity, digital medicine, and more.

Sam, Jason, and Miles discuss the life of Amy Rosenthal, the grieving process, and more.

Sam and William discuss altruism, philanthropy, morality, existential risk, and more.

Sam and James discuss compassion, core beliefs, the doctor-patient relationship, and more.

Sam and Scott discuss well-being, Abraham Maslow, meditation, meaning, and transcendence.

Sam and James discuss behavior change, systems vs. goals, attention, identity, and more.

Sam and Laurie discuss well-being, framing, expectation, memory, and social interaction.

Sam and David discuss work, relationships, and mortality. David reads three of his pieces.

Sam and Roland discuss the state of psychedelics research and history of its prohibition.

Sam and William discuss Stoicism’s wisdom, practices, and similarities with Buddhism.