What the Hell Is Happening?: A Conversation with Bill Maher (Episode

Sam Harris speaks to Bill Maher about the state of the world. They discuss the aftermath of October 7th, the cowardice and confusion of many celebrities, gender apartheid, the failures of the Biden campaign, Bill’s relationship to his audience, the differences between the left and right, Megyn Kelly, loss of confidence in the media, expectations for the 2024 election, the security concerns of old-school Republicans, the prospect of a second Trump term, totalitarian regimes, functioning under medical uncertainty, Bill’s plan to stop doing stand-up (maybe), looking back on his career, his experience of fame, Jerry Seinfeld, and other topics.
Bill Maher has been on TV for 30 years. His new book What This Comedian Said Will Shock You reached number one on the NYT bestseller list. Watch his podcast Club Random on KZbin or listen everywhere.
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June 14, 2024
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[@sherylwhite2201]

Absolutely right about the gender apartheid of Muslim countries. So good to hear Bill say it. I really wish people would see it and shout it everywhere

[@enndubful]

Not to mention religion apartheid.

[@Guy-lo3ld]

​@enndubful Gay people don't do great either in muslim majority countries. They ether lock them, up receive corporal punishment, and/or execute them. Of course, in Iran they strongly pressure gay men to receive genital reassignment surgery, but American leftists somehow place Islam and Muslims on a pedestal.

[@pilargonzalez8442]

Christian America is doing the same by supporting fascist groups and fascists in government trying to steal power criminally and violently. Turning back women's hard fought reproductive rights and bodily autonomy is extremist and suppresive itself. Start caring more about yourself America!!!

[@ryananon779]

I wish you cared about it as much as you pretend to.

[@sansoucie1969]

Gender apartheid makes a 20x response massacre perfectly reasonable.

[@lisawise9849]

I absolutely love this episode thanks for having Bill Maher on your show Sam

[@KainedbutAble123]

Bill's answer about celebrities at 14:00 is actually outstanding. Sam seems to bring out the best in him.

[@icydawn4257]

I can hear the respect Bill has for Sam

[@Nathan-hs2ut]

Outrageously good answer

[@joeberg3317]

He's being a bit provocative, and he lives in a Hollywood world where I suspect most of his friends have this tendency so I doubt it, but I honestly wish he would expand on his thoughts on this.

[@gheller2261]

One thing Bill is 100% wrong about. Hamas is NOT despised by its people. It is wrong and dangerous to conflate Gazans with Iranians, the latter of whom truly despise the Islamic republic.

[@JeddieT]

True, 75% of Palestinians voted for Hamas and 80% still support what they are doing now.

[@volusiasorange]

@@JeddieT first of all, absolute horseshit, secondly, no context at all, and thirdly, even if that were true (which it's not), that's not exactly grounds for exterminating them is it? check yourself bud

[@jmc5335]

​@@JeddieTYou'll need to provide some sources for such claims

[@Tawahaj]

Wishful thinking. It might be tempting to signal to the other side - "Look, even the Palestinians think Hamas is bad." Well. They don't. There is a reason Hamas is in power and it's not merely oppression. The Palestinians' mask slipped in the streets of Gaza on 7th October. An ugly face revealed itself.

[@torstrasburg8289]

Polls on the ground indicate otherwise.

[@AntisepticHandwash]

Something I really appreciate about Bill is how he says, "We're still friends" and "I really like this person", referring to connections with people who oppose him on political views. That is actually so good.

[@gravitaslost]

And unfortunately increasingly unlikely to be how they think of him.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

@@gravitaslost every research shows democrats are way less able to keep politics seperate

[@stormbringer_7774]

Bill started pouring drinks, I wanted old Hitchens to turn up!🤪👉🍸🇬🇧

[@livmilesparanormalromanceb6891]

Ohh how I miss Hitchens 😢🍸

[@Giddygooncave]

Really wish we had hitchens thoughts on the state of the world

[@yaqzan_music]

Sam wouldnt platform hitchens for his israel views

[@CP-nl2zb]

2 mid wits in there bubbles

[@BigStar1972]

​@yaqzan_music Yup. Weird how the critics of identity potential seem to think Zionism (as the 1900-1948 ideology of weaponized victimhood) is some sort of exception rather than the model.

[@thatwasprettyneat]

"75% of Americans want the IDF to go into Rafah" according to one poll. 75% of Americans don't even know what Rafah is, and that's conservative, so the poll is faulty from the start.

[@JakeWitmer]

"75% of Americans who were told what Rafah is want the IDF to go into it..." 🤣

[@demonbre]

75% of Americans had no idea where any of the Pacific islands were, but they knew that the US military needed to go there, because the Japanese needed to be defeated.

[@rtj630]

Does it really even matter? 75% of Americans want to see EVIL DEFEATED.

[@peterfazio9306]

75% of comments posted on KZbin have no source for their information. See what I just did there?

[@thatwasprettyneat]

@@peterfazio9306 I don't need to have a source. Do your own informal poll, outside of your family. How many people even know what Rafah is, nevermind Gaza? People know what Gaza is because they keep hearing it on the news, but probably couldn't even identify it on a map, yet I'm supposed to believe that 75% want us to invade it. Does that make sense to you?

[@Richie_Godsil]

It's fun to hear Sam so jovial and enthusiastic. Sam and Bill are some of the last bastions of sensible American liberalism so it's nice to know I'm not yet a political nomad lol

[@DY2784]

👋2 of my favorite People! ❤❤❤

[@enisten]

Two fake liberals

[@KevinTaylor-lb2tv]

That's really sad.

[@FreeJerusalemFilm]

Poor miserable soul

[@ColinJarrett]

Mine too. Love for these two guys.

[@ColinJarrett]

@@KevinTaylor-lb2tv Sick burn bro 👍

[@johnnypatrickhaus890]

Is anyone else unable to afford a subscription but embarrassed to ask for a freebie?

[@bigdaddyfrogstat]

It's no questions asked. There's no personal contact with anyone when you ask for a free account.

[@ryananon779]

False humility and virtue signalling in one comment! Well done.

[@dawn62]

Yes

[@k-3402]

​@@ryananon779How cynical 🙄

[@ryananon779]

@@k-3402 Have you seen the the state of the world? 😅 My cynicism is well placed.

[@BrockLanders]

I never understood how a self referentially incoherent philosophy like postmodernism could gain so much traction in “elite” universities and amongst people who view themselves as serious intellectuals.

[@mindlander]

Why?

[@enndubful]

One reason is that the supposed experts on the philosophy can't even tell the difference between sincere attempts to apply it to a new topic and parody designed to make fun of postmodernism. A good metric for the validity of an academic field is how reliably experts in that field are able to distinguish between content written by another expert and the output of a hidden Markov model trained on the corpus of published work in that field.

[@user-gy1pu3gq3d]

It's status games. Once you understand that very few people will genuinely die on the hill of truth, then everything makes sense.

[@joge2468]

That’s an insult to Philosophers. The term “French Theory” is used to refer to the work of people like Derrida, Foucault and Marcuse. The people who study this crap are generally in “comparative literature” or “cultural studies” departments.

[@charlesmichaelhunt9935]

@@joge2468 Yeah it would help if people knew what they were talking about. Marcuse was German, belonged to the Frankfurt school, moved to the U.S. in the 1930's, and had nothing to do with postmodernism, or "French theory", whatever you think that means.

[@DY2784]

Thw World is UPSIDE DOWN 😢

[@user-zt6uu5tw9j]

huh

[@user-zt6uu5tw9j]

and sometimes backwards

[@oooodaxteroooo]

The upside is that an upside down world can't really grow and therefore wont last long.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

is it? but i thought the adults were bakc in charge?

[@carmenismyname]

I hope Bill Maher will invite James Lindsay to his show to make up his own mind whether he's radicalised or not

[@cinemar]

Exactly right. James Lindsay is hardly radicalised. This ep unfortunately had too much cackling TDS for me to listen to the whole thing.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

Yes.

[@MM-wi5dn]

Lindsay is brilliant

[@xmikex902x]

@@cinemarso this space wasn’t safe enough from people talking about Trump? Don’t cwy 😢

[@xmikex902x]

You have to spend 2 minutes on his Twitter to realize he’s radicalized. Unless you’re a gullible fucking sheep who’s stuck in an echo chamber

[@observerone6727]

The advantage of the human mind is that is compartmentalizes. The disadvantage of the human mind is that it compartmentalizes.

[@lesleytaylor3825]

Love to hear how relaxed Sam is here! Wonderful discussion.

[@PlusDeltaM]

I'm not sure KZbin can handle this level of smug in one video.

[@EllEss331]

What??? Bill Maher? Wasn't expecting that! I'll give it a listen!

[@metamormonism]

These guys are doing laps around a cul de sac. Mostly irrelevant

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

Sam's been on his show a few times.

[@Chris-fn4df]

Been waiting for this since he announced his book!

[@Chris-fn4df]

@@metamormonismirrelevant: just like you

[@SaviorMoney-777]

It's a TDS off.

[@DonCoyoteDeLaMange]

The conversation about Israel/Palestine did not include even one reference to Netanyahu. Surely his role in all this was worth some time.

[@tooitchy]

Sure, his role is worth mention, but in the larger conflict, he's incidental. His existence is a result of the conflict, not in any way an instigator/cause of it, so to speak about the conflict from a wide angle, he's not worth spending much time on

[@DonCoyoteDeLaMange]

@@tooitchy Sorry, can't agree with you.

[@compareandcontrast6629]

It is crazy that people want me to either be pro-Hamas or pro-Trump. I cannot stand either of them! And I do not think that makes me a milk-toast wishy-washy centrist

[@tooitchy]

pro hamas or pro trump? That's a weird dichotomy

[@qwerty123457891]

Very weird indeed. It’s usually pro Palestinian civilian

[@VesnaVK]

Centrist does not mean wishy washy, either.

[@williamstewart7725]

I'm writing to Canadian politicians, the CBC, complaining about the bias against Israel. Doing my best.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

The CBC is run by Marxists and Islamists just like the Democratic Party.

[@mitchgoldstein6720]

Amazing!

[@sisuriffs]

That is good. In recent years, CBC seems to be against Canada too. They have definitely adopted the divisive identity ideologies of oppression, power, marginalization, race, and gender. They even took down Wendy Mesley in their enthusiasm. Sad.

[@ChillAssTurtle]

Youre insane lol.

[@SiRushBass]

Bias *against* Israel? Are you out of your mind?! They drop 2000 lb bombs on fucking civilian tent cities and barely a criticism is raised. The bias in favour of the Israeli regime in Western media is staggering.

[@JAMESWEST20111]

Sam, please release the whole video. Inflation got us

[@JAMESWEST20111]

@@mendelovitch I’m just kidding, dude

[@mendelovitch]

@@JAMESWEST20111 Sorry, mate.

[@sanekabc]

Dude, you can get it all for free. Just ask for it on Sam's site. It is an option for all poor people.

[@chaoswraith]

On a serious note, sam often gives heavy discounts or even free if you are a student or down on your luck, you can email and explain your situation. I get the feeling sam is very well versed on piracy and it's causes/effects as a side note

[@mendelovitch]

@@chaoswraith You don't need to explain anything. They give it no question asked! Sam's such a mensch!

[@briancase6180]

This is great. It turned into an episode of club random. Which is excellent. 🤙👏 And, yes to all those remembering Hitch: he is missed, and he would make this conversation close to perfect.

[@sharonmarx3911]

The madness going on in this world is a once in a lifetime experience. Why so many do not get it is also a once in a lifetime exoerience for me. Forever grateful for your stunning voice and the reason it speaks. X

[@adamgates1142]

It really isn't lol

[@laulaja-7186]

@@adamgates1142 I am thinking there’s something else intended in the way the phrase is being used. I mean death is by definition a once in a lifetime experience. And by extension too, this whole dynamic hints at becoming an extinction level event.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

but i thought the adults were bakc in charge?

[@wadegittleson1317]

Love these guys

[@itsROMPERS...]

It's interesting how you can insulate yourself, and get along with everyone, as long as you are rich enough to avoid all problems.

[@mheiseus]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 living in a echo chamber of propaganda is better right?

[@Seanedmund]

@@mheiseusEXACTLY! Oh you can sit back comfortably and have a moment to breathe and look at things impartially?? How awful

[@mheiseus]

@@Seanedmund have you ??? 🤣

[@itsROMPERS...]

@@mheiseus ten emojis looks more like an echo chamber than anything I've seen.

[@jarinthemood2000]

On one hand great point. One the other hand isn't that the whole point of meditation?

[@ricodelavega4511]

I'd like to hear the mother of all Blocked and Reported podcasts with Sam Harris, Helen Pluckrose, John McWhorter and Katie Herzog

[@rubenaugustin2818]

Great conversation! I loved it :)

[@RichardEnglander]

11:40 James Lindsey is no radical. Sam isn't adapting to the reality of the last few years.

[@carmenismyname]

Was looking for this comment, I wholeheartedly agree

[@jedwards1792]

Disagree - James Lindsay is a conspiracy theorist Trumper.

[@tcorourke2007]

​@@jedwards1792 "I also have an opinion."

[@henrymedelius8188]

James Lindsey is a mathematical genius. We cant ignore the amazing work he produced with the grievance studies. He proved how the university system has corrupted science and promotes and publishes fake data.

[@BrockLanders]

Apparently in Sam’s eyes, exposing the radical left makes one radical as well.

[@chahfanatic6234]

I was searching for bill maher live on KZbin just like any other Friday night, stumbled upon this. Great success!!

[@collinsmcrae]

Why does Maher come off so much smarter here than he does on his podcast? Is it just the booze and weed that trips him up there? It's night and day. I suppose he just has two different modes and he puts the articulate and salient mode to rest when he's just kicking back on Club Random.

[@JakeRoselli]

very difficult listening to his podcast. After 30 minutes of booze and weed, he refuses to let his guest complete thoughts and reverts back to his core of being the smartest person he knows.

[@laulaja-7186]

I'd like to think it's hanging with the likes of Sam that rubs off and makes us all smarter. Doesn't always work, but maybe...

[@nimbydimby]

He may be smart, but he seems to have trouble integrating information into his system. That bit about post-modernism having something to do with modernity was so cringe for anyone who has heard of Modernism. Got, it's even in that word itself - post-MODERNISM, not post-modernity. Too much weed, I guess.

[@ryccoh]

I'm Sam Harris and i love to talk about the perils of misinformation blah blah blah

[@BrockOLS]

Really do appreciate the good faith conversations.

[@peznino1]

Good faith in echo chamber🥴

[@diddy1302]

Dana White is not “far right”. That term has been abused so much it is devoid of any meaning

[@sevans606]

But he is a Trumper

[@collinsmcrae]

​@@sevans606Irrelevant. That's not the same thing.

[@Giddygooncave]

Yah he’s a trumper but “far” right is crazy. I’ve seen “far” right on twitter and their views on Jews and other ethnic minorities. Dana white is none of that

[@toby9999]

It does have a meaning.

[@diddy1302]

@@toby9999 it did have a meaning

[@moudyelbayadi3422]

The full conversation was truly wonderful and worth hearing

[@bonnieboyz]

Gotta hear the end - Sam, you finally convinced me to subscribe!

[@toby9999]

Great discussion. Thank you.

[@aroemaliuged4776]

Sadly you both have no idea what the real working class are experiencing Absolutely no idea

[@ExcitingBob]

Yeah I was big Sam Harris fan but it has become obvious that he is utterly detached and clueless about at least 60% of the population.

[@sisuriffs]

@@ExcitingBobHow so, exactly? Examples?

[@twntwrs]

​@@ExcitingBobhis terminal TDS is a prominent symptom of just that.

[@aroemaliuged4776]

@@sisuriffs examples of what?

[@aroemaliuged4776]

@@sisuriffs you need to give an example first!

[@BakaBroadcast]

Lovely to hear this conversation 😊

[@velocitor3792]

Do your homework. Nobody brought a gun to J6; it was a protest, not a coup. The point was to ask Congress to postpone (not cancel) certifying the election, until irregularities in the vote (and there WERE irregularities) were thoroughly investigated. The FBI has already refused to tell Congress how many embedded agents/assets were in the crowd, suggesting a large number. Given the treatment of people arrested that day, it seems reasonable to ender whether the violence was provocateured, and the whole point was to demonize any questions of the vote irregularities.

[@redrhino3286]

Clicked on this the second i saw it

[@jimterpstra9305]

The two TDS guys!!

[@A.Montgomery]

Always a pleasure!

[@dawn62]

I love Sam" s voice. 😊

[@stevenlee-fb8ky]

It's so fun to hear Sam with someone who is clearly a good friend and alley. He's a lot more palyful and i really like this version of Samwise. Similar to when he did the podcasts with Gervais.

[@naturalisted1714]

Ricky Gervais next please!

[@peznino1]

These are useless guests because they all say the same

[@nimbydimby]

@@peznino1 yup

[@appropriatelyinappropriate13]

I appreciate both of these guys. Always have. That said, the depth of this conversation feels ankle deep. When 2 people end at "i don't understand" as an end game to intellectual discussion, we're in a game of 'which side is right' garbage. Again, I've been following both of these dudes for over a decade and yet, I feel like this discussion is bereft of honesty. Not that they aren't being honest about what they see, but they seem to be content with righteous 'confusion'. BTW...'woke' is a fake word to describe what you aren't sensitive to. Empathy is still cool.

[@tinymutantsquid]

'Woke' is a fake word? The only people who actually think this are the people silly enough to fall for their own gaslighting.

[@liltonyabc]

Two old reactionaries yelling at the clouds in a world that has moved so far past their comprehension.

[@Lukeeeeo]

Get James Lindsay on the podcast, Sam.

[@J31]

Sam has a storied history in not talking to anyone who seriously challenges his ideology so there is 0% chance of that happening

[@TheGoorru]

Sam has turned into a coward. He doesn't even go on Rogan anymore

[@lakingpaul]

​​@@J31he's done it many many times actually. And when he brings on someone who "challenges his views", that person usually makes an ass out of themselves. See Rory, see Reza

[@J31]

@@lakingpaul That's why I added the word 'seriously'. Sam knows who is "safe" to talk to and who is not

[@michaelrenouf9173]

@@TheGoorrubecause Rogan only platforms conspiracy theorists, culture warriors and folks hostile towards science and actual democracy. He’s a right wing grifter. Sam doesn’t check that box for Toe Rogaine

[@richXCVIII]

A Boomer and a Sophist walk into a Starbucks.....

[@jeffm3925]

🤣

[@johnwatts8346]

nice one, but at least the boomer has some redeeming qualities.

[@peakAV]

When TDS meets TDS.

[@rolandemiltoledo1283]

This'll be a treat!

[@hoeraufist]

Sam is waayyyyyy off on James Lindsay

[@VesnaVK]

I was disappointed to hear him say this. I would loooove to hear Lindsay on Making Sense. And see him on Real Time.

[@nikt1552]

I love Sam, but I completely agree that James Lindsay is nowhere near a crazy conspiracy theorist. I would have loved to hear Sam elaborate on WHY he thinks this way of Lindsay.

[@tooitchy]

@@nikt1552 I'll elaborate for Sam: He supports Trump, therefore he's "off the deep end in cuckoo conspiracy land". The sad thing is what Trump has done to so many peoples brains. They simply cannot be trusted to analyze anything, if Trump, or support for Trump is within smelling distance of the thing being discussed.

[@yamishogun6501]

@@VesnaVK Lindsay is 25 IQ points too smart to talk to Sam

[@yamishogun6501]

@@nikt1552 This is the point. Harris will never actually say why because it is just empty name calling.

[@aroemaliuged4776]

Can you imagine the hitch on woke…………. A man in sport❤ A woman in sport❤ He would distinguish and identify and pick apart the nuances of I miss him

[@twntwrs]

Imagine Hitch on Harris' going all in on suppressing the Hunter laptop and justifying exterminating thousands of children in Gaza.

[@handyc77]

Christopher was far better at articulating his disdain of these things. But I have no doubt he would acknowledge it was hijacked. Cause you are an asshole if you don't believe in it's orgiinal definition.

[@sulljoh1]

Not to mention on Trump and the rise of anti-democracy

[@DougieL]

Hitch would be able to explain the nuances between the repulsive identity politics against Trans and LGBTQ folks and the reality that having a biologically born man competing in the womens league will usually result in the trans athlete winning or overall competeing at the very top of the comp. His ability to paint a complex issue with very easy to understand logical analogies of sorts, simply made him outstanding. I am also sure that Hitch would have been able to put the above points across without sounding like a bigot and without insulting the Trans community. I would have loved to hear him debate the matter with Dawkins, who has certainly ruffled some feathers on the topic. (I wish I could write, because I probably haven't explained this as well as it could have been...?) Hitch on Trump, my goodness, he would have had a field day!!

[@advaitsen7979]

@@DougieL Hitch on Trump kind of already happened in a small way, cos Trump announced a run for president as an independent in 2000 (tho afaik he never actually ran), and Hitchens had quite a bit to say about him then.

[@Brian-os9qj]

Ty Sam & Ty Bill

[@andykidd99]

This was as entertaining as I hoped it would be

[@intramotus]

sanity and moral clarity in the face of total bs - these two represent that

[@amarug]

I don't agree with everything Bill says, but with the points I agree with, I really love his delivery.

[@mahatma_gaudi2938]

Well said

[@m.a.b.4104]

His delivery being a condescending asshole who thinks he's smarter and more important than he is.

[@Zombiphobia]

Interesting, on the things I agree with him on, I hate his delivery and reasoning.

[@Scarletpimpanel73]

Disagreeing with people is good and fine, so long as you have a common epistemology. I disagree with Bill on points but he's a secular humanist liberal and therefore accepts the scientific method and rational discourse. We therefore share a common epistemic reality and can talk about things with a common definition of facts. The problem with the "Postmodern" left and right that we have now is not that we disagree, but that we don't even speak the same language. We have completely different epistemic realities and axioms.

[@Fomites]

​@@Scarletpimpanel73True. And well written.

[@schopengaard9796]

This is an absolutely amazing talk! Love it.

[@harrygross77]

In general, stoned people who think they are funny, are not. Real time-yes, Club random-no

[@5150Rockstar]

Trust me. If Hollywood was conservative, all actors would be too.

[@joeberg3317]

Enjoying the frank discussion of the absurdities on the media landscape.

[@camronbarth9376]

I love Bill Maher and Sam Harris

[@robyn7287]

Interesting conversations and usually informative. Have to make do with the short versions. Look forward to the next time you put one up on KZbin.😊

[@dganit8807]

I'm an Israeli leftist. I don't consider myself a very empathic person, yet I was able to cry for a Palestinian child whose dad got killed, and for Palestinian parents who lost thier children. I would have thought the most empathic people I see on TV would identify with the suffering of both Palestinian and Israeli children, but instead many of them just choose a side. If you're unlucky enough to be an Israeli baby hostage in a context where Israelis are considered "the bad guys", no empathy left for you!

[@elizabethspence4033]

Show us the video of these examples. Are they real?

[@JaxWylds]

Exactly! I wish our national leaders would make decisions for all of us while crying over a picture. That would make me feel safer. /s Get real and go read about toxic compassion.

[@dganit8807]

@@elizabethspence4033 I’d rather say who’s doing it right in my eyes. People who make an effort not to let their moral narrative block their ability to empathize with victims on both sides, especially children who are undoubtedly innocent. I can give two examples: Bono from U2 who has read names of both Israeli children hostages and Palestinian children who are war victims. And Regina Spector who started by identifying with the 7th of October victims and then also empathized with the Palestinian war victims in Gaza.

[@kekesam4957]

Empathy for the kids is understandable, but blaming Israel for it and not terrorist organization(s) is crazy! As Orwellian as our whole world has become.

[@kekesam4957]

Lindsay is far-right? I guess, I am far-right also. I am a survivor of "socialist heaven", ran away from KGB, and enjoyed 30 years in free world. With my liberal views I was "left" there. Now I don't care about labels, I will never submit to fascist left ideology.

[@solomongood]

I am fans of both and I found this conversation extremely disappointing and not at all informative…

[@samdg1234]

Self congratulating clap trap.

[@marcevan1141]

Agreed. This was a very shallow, lazy discussion.

[@pompousprick6143]

The problem with Bill and Sam is that their heads are buried completely up their own asses.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

The "Voice of God?" A bit much. 😆. The arrogance. Why does Sam think he can *never* be wrong? Fascinating. Having said that, Sam is an important and significant voice - we need to keep hearing him.

[@anupkumar6714]

For two rational people, I am disappointed how little thinking goes into when Trump comes up. Trump is a trigger for affective disposition for these otherwise rational folks 😢

[@tooitchy]

True. It's a tragedy of the modern era what happened to so many peoples brains when Trump came down that escalator.

[@zhangshiyucao]

Sam invited someone who'd agree with him on everything again. Why am i not surprised

[@generichuman_]

Have you seen any of his podcasts??? What about Ezra Klein? Did he agree with Sam on everything?

[@Helmutandmoshe]

You're not surprised because you don't understand either of them

[@nimbydimby]

@@generichuman_ That was a long time ago :)

[@wasdwasdedsf]

@@generichuman_ ezra is a leftist mental patient who poses no danger or threat to anyones ego... hes like a cuddly toy bear dont know why you thought that was an example

[@yamishogun6501]

@@generichuman_ That was 5 years ago.

[@martinjohn522]

When I see Kamala Harris I think Julia Gillard. Smart laweyer and great one on one but should never be allowed within a mile of a podium

[@KerryJ]

Why? Julia Gillard was and is an articulate orator. I've heard her speak at several events.

[@chriso847]

Same thing with transgender. The tiny fraction of people who are actually getting reassignment surgery is incredibly small. But the right and people like these two talk nonstop as if every single high school student and elementary student is getting reassignment surgery. That’s not happening. Sam Harris, you are living in a reality distortion bubble if you think, there’s many reassignment surgeries happening to first graders .

[@nicolegevirtz9398]

Thank you guys 💜

[@prabhdeepdhahan1147]

The one and only...Bill Maher!

[@Jawn..]

Just please god not another conversation about cancel culture

[@therealtulip]

As an Israeli (and a liberal), I thank you both for being the voice of sanity on this issue. 🙏🏼

[@therealtulip]

@@tamhiker1 right, ‘cause you know me so well 😅

[@user-gy1pu3gq3d]

@@tamhiker1 I don't think the relevant part is them being "white." It's all of them being Jewish.

[@justinleemiller]

Did not expect this conversation at all.

[@SaviorMoney-777]

I've never been less compelled to subscribe to listen to the rest of this conversation. 😂

[@ytubeanon]

it's a good thing you wasted your time listening to this video for some completely inexplicable reason 😆

[@SaviorMoney-777]

@@ytubeanon It was playing while I was working. I didn't waste the time.

[@egruenberg100]

Fuck yeah. My two favorites

[@ronantwomeyfriedlander3437]

Best episode in ages.

[@theorisoe3630]

2 members of the tribe complaining with no self-reflection whatsoever, about why everyone hates them. Nothing changes

[@Leo-dw4fx]

Bill and Sam should launch a podcast together.

[@SaviorMoney-777]

"Acute TDS Support Group?"

[@user-mf3sm2ds7j]

@@SaviorMoney-777they are both anti trump. Sam Harris has especially been outspoken against trump calling him an “orange wrecking ball”

[@theotherview1716]

You can’t be serious.

[@gobindsingh252]

Letss go super hyped for this one

[@theotherview1716]

Why? 😂

[@steveporter5610]

Thank you Bill for acknowledging that both of you are very smug individuals. But don’t think that you could ever be as smug as Sam. He’s the smug GOAT

[@mindlander]

I noticed you didn't say wrong.

[@steveporter5610]

@@mindlander if you’re right you don’t have to be smug.

[@amyhunter7234]

Thanks guys.

[@MD-bu3xc]

I am so proud of myself for, when this episode showed up in my email, thinking to myself are there two more pompous, arrogant , over paid , know nothings in the whole world than Bill Maher and Sam Harris? And thus I realized with great satisfaction of how far I’ve progressed as a thoughtful human being.

[@alamacos1106]

So smart and yet still into writing intellectually empty posts, hah?

[@iaov]

Great show. Love both you guys. I know both of you have been labeled a lot of things, but I think you speak for the middle of the road majority.

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

. 00:58 Who else continues to find it hilarious that Bill Maher's show, _Politically Incorrect,_ got cancelled because Bill was being politically incorrect over the 9/11 attackers? .

[@lucaslovesyouiii]

Maher doesn’t deserve to even be the same room as Sam

[@volusiasorange]

i'm going to fucking hate this but fine, here we go

[@annikinstarkiller600]

Bill Maher is a clown. Unfunny

[@chadpearson461]

Thanks Gents!

[@jonschlottig9584]

I appreciate that Bill has the self-awareness to realize how mind-boggling it is for intelligent people without TDS to understand how you guys could think Trump is a worse choice for America than Biden and the Dems.

[@Sleeve_that_rare]

Sam is my meditation teacher I love this guy

[@Johnconno]

😂

[@bonniejanedrake7303]

All you did was criticize the left - the right is what's more dangerous. GMAFB. TALK ABOUT THAT BILL.

[@mindlander]

That's boring.

[@enndubful]

I'm guessing you're on the left.

[@davegold]

Sam does savagely attack the right and your counterparts on the right always flood the comments with TDS comments.

[@ryananon779]

@@mindlander But important!

[@ryananon779]

@@enndubful I'm on the left. Now tell me what was wrong with the statement "the right is what is more dangerous". Go ahead.

[@HaikesXO]

The best title ever lmao

[@CarsonBoyd]

How ironic, to listen to Sam Harris "religiously."

[@Justjoey17]

I’m gonna regret listening to this, I just know it

[@jarinthemood2000]

You know you're not forced to listening right?

[@petermuller6359]

@@jarinthemood2000 There is no free will. 😉

[@ryananon779]

@@petermuller6359 **Mic drop gif**

[@conthegreatgrapeape]

Yeah, the amount of smugness in the room has to be so catastrophic it opens up a dimensional hell rift.

[@Bultish]

I had a discussion with a colleague at a job party event about Israel vs Hamas. Turned out shes the activist kind, emotional overload response, no room for rational arguments.. Fun 😂

[@bertrandrussell894]

I feel your pain.

[@jmc5335]

What rational argument did you employ?

[@tooitchy]

Propaganda is a drug, its effects on people is literally euphoric, and when you try to bring them back to sobriety, they become irrational, emotional, etc.

[@Bultish]

@@tooitchy Interestingly put.

[@TheChris403]

This was a good listen. I think Bill has two big things going for him: one, he's funny; and two, he's not so doctrinaire or preachy. The media for become unwatchable because it's so smug and preachy.

[@austinnicholl8891]

Sam needs to have on a guest who believes J6 was justified, and carried out by President Trump-loving, Christian patriots. MAGA 2024!