Episode #1107
Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz
Books mentioned
Milestones
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:15:10
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
The Bell Curve
Mentioned by Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz · at 00:33:55
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Radical
Mentioned by Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz · at 01:48:13
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
Mentioned by Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz · at 01:57:07
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
The Quran
Mentioned by Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz · at 01:55:32
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
The End of Faith
Mentioned by Official episode description
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Official episode description (podcast RSS)
Letter to a Christian Nation
Mentioned by Official episode description
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Official episode description (podcast RSS)
The Moral Landscape
Mentioned by Official episode description
Amazon (opens in a new tab; affiliate link) Source: Official episode description (podcast RSS)
Timestamps are segment start times from the podscripts.co transcript of the audio release (includes ad reads), so they may differ from the video by a few minutes.
Neuroscientist and author Sam Harris and British activist, author, and former politician Maajid Nawaz discuss their legal dispute with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Nawaz’s move away from Islamism, and their eventual collaboration. They examine intelligence research, race, ideological conformity, social media’s role in polarization, transgender athletes, and the continuing threat posed by jihadist organizations.
What they talked about
- Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit
- Maajid Nawaz's background and imprisonment
- Amnesty International's role in his release
- Sam Harris's Twitter conflict with Ezra Klein
- IQ and race discussion with Charles Murray
- Transgender athletes in combat sports
- Islamist ideology and terrorism
- Social media bias and free speech
Data last updated · Report a mistake · How it works: mentions are pulled from public transcripts and episode descriptions, partly with AI-assisted extraction, so details and timestamps can be off.