Scott talks with author Valarie Kaur, about her book "See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love", her activism, and some historical perspective on the Sikh faith.Valarie’s activism was sparked after the murder of a Sikh family friend in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. She began to document hate crimes against Sikh and Muslim Americans, out of which came her award-winning 2008 documentary film, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath.
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Sam Harris: Meditation for the Godless
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author, who offers guided meditations on his Waking Up app, and a virtual Aristotle's Academy of Conversations and courses from Great Thinkers and Teachers.His book is Subtitled, A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, and it is a map of the continents of spiritual practices it explores a no man's land between science and religion. Harris explores what it means to live ethically and meaningfully without traditional belief.Â
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Paul F. Tompkins: Laughter! Kindness! God?
Scott Talks with actor, podcaster and voice-over artist Paul F. Tompkins. Paul has also acted on TV shows such as Bojack Horseman, Frasier, Weeds, The Sarah Silverman Program, Community and Curb Your Enthusiasm and in films, including Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and There Will Be Blood.Besides hosting the podcasts Threedom, Stay F. Homekins, and The Neighborhood Listen, Paul regularly guests on other people’s shows, including over 200 episodes of Comedy Bang! Bang!
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Bret Stephens - Jewish Wit, Global Grit, Pulitzer Hit
Scott talks with Bret Stephens, New York Times opinion columnist and founder and editor-in-chief of SAPIR, a quarterly that covers issues of Jewish concern. Starting in 2014, Brett co-authored, with fellow New York Times columnist Gail Collins, The Conversation, an edited transcript of a witty and substantive dialogue between two civilized colleagues from opposite ends of the political spectrum: Brett was the conservative, Gail, the liberal. Earlier this year, book projects for each paused The Conversation but, in September, the popular feature returned with Bret and a rotating panel of contributors including Times Opinion writer Frank Bruni. Earlier in his career Brett had two stints at the Wall Street Journal: first in 1998 as an op-ed editor, then in 2004 to write the Journal's "Global View" column. While with the Journal, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2013 and the next year he released his book AMERICA IN RETREAT: THE NEW ISOLATIONISM AND THE COMING GLOBAL DISORDER.
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Moon Unit Zappa: Faith, Fame, Frank, and Finding Her Own Voice
Scott talks with Moon Unit Zappa, daughter of visionary musician Frank Zappa. Moon was just 26 when, in 1993 her father, then aged 52, died of prostate cancer. Two years later, Frank was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by the Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed. Moon's 2024 memoir Earth to Moon, which is an illuminating, often disillusioning, peak behind the Zappa family curtain.
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Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.
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