Jul 4

America, It Is Your Birthday. (Now Grow Up.)

Happy Independence Day! On America's 250th anniversary, we're joined by Arthur Brooks, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Amanda Ripley, and Derek Smith to confront the country's crisis of loneliness, meaning, and political division. Together, they ask whether love, service, and spiritual renewal ... Show More

1h 8m

Jul 2

Oscar Nunez Gets REAL About 'The Office', 'The Paper' & God

Oscar Nuñez (The Office, The Paper) celebrates our 100th episode digging deep into The Office, The Paper, and organized religion. He & Rainn reflect on their time on the show and look back at their favorite scenes, bloopers & moments with Steve Carell, Ed Helms, Angela & more. Os ... Show More

56m 25s

Jun 21

Pete Holmes' Obsession w/ Hell (BONUS!)

BONUS! Comedian Pete Holmes reveals why he became obsessed with hell and how the idea of eternal punishment forced him to question the version of Christianity he had inherited. He traces his journey from viewing God as a terrifying judge to discovering Joseph Campbell, Ram Dass, ... Show More

27m 41s

Aug 2024

#315 ‒ Life after near-death: a new perspective on living, dying, and the afterlife | Sebastian Junger

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2h 3m

May 2024

Life after death?

Sebastian Junger came as close as you possibly can to dying. While his doctors struggled to revive him, the veteran reporter and avowed rationalist experienced things that shocked and shook him, leaving him with profound questions and unexpected revelations. In his new book, In M ... Show More

52m 37s

Oct 2024

What Really Happens When We Die - What One Man Saw on the Other Side

A violent undiagnosed aneurysm should have killed Sebastian Junger, a war reporter, a best-selling author, and an Academy Award winning documentarian. Junger came as close as anyone we know to dying, but he returned from the abyss and reveals what it was like. For years Jason and ... Show More

47m 47s

May 2024

#369 — Escaping Death

Sam Harris speaks with Sebastian Junger about danger and death. They discuss Sebastian's career as a journalist in war zones, the connection between danger and meaning, his experience of nearly dying from a burst aneurysm in his abdomen, his lingering trauma, the concept of "a ... Show More

34m 7s

Jul 2024

Death and the Search for Meaning in the Afterlife

For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and ... Show More

1h 22m

May 2024

What Happened When A Skeptical Reporter Decided To Investigate The Afterlife | Sebastian Junger

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers --- The surprisingly common experience of near death experiences and what science still can't explain about them. Sebast ... Show More

1h 11m

May 2024

Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger

War reporters risk their lives to document conflict. And yet, after a career living on battlefields, Sebastian Junger's closest brush with death was surviving an aneurysm. Sebastian's story of his sudden internal hemorrhage and making sense of what he saw while dying is the subje ... Show More

31m 44s

May 2024

Guest Spotlight: Near Death Experiences with Sebastian Junger and Freedom Through Music with John Legend

Michael Kosta speaks with author, Sebastian Junger, about Junger’s many experiences with death and how they inform his view of life. Junger’s new book is “In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-Face with the Idea of An Afterlife.” Kosta is also joined by John Legend to discuss t ... Show More

24m 3s

Aug 2022

Leslie Kean: What Exactly Is Death?

Rainn and Reza sit down with Investigative Journalist and Author, Leslie Kean, to ponder, "What exactly is death?" https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/ https://www.instagram.com/rezaaslan/?hl=en Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: ZocDoc Go to http://www.Zocdoc.com/MILKSHAKE and do ... Show More

55m 43s

Nov 2017

#104 — The Lessons of Death

Sam Harris speaks with Frank Ostaseski about death and dying—and about how the awareness of death can improve our lives in each moment. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscrib ... Show More

28m 26s

The Edge of Death: Exploring Mortality w...