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Apr 2020
37m 59s

#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flana...

SAM HARRIS
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Sam Harris and Caitlin Flanagan discuss the ethics of abortion, the fact that universities with immense endowments are laying off staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Woody Allen autobiography, the moral hypocrisy of Hollywood, the lessons of "Tiger King," and other topics.

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