Waking Up with Sam Harris #103 - American Fantasies (with Kurt Andersen)
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In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Kurt Andersen about the American aptitude for unfounded belief, the religious lunacy of the Puritans, populist mistrust of authority, the link between postmodernism and religious fundamentalism, the unique history of American religious entrepreneurship, the Trump phenomenon, the effect of fame on politics, and other topics.\n\nKurt Andersen is the bestselling author of the novels Heyday, Turn of the Century, and True Believers. He contributes to Vanity Fair and The New York Times, and is host and co-creator of Studio 360, the Peabody Award–winning public radio show and podcast. He also writes for television, film, and the stage. Andersen co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor in chief of New York, and was a cultural columnist and critic for Time and The New Yorker. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he was an editor of The Harvard Lampoon. His most recent book is Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, A 500-Year History.\n\nTwitter: @KBAndersen\n\nDiscuss this in the forums.\n\nWant to support the Waking Up podcast? \n\nPlease visit: http://www.samharris.org/support\n\nSubscribe to the podcast: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=samharrisorg\n\nGet Sam’s email newsletter: https://www.samharris.org/email_signup\n\nFollow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samharrisorg\n\nFollow Sam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sam-Harris-22457171014/?fref=ts\n\nFor more information about Sam Harris: https://www.samharris.org
