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EPISODE · Nov 18, 2025 · 37 MIN

Ep 102 (pt 1) - ’Unfriending Sam Harris’ ft. Jay Shapiro

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I spoke to a former friend of Sam Harris’ who fell out with Sam and others in the heterodox-sphere after Oct 7th, and their insistence on defending Israel no matter what. My guest for this episode is filmmaker Jay Shapiro who made a documentary featuring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz in 2018. He has also collaborated with Sam and his wife, Annaka on other projects.Jay Shapiro has a book coming out in May, ‘Insufficient Rewards: How we Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History’.Links:This is the Documentary we reference in the episode https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8257128/Find more of Jay’s work here: https://whatjaythinks.comHere’s the conversation with Coleman Hughes that came up on my feed: https://youtu.be/SIouIY1TGr4?si=cwYpNdt3wWCt7uwfSarah Haider promoting eugenics conference: https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3ljzlffucx227Read more about the Ex Mus to TradFash pipeline in my multi-part series here (you can purchase it via patreon or become a subscriber and unlock all exclusive posts - Pt 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106445369?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_sharePt 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106501752?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_sharePt 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_shareIf you enjoy the show and would like to support it pls consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos (& unlock extended episodes!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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