The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss

Lawrence M. Krauss

The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire. lawrencekrauss.substack.com

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Sep 19, 2021 · 2 hr 6 min
Heather Mac Donald | Part 1 of 2
This is the first part unique conversation with journalist and author, Heather Mac Donald. Heather doesn't mince words, but Lawrence and she don't agree on everything as you'll see during the podcast. Nonetheless, these conversations are critical in...
Aug 23, 2021 · 26 min
Current Events: Follow Up on Afghanistan with Noam Chomsky
Listen to our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! In this episode, Lawrence and Noam have a follow-up discussion about the latest developments in Afghanistan. Show your support and access exclusive bonus content at...
Aug 10, 2021 · 2 hr 58 min
Barry Barish | Exploring The History of Experimental Physics
In this podcast episode, Lawrence Krauss reconnects with an old friend and Nobel Prize recipient, Barry Barish. They discuss a wide range of topics and explore Barry's own history as well as the history, present, and future of experimental physics....
Jul 2, 2021 · 2 hr 15 min
David Gross
Lawrence Krauss recently had the pleasure of sitting down with David Gross, one of the preeminent theoretical physicists who has been involved not just in the development of the theory of the strong interaction, called quantum chromodynamics, but he...
Jun 16, 2021 · 12 min
Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Censorship & More
Listen to our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! In this episode, Lawrence and Noam discuss a variety of issues around Censorship. Show your support and access exclusive bonus content at Noam Chomsky is sometimes referred...
Jun 2, 2021 · 19 min
Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Refugees & Border Policies
Listen to our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! This episode covers a variety of topics around Refugees and Border Policies in the United States and other countries. Show your support and access exclusive bonus content at...
May 26, 2021 · 10 min
Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Afghanistan
Listen to our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! In this episode, Lawrence and Noam discuss a variety of issues around Afghanistan, including the withdrawal of troops, military leaders, and considering the opinions of Afghans when...
May 23, 2021 · 15 min
Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Iran
Listen to our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! In this episode, Lawrence and Noam discuss a variety of issues around Iran, including nuclear weapons, sanctions, and diplomatic relations. **Recorded before violence erupted in...
May 1, 2021 · 2 hr 1 min
Werner Herzog
Lawrence joins acclaimed film director Werner Herzog at his home in Los Angeles to discuss societal norms, consumerism, cancel culture, the colonization of Mars, the philosophy behind his art and films, and much more. See the commercial-free, full HD...
Apr 8, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Ian Tattersall
Ian Tattersall (paleoanthropologist and curator emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History) joins Lawrence for a nuanced discussion of a wide range of topics including the rise of altruism in humans, the evolutionary reasons for religion,...
Mar 1, 2021 · 1 hr 39 min
Ian McEwan
Lawrence joins novelist Ian McEwan (Atonement, Machines Like Me) at his home in London to discuss a wide variety of topics ranging from storytelling and censorship to artificial intelligence and Brexit. His latest book (The Cockroach) is a...
Feb 1, 2021 · 1 hr 45 min
Andrea Ghez
2020 Nobel Prize-winning physicist and astronomer Andrea Ghez joins Lawrence to discuss her life in science and the path that led her to the discovery of a supermassive compact object (black hole) at the center of our galaxy. See the commercial-free,...
Jan 1, 2021 · 1 hr 47 min
Woody Allen
Lawrence joins Academy Award-winning filmmaker Woody Allen at his screening room in New York City where Allen shares insights on his career, philosophy, education, politics and the struggle to find meaning in the universe. Allen’s latest...
Dec 5, 2020 · 1 hr 44 min
Joseph LeDoux
Lawrence joins neuroscientist and author Joseph LeDoux in his office at New York University to discuss human consciousness (including its evolutionary development), the difficulties of distinguishing behavior from emotions, his latest book The Deep...
Oct 30, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Maryam Namazie
Lawrence joins human rights activist Maryam Namazie at her office in London to discuss her work with The Council of Ex-Muslims, the rise of fascism in the west, blasphemy, “safe spaces”, and more. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all...
Sep 22, 2020 · 2 hr 5 min
Stephen Fry
The incomparable Stephen Fry joins Lawrence to discuss topics ranging from Greek myths and language, to AI, technology, religion, politics, and mental health. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all episodes at www.patreon.com/originspodcast...
Jul 13, 2020 · 2 hr 29 min
David Frum
Author and political commentator David Frum joins Lawrence to discuss Trump, US foreign policy, the challenges of a Carbon Tax, “wokeness”, behavior policing, and much more. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all episodes at...
May 21, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min
George Church
Known as “the Father of Synthetic Biology”, George Church is a geneticist, chemist and molecular engineer. In this episode, Lawrence joins him in his office at Harvard Medical School to discuss his work with CRISPR, the differences between...
Feb 29, 2020 · 1 hr 30 min
Sheldon Glashow
Nobel Prize winning physicist Sheldon Glashow sits down with Lawrence to reflect on his life in science, the state of modern physics, and more. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all episodes at www.patreon.com/originspodcast immediately upon...
Feb 7, 2020 · 1 hr 36 min
Sir Trevor Nunn
Lawrence discusses Shakespeare, education and science with the Tony award-winning director and former head of the Royal Shakespeare company Sir Trevor Nunn. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all episodes at www.patreon.com/originspodcast...

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss

Heather Mac Donald | Part 1 of 2

Current Events: Follow Up on Afghanistan with Noam Chomsky

Barry Barish | Exploring The History of Experimental Physics

David Gross

Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Censorship & More

Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Refugees & Border Policies

Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Afghanistan

Current Events: Noam Chomsky on Iran

Werner Herzog

Ian Tattersall

Ian McEwan

Andrea Ghez

Woody Allen

Joseph LeDoux

Maryam Namazie

Stephen Fry

David Frum

George Church

Sheldon Glashow

Sir Trevor Nunn