The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.
                        
                                
                                    | Title | Date published |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Charles Murray: Why I'm Taking Religion Seriously | 2025-10-25 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Myth of Human Exceptionalism: Why Humans Aren't as Special as We Think | 2025-10-21 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Shermer Says: Why Secularists Are Turning to Religion, The Substitution Hypothesis, Sleep Paralysis | 2025-10-18 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Serial Killer Era of the 70s/80s: Lore, Patterns, and Plausible Explanations | 2025-10-15 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Shermer Says: Debate Skills, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, Autism, Vaccines, ANTIFA, Bari Weiss & CBS News | 2025-10-13 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | When Rationality Becomes Irrational | 2025-10-11 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Science of Revenge: Why Getting Even Feels So Good | 2025-10-07 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why No One Thinks They're in a Cult | 2025-10-05 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Was Benjamin Franklin America's First Scientist? | 2025-09-30 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | COVID-19: What We Learned (and Didn't) About Masks, Lockdowns, and Vaccines | 2025-09-27 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Power of Common Knowledge: Steven Pinker on Language, Norms, and Punishment | 2025-09-23 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Jim Lampley on Hosting the Super Bowl, Calling Tyson's Fights, and His Friendship with O.J. | 2025-09-20 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: Shermer Reflects on Political Violence | 2025-09-17 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Fate of Nations: Why Ignoring Human Nature Dooms Politics | 2025-09-13 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | How to Protect Children from Social Media and AI | 2025-09-09 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | The Future of Space Exploration Amid NASA Mission Shutdowns | 2025-09-06 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Why Do Humans Speak? | 2025-09-02 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Depopulation: The Silent Global Emergency | 2025-08-30 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion | 2025-08-26 |  |  | 
                                    
                                        | How Foreign Governments Influence U.S. Universities | 2025-08-19 |  |  |