In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Stephen Fry about comedy, atheism, political correctness, meditation, ambition, empathy, psychedelics, Christopher Hitchens, Stephen’s experience of manic depression, and much else.

Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, writer, presenter, voiceover artist and activist. Some of Stephen’s most well-known acting work includes A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, Blackadder, Kingdom, QI, and V for Vendetta. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award–winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. Stephen has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography. He also appears frequently on British radio.

Website: http://www.stephenfry.com

Twitter: @stephenfry

Want to support the Making Sense podcast?

Please visit: http://www.samharris.org/support

Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAxrHudMfdzNi6NxruKPLw?sub_confirmation=1

Get Sam’s email newsletter: https://www.samharris.org/email_signup

Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samharrisorg

Follow Sam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Samharrisorg

For more information about Sam Harris: https://www.samharris.org