Episodes

  • Is There More Wonder In Genes Than In Gods? - A Conversation with Alex O' Connor

    Is There More Wonder In Genes Than In Gods? - A Conversation with Alex O' Connor
    Mar 6 2025
    As part of his 2024 tour, Richard Dawkins engaged in an insightful conversation with Alex O'Connor at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on September 28th. They discuss Dawkins' latest book; The Genetic Book of the Dead, religion, evolution, and concludes with a Q&A session. Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer, and public speaker, best known as the host of the Within Reason podcast, with over one million subscribers on YouTube. He has appeared on television programs such as Piers Morgan Uncensored, BBC Sunday Morning Live, and Channel 4 News. O’Connor has debated and discussed topics including the philosophy of religion, free speech, monarchy abolitionism, and skepticism with notable figures such as Richard Dawkins, Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Slavoj Žižek.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • What Evolution Really Tells Us About Life | A Conversation with Steven Pinker

    What Evolution Really Tells Us About Life | A Conversation with Steven Pinker
    Feb 27 2025

    In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Steven Pinker about evolution, his motivation for writing The Blind Watchmaker, and a breakdown of his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. This was filmed in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Richard Dawkins' tour.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Atheism is growing in America but.....| Richard Dawkins Talks to Coleman Hughes

    Atheism is growing in America but.....| Richard Dawkins Talks to Coleman Hughes
    Feb 9 2025
    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Is Elon Musk Our Only Hope? | Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Andrew Gold

    Is Elon Musk Our Only Hope? | Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Andrew Gold
    Jan 19 2025

    In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Andrew Gold, host of the Heretics podcast. This was filmed at Ulster Hall in Belfast, United Kingdom, on the 14th of November 2024, as part of Richard Dawkins' Tour.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Richard Dawkins & Kmele Foster Discuss Evolution, Religion, and Cultural Hegemony

    Richard Dawkins & Kmele Foster Discuss Evolution, Religion, and Cultural Hegemony
    Dec 29 2024

    In this episode of The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins, Richard engages in a conversation with Kmele Foster about evolution, the miracle of the human brain, the meaning provided by religion, and today’s cultural hegemony that stands against truth—even within universities. This episode was filmed at Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ, on September 13th, 2024, as part of Richard Dawkins’ final tour.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Chris Williamson | Richard Dawkins’ Final Tour in Austin

    Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Chris Williamson | Richard Dawkins’ Final Tour in Austin
    Dec 24 2024

    In this episode of The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins, Richard engages in a conversation with Chris Williamson various topics, including his recent comment on being a cultural Christian, evolution and genetic adaptation, and, of course, his latest book release, The Genetic Book of the Dead. This episode was filmed at the ACL Moody Theatre in Austin, Texas, on September 7, 2024, as part of Richard Dawkins’ final tour.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Richard Dawkins Confronts Indoctrinating Christian Drama

    Richard Dawkins Confronts Indoctrinating Christian Drama
    Nov 21 2024

    Richard Dawkins Confronts Indoctrinating Christian Drama Used to Promote ‘Christian Values.’ The drama targets young teens, showing them depictions of a gruesome hell, purportedly to deter sinning.
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    35 mins
  • Richard Dawkins and Ian McEwan talk about Religion, Science, Truth and American Christianity

    Richard Dawkins and Ian McEwan talk about Religion, Science, Truth and American Christianity
    Nov 11 2024

    Ian McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. This is a discussion between Ian McEwan and Richard Dawkins on religion, science, and truth.

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    33 mins