8 episodes
Absolutely Mental Ricky Gervais & Sam Harris
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- Society & Culture
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4.2 • 312 Ratings
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All three seasons available at https://absolutelymental.com/
In this new audio series, the Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor, director, and writer Ricky Gervais phones his favorite smart friend, the neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, to ask some very important questions...and some not-so-important ones.
Gervais and Harris contemplate the wonders of science and the chaos of modern life while having many good laughs.
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S3 EP 7: Why do we lie?
Ricky and Sam discuss the morality of lying, including white lies, Santa Claus, and the best excuse to get out of a party.
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Season Three is Available Now
Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor, director, and writer Ricky Gervais and his favorite smart friend, neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, are back again - this time for Season 3.
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S2 EP 2: How does hypnosis work?
Ricky and Sam discuss the mechanics of hypnosis and the possibility of a “truth serum.” They also condemn swallowing live frogs at parties. Get access to all 10 full episodes at https://absolutelymental.com
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S2 EP 1: Why do we care about the future of humanity?
We care about what happens after we die... but why? Ricky and Sam kick off season two by discussing our desire to leave the earth better than we found it. Ricky officially denounces Satan. Get access to all 10 full episodes at https://absolutelymental.com
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Season Two is Available Now
Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor, director, and writer Ricky Gervais and his favorite smart friend, neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, are back at it and this season Absolutely Mental is going deeper.
Get access to all 10 full episodes at https://absolutelymental.com
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S1 EP 2: What makes something funny?
In this teaser of episode 2, Sam calls Ricky to discuss where to draw the line in comedy. Ricky thinks everything is on the table. Except the word “vagina.” Get access to all 11 episodes at https://absolutelymental.com
Customer Reviews
Great podcast, needs better editing
I enjoyed this podcast, but there were times where the audio delay between Sam and Ricky caused them to talk at the same time and it was hard to make out what they were saying. For season 2 please use communication designed for low latency and use Sam’s usual podcast editors. They do a fantastic job on Making Sense.
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Entertaining, humorous and wonderfully engaging!
The Ricky Gervais Show
I’m a fan of both Ricky and Sam but as many others have pointed out Ricky never seems to let Sam get a word in. I’ve listened to both series and it feels like about 20% Sam saying interesting things and 80% Ricky interrupting him to answer his own questions and laugh at his own jokes.
If you’re coming to this as a fan of Ricky’s then you’ll probably really enjoy it. If you’re coming to it as a fan of the Making Sense podcast or Waking Up then I can’t honestly recommend it.