Status Games: A Conversation with Will Storr (Episode #294)
August 31, 2022
40,095
670
449
2.79%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Sam Harris Episodes Around August 31, 2022
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
40:32Now PlayingStatus Games: A Conversation with Will Storr (Episode #294)
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelSam Harris speaks with Will Storr about the role that status plays in human life and culture. They talk about the taboo around caring about status, egalitarianism, the perpetual insecurity of status, how we play multiple status games simultaneously, identity, social connection, dominance, virtue, success, status as an evolved mechanism, gossip, status and health, the consequences of humiliation, the role of social media, status and politics, conspiracy thinking, moral panics, status and philanthropy, and other topics.
Will Storr is an award-winning writer. He's the author of six critically acclaimed books, including the Sunday Times bestseller The Science of Storytelling. His journalism has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. His work on sexual violence against men earned the Amnesty International Award and a One World Press Award.
Website: willstorr.com
Twitter: @wstorr
Released: August 31, 2022
SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all fulllength episodes of the podcast at
Subscribe to the YT channel
Follow Making Sense on Twitter
Follow Sam on Facebook
Follow Sam on Instagram
For more information about Sam Harris
Links & Promotions
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.