#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do

Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about the erosion of American democracy and the global authoritarian threat. They discuss Trump's systematic corruption, the GOP's moral collapse, the 2026 midterms as a decisive moment for democracy, Trump's entanglement with Russia and Putin, what a Ukrainian victory would mean for the free world, why Putin's nuclear threats are a bluff, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can

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#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do is an episode from Waking Up with Sam Harris by Waking Up with Sam Harris.

This episode is 29:09 long.

This episode was published on Feb 25, 2026.

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