The Secular Foxhole

Our eighth episode features Aaron Smith, Fellow and Instructor at the Ayn Rand Institute. We cover the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism and his critique of it.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Ryan HolidayTimothy FerrissStoaMassimo PigliucciWilliam B. IrvineThe Metaphysical Versus the Man-MadeEudaemoniaThe False Promise of StoicismPeikoff's podcastCausality Versus DutyBlair’s disclaimer:I am not a professional philosopher, just a dedicated layman, fascinated by

Martin and I have a great discussion with author James S. Valliant about his two books, focusing on his most recent, Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:The Passion of Ayn Rand’s Critics - The Objective StandardCreating ChristCreating Christ, the book on AmazonAnalyzing Paul Krugman’s New York Times Smear of Ayn Rand - New IdealWhy Christmas Should be More Commercial by Leonard PeikoffThe New Testament Versus

In episode 6 of The Secular Foxhole Podcast, Blair goes on a bit of a Rant about religion, and Martin acts as the Voice of Reason!Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Number (666) of the beastBlair's blog post, My Journey to ReasonHalloweenReligion - Ayn Rand LexiconAltruism, Auguste Comte - BritannicaAltruism - Ayn Rand LexiconSvensk islamism i fårakläder - Göteborgs-PostenWhy Trump — and some of his followers — believe he is the Chosen One - Religion News

We interview Ben Bayer, a Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute about, "The Ethics of Emergencies," and how that doesn't fundamentally explain what the field of ethics is about.We then cover Ben's current and future projects.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:The UndercurrentStriveThe Virtue of SelfishnessThe Philosopher's IndexAllan GotthelfThe Objectivist NewsletterLifeboat ethicsPeter SingerEffective altruism Benevolent Universe PremiseNew Ideal LiveProsperity

We do a bit of housecleaning in this episode. Martin and I discuss the meaning of the name of the podcast and cover the meanings of each symbol. We talk about getting some music made for the show and future episodes and guests.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Why The Name Secular Foxhole?The symbol for scienceThe dollar signCapitalismHow to Make Great Podcast Cover Art (aka. Your Podcast Logo) - The Podcast HostAtom symbol emoji - EmojipediaAtheist symbolsLight

Blair and Martin are talking with the author and philosopher, Andrew Bernstein. From his bio.:Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous books, including “The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire,” and his most recent, “Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters.” He lectures all over the world on myriad topics. And he is a mean-spirited SOB feared by nuns, puppies, and small

In this episode, Martin and I discuss a few of our favorite fiction and non-fiction works that we think deserve even wider attention. We also mention an interesting website called Writ Large about books that have changed the world. Enjoy and let us know what you think.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandBooks That Shaped America - Atlas Shrugged"Bible Ranks 1 of Books That Changed Lives" - Los Angeles TimesFrom Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed

This is the trailer for our podcast, The Secular Foxhole. Blair tells about the background for the name of the podcast, and we talk about the different symbols in the show artwork.As a freethinker, are you looking through binoculars out at the world in the safety of a foxhole? Get fuel for your soul and intellectual ammunition by listening to The Secular Foxhole podcast, in order to fight for the separation of religion and state.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and