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The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Ayn Rand Institute

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism.

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1:07:43

Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Heritage, and...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/22

Podcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and ARI’s senior intellectuals make a deep dive into the moral crisis of the conservative movement. Topics include: Moral sanction; “Cancel culture” and free speech; Conservative tribalism; How ARI is different. Resources: Onkar Ghate’s lecture On Moral Sanction This episode was recorded on November 19, 2025, and posted on November 22, 2025.

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37:45

Mamdani’s Victory: How Bad is it For America?

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uCwg6ADk4s Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Onkar Ghate discuss the implications of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York. As the country takes another step towards authoritarianism and tribalism, is there any hope to put a stop to the downward cultural and political spiral? Topics include: Mamdani’s evil; Mamdani and populism; The downward spiral of tribalism; The education system

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1:17:09

Trump’s Un-American, Unconstitutional Tariff Scheme

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgeCG_fGFrkPodcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula examine the key arguments supporting the President’s tariffs before the Supreme Court and expose their un-American hostility to the rule of law. Topics include: Background on the case; Defying the rule of law; Hostility to objective legal interpretation; Tariffs are not foreign policy powers; The absence of an “intelligible

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1:25:46

Saving the Enlightenment

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zPY_XnfS8Podcast audio: The Enlightenment’s commitment to reason, individualism, and the power of knowledge sparked unprecedented progress in human life. Yet, despite this achievement, contemporary Western societies face deepening crises — mounting political violence, the collapse of alliances of free nations, and a growing support for authoritarian movements. What accounts for this reversal? In his talk, “Saving the Enlightenment,” delivered at

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49:43

Mamdani’s Socialist War on Gifted Kids

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1sggf9exTQPodcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Samantha Watkins challenge Zohran Mamdani’s plan to phase out NYC’s Gifted & Talented program — a move that would hold back advanced students from the education they need to thrive — and replace it with universal free childcare. Topics include: NYC’s Gifted & Talented Program Mamdani’s Reasons to End G&T Mamdani’s Universal Childcare Proposal The

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1:20:02

The Origin of Life, Agency & Purpose: Terrence...

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2025/11/11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyS0vpTh_kPodcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer, Tristan de Liege, and Mike Mazza discuss Jeremy Sherman’s book, Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves. Topics include: Science and Philosophy; Deacon’s Autogen Theory; Other Theories of the Origin and Nature of Life; Implications for Understanding Free Will; Implications for Moral Philosophy. Resources: Harry

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28:18

Do Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Get Why Nations Fail?

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Podcast audio:This talk by Robertas Bakula was recorded live on July 2nd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.

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1:14:37

How Friendship Can Be Selfish

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJR3ja3s5sPodcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège and Gregory Salmieri discuss friendship as a moral and philosophical value and explore the relationship between friendship, egoism, and altruism. Topics include: Friendship in Rand’s fiction; Visibility in friendship; Egoism and Friendship; Valuing Friendship; Altruism and sacrifice; Unconditional love; Compromise and

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1:48:26

Integrating Science and Free Will

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyhO8xssYYPodcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège, Mike Mazza, Gregory Salmieri and Ben Bayer discuss Kevin Mitchell’s book, Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will. Topics include: The locus of free will; Moral responsibility; The relevance of quantum mechanics; Determinism; Aristotle; Randomness and indeterminacy; “Agent causation” vs entity causation; Blank

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1:01:43

Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-L271Y9HPAPodcast audio: In this Ayn Rand Institute Podcast episode, Mike Mazza and Samantha Watkins analyze objections to new embryo screening technology. Orchid’s new technology Moral status of embryos Genetic tradeoffs The “Eugenics” smear Views toward the disabled Losing our humanity Resources: Ayn Rand’s essay, “The Anti-Industrial Revolution” in The Return of the Primitive; Ayn Rand’s essay, “Of Living Death” in The

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58:09

Principles of a Proper Foreign Policy

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2025/10/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zg_ANzngT0Podcast audio: The American attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was met with intense public debate about the proper course of U.S. foreign policy. The Objectivist philosophy offers a distinctive framework for thinking about such issues. In his 2025 OCON talk, “Principles of a Proper Foreign Policy,” Peter Schwartz, an Objectivist intellectual and former chairman of ARI’s board, argues that a nation’s foreign policy should be guided by the

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34:09

The Injustice of the New Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi8sRxe21qoPodcast audio: In this Ayn Rand Institute Podcast episode, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate discuss the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Overall evaluation of the deal; Evading Hamas’s evil goals; The injustice of the deal; Altruism enables the injustice; Enemies of freedom must be defeated. This podcast was recorded on October 15, 2025.

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1:42:02

Understanding “Woke” Ideology: Books by Yascha Mounk...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCJXTdch2E Podcast audio: In this episode of ARI Bookshelf, Sam Weaver, Ben Bayer, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Ibis Slade critically examine America’s Cultural Revolution by Christopher Rufo and The Identity Trap by Yascha Mounk. Among the topics covered: Nature of “woke” ideology; “Domino” view of ideological influence; Influence of right-wing ideas; Rufo’s authoritarianism; Mounk’s egalitarianism and collectivism; Books’ perspectives

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15:10

It’s Up to You: Making Choices

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/14

This talk by Steven Warden was recorded live on July 3rd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.

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1:01:27

Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V6c-9O3UHk Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège and Ben Bayer discuss the widespread claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Among the topics covered: Decoupling from the confusion of “international law” Validating the concept of “genocide”; The invalid collectivist elements of the concept; The absurd UN definition of “genocide”; Why the valid concept does not apply to

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56:19

Patrick Deneen and the Right’s War on Freedom

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/10/06

The Post-Liberal Right threatens to roll back American liberty.

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1:06:59

What Is Western Civilization?

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/09/29

The Enlightenment, not Christianity, is the key to the West.

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28:56

The Injustice of Recognizing a Palestinian State

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/09/29

The recognition of a Palestinian state betrays good and rewards evil.

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57:12

Trump vs. Kimmel: The Tribal Weaponization of the FCC...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Intimidating broadcasters with the “public interest” standard is a worse abridgement of free speech than censorship.

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1:07:53

Trump’s Anti-Capitalist Control Over Businesses

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Business leaders need to stand up for themselves before it's too late.

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