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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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40:54

Iranian Theocracy on the Brink? Why Protesters...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2026/01/14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnD9GWdLaIPodcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate examine why Iran’s ongoing uprising may be the regime’s most serious challenge yet — and why it deserves far more moral support from the free world. Topics include: The nature of the protests; Moral versus military support; Trump versus Obama and Biden; The benefits of a free Iran; The roots of Western

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49:07

Enlightenment on Trial: The Real Lessons of the...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2026/01/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTl2m5StrvQPodcast audio: The crimes of the French Revolution have long been regarded as indicting Enlightenment ideals. Its Reign of Terror has been seen as the product of an overconfident belief in reason, liberty, and human perfectibility. The American Revolution, by contrast, is said to have succeeded only because it was more moderate and traditional. In his 2025 OCON talk, “Enlightenment on Trial: The Real Lessons of the American and French

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1:11:31

The Constitution Ignored: Trump’s War on Venezuela

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2026/01/08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TpOvna_78Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss the recent American attack on Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro. Topics include: Invalid “international law” objections; An act of war; Drug, “narcoterrorism” and oil excuses; Nationalistic “spheres of influence”; The altruistic conception of “self-interest”; Contempt for the Constitution; Ayn Rand on the

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18:14

Newton Versus Descartes on the Exactness of Mathematics

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2026/01/07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwbIXkaZPs Podcast audio: This talk comparing Newton and Descartes approach to mathematics by David Bakker 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. Image Credits: Newton: GeorgiosArt / iStock / via Getty Images. Descartes: ilbusca / DigitalVision Vectors / via

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1:09:33

Steven Pinker’s Weak Defense of Enlightenment Values...

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2026/01/06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClmXn3-j2t4 Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss a recent essay by Steven Pinker and Marian Tupy (“The Golden Age of Humanity? We’re Living In It”) that aims to offer a secular alternative to the recent resurgence in religious culture. Topics include: The Anti-Enlightenment Phenomenon; Pinker and Tupy’s secular strengths; A weak critique of Christian morality; Christian morality

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36:13

Re-release: Christmas Is About Joy, Not Guilt

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/12/24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hJO4ofx6VUPodcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, originally released on December 23, 2024, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid explore the true meaning of Christmas by examining the history and philosophical significance of our holiday practices. Among the topics covered: The secular meaning of Christmas; A proper view of Christmas’s commercial aspects; Why some people are antagonistic towards the Christmas spirit;

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42:17

RFK Jr.’s Irrational Anti-Vaccine Policies: Interview...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/12/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3qhwVi1EgPodcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Samantha Watkins interviews Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and a senior scholar at the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University, about the alarming trend of anti-vaccine irrationality coming from government leaders. Topics include: The state of vaccine science Hepatitis B vaccine Covid vaccine The cause of conspiracism The

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50:26

How Drug Boats Could Be Used to Rationalize an Unjust...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

2025/12/11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSu1A2_BSgPodcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the recent American attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and scrutinize pretexts for war with Venezuela. Topics include: “War crimes” and international law; The fake “terrorist” threat; The “war on drugs”; The Venezuelan military “threat”; Authoritarian presidential power. Resources: Ayn Rand, “The Roots of

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28:28

Spinoza: A Hero of the Enlightenment

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2025/12/08

Podcast audio:This talk by Alex Silverman 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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1:07:43

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?

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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

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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...

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

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

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast ·

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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