The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Recent Episodes

Fear of Progress: The Quest To End Autonomous Driving

Posted February 12, 2026 •

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49b6O7nOtZI Podcast Audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Mike Mazza discuss...

Values Are Made, Not Found: Watch Gregory Salmieri’s Talk on “Conceiving Values”

Posted February 11, 2026 • 01:30:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtmQv3O7T8 Podcast audio: It is common to think of values as things we “discover” about ourselves — pre-packaged...

Texas A&M’s Ban on Plato: Anti-”Woke” Censorship?

Posted February 5, 2026 • 00:58:01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g8n9_LOSwc Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Sam Weaver and Ben Bayer discuss a new...

Does Success Require Sacrifice?

Posted January 29, 2026 • 01:01:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCDUSXZMWw Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège discuss...

Renee Good Killing and Tribalism in America

Posted January 23, 2026 • 01:16:11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyYlYiLE7Y Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss...