The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Recent Episodes

Ayn Rand on the Necessity of Moral Judgment

Posted June 23, 2022 • 01:14:01

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss Ayn Rand’s provocative view of the meaning and importance of moral judgment as...

The Virulent Pull of Tribalism

Posted June 19, 2022 • 00:34:48

Tribalism is resurging, most obviously in politics. But it is also rampant on college campuses. Tribalism has moved from the fringes of society to the...

The January 6 Hearings

Posted June 15, 2022 • 01:25:09

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate discuss the public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021,...

Kathleen Stock’s Reasoned Critique of Gender Ideology

Posted June 8, 2022 • 01:10:40

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Dan Schwartz and Ben Bayer discuss British philosopher Kathleen Stock’s book Material Girls, in which...

Alex Epstein’s Powerful Case for More Fossil Fuel Energy

Posted June 1, 2022 • 01:05:09

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Keith Lockitch and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Fossil Future, a powerful new book on energy and climate change written...