The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Recent Episodes

The Origin of Life, Agency & Purpose: Terrence Deacon’s Theory

Posted November 11, 2025 • 01:20:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyS0vpTh_k Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer, Tristan de Liege, and Mike...

When It’s Rational to Blame “Both Sides”

Posted November 6, 2025 • 01:07:34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id3kFduLXVg Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss both...

Do Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Get Why Nations Fail?

Posted November 3, 2025 • 00:28:18

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...

How Friendship Can Be Selfish

Posted October 30, 2025 • 01:14:37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJR3ja3s5s Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège and Gregory Salmieri...

Integrating Science and Free Will

Posted October 24, 2025 • 01:48:26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyhO8xssYY Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège, Mike Mazza, Gregory...