The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

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

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Objectivism Q&A: Aaron Smith, Mike Mazza (April 2022)

Posted April 28, 202201:11:32

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith, Mike Mazza and Sam Weaver address questions on Objectivism submitted by the podcast’s audience. Among...

Environmentalism vs. Human Life

Posted April 23, 202201:08:48

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Keith Lockitch discuss the philosophic meaning of environmentalism, ranging from its quasi-religious...

How Shale Revolutionized U.S. Energy: With Nick Deiuliis

Posted April 23, 202200:45:59

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo interviews Nick Deiuliis, president and CEO of CNX Resources, about the shale revolution. From his insider...

Environmentalism's Dark History

Posted April 20, 202201:19:19

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the historical roots of environmentalism, how it became perhaps the most...

Justice Holmes and the Empty Constitution

Posted April 19, 202200:56:21

Ayn Rand once observed that Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. “has had the worst philosophical influence on American law." In this New Ideal article...