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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The Attempted Character Assassination of Alex Epstein

Posted April 15, 202201:01:56

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Keith Lockitch and Alex Epstein discuss recent hit pieces by the Washington Post and DeSmog.com that...

Ukraine and the Power of Moral Judgment

Posted April 6, 202201:00:43

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Agustina Vergara Cid and Ben Bayer discuss the reaction to President Biden’s off-script declaration that Vladimir...

Understanding the Roots of the New Inflation: With Rob Tarr

Posted April 1, 202201:09:46

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Rob Tarr, an expert on economics, about how Ayn Rand’s philosophical approach to economics...

What Was Ayn Rand’s View of ‘Conservatism’?

Posted March 30, 202200:20:51

By many of her fans and critics, Ayn Rand was often seen as belonging within the “conservative” movement. But Rand was not simply critical of “conservatism,”...

Why Perfection Is Possible

Posted March 23, 202201:04:48

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Harry Binswanger about his article “The Possible Dream” (recently republished in New Ideal),...