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

Posted February 5, 202600:58:01

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, 202601:01:54

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, 202601:16:11

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...

Iranian Theocracy on the Brink? Why Protesters Deserve Our Moral Support

Posted January 14, 202600:40:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnD9GWdLaI Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate examine why...

Enlightenment on Trial: The Real Lessons of the American and French Revolutions

Posted January 13, 202600:49:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTl2m5StrvQ Podcast audio: The crimes of the French Revolution have long been regarded as indicting Enlightenment ideals....