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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Independence in an 'Interdependent' World

Posted September 24, 202301:04:44

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Aaron Smith discuss the idea that our complex, division of labor society precludes real independence,...

Q&A on Ayn Rand’s Ethics with Dan Schwartz and Ziemowit Gowin

Posted September 18, 202300:55:16

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Dan Schwartz and Ziemowit Gowin answer reader-submitted questions about Ayn Rand’s Objectivist ethics. Among the...

Ayn Rand’s Distinctive View of Romantic Art

Posted September 12, 202301:13:37

In this episode of New Ideal, Sam Weaver interviews Harry Binswanger and Shoshana Milgram about the Romantic movement in art and Ayn Rand’s unique...

Ayn Rand’s Repudiation of Original Sin

Posted September 11, 202301:11:57

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Ricardo Pinto discuss Ayn Rand’s devastating critique of the idea of original sin. They explore how...

The U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap: Biden’s Policy of Delusion

Posted September 3, 202301:03:30

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss the Biden administration’s recent prisoner swap with the Iranian regime and...