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 with Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège

Posted October 18, 202101:10:21

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Tristan De Liège and Sam Weaver answer questions about Objectivism submitted by the podcast’s audience.  Among...

The Ayn Rand University: ARI’s Expanded Educational Program

Posted October 10, 2021

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch discuss ARI’s ambitious plans for growing the Ayn Rand University, an...

Peter Boghossian’s Resignation and the Collapse of Academia

Posted October 4, 2021

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Mike Mazza and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss philosophy professor Peter Boghossian’s resignation from...

The Vigilante Injustice of the Texas Abortion Law

Posted September 24, 2021

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss Texas’s recent anti-abortion legislation, SB8. Among the topics covered: *...

The Value of Ayn Rand’s <em>Anthem</em> to Today’s Students

Posted September 20, 2021

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith and Sam Weaver draw on their classroom experiences to discuss the impact of Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem...