The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Recent Episodes

Talking with Glenn Loury about 'Woke' Culture and Racism Today

Posted January 20, 2021 • 00:45:34

Amid controversy following the killing of George Floyd, many companies, organizations and universities issued statements about confronting racial injustice....

The Storming of the Capitol

Posted January 18, 2021 • 02:27:51

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss the moral significance and the consequences of the January 6 storming of the...

Why Scientific Progress in Ethics Is Frozen

Posted January 13, 2021 • 00:21:45

In this episode, Ben Bayer reads aloud his article “Why Scientific Progress in Ethics is Frozen.” In that essay, he examines some recent attempts...

The <em>Charlie Hebdo</em> Assassinations: Six Years Later

Posted January 11, 2021 • 00:55:59

In this episode of New Ideal Live, on the sixth anniversary of the murderous attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris, Elan Journo and Onkar...

Can People Change? A Conversation with Gena Gorlin

Posted January 4, 2021 • 01:03:17

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer is joined by Gena Gorlin, professor and clinical psychologist, to discuss the psychology of personal change...