The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Mar 06 2025 300 ep. 56 mins 178
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The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism.

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Karl Popper’s Rejection of Induction

Mar 06 2025 59 mins  
https://youtu.be/ad5KEuKz1a8 Podcast audio: How does science work, and how does it differ from religion or pseudo-science? According to Karl Popper’s “falsificationism,” science, unlike religion and pseudo-science, doesn’t claim certainty; it aims only to disprove its hypotheses, and this is the source of its rationality. Popper proposed his theory as an altern

Will Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Defend “Personal Liberties and Free Markets”?

Mar 05 2025 48 mins  
https://youtu.be/gFXDYaKnCVw Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo examine Jeff Bezos' decision to reorient The Washington Post's opinion section toward issues of personal and economic freedom. Among the topics covered: * How Bezos' move reflects a genuine appreciation for the American ideals that enabled h

Cashing In on Objectivism

Mar 04 2025 89 mins  
https://youtu.be/1fLxvFQCScA Podcast audio: Philosophy is for living. But how do you get the most value out of your philosophy? This is a question the panelists have been exploring from a variety of perspectives, ranging from psychology to moral philosophy to personal development. Gena Gorlin, Tara Smith, Tal Tsfany, and Don Watkins, shared their thoughts on how to lev

The Marxists’ Exploitation Myth

Mar 03 2025 50 mins  
https://youtu.be/UVujQHg1kZo Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos challenge the exploitation theory of value at the root of many attacks on capitalists by both the political left and right. Among the topics covered: * How the exploitation theory is entrenched in mainstream political thought; * Ho

The Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger: ARI Bookshelf Discussion

Mar 01 2025 92 mins  
https://youtu.be/0SSL_XThHdQ Podcast audio: A new ARI podcast series gives you a window into ARI’s educational programs by showcasing our faculty as they discuss books of recent interest. The series, the ARI Bookshelf, premiered on August 6 with an episode discussing Wolfram Eilenberger’s book The Visionaries. Panelists included Ben Bayer, Jason Rheins, Greg Salmie

Does Forgiveness Heal — or Whitewash Evil?

Feb 24 2025 56 mins  
https://youtu.be/y-WB-fhVJls Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Tristan de Liège discuss why the traditional conception of forgiveness is evil and indicate how to think of it from an Objectivist perspective. Among the topics covered: * How forgiveness is conventionally understood; * Why the idea of “forgive an

War, Politics, Ideas: A Panel on Foreign Policy

Feb 20 2025 93 mins  
https://youtu.be/yOx0pcktQtI Podcast audio: What is at stake in the Russia/Ukraine and the Israel/Hamas conflicts? What are America’s interests in the chaotic Middle East? How do we evaluate China’s global ambitions and its claims on Taiwan? What’s the impact of foreign policy on the 2024 campaign trail? How does Objectivism help us unpack these and related issue

How to Think About Current Events

Feb 18 2025 89 mins  
https://youtu.be/9GjD66edA0g Join one of ARI's many online educational courses. Our new "Flex" option allows you to take these courses at your own pace, whenever you have the time, while also still retaining the benefit of having your questions answered and your assignments graded by a real instructor. Browse our catalog now: https://aru.aynrand.org/ In the age of soc

Israel and Trump’s Humiliating Gaza Deals

Feb 17 2025 44 mins  
https://youtu.be/a-SwX91pj2Q Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss the moral travesty of the Gaza deal and the intellectual bankruptcy it reveals in foreign policy thinking. Among the topics covered: * Why the Gaza deal will not bring peace but ensure further aggression by Hamas; * How the lopsided

Philosophy, Work, and Business | Don Watkins and Tal Tsfany

Feb 11 2025 90 mins  
https://youtu.be/Oly3eYzZiTg Podcast audio: Accelerate your understanding of Objectivism today by joining one of our many online educational courses. Our new "Flex" option allows you to take these courses at your own pace, whenever you have the time, while also still retaining the benefit of having your questions answered and your assignments graded by a real instructo