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The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

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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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www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZD3IdL4PY Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège discuss the military draft in light of recent changes to the Selective Service System. Debating Selective Ser... more

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK2AwyUtJtI Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula discuss the recent New York Times podcast justifying the “microlooting” of big corporations. “Microlooting” an... more

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRML1GMxiUg Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer, Mike Mazza, and Tristan de Liège discuss major publicity campaigns launched by AI companies to combat uncertainty and fear about ... more

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdy_8p75jzM Podcast audio: This talk by Mike Mazza was recorded live on July 3rd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and sub... more

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Ben Bayer
Co-host of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 146 ratings
  • The libertarians of life extension

    Libertarians believe that they are defenders of liberty, simply by virtue of asserting their support for capitalism on a narrowly political level—even as they repudiate the entire philosophical foundation on which true freedom depends. Similarly, the Objectivist movement has spent 4 decades systematically evading the application of survival as the standard in ethics to aging and life extension. Now ARI intellectuals, on this very podcast, have formally rejected egoism applied to aging—all while ... more

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    Adam Spong
    United States4 months ago
  • Useful ideas

    Im not a libertarian but I do believe in the individual and their inherent rights. I’m also a Chrsitian. I still enjoy engaging in the ideas of the Ayn Rand Institute to help challenge my normal assumptions in life. I highly recommend this podcast to get yourself out of your own echo chamber and want to see things from another perspective.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SirDubya88
    United States4 months ago
  • Ideologue clap trap

    Too many takes that are just emotional derangement & unthinking. As a “small L libertarian” I was hopeful but it’s just more talking points based on feelings & bias.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    JMNC
    United Statesa year ago
  • Rich exchange of relevant ideas

    I look forward to these podcasts every week. They always offer a highly professional analysis, discussion, and application of rational ideas to many of today’s ethical and political issues. The intellectuals who appear on this program are well schooled in philosophical thought at large and in Ayn Rand’s radical philosophy of Objectivism in particular. I know. I’ve been studying these ideas for thirty years and yet I get so much out of these sessions. They also allow time for questions on YouTube... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Abdellat
    United States3 years ago
  • Frauds

    These people are pretentious hedonists, and their movement is a cargo cult.

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    Adam Spong
    United States3 years ago

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Rubio’s Mystical and Racist View of the West is Anti-Civilization
Q: What are your thoughts on that statement about Western civilization being tied to ancestry?
The hosts argue that civilization should be defined by universal principles like reason, science, and individual rights, not by ethnicity or lineage, and that tying civilization to ancestry distorts the concept and risks endorsing tribalism.
Values Are Made, Not Found: Watch Gregory Salmieri’s Talk on “Conceiving Values”
Q: Why is self-esteem considered necessary for life?
Self-esteem is your conviction that you are capable of reasoning and worthy of living; without it, you cannot effectively pursue or value your life.
Values Are Made, Not Found: Watch Gregory Salmieri’s Talk on “Conceiving Values”
Q: Could you elaborate on the analogy you are making between concepts in theoretical science and the creative process?
Both processes involve forming principles or goals and then reasoning from those, emphasizing the ongoing development of understanding rather than starting with a fixed ideal.
Values Are Made, Not Found: Watch Gregory Salmieri’s Talk on “Conceiving Values”
Q: What would you recommend about properly conceiving the value that other living things have to you?
Consider the nature of the value that living things provide, recognizing they can represent the struggle of life and your integration into personal pursuits and experiences.
Values Are Made, Not Found: Watch Gregory Salmieri’s Talk on “Conceiving Values”
Q: Given several papers assuring that artificial intelligence systems can take measures to prevent their own shutdown, do you think that when imbibed, they might be capable eventually of automatic values like a plant or single-celled organism or is a future biological conception of values or non-biological conception impossible?
The current generative AI systems do not operate like living organisms, and questions remain about their nature and capabilities; thus, drawing parallels with living systems may not be applicable yet.

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