The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast


Latest Episodes

Re-release: Christmas Is About Joy, Not Guilt
December 24, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hJO4ofx6VUPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, originally released on December 23, 2024, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid explore the true meaning of Christmas by examining the hi

RFK Jr.’s Irrational Anti-Vaccine Policies: Interview with Dr. Amesh Adalja
December 18, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3qhwVi1EgPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Samantha Watkins interviews Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and a senior scholar at the Center for Health Security a

How Drug Boats Could Be Used to Rationalize an Unjust War with Venezuela
December 11, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSu1A2_BSgPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the recent American attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and scrutinize pretexts for war w

Spinoza: A Hero of the Enlightenment
December 08, 2025

Podcast audio:This talk by Alex Silverman was recorded live on July 2nd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

ICE Raids vs. Rule of Law: Interviewing Institute for Justice’s Josh Windham
December 04, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEOmlA-YRoPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Agustina Vergara Cid interviews Josh Windham, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, about the Trump administrations immigr

Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Heritage, and Conservatism’s Moral Decay
November 22, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgur8cEOpnkPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and ARIs senior intellectuals make a deep dive into the moral crisis of the conservative movement.Topics inc

Mamdani’s Victory: How Bad is it For America?
November 21, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uCwg6ADk4sPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Onkar Ghate discuss the implications of Zohran Mamdanis victory in New York. As the country takes another st

Trump’s Un-American, Unconstitutional Tariff Scheme
November 19, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgeCG_fGFrkPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula examine the key arguments supporting the Presidents tariffs before the Supreme Court and expose their u

Saving the Enlightenment
November 18, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zPY_XnfS8Podcast audio:The Enlightenments commitment to reason, individualism, and the power of knowledge sparked unprecedented progress in human life. Yet, despite this achievement, contemporary Western soc

Mamdani’s Socialist War on Gifted Kids
November 13, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1sggf9exTQPodcast audio:In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Samantha Watkins challenge Zohran Mamdanis plan to phase out NYCs Gifted & Talented program a move that would hold b